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Electing S-Corp Taxation for LLCs – Does it Make Sense for Your Business?

December 13th, 2016
Posted By
Philip J. Curtis
Contributor: Philip J. Curtis
Many entrepreneurs operate their businesses as a limited liability company (LLC). The usual method of taxation for an LLC is to be taxed as a disregarded entity if the LLC has only one member with the income being reported on Schedule C of the member… Read More
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Categories: Business Services, Entity Selection and Business Formation, Taxation - Individual and Business

JACKSON MAGAZINE ARTICLE DISCUSSES BUSINESS SUCCESSION PLANNING

November 4th, 2015
Posted By
Brad A. Brelinski
Contributor: Brad A. Brelinski
Attorney Phil Curtis‘s article in the November issue of Jackson Magazine addresses the very important but often overlooked topic of business succession planning. Read more (link directs you to the Jackson Magazine article) about why every sing… Read More
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Categories: Business Services, Business Succession Planning, Estate Planning

SAME-SEX MARRIAGE RULING HAS WIDE-RANGING EFFECTS

July 23rd, 2015
Posted By
Brad A. Brelinski
Contributor: Brad A. Brelinski
As you most likely know by now, last month the U.S. Supreme Court issued its long-anticipated ruling regarding the issue of whether same-sex couples have the right to marry. Before the Court’s decision, there were countless unknowns and inconsisten… Read More
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Categories: 401k Plans, Business Services, Employee Benefit Planning and Administration, Employee Relations, Estate Planning, Estate Tax Planning, Power of Attorney, Taxation - Individual and Business, Wills

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS WITH RETIREMENT PLANS AND FIDUCIARIES

July 23rd, 2015
Posted By
Brad A. Brelinski
Contributor: Philip J. Curtis
There have been two significant developments affecting the operation of qualified retirement plans recently.  First, on April 14th, the Department of Labor released its long-awaited proposed regulations (“DOL Regulations”) describing the circums… Read More
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Categories: 401k Plans, Business Services, Employee Benefit Planning and Administration, Firm News

Feds Issue Guidance for Employee Handbook Rules and Other Policies

May 5th, 2015
Posted By
Brad A. Brelinski
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Office of the General Counsel (OGC) recently released a report providing new guidance to all employers regarding employee handbook rules and other personnel policies relating to rules commonly found in most h… Read More
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Categories: Business Services, Employee Relations

Brad Brelinski named to the Brownfield Redevelopment Authority

January 26th, 2015
Posted By
Brad A. Brelinski
Published by the Jackson County Legal News: Brad Brelinski, an attorney with Curtis & Curtis, P.C. in Jackson, was recently confirmed to a term on the Jackson County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (JCBRA) Board by the Jackson County Board of… Read More
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Categories: Business Services, Business Transactions, Real Estate

Article Authored by Phil Curtis Recently Published in the Chamber News

January 26th, 2015
Posted By
Philip J. Curtis
Phil Curtis was featured in a recent edition of the Chamber News, published by the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce. Phil authored an article about entrepreneurship, based on his experience as a business law attorney for 40+ years, and as a busines… Read More
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Categories: Business Services

Important Amendments to LLC Law

February 15th, 2011
Posted By
Brad A. Brelinski
The Michigan Limited Liability Company Act (“LLC Act”) was recently amended, and took effect on December 16, 2010. There were a number of changes, most of which involved basic fixes and clarifications to the law, but there were a few substantial… Read More
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Categories: Business Services, Entity Selection and Business Formation

Single-Member Limited Liability Companies Under Attack

August 31st, 2010
Posted By
Philip J. Curtis
The Olmstead case recently decided by the Florida Supreme Court is cause for concern about liability protection afforded by single-member limited liability companies (LLC). In a very surprising decision, the Court ruled that a judgment creditor could… Read More
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Categories: Business Services

U.S. Supreme Court Issues Ground Breaking Campaign Finance Ruling

March 3rd, 2010
Posted By
Brad A. Brelinski
The U.S. Supreme Court, in a landmark decision, struck down a long standing prohibition on campaign financing and advocacy by businesses and unions in a 5-4 ruling on January 21, 2010. Free speech advocates hail it as a major victory. The majority op… Read More
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Categories: Business Services
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