Federal law mandates that most tax-exempt organizations file annual returns with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Following the enactment of the Pension Protection Act of 2006, and commencing in the 2007 tax year, tax-exempt organizations which fail to file...
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Navigating Business Basics for Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs are energized with the idea of creating a new business. Those who take the plunge cite the flexibility of time, being their own boss, and having a greater sense of accomplishment as the top three reasons for making the career choice, according to a...
Even Successful Companies Should Keep their Options Open
Perhaps the current economy can best be described as slowly recovering. Economic cycles will always have peaks and valleys. During down times in the cycle, some companies will feel the stress more than others. Those that do maintain their vitality will do so through...
Options and Opportunities: A Summary Report for Managing Organics to Energy Technologies in Project Development
A comprehensive overview of national trends, legal issues and policy changes regarding the transformative shift occurring in the solid waste management industry banning commercial organics from landfills, is now accessible by logging on here. The publication describes...
THE SAME-PROTECTED-CLASS INFERENCE: COMPLAINTS OF DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORKPLACE
Diversity, equity, and inclusion is an integral part of today’s work environment. Many clients have inquired into whether an employee in a particular protected class could discriminate against another employee in that same protected class. The answer to that...
CREATING LEGAL DOCUMENTS: ARE YOU USING THE “RIGHT TOOL” FOR THE JOB?
When it comes to crafting your legal documents, such as Wills, LLC formations, etc., there are endless options. Should you utilize an online tool, such as Legal Zoom, or seek a legal professional to produce your legal documents? In this article, PLDO Trust &...
MEDICAID PLANNING AND THE CAREGIVER CHILD EXCEPTION
In this day and age, there is no denying that prices for most things are skyrocketing and skilled care for an aging parent is no exception. If an aging parent’s health has declined significantly enough, the parent could face the prospect of admission to a nursing home...
DOES AN AGENT UNDER A POWER OF ATTORNEY HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO CREATE A TRUST IN MASSACHUSETTS?
A Power of Attorney (“POA”) is an important estate planning tool and legally binding document that gives another person, chosen by you, the power to act as an agent on your behalf. Within the last year, the Massachusetts Supreme Court issued a decision effecting the...
HOW CHANGES TO RHODE ISLAND’S DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES LAW MAY IMPACT YOUR BUSINESS
In August of 2021, Governor McKee signed into law a significant change to Rhode Island’s Deceptive Trade Practices law. Prior to August 2021, the state’s Deceptive Trade Practices law was held to be inapplicable to “all those activities and businesses which are...