Property taxes are a major expense for business owners. They can also be a source of major headaches. Overvaluations cost commercial property owners thousands or even millions of dollars. With so much at stake, it's well worth considering an appeal if you have reason...
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What happens when business co-owners get divorced?
You and your spouse started your business as friends. Through the early years of the company, with all of the time spent together getting it going, you fell in love. You got married. You did all of the "normal" things people do after marriage -- buying a home, having...
3 effective strategies for preventing contract disputes
When it comes to protecting your business and lifeblood, a well-worded, carefully drafted contract can go a long way. Conversely, a business contract that leaves anything open to interpretation can come back to bite you, potentially opening the door for someone to...
Are you messing up your company’s I-9 process?
Immigration news regularly makes it to the front page of news sites and newspapers around the United States. As an employer, you may not think much about how immigration affects your organization. After all, you may not sponsor foreign workers. You do, however, have...
Key aspects for a successful business merger
You work hard to get and keep your business at a certain point of success. Sometimes, to move to the next level, it is necessary to join with others in the form of a merger. One of the best ways to facilitate a successful business merger is to avoid certain...
Hiring undocumented workers could destroy your business
For the past decade, immigration raids at work sites in the United States have been uncommon. That changed in early April when agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 280 employees at a business in Texas. While it is not yet clear if company officials...
The fine art of offering great employee benefits
No doubt you feel energized about starting your own company, and one of your priorities is to hire top-notch employees. Most employees expect to receive company benefits. You will offer what the law requires, plus a healthcare plan and paid vacation, but will...
What to know about splitting a business in a divorce
Many Michigan couples raced to divorce before the end of 2018. At the start of 2019, a new law went into effect that limits how much alimony spouses can write off on their taxes. Now that 2019 is here, there are many additional considerations to bear in mind for...
Business Ownership & Prenups: A Perfect Marriage
A recent study by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers revealed that divorce attorneys have noticed a significant uptick in prenuptial agreements in recent years. Once thought to be only a problem of the rich and famous, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements...
Success tips for running a family business
The saying goes, "The family that prays together, stays together." But what about families that work together? Some have been able to build successful enterprises that last for generations, whereas others fall apart from problem after problem.You can cut out a lot of...