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Signed into law on December 19, 2014, the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 took effect on January 1, 2015. The Act amends the Internal Revenue Code by extending a number of tax deductions and credits available to individuals and businesses alike t… Read More

With the holiday season underway, many businesses are in the midst of planning company-sponsored holiday events. Holiday parties can be a useful tool to recognize and thank employees for their contributions throughout the year. However, if not proper… Read More

I’ve been with Wright Beamer, and writing to you in these short articles, for a few years now. And, being honest, it sometimes gets difficult to know what it is that you’d like to read about. This week, I had a riveting piece about legal developm… Read More

As a lawyer, I spend a lot of time studying, enforcing and protecting “rights:” contract rights, employment rights, privacy rights, civil rights, etc. Indeed, 21st Century Americans are keenly sensitive to perceived infringements on individual ri… Read More

With Election Day once again on the horizon, Michigan voters face important choices that will help to shape the direction of the State and the country. While the gubernatorial and Senate races are two of the highest profile statewide contests, Electi… Read More

According to statistics compiled by MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving), a person is injured, on average, every two minutes in the United States as a result of drinking-related crashes. 28 people die every day. Closer to home here in Michigan, there… Read More

Are you familiar with Bitcoin? It’s the oldest and most popular of dozens of digital currencies (called “cryptocurrencies”) now in existence. Created in 2009, bitcoin can be bought and sold as an investment or be used to purchase goods and serv… Read More

Doubtless these words have been uttered by a great many people in the wake of the nearly unprecedented rainfall we experienced in the past couple of weeks. Listening to the news reports of loss and damage suffered by so many, I have been struck by th… Read More