Ask Your Attorney

Business Law – Ask Your Attorney

• About How A Buy-Sell Agreement Can Help You
• About The New Federal Overtime Pay Rules
• About What an “Evergreen Clause” Is – And How They Are Used In Business Contracts
• About Running Your Corporation As A Corporation
• About Serving On A Nonprofit Board
• About Using a “Liability Waiver” in Your Business
• About Protecting Your Personal Assets From Business Claims
• About Being Responsible For Business Payroll Taxes
• About Registering your Trademark
• About Insulating My Business From My Husband’s Creditors
• About Protesting Your Tax Assessment
• Can I avoid payroll reporting if I just hire someone as an “independent contractor”?
• Whether You Must Verify Employment Eligibility?
• About How To Get A “Fresh Start” On Taxes
• About Whether You Can Save On Taxes By Hiring Your Kids!
• How Can I Settle Up With A Creditor ?

Real Estate Law – Ask Your Attorney

• About Selling Your Home On A Land Contract
• Questions to Ask Before Buying a Condo
• About a Neighbor’s Claim of “Adverse Possession”
• About A Senior Citizen Tax Discount On Selling Their Home
• About Addressing Delinquent Condominium Assessments
• About The City Taking Your Property
• About How To Get Rid Of A Judgment
• How do I protect myself when making an offer to purchase?
• Whether My Mother Will Be Evicted Because Of Her Dog?
• About Buying Your Parents’ Home And Renting It Back To Them
• About What I Should Know Before Buying A Condo
• About Adverse Possession

Land Use & Development – Ask Your Attorney

• About Those Cattails On Your Property
• Whether You Can Operate a Business From Your Home

Estate Planning – Ask Your Attorney

• About Common Problems With Estate Plans
• About Federal Death Tax Increases
• My Wife And I Are Separated And May Be Headed Toward Divorce. Do I Wait Until It’s Over To Make Changes To My Estate Plan?
• I Can’t Afford To Do It Now, But Is There A Way I Can Give Back To My Community When I Die?
• When I Die Who Legally Controls My Funeral?
• I’m Worried About My Parents’ Medicare Account
• About Avoiding Death Taxes
• About The 2010 Tax Relief Act
• About Trusts For Disabled People
• About The Rights of Step Children to Inherit Property
• Whether There Is A Simple Way To Transfer Real Estate At Death?
• About The IRS Rules On Gift Tax
• About The IRS Rollover Deadline On Withdrawals From Your IRA
• About What You Do With Your Section 529 – College Plan When Your Child Drops Out

Miscellaneous Topics – Ask Your Attorney

• About New WisDOT Report Required If You Sell Your Car Yourself
• About How You Find A Good Attorney Anyway
• Are Child Care Credits Just For Kids?
• About Your Responsibility To Pay The “Nanny Tax”
• About Hosting An Underage Drinking Party
• About An Innocent Spouse – Qualifying For Relief From Back Taxes
• About Firing Your Attorney!
• About Voting In The Next Election – Voter ID Is Here

• About a Neighbors Claim of “Adverse Possession”
• About The New Federal Overtime Pay Rules
• About How A Buy-Sell Agreement Can Help You
• About Selling Your Home On A Land Contract
• About Common Problems With Estate Plans

To learn more about this topic, or to submit a question for a future column, please contact us. We look forward to hearing from you.