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19Mar 2018

Author Nate Somers

Significant Changes to Partnership Audit Rules Require Planning

  • Mar 19, 2018
  • Nate Somers
  • Business Law
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In November 2015, Congress enacted as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (the “BBA”) partnership audit rules designed to make it easier for the IRS to examine partnerships and collect any resulting underpayments through one centralized proceeding. With limited…

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2Feb 2018

Author Kaity Perez

New Deduction for Pass-Through Entities May Reduce Taxable Income in 2018 and Beyond

  • Feb 2, 2018
  • Kaity Perez
  • Business Law
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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act changes much of our nation’s tax law. One of the most discussed changes is the new flat corporate tax rate of 21%, which is a permanent change in the new law. To take advantage…

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4Dec 2017

Author Kaity Perez

Comparing the Tax Reform Plans in the House and the Senate

  • Dec 4, 2017
  • Kaity Perez
  • Business Law, Estate Planning, Real Estate Law
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On November 16, 2017, the House of Representatives passed the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (H.R. 1) (the “House Bill”) with a 227–205 vote. The Senate’s version of the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (the “Senate Bill”) has not been…

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4Oct 2017

Author Nate Somers

When a Retail Tenant Goes Dark – Part Two

  • Oct 4, 2017
  • Nate Somers
  • Business Law, Real Estate Law
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This post follows up on a prior article addressing the myriad issues that can occur when a retail tenant abandons the premises before the expiration of the lease term: When A Retail Tenant Goes Dark – Part One. This is a growing…

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21Sep 2017

Author Nate Somers

When A Retail Tenant Goes Dark – Part One

  • Sep 21, 2017
  • Nate Somers
  • Business Law, Real Estate Law
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Despite strong consumer confidence and the lowest unemployment level in a decade, retail defaults this year are expected to surpass those in 2009 when the economy was in the throes of the Great Recession. Sorry, We're Closed, The Economist, May…

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26Jul 2017

Author Ryan Montgomery

The Estate Planner’s Guide to the “Deal”

  • Jul 26, 2017
  • Ryan Montgomery
  • Business Law, Estate Planning
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The business attorney’s focus when advising a client selling a business is necessarily the transaction itself. Primary considerations typically include maximizing the purchase price, reducing the income and other (e.g., real estate excise) taxes resulting from the transaction, and minimizing…

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21Dec 2016

Author Tammy Roe

Washington’s New Minimum Wage and Sick Leave Law: Initiative 1433

  • Dec 21, 2016
  • Tammy Roe
  • Announcements, Business Law, Employment Law, Labor Law, Minimum Wage, Washington State Law
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Blog post written by Sara Campbell and Jay Corker Free. Initiative 1433 was approved by Washington voters on November 8, 2016.  The measure gradually increases the statewide minimum wage to $13.50 per hour by 2020, and requires employers to provide…

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7Jul 2016

Author Sara Campbell

Updated Fair Labor Standards Act Overtime Regulations

  • Jul 7, 2016
  • Sara Campbell
  • Business Law, Employment Law, Labor Law
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The new regulations, which go into effect on December 1, 2016, are expected to significantly increase the number of employees eligible for overtime compensation.

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9Mar 2016

Author Josh Pope

My LLC is Manager-Managed – Does it Matter?

  • Mar 9, 2016
  • Josh Pope
  • Business Law
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Given its flexibility regarding structure and tax treatment, limited liability companies (LLC’s) remain one of the most popular entity types in the State of Washington for real estate and business ventures.  When forming a new LLC, or purchasing interests in…

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18Mar 2014

Author Nate Somers

Commercial Guarantors are Still on the Hook Even After Non-Judicial Foreclosure, Says Division I

  • Mar 18, 2014
  • Nate Somers
  • Business Law, Litigation, Real Estate Law
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The Division I Court of Appeals recently split with Division II and held that a lender retains the right to pursue a deficiency action against commercial guarantors after nonjudicially foreclosing on deeds of trust securing the underlying loans. Washington Fed.…

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