Much attention has been paid to the doubling of the standard deduction as well as the lowering of the corporate tax rates contained in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “Act”). The corporate federal rate will now be 21 percent and there is a maximum dividend rate...
Partnership audits might sound like a rather boring topic, but new rules now in effect make auditing partnerships much easier for the IRS and as such should be an area of concern for businesses. We have previously published a couple of articles regarding the audit...
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC announced today that two attorneys have been promoted within the law firm effective January 2018. The new Members (Partners) include: Brian Levy, Atlanta office, Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy and Business Litigation...
If your business relies on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) for protection from copyright claims, you have until December 31, 2017 to complete the electronic registration of your DMCA agent with the Copyright Office. Under the DMCA, online service providers...
On December 15, 2017, in In re Brunetti, Case No. 2015-1109 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 15, 2017), the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that the federal trademark statute’s (the “Lanham Act’s”) bar on registration of immoral or scandalous marks is an...
