by Longman & Van Grack, LLC | Dec 28, 2017 | Blog, Tax Controversy, Tax Planning
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 – which just became federal law — severely restricts the amount of money an individual can deduct within their tax return for state or real property taxes paid to a state starting in 2018. In response, many states and local...
by Longman & Van Grack, LLC | Dec 28, 2017 | Appellate Law, Blog, Business & Civil Litigation, Business & Corporate Issues, Business Law, Commercial Litigation
Maryland, like most states, allows for a party to sue another party for fraud. Both individuals and entities (such as corporations or partnerships) can sue for fraud. In Maryland, Fraud is established legally when (i) a party makes a false representation to another...
by Longman & Van Grack, LLC | Dec 19, 2017 | Blog, Estate Tax, Firm News, Tax Controversy, Tax Planning
Today, the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate are voting on the Republican’s Tax Plan which could, if passed, be the broadest Federal tax reform in more than 30 years. As a result of this pending tax reform, Forbes sought the advice...
by Longman & Van Grack, LLC | Dec 19, 2017 | Blog, Business & Civil Litigation, Business & Corporate Issues, Business Law, Commercial Litigation
Most legal disputes over business transactions or exchanges between individuals and companies are disputes regarding contracts or agreements. These legal contract disputes all emanate from a specific agreement between the parties for an exchange of items/money with...
by Longman & Van Grack, LLC | Nov 15, 2017 | Blog, Business & Civil Litigation, Business & Corporate Issues, Business Law, Commercial Litigation, Securities and Corporate Law
Maryland courts enforce a civil cause of action or tort called Unfair Competition. In Maryland, Unfair Competition is a tort that a party can establish proving that a business or company damaged or jeopardized their business “by fraud, deceit, trickery or unfair...
by Longman & Van Grack, LLC | Oct 26, 2017 | Blog, Tax Controversy, Tax Planning
Innocent Spouse Relief addresses the potential release tax liability of an individual spouse when they content that only their spouse is liable for the debt. When spouses file a joint tax return they are jointly and severally liable for the tax debt. Therefore, the...
