The formal litigation process is both slow and expensive for parties and results in a court-imposed decision if an earlier settlement cannot be obtained. When parties reach an impasse in efforts to negotiate settlement of pending litigation or a dispute, and efficient and less costly alternative may be mediation.
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On June 12, 2018 Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed into law House Bill No. 566, which makes some major changes to the Contractor and Subcontractor Payment Act (the amendments took effect on October 10, 2018). Thus, it is critical that all stakeholders involved in the private construction industry be aware of the ramifications stemming from the new amendments to the Contractor and Subcontractor Payment Act (“CASPA”), 73 P.S. § 501 et seq.
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The new partnership audit rules under the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (the “BBA”) are effective for Partnership Tax Years beginning in 2018. The BBA audit rules apply to partnership adjustments which are any adjustments in the amount of any item of income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit of a partnership or any partner’s distributive share thereof.
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On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act into law (the “Act”). The Act changed multiple aspects of our tax code and it would be impossible to cover all areas of the changes in one posting.
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Lancaster County’s formal Notices of Reassessment for tax year 2018 will be mailed during the first week of June 2017.
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In Pennsylvania, the basic amount of child support a parent is entitled to receive is calculated based upon the parents’ combined net monthly incomes and the number of children.
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