博客:意见 & 观察
2012年4月12日
Spousal support issues in divorce proceedings will be decided by the court if the parties are unable to reach an agreement. Virginia offers no uniform formula for determining whether or not permanent spousal support should be awarded, nor is there such a formula for determining the nature, amount or duration of spousal support. 而不是, the trial court makes these decisions based upon a number of factors and circumstances for each particular case....
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2012年3月16日
Employers seeking to hire foreign nationals must be careful to comply with all requirements of United States immigration law as well as the rules and regulations from the U.S. 劳工部. 移民法很复杂, 不断地改变, and present harsh consequences for those who fail to strictly conform to their requirements. Of paramount importance for both the employer and the foreign worker is the need to maintain valid work authorization...
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2012年3月8日
A frequently litigated business dispute is the enforceability of non-compete clauses in employment contracts that seek to prevent a current employee from going to work for a competitor, particularly where that former employee might attempt to solicit your customers or clients, invite your current employees to join him at his subsequent place of employment or uses your confidential and propriety procedures, 技术, 或方法....
阅读更多Can Your Partners Give Away Their Interest in Your LLC? - 2012年2月
2012年2月24日
A limited liability company (“LLC”) is a flexible and relatively simple business entity and as such, has become the heavily favored choice for entrepreneurs. The 维吉尼亚Limited Liability Act, 1991年颁布的(“法案”), created the option of an entity which combines the more attractive characteristics of a corporation and a traditional partnership. Members of an LLC enjoy the protection of limited liability as well as pass-through treatment of income...
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2012年2月7日
The creation of corporate entities for the purpose of limited liability has become commonplace. Individuals and groups regularly take advantage of corporations, 有限责任公司, or other structures in order to limit exposure to liability, but only within the last decade has this option become available to a particular type of group in Virginia, 即教会. Churches in Virginia have traditionally operated as unincorporated associations of...
阅读更多Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts (“GRATs”) - January 2012
2012年1月5日
A Grantor Retained Annuity Trust (commonly called a “GRAT”) is a special trust used to pass ownership of assets to children or other family members after a specified number of years. 潜在的, a GRAT can achieve significant gift tax savings for the grantor, as well as remove the assets from the grantor’s gross estate for estate tax purposes. GRATs can perform particularly well when the valuation rate, 即7520利率, 是低利率吗...
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