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Know When to Hold ‘em, Know When to Fold ‘em written by Matt Reynolds Whether your company must engage in mediation, arbitration, or litigation, you will quickly discover that dispute resolution is often expensive, disruptive, and time-consuming. Unfortunately, it is almost inevitable that, at some point, your company will receive a demand letter or find… Read more »

How Preservation Notices Are Used as a Dispute Management Tool written by Matt Reynolds As you are likely aware, Litigation Holds are a critical tool that should be used within your organization to prepare and preserve evidence in the event of an accident, incident, or legal dispute. However, few businesses realize that sending a Preservation Notice… Read more »

Why Litigation Holds Should be a Standard Practice at your Company written by Rachel Reese In an increasingly electronic world, most companies have a standard policy for how long records (including electronic records) will be kept. In many cases, if nothing is done to prevent it, some electronic records, such as emails, will be automatically… Read more »

Attorney-Client Privilege Best Practices written by Matt Reynolds “Attorney-Client Privilege” is the client’s right to refuse to disclose and to prevent any other person from disclosing confidential communications between the client and the attorney. It is a right, asserted in investigations and court proceedings, to shield these communications from discovery. It ensures that your private conversations with… Read more »

What is Dispute Management? And How Can it Help Your Company written by Rachel Reese At RR&A, we don’t litigate. Although many of our attorneys have years of experience as litigators, we prefer to focus on Dispute Management. At RR&A we can assist your company with evaluating claims and creating pre-litigation settlements, Litigation Holds and… Read more »

How to Coordinate Between Your Attorney and CPA written by Andrew Clinton The relationship between an attorney and a CPA may appear to be naturally competitive because both may have particular ideas about the treatment of your corporate structure and the resulting impact on company taxes. However, by creating a collaborative relationship from the initial… Read more »

Tax Dividends and Distributions written by Miranda Caballero One of the most important considerations when starting a new business is determining the payment structure for yourself and your employees. One key factor in making that determination is how to minimize your tax liability. In this article, we will compare and contrast payments made via dividends… Read more »

Shareholder Tax Options written by Andrew Clinton A C Corp shareholder involved in an asset sale would be well advised to look at the ramifications of double taxation at the corporate and shareholder level prior to the closing of such sale. Under an asset sale, federal and state income tax is first applied to net… Read more »

QBI Deduction Options written by Miranda Caballero As a business owner who is focused on your bottom line, you are likely always looking for additional deductions to your taxable income. The Internal Revenue Code provides for a simple reduction of income for a qualified business. The Qualified Business Income (QBI) deduction, also known as Section… Read more »

S Corp vs. C Corp Tax Election Topics written by Andrew Clinton Perhaps one of the biggest decisions to be made when forming your business is that between election of S Corp or C Corp tax treatment. Under a corporation’s bylaws, C Corp tax designation is the default. An S Corp election requires the filing… Read more »