Ten Tips for Taxpayers Making Charitable Donations Did you make a donation to a charity this year? If so, you may be able to take a deduction for it on your 2010 tax return. Here are the top 10 things the IRS wants every taxpayer to know before deducting charitable donations. Charitable...
<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if !mso]> <! st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } --> <!--[endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <! /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable...
Every day in Northwest Arkansas people are involved in car wrecks in which they are injured as a result of the negligence of another driver. The I-540 bypass is the heart and headache of traffic in Benton County, Arkansas and Washington County, Arkansas. Northwest Arkansas with its high...
The figures and percentages compare returns filed in calendar year 2008 and audited in FY 2009 to returns filed in calendar year 2007 and audited in FY 2008.Of the 138,788,744 total individual income tax returns with a filing requirement (this excludes returns filed only to receive an economic...
Mediation is a confidential process where people in a controversy, whether a lawsuit has been filed or not, come together at a neutral site with a neutral mediator in an attempt to reach a settlement. Mediations are an attempt to avoid costly and lengthy lawsuits. The mediator strives...
Differences over money are often cited as one of the primary reasons for a couple’s marriage problems. It is important for your attorney to assist you in separating emotions from the business of dividing their assets. This is important to help clients achieve a divorce settlement that...
On November 6, the President signed into law H.R. 3548, the ''Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009.'' The new law extends and generally liberalizes the tax credit for first-time homebuyers, making it a much more flexible tax-saving tool. It also includes some crackdowns...
Often times I am asked by clients, neighbors and friends how should they choose a doctor to avoid potential medical malpractice. The best answer I can come up with is to advise to people to approach your medical care in the same way you would in making an expensive purchase. Do your...
Predicting success in today’s economic climate can be challenging for any business—and measuring risk can be even more difficult. This is especially true for small businesses owners in Northwest Arkansas as they struggle to preserve their assets and try to stay one-step ahead of the competition....
If you live in Benton County, Arkansas or Northwest Arkansas and receive a DWI you need to understand your rights. The purpose of this answer is to tell you what to expect once you’ve been charged with a DWI in Arkansas. The attorneys in our firm who handle these type of cases have not only...
Workers Compensation Coverage: Contractors, Subcontractors, and Employees – Oh My When a person is injured at work and the injury was sustained in the course of employment, the injured worker has a legal right to seek compensation for his injuries, treatment, and lost wages. More often...
What To Do When A Loved One Dies After a loved one dies it is never easy to make decisions concerning what to do with his or her estate. Keith Miller Butler Schneider & Pawlik, PLLC have lawyers who work on probate. Probate is the term used to describe the process of transferring property...
ANSWER: No, not ordinarily. The United States Supreme Court has made it clear since 1972 that the murder must contain some special circumstance that qualifies a case for the death penalty. In other words there is no “eye for an eye” justice in murder cases, or for that matter, in any criminal case...
Trademark Protection You’ve worked hard to establish yourself and your business as a “player” in the local economy. You’ve worked nights and weekends and sacrificed financially so that your business can succeed by offering quick service, industry know-how, and competitive pricing. Sound...
Medical negligence or malpractice is a serious danger to patients in not only Northwest Arkansas but to our nation as a whole. Our health system no doubt is one of our most valued asset. Most of us have a family physician who we have developed a wonderful relationship over the years....
According to a report compiled after six months of researching court documents, SEC and FBI records, state insurance department investigations and complaints, nationwide news accounts, and testimony of former insurance agents and adjusters, Allstate is the nation's worst insurance company for...
Like many other enterprises, your business may pay club dues to one or several types of organizations. These dues may or may not be deductible, depending on the type of organization and its purpose. Your business generally cannot deduct dues paid to a club organized for business, pleasure,...
Today, more often than ever, grandparents are finding themselves in the difficult position of providing the primary care and support for their grandchildren. Grandparents in Arkansas and nationwide become parenting-grandparents for a variety of reasons, many of which have caused problems for their...
Usury is defined by Black’s Law Dictionary as “…the charging of an illegal rate of interest.” In Arkansas, Courts have held that usury occurs when a lender charges more than the legally permissible maximum rate of interest, defined by Article 19, section 13 of the Arkansas...
With little attendant fanfare, Congress, in both 1986 and again in 1990, significantly expanded employer accountability for enforcing federal immigration law by imposing substantial penalties upon employers for knowingly hiring individuals who are not legally authorized to work in the United States...
The Eviction Process in ArkansasThe attorneys at KMBSP have a long history of helping landlords recover possession of their property when a tenant has defaulted on the lease.The entire eviction process can be divided into five separate stages: 1. Once a tenant is in arrears...
So you have done some work on a house with the expectation of getting paid, but for whatever reason the owner of the house refuses to pay what he or she owes you. What do you do now? Most people know that they can put a lien on the owner’s house at this point, but are not really sure what that...
It’s always a good idea to have legal counsel when dealing with the criminal justice system. Although many people consider a traffic violation to be “no big deal,” there can be a great deal of variance in how different traffic charges are resolved. The manner in which a violation is resolved can...
Avandia is a drug that is made by the British pharmaceutical company Glaxosmithkline for the control of Type 2 diabetes by controlling their high blood sugar. It comes in dosages of 2, 4 and 8 mg tablets and the typical beginning dosage is 4 mg daily not to exceed 8 mg daily. Avandia can...