Tax Traps That Can Arise During Divorce

Let’s be a fly on the wall and look over attorney Alice’s shoulder during her first conference with Mary. Mary is divorcing George and the first words out of her mouth are:

QDRO: Malpractice Lurking

It has been said that employee benefits are among the least understood property types by family law attorneys. When the subject comes up in a dissolution, it is commonly proposed that benefits issues be referred …

Getting the 411 from the 911

Obtaining Information and Reports from Law Enforcement Agencies in Family Law Matters

Independent Contractor or Employee? The Consequences of Getting it Wrong

The Trust Fund Recovery Penalty, Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) Section 6672, requires employers to withhold from the pay of employees properly calculated FICA, (i.e. Social Security) taxes, Medicare taxes, and income taxes. An employer must withhold taxes on behalf of its employees for payment to the government; the taxes are considered to be held in trust on behalf of the government. Employees are allowed a credit against their tax liability for the amount of taxes withheld from their wages, regardless of whether the employer actually pays the funds to the Feds.

Another Offshore Assets Reporting Requirement

Congress enacts additional reporting requirement in effort to combat offshore abuses

Restaurant Review: Cypress, Walnut Creek

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  • News & Updates

  • MCLE Auditing Compliance

    California lawyers must fulfill and accurately document and report their MCLE requirements. No California attorney should be surprised if their compliance certificate is audited.

  • New Workplace Poster Requirement about Employee Rights

    New Workplace Poster Requirement about Employee Rights

    IMPORTANT UPDATE: There has been a significant development about the NLRB’s union rights poster. The poster requirement rule has been challenged in lawsuits by the National Association of Manufacturers and others. So far there have been mixed results in these lawsuits, For the present, employers need not display this poster.

  • Children's waiting room at the Arnason Justice Center in Pittsburg

    Children’s Waiting Room at Arnason Justice Center Now Open!

    At long last, the Contra Costa Superior Court has opened the doors of our new Children’s Waiting Room! This bright and cheerful room, located to the side of the shared space occupied by the self help center and public law library at the Arnason Justice Center in Pittsburg, is a safe and engaging place for children to hang out while their parent or guardian is in the courthouse.

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  • Spotlight

  • Women’s Section Annual Wine Tasting & Silent Auction

    Women’s Section Annual Wine Tasting & Silent Auction

    delicious wines, tasty hors d’oevres, sparkling auction items – all for a great cause

  • Inns of Court: Lawyers Behaving Badly

    The Importance of Ethics in Litigation and the Courtroom

  • Judge Lois Haight

    Interview with Judge Lois Haight

    My life before being a judge was incredibly busy. My family was in Washington D.C for 8 years. I had some great opportunities as Assistant Attorney General of the U.S. to create an office for Victims of Crime in the U.S Department of Justice. I was able to brief the President and his cabinet on several occasions on the important issues of victims of crime and family violence to gain support for important legislation. Further being appointed as a U.S delegate to the United Nations for four different overseas conferences was a great challenge and learning experience.

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  • Message by the President

  • March Madness, Mayhem and Meritocracy

    March 20th is the first day of Spring, also known as the Vernal Equinox. For you Latin fans out there, the word “equinox” translates to “equal night” and refers to the time when the sun crosses the true celestial equator, and day and night are of nearly equal length. Day and night are balanced to nearly 12 hours each, all over the world, and the earth’s axis of rotation is perpendicular to the line connecting the centers of the earth and the sun. Take a breath. This is your time to recharge. On March 21st, daylight begins to grow longer.

  • Meet Your 2012 CCCBA Board President – An Interview with Audrey Gee

    Meet Your 2012 CCCBA Board President – An Interview with Audrey Gee

    Audrey Gee, a partner in the firm of Brown Church & Gee LLP, takes over the leadership as President of the CCCBA for 2012.

  • November 2011 President’s Message

    Fall is a busy time for the Bar Association. Check out the calendar if you haven’t already – there is a lot going on! Here are some highlights: In very recent news, our CASA fundraising event on October 6th was a raging success, raising $30,000 for this worthy cause! Thanks to all of our members and supporting firms for their contributions. Check out the photos on our Facebook page: www.Facebook.com/CCCBA

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  • Inside: May 2012 Guest-Editors’ Column

    This issue represents a “marriage” of the family law and tax sections. These are the two oldest sections of the bar. There has been a lot of bantering as to who was first. We may need arbitration by the bar. It’s clear that if we are going to settle the dispute by tug of war, the tax section will need a tractor.

  • Letter to the Editor – Re: The Trouble with Tort Reform

    Scott Sumner’s column “The Trouble with ‘Tort Reform’” is not helpful to the debate over California’s civil justice system. Rather than dismissing examples of frivolous lawsuits as “fabricated from whole cloth” and arguing over how tort reform may or may not fit with unrelated principles of conservatism, we need to get to the heart of the issue.

  • Inside: Kids & the Law

    Kids and the law. What do you think of when you hear those words together? Maybe you think about skipping school or getting caught at a party with some beer or maybe it is more sinister- maybe you think of gangs, Juvenile Hall or kids “in the system.”

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