by Dan Smith | May 31, 2011 | Entrepreneurs' Business Blog
In an article published this past Sunday in the Chicago Tribune, Kathy Kristof sounded a warning for Americans preparing to go into their annual mellow, summertime mode–sharks may not be the only predator lurking nearby to disturb their vacation plans; the IRS...
by Dan Smith | May 29, 2011 | Entrepreneurs' Business Blog
This past week, the Tennessee Court of Appeals released an important case in the realm of contract law, in general, and in the world of real estate agents in particular. The case in question is Crye-Leike, Inc. v. Carver, which was released by the court on May 26,...
by Dan Smith | May 26, 2011 | Entrepreneurs' Business Blog
Earlier this week, the United States Tax Court filed a short memorandum opinion in the case of Espinoza v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue that illustrates the importance of tax issues in divorce cases. The taxpayer in this case were divorced the year after the birth...
by Dan Smith | May 24, 2011 | Entrepreneurs' Business Blog
Today’s Wall Street Journal had an article entitled “Swaps at Center of a Debt Standoff,” which discussed a dispute that has arisen between a school district in Pennsylvania and the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). The dispute revolves around an interest...
by Dan Smith | May 23, 2011 | Contracts and Business
The Tennessee Supreme Court recently addressed the interplay between the freedom of private parties in Tennessee to enter into contracts with each other and the role of public policy in determining the enforceability of such contracts. In the case of Baugh v. Novak,...
