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DPS Legal Counsel protects the business, regulatory, contract, transactional, intellectual property, compliance, and tax interests of health practices and small businesses from initial formation through founder retirement and practice/business succession
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2018 Was a Record Year for HIPAA Enforcement
March 25, 2019 The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR), is the federal agency tasked with enforcing HIPAA. Recently, OCR issued a press release noting that 2018 was a record year for HIPAA enforcement. OCR settled 10 cases and...
False Claims Act Whistleblower Lawsuit Results in $35 Million Settlement for Alleged Kickbacks to Cardiology Group
March 25, 2019On March 21, 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs, published a press release indicating that MedStar Health Inc. (MedStar) in Columbia, Maryland., MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, and MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center, both...
Auto Glass Case – Tennessee Court of Appeals Casts Doubt on Validity of Revenue Rule 43
The Tennessee Court of Appeals released its opinion in the Auto Glass Company of Memphis Inc. vs. Gerregano today. In this case, the taxpayer corporation disputed the Tennessee Department of Revenue's reclassification for purposes of the Tennessee Business Tax Act of...
You’ve filed an extension to file your Form 1040. Do you need to file an extension to file for your S corporation?
It's only a few weeks to Tax Day 2019. So, once again millions of Americans are working to get their tax returns done and filed by April 15. And millions more are expecting to request an extension to file. If you're an individual taxpayer who files a Form 1040 or one...
Are texting and social media OK under HIPAA?
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Can a Healthcare Professional Communicate with Patients through Social Media and Texting under HIPAA?
Tennessee Real Estate Agents are Entrepreneurs – Keeping Up with New Legal Developments – FTC/DOJ Workshop
As noted on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission website, the FTC and the Department of Justice held a joint public workshop in Washington, DC on June 5, 2018, to explore competition issues in the residential real estate brokerage industry. Topics discussed at the...
Tennessee Mini-Farms – A Real Estate Trend (and a Possible Tax Problem)
Where I live, in Middle Tennessee, more and more people are seeking out large tracts of land and either building or rehabbing a farmhouse on the land. Being close to Nashville or Franklin or Brentwood, but having some space to enjoy the beauty of Middle Tennessee has...
New Federal Rule Promotes Healthcare Savings for Entrepreneurs and Self-Employed Business Owners
June 19, 2018 The U.S. Department of Labor issued a new rule today that will be a great benefit to entrepreneurs and self-employed business owners. The new rule deals with Association Health Plans. What is an Association Health Plan, and why does this new rule help...
Got a Facebook or Twitter Account? Own a Domain Name? Estate Planning for Digital Assets
A couple of years ago, Tennessee adopted the Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act (FADAA). FADAA deals with a reality of modern life: we all have digital assets, such as Facebook or Twitter accounts. What will happen to your digital assets after you die?...