In the months since my business ended its company-paid health insurance coverage last October, our employees have been learning to …
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Same-Sex Couples Must Plan Carefully
Uncle Sam gives the best wedding presents. A Simon Pearce vase is divine, but it pales in comparison with the …
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Do Incentive Trusts Encourage Responsibility?
Wealth is difficult to amass but easy to squander. This worries some affluent parents, so they are transferring assets to …
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Teaching Creativity In Business
EDITOR’S NOTE: A version of this article appeared in the Current Commentary feature on our website on May 4. I …
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Duly Noted
Iowa Claims Tax Due On Consulting For In-State Client. An out-of-state consultant owes Iowa income tax on all the fees …
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A Father’s Life Story
A manila folder in my office holds a vinyl case that contains three life insurance policies, carefully stowed away many …
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Distinguishing Tax ‘Incentives’ From ‘Subsidies’
The New York Times reported last week that lately U.S. businesses have been much more willing to spend money on …
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Larry Elkin in Fox Business
Fox Business, June 15, 2011 Larry Elkin warns that there is no painless answer to the possibility of an oncoming bout …
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No Golden Charm To Fix Our Money Problems
Gold, as jewelers are always eager to remind us, lasts forever. So will discussions of the gold standard. Until the …
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Wal-Mart’s Close Call
On the surface, Monday’s Supreme Court decision to block a massive law suit against Wal-Mart Stores was a unanimous move …
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