by Sarah FrazierHow does FDA Approval Affect the Issue of Employer Mandated Vaccinations?
On August 10, 2021, we published our article “Can You Require Your Employees to be Vaccinated?” which concluded that Title VII and the ADA do not prevent employers from making vaccination a job requirement. However, for employees with a medical reason or a legitimate religious issue, the employer is bound to make reasonable accommodations (i.e. find suitable means to allow the employee to...
by Sarah FrazierCan You Require Your Employees to be Vaccinated?
By: Sarah Skinner, Esq, LLM THE SHORT ANSWER: YES. Currently, Title VII and ADA do not prevent employers from making vaccination a job requirement. If an employee has a medical reason to not be vaccinated, the employer must make “reasonable accommodations” for that employee. This is also true if the employee has legitimate religious issues. Reasonable accommodation requires the...
by Greg BryantDisagree with Dignity and Respect
By Gregory Bryant, Esq/CPA I recently got into a text discussion with a former client and colleague. He is a brilliant radiologist and was posing the question, “Why don’t people follow the science and get vaccinated….?”, to which he then explained why the science says that makes sense. His explanation was very clear and convincing. But, I thought I would venture an...
by Greg BryantManaging Tax Change
Tax systems change, and we are going through a significant period of change now. The conventional wisdom in my career, now approaching 40 years, is that structures have to adapt and change every 5-years to avoid becoming obsolete and inefficient. In my experience, it is not quite that bad, but at least every 8-years. When I started my career, the Federal US corporate tax...
by Greg BryantTax Planning in the Cannabis Industry: Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code
By Gregory Bryant CPA/ Esq.Sarah Skinner, Esq. The green-wave is overtaking America. Cannabis is gradually reaching the masses, and consequently the mass markets, thanks to legalization efforts. As a reminder, marijuana and hemp are both cannabis. However, marijuana and hemp are different varieties of the Cannabis Sativia L. plant. Generally, hemp must contain 0.3% or less total...
by Sarah FrazierDone With Facebook?
A lot of our clients are concerned about their privacy and the possibility of being blacklisted for their opinions. Several have asked us how to take down their Facebook page without losing their pictures and updates from many years. Here is how you download your content and delete your Facebook account: 1. Downloading Your Facebook Data If you do decide to delete your Facebook...
by Sarah FrazierTax Considerations of Expatriating from the U.S.
By: Sarah Skinner, Esq, LLM and Gary Wells, Esq/CPA Since the November 2020 election, we have been getting a lot of questions about moving from the United States to Europe and the Caribbean. Generally, their concern is that income and estate taxes will increase under the Biden / Harris administration. We are also finding that Americans are more open to retiring outside America, in Ecuador,...
by Greg BryantManaging Tax and Exchange Control in China
When doing business in China, it is important to consider how you will be paid, and get the payment out of the country. Not only must a company manage taxes, they must also manage exchange control. Exchange control in China greatly favors payment for imported goods and discourages the payment for services performed outside China. It also creates administrative hurdles to...
by Greg BryantThirty-five Years of Lessons on Mergers and Acquisitions
For over thirty-five years, we have been helping clients buy and sell businesses, and we have learned that planning ahead can be the key driver to achieving a deal that makes everybody happy.
by Greg Bryant