Business & Tax Articles

The following offers a summary of loans businesses may be able to take advantage of due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“Act”) which will provide some relief to certain American workers and employers in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. There are two sections of the Act which require covered employers to provide eligible employees with paid leave for reasons related to the pandemic: the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act and the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act.

Knox Law is committed to serving our clients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our attorneys and staff are working remotely and are available by phone and/or email to help with any questions your clients may have regarding their estate plans.

Although more guidance will be forthcoming from the IRS and DOL on the SECURE Act provisions, employers should be aware that some changes impact 401(k) and 403(b) plans as early as January 1, 2020.

Though Opportunity Zones are being leveraged to garner millions of dollars of investment for Erie, critics of the Incentive claim that, as a whole, Opportunity Zones have only added to the capital stack of deals that would have been made regardless of the Tax Incentive—and they’re not completely wrong.

The Opportunity Zones Federal Tax Incentive is best utilized when all community partners work together to achieve its success. Although the initiative is not a governmentprogram, this does not mean that government is a silent bystander.

By enticing investors with tax free growth, Opportunity Zones work to give low-income communities a “shot in the arm” and a chance at making a deal that may not otherwise be possible, possible. In short, Opportunity Zones present opportunity.

If news headlines about cyber-attacks and data breaches have not yet frightened you to examine and bolster the security measures protecting your retirement plan assets, what kind of an epiphany are you waiting for?

Mergers and acquisitions among insurance agencies and brokers in the United States and Canada continue to occur at record levels.

On April 19, 2019 the IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2019-19, which updates the comprehensive system of correction programs for sponsors of retirement plans.

In addition to various Federal requirements such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) that impose obligations on entities to disclose the occurrence of data breaches involving personal information, Pennsylvania law imposes breach notification requirements.

What Forest Landowners Need to Know About Estate Planning and Forest Preservation from a Legal Perspective

The implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has significantly altered the landscape of employment and employee benefits, and new final regulations promulgated by the federal government continue that trend.

The American Taxpayer Relief Act (“ATRA”) signed into law by President Obama on January 2, 2013 made the concept of “portability” permanent.

A trademark is a word, group of words, design, or symbol used to identify a particular product.
One of the benefits of obtaining federal trademark registration is that it provides the owner with the exclusive right to use the trademark nationwide on or in connection with the goods or services listed in the registration.