In this new economy plagued with high unemployment and fiscal uncertainty it has become increasingly more frequent for ex-employees to bring workplace defamation claims against their former employer …
READ MORE →It is a violation of Minnesota law for someone to post explicit videos or photos of you online without your permission. This is a violation of your right to privacy. In the age of society’s obsession …
READ MORE →In Minnesota, you now have the option of creating a Public Benefit Corporation for your social enterprise. This lets you combine the benefits of a business with a charitable purpose like a nonprofit …
READ MORE →Governor Mark Dayton signed the Responsible Contractor bill (H.F. 1984) into law on May 16, 2014, creating a requirement now codified at Minn. Stat. § 16C.285. The idea of a “responsible contractor” …
READ MORE →Imagine you walk into a bank to open a new checking account for your business. The banker says you must provide proof that you own the business. You hand the banker the articles, bylaws, member …
READ MORE →It is common in Minnesota for employers to offer severance compensation to employees. These types of agreements vary greatly from business to business and provide an opportunity for the employer to …
READ MORE →Governor Dayton recently approved a package of bills titled the Women’s Economic Security Act to enhance conditions for women in the workplace. A portion of the new law requires businesses in certain …
READ MORE →We will occasionally meet a company owner who is personally motivated to sell but feels that there are several things that need to be improved before the company is ready to be put on the market. This …
READ MORE →The Green Acres Program provides property tax relief for owners of agricultural property in areas where the market value of land is being affected by development pressure, sales of recreational land, …
READ MORE →The Special Agricultural Homestead provision extends homestead status to property owners who do not live on their farm but actively farm their land or who have a spouse or a child who actively farms …
READ MORE →During the 2001 legislative session, Minnesota enacted the first state property levy since taxes payable in 1967. The tax is only on certain properties and was enacted as part of a property tax reform …
READ MORE →This fact sheet is the second in a series of three fact sheets that were designed to assist taxpayers in the understanding of the basic concepts of their annual assessment and property tax …
READ MORE →This fact sheet is the first in a series of three fact sheets that were designed to assist tax payers in the understanding of the basic concepts of their annual assessment and property tax …
READ MORE →Each spring your county sends you a property tax bill. Three factors that affect your tax bill are: the amount your local governments (town, city, county, etc.) spend to provide services to your …
READ MORE →Minnesota classifies every parcel of real property according to its use on the assessment date (January 2) and that classification directly determines the tax capacity rate applied to the parcel. …
READ MORE →Minnesota sales tax applies to lawn and garden maintenance, indoor plant care, tree and shrub services, and other taxable services discussed in this fact sheet. For more information, see: Fact Sheet …
READ MORE →Minnesota sales tax does not apply to landscaping construction contracts for improvements to real property, but sales tax does apply to landscaping maintenance contracts to maintain a pre-existing …
READ MORE →In today’s world, new technologies have made it possible for employers to monitor many aspects of their employees’ activity. Recent surveys have found that a majority of employers do monitor their …
READ MORE →Unfair competition is a broad category of business torts, not a single cause of action with specific elements. Minnesota courts recognize it as a catch-all for claims protecting commercial interests, …
READ MORE →The Minnesota Business Corporation Act is Minnesota’s adopted version of the Model Business Corporation Act (MBCA), a body of law first published in 1950 with the purpose of setting forth a universal …
READ MORE →When divorcing spouses enter into a spousal maintenance agreement, they often include a “Karon waver.” However, many Karon waivers do not include language required by Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota …
READ MORE →If you are like most companies in the Information Age, your confidential information is critical to your competitive advantage. What is Your Company’s Confidential Information? Each company has its …
READ MORE →In general, a party should not file a motion for default judgment merely because the opposing party’s pleading was untimely served or filed. Attorneys who are new to filing a motion for default …
READ MORE →Nearly 200,000 LLCs formed in Minnesota since 1993 will be affected by the new Minnesota Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act, which became law in 2014. On April 8th, 2014, Minnesota Governor …
READ MORE →This article explains how Minnesota sales and use tax applies to different types of labor. What’s New in 2013 Taxable business repair services Starting July 1, 2013, the repair and maintenance of …
READ MORE →IMPORTANT: This article is outdated. See guide to Minnesota Sales Tax for Labor, Installation, Construction, and Fabrication, which was updated in 2013. This article explains how Minnesota sales and …
READ MORE →The information below is preserved for archival purposes. It is no longer in effect. 2014 Law (Repealed) Starting April 1, 2014, business-related storage and warehousing services are subject to sales …
READ MORE →A criminal trial isn’t the only time you may need to “plead the Fifth.” You may need to assert your Fifth-Amendment right against self-incrimination in a civil lawsuit, even the middle of a lawsuit. …
READ MORE →IRC Section 453 defines the appropriate accounting method for reporting income from an “installment sale.”2 An installment sale is generally defined as a sale of property at a profit for which the …
READ MORE →Can a broker be liable for tax consequences arising from an ill-advised annuity liquidation? Yes. What about other bad tax advice? Absolutely. In short, a broker can be liable. You may have a claim …
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