Des Moines CPA Joe Kristan provides an important lesson on his Roth & Co. Tax Updates Blog in a post entitled, "It’s Your Company. Is it Your Deduction?"
Joe recounts the story of an entrepreneur who incorporated a business but then spent over $47,000 in business expense out of his own pocket, which he then deducted on
Liz Overton recently discussed the latest blow suffered by Wal-Mart on wage and hour claims over on the Iowa Law Blog.
I predict It’s only a matter of time before wage and hour class action claims impact more mid-sized and smaller companies. It’s the one area where plaintiff’s attorneys are experiencing success.
Read also my previous
With the help of Doug Mitchell and Andy Brudtkuhl I will be going live with an Interactive Learning Environment to complement this blog very soon. The Rush on Business Legal Wire will focus primarily on employment law, franchise due diligence / investigation issues and business purchase or sale considerations. I also hope to attract top speakers to participate in
Don’t forget that Iowa’s smoking ban in public places starts July 1, 2008. If you are a business interested in learning more about compliance with the new law please visit the Iowa Department of Public Heath site at www.iowasmokefreeair.gov.
An informative Q & A concerning the smoking ban is available here.
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I was shocked and saddened to learn of the death of Des Moines entrepreneur Jim Goodman (46) who died during the Hy-Vee triathlon yesterday. He suffered a heart attack during the swim phase and although rescue workers pulled him from the water, Jim passed away at a local hospital.
Jim was the CEO of Emerging Growth Group
Nascar has been sued by a former technical inspector in the Nationwide series. The African-American woman seeks at least $225 million in her claims for sexual harassment, racial and gender discrimination and wrongful termination. In the lawsuit, she alleged she was referred to as "Nappy Headed Mo" and "Queen Sheba," by co-workers, was often told she
Brick Gentry P.C. is willing to aid lawyers that may have been displaced from their offices by flooding in Des Moines. We have a limited amount of office space and some conference room facilities we can make available.
If you are lawyer in Des Moines displaced by the flood and need some work space or a
Throughout the country critics complain that courthouses are flooded with lawsuits. In Iowa our courthouses are flooded – literally.
Be sure to check out these AMAZING aerial photos of the flooding in Cedar Rapids, Iowa including the local courthouse. Cedar Rapids even has its own version of Alacatraz (better known as the Linn County Jail).
After 1993
In the film Evan Almighty everyone believes Evan has lost his mind when he begins building an ark next to his home to protect against an upcoming flood. Right now, in Iowa, no one would proclaim him crazy. Our recent flooding has once again wrecked havoc to homes and businesses throughout Iowa.
So how do you
Glad to see my friend Mark Landa blogging over on the Iowa Law Blog. Mark has an important reminder that the time for filing a civil rights complaint under Iowa law will be extended from 180 days to 300 days in order to conform to the federal timeline.
Iowa employment lawyer Victoria Herring points out on
