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Sylvester E. Williams, IV

New Tax Laws and Your Business

On Dec. 22, 2017, Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which provides significant tax benefits for individuals and corporations. Of particular note are the tax benefits afforded corporations in the United States. The tax benefits are intended to…

Family Medical Leave Act Updates for Employers and Employees

The Family and Medical Leave Act is a federal law enacted to provide eligible employees working for a covered employer with an unpaid benefit to attend to an uncustomary family or medical situation. The FMLA applies only to a covered…

Employer Rights and Limitations in Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Law

Pennsylvania joins a long list of states that recently approved the use of medical marijuana for therapeutic purposes. In fact, Pennsylvania officially became the 24th state in the country to do so. The main objective of this new law is…

Year-End Tax-Planning Checklist for Small Businesses

As we get closer to the end of the fiscal year, we become consumed with thinking about taxes. For this reason, year-end is a perfect time to think about business planning for the upcoming year. Given that you’re already in…

Why a Small-Business Owner Should Hire an Attorney

It is not uncommon for business owners to look for legal assistance only in times of distress. For small-business owners, however, this could be a costly mistake in some situations, or an end to their business in others. Regardless of…

Employee Dishonesty: How to protect your business?

No one ever wants to believe that employee theft can occur in their company. It is hard for them to imagine that this could happen to them. Unfortunately, it does, and fraud and embezzlement in the workplace are on the…

Financing Growth — Tax strategies to generate cash or enhance cash flow

Cash flow has always been the lifeblood of a business and critical to its growth. Limited cash flow can constrain the financial mobility of small-sized companies; however, experts believe that a comprehensive assessment of business tax strategies can assist in…