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S Corp Tax Election Forms
December 3, 2021by Jeffrey Davis
S Corp: Tax Advantages
December 3, 2021by Jeffrey Davis
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Aggressive MCA Debt Collection Practices: Harassment Before Judgment (Spartan)
Aggressive MCA Debt Collection Practices: Harassment Before Judgment I’ve worked in the merchant cash advance (MCA) space for years and have witnessed some unbelievably unethical debt collection practices by certain funding companies, often accompanied by a troubling lack of supervision from the attorneys representing them. This post highlights some of the collection tactics employed by...Discharging a Mechanic’s Lien in New York – Rockland County Supreme Court
I obtained an order discharging a $129,652.82 mechanic’s lien filed by George Stoll Construction Inc. against my clients’ Rockland County home. In its October 13, 2026 decision, the Supreme Court granted our petition and directed the County Clerk to discharge the lien of record. The result demonstrates a practical way to challenge an expired lien...Pressure or Patience: Two Powerful Mindsets in Litigation
Pressure or Patience: Two Powerful Mindsets in Litigation There are two approaches to litigation that can be extraordinarily effective. One is sustained pressure: keep moving forward, keep attacking, keep making your opponent respond. The other is patience: hold your position, study your opponent, and wait for the right opening. Both require discipline. Both can succeed....Debt Collectors I Will No Longer Engage With
Debt Collectors I Will No Longer Engage With Professional disagreement comes with the territory. There are still standards for how people communicate, and I have limits on what I will entertain in representing my clients. I’m maintaining a list of debt collectors with whom I will no longer engage directly, based on my experience and...Do I Have a Reputation?
“Your reputation definitely precedes you.” An aggressive debt collector said that to me recently after getting nowhere in our exchanges. I told her I could not continue communicating with her that way, raised my concerns about the rules of professional conduct, and asked that an attorney be copied. Eventually, I chose not to engage further....Can a Merchant Cash Advance Guarantor Be Personally Liable After the Business Closes?
Can a Merchant Cash Advance Guarantor Be Personally Liable After the Business Closes? When a business operating under a merchant cash advance agreement closes, the funder will often pursue the individual owner under a personal guaranty. However, the closure of the business does not necessarily mean that the guarantor automatically owes the entire alleged balance....How to Request a Reconciliation Under a Merchant Cash Advance Agreement
How to Request a Reconciliation Under a Merchant Cash Advance Agreement Many merchant cash advance agreements provide that the funder will collect a specified percentage of the business’s actual receivables. Because daily or weekly withdrawals are usually based on estimated receivables, the agreement may also give the merchant the right to request a “reconciliation” when...When Fear Answers the Phone
I got a strange phone call recently. The number was blocked. The caller claimed to be a detective in Rhode Island. He asked me about my father and said that a car registered to him had been involved in an accident. My father died two years ago. And, by pure coincidence, my brother and his...Will George Echevarria Get It Right?
As a reminder: Ebru Murphy v. Erdal Nehir et al. was the plaintiff’s second attempt to litigate allegations that had already gone nowhere. My client was accused of fraud, and I was personally sued for legal malpractice. Actually, the misguided Plaintiff sued me twice. The claims against me were meritless. I defended myself aggressively, relied...Stop Feeding the Monster
Stop Feeding the Monster There’s an idea I keep coming back to: you attract what you put out into the world. I don’t mean that in the simplistic sense that every bad thing that happens to us is something we somehow “manifested.” Life is more complicated than that. People can be cruel, irrational, jealous, dishonest,...Accountability Without Self-Punishment: A Lesson for Life and Business
There is an important distinction between holding ourselves accountable and punishing ourselves indefinitely for something we did wrong. The latter will interfere with your ability to engage in the present or accept your worthiness for the beautiful things that life will present. It is a distinction I have been thinking about personally, but I believe...Thoughts on Unions
I understand why labor unions were formed. At their best, unions arose to address real abuses, unsafe working conditions, unfair wages, and the enormous imbalance of power between individual workers and large employers. Their original purpose was important, necessary, and often honorable. But I also believe that, in many modern cities and industries, the system...