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Attorney Caroline Chen has received tenure at San Jose State University
Caroline Chen has received tenure at San Jose State University (“SJSU”) and will be promoted to Associate Professor at the Lucas College and Graduate School of Business at San Jose State University where she has been teaching corporate, individual and international...
IRS Announces Midyear Increase to Standard Mileage Reimbursement Rates
By: Tamara B. Pow, Esq. Due to the increase in fuel prices, for the first time in over ten years the Internal Revenue Service has issued a special midyear optional standard mileage rate increase effective for the last six months of 2022 (IR-2022-124, June 9, 2022): As...
CalSavers Deadline – Last Chance to Avoid Penalties for Small Employers With No Retirement Plan
By: Tamara B. Pow, Esq. CalSavers is a California retirement savings program for employees that do not have a retirement plan through their employer. If your business has a qualified retirement plan, you are exempt and may not enroll in CalSavers. However, if your...
California Passthrough Entity Elective Tax June 15 deadline!
By: Tamara B. Pow, Esq. When California first passed the Passthrough Entity Elective Tax (“PEET”) the law (AB 150) had some limits that made it not as attractive for some taxpayers. Since then there have been some retroactive fixes to the law (SB 113) eliminating...
New Corporate Transparency Act
In order to assist law enforcement and national security by preventing owners from hiding behind shell and front companies, the new Corporate Transparency Act will require companies to report beneficial owners (direct and indirect) who own at least 25% and those...
Corporate Transparency Act – Small Companies Will Have to Report Their Owners Mandatory Disclosure of Beneficial Ownership Information
By: Jason Murai, Esq. On December 7, 2021, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), an agency within the Treasury Department, issued proposed regulations to implement reporting requirements pursuant to the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). Under the...
One of our Founding Partners, Robert Hawn, passed away in December 2021
One of our Founding Partners, Robert Hawn, passed away in December 2021. He will be greatly missed by all who worked with him. If you would like to send condolences to the family, please let our firm know and we will forward them to the family. ...
Transfers of Ownership Interest in Legal Entities that Own Real Property under San Jose’s Measure E
By: Jason Murai, Esq. On March 3, 2020, San Jose voters passed Measure E, which provides for a transfer tax on real property located in the City of San Jose. Beginning on July 1, 2020, the Santa Clara County Recorder’s Office began collecting the Measure E transfer...
Attorneys Elizabeth Satterthwaite and Kevin Martin join downtown San Jose law firm Strategy Law, LLP.
Strategy Law, LLP is pleased to announce that Elizabeth Satterthwaite, a Real Estate and Corporate Transactional Attorney, and Kevin Martin, a Business Litigation, Intellectual Property and Real Estate Attorney, have joined the firm. Elizabeth Satterthwaite has...
Strategy Law, LLP attorneys named to the Northern California 2021 Super Lawyers List
Strategy Law is pleased to announce that two of our attorneys have been named to the Northern California 2021 Super Lawyers List. The Super Lawyers list recognizes no more than 5% of attorneys in each state to receive this honor. Tamara Pow, a business and real estate...
LOOSENING OF MANDATORY MASK REQUIREMENT FOR ALL EMPLOYEES ANTICIPATED TO GO INTO EFFECT THURSDAY 6/17/21
By: Lisa Chapman, Esq. Cal/OSHA recently adopted new rules which allow vaccinated employees to work unmasked at their workplaces. Unvaccinated employees will continue to be obligated to wear masks until further notice. Employers will continue to be obligated to...
Reduced Covid Related Restrictions in Santa Clara County – Here is What you Need to Know
By: Lisa Chapman, Esq. On May 19th, the Santa Clara County Dept. of Public Health issued an Order which lifts a lot of restrictions. Like prior Orders, compliance with this Order is mandatory and may be quite time consuming. As such we urge businesses to immediately...
CHINA FOREIGN INVESTMENT POLICY UPDATE
Please read this very interesting and informative blog published by Special Counsel, Allan Marson that is a comprehensive summary an update of foreign investment law for any foreigner (e.g., from California) interested in setting up to operate a business in China or...
NEW SENATE BILL NO. 91
By: Jason Murai, Esq. On August 31, 2020, AB 3088, the COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act (the “CTRA”), was passed by the Legislature and signed by the Governor. For residential tenants, the CTRA prohibited an unlawful detainer action for failure to pay rent due to...
DO YOU EMPLOY MINORS?
AS OF JANUARY 1, 2021, EMPLOYERS ARE OBLIGATED TO REPORT TO THE POLICE ANY ACTUAL OR SUSPECTED ABUSE OR NEGLECT OF MINOR EMPLOYEES WITHIN 36 HOURS By: Lisa Chapman, Esq. One of the many new California employment related laws which went into effect on January 1, 2021...
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