Blogs

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) determines the standard mileage rates each year to be used when calculating the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes.

Dating back to the beginning of the year (January 1, 2018) through December 31, 2018, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also vans, pickups or panel trucks) will be:

The Means Test became a part of bankruptcy along with a raft of other changes in 2005 through an amendment called BAPCPA (the “Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Creditor Protection Act”). Since then it has caused problems even for experienced bankruptcy practitioners.

According to a recent Time Money article, a new report shows that younger adults burdened with student debt are falling behind their parents’ generation in financial stability. The report compared the wealth of 25 to 34-year-olds in 2016 with the same age group in both 2013 and 1989. One bit of good news: compared with 2013 age group, the 2016 folks made some gains in median income, retirement savings, and assets.

In several of my blog posts I have examined what symptomatology the Social Security Administration (SSA) looks for when reviewing medical records for the purposes of awarding disability benefits.  In today’s blog post I’m going to talk about another common ailment category that I see a lot of in my disability practice, Chronic Respiratory Disorders, and how the SSA determines the severity of their impact on a

The American Bar Association’s accreditation committee found the Lincoln Memorial University’s Duncan School of Law is “significantly out of compliance” with certain accreditation standards.  Specifically the committee found the law school was admitting candidates who do not appear to be capable of completing law school and passing a bar exam.

I remember when cell phones were a novelty. The only people who had a cell phone were the very wealthy and perhaps a handful of very busy business people. But now, the cell phone is ubiquitous. And this means that we’re all accessible 24/7. That’s great when you need to communicate with your family, friends, and co-workers or call for help when needed.

Do you have minor children? Do you know if they have debt? They should not have debt. Unfortunately, our nation has seen a rise in identity theft of children. According to Kelli B. Grant's recent article on CNBC, more than a million children were victims of identity theft last year.

It's tax season and millions of Americans dream all year of how they are going to spend their refunds. With tax refunds becoming more substantial over the years due to certain exemptions that can be claimed, many people plan on using their refunds from year to year to catch up on delinquent debts, pay medical expenses, make repairs to homes or cars, or even use the funds to take a vacation.

The answer is maybe. Please tread cautiously and carefully here and know what you are doing before you decide to record a phone call with someone else.

Last month, I wrote about The Weinstein Co.