It’s been a busy week. The ABA Journal’s Legal Rebels project stopped by for a visit yesterday. We talked about the blog and how attorneys and clients can really take advantage of technology.
(We also talked about bar association activities; my public thanks to all the people on the various task forces and
Calculating mileage expenses is one of those small tasks within a company that sometimes takes up a disproportionate amount of time. And just when you’ve started to remember the optional rate issued by the IRS, it changes it.
And so it has for 2009. Effective January 1, 2009, the standard mileage rate for use of
As I’ve cross-posted over at Overlawyered.com today, three wrestlers have sued Connecticut-based World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.
(WWE) claiming that they have been improperly classified as "independent contractors" and not employees.
On Friday, WWE removed the lawsuit to federal court from state court claiming that federal questions are implicated in what would otherwise seem to be
Over the next six months, prepare to get bombarded with e-mail alerts and posts and such about 
Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (couldn’t everyone have come up with a better name?). Trust me, the hype is going to be comparable with one of those old monster movies.
Why? Because December 31, 2008 is now
With gas prices rising, it’s no surprise that the IRS issued a statement yesterday adjusting the standard business mileage rate for 2008 is 58.5 cents per mile. The new rate for business miles is 8 cents higher than it was for the first six months o.jpg)
f 2008, which I had noted in an earlier post.
The IRS
With gas prices rising, it’s no surprise that the IRS issued a statement yesterday declaring that the standard business mileage rate for 2008 is 50.5 cents per mile. The new rate for business miles is 2 cents higher than it was in 2007. The IRS posted the following on its website yesterday:
The Internal Revenue