Honestly my father and his generation (World War II Vets) would be absolutely appalled at the lack of manners that exists in today’s world. Seriously, how many of you “men” actually stand up when a woman leaves the table? When was that last time you stood up when she returned? How about opening the car [...]
I love this time of the year perhaps more than any other. From a business perspective we have moved well into our “busy season”, which actually starts during the third quarter of each year, and have done much of the planning to ensure its success. There is another layer of planning beyond the “plain vanilla” [...]
Since the midterm elections we have seen a less combative administration. Certainly this is to be expected given the “shellacking” delivered to the current administration. One of the areas where there will be some traction, which previously was unacceptable to the Obama administration, has to do with tax cuts to the “wealthy”. Earlier this year [...]
Well the IRS is at it again. Feeling emboldened as a result of the existing administration’s mission to squeeze as much tax out of individuals and businesses as possible, so that it can be redistributed to support those that want to depend on government for their existence, the IRS has announced another round of what [...]
Julie Rains has an excellent quote in her article titled Dealing With Problem Employees: The Basics of Progressive Discipline. “Given the choice to safeguard the future of your company or protect the needs of a problem employee, you’ll choose your business.” The question is would you? Here are some reasons why you shouldn’t have to [...]
What is going on with tax law and the related planning reminds me of the words to a David Bowie song written perhaps too long ago for most of you to remember. The title of the ditty is “Changes” and the lines that come to mind go like this; “Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes Turn and face the strain [...]
Unmarried cohabitants living together need to use caution when spending time or money on improving “shared” property. A recent opinion by the Michigan Court of Appeals, Williams v. Hartley, left one unmarried cohabitant with nothing to show for his efforts to improve the “shared” property of the couple after they separated. Williams and Hartley became [...]
For years now our firm has had an annual retreat which we have found to be extremely helpful. As the author Shira Levine, Freelance Writer for American Express Open Forum suggests, retreats don’t have to be budget busters and, in fact, can be done locally and therefore cost effectively. Typically, in the fall of each [...]
Dick Morris targets not only the United States, but also the State of Michigan in particular, when he indicates that we aren’t far removed from the crushing wave of the economic tsunami now sweeping over Greece and other members of the EU. To those of us that have resided in Michigan most of our lives [...]
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