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Justia Legal Resources: Tax Law Center

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act nearly doubled the size of the standard deduction in 2018, while eliminating many types of itemized deductions. Can I Discharge Federal Income Tax Debt in Chapter 7 Bankruptcy? You usually must have filed a return for the debt at least two years before filing for bankruptcy.

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The Shape of Things to Come (Our Fearless Prediction)

Colin S. Levy

2] Even way back in 2018, LawGeex demonstrated the superior work of its technology as compared to humans, in issue-spotting clauses in NDAs. Sneed III on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and then practiced law (primarily bankruptcy law) with Morrison & Foerster in San Francisco from 1986-1991.

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Milestones, Startup that Automates Client Updates, Raises $2.1M Seed Round, Rebrands As Hona

Above the Law - Technology

” The majority of the company’s customers are plaintiffs’ personal injury law firms, Griffiths said, but it also has a number of firms in areas such as bankruptcy, criminal defense, employment, family law, and immigration. What do you want to convey to them?'”

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Justia Legal Guides: Tax Law Center

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

Personal Taxes In 2018, a federal law called the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act greatly altered income tax rules for many taxpayers. Even filing for bankruptcy may not solve this problem. The Tax Law Center also covers topics such as property tax , estate tax , and sales tax more briefly.

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Report: Law Firms that Adopt E-Payments See Speedier Collections, Increased Revenues

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As of 2018, just 62% of large and midsized firms allowed e-payments. With regard to collection rates, the practices that saw the greatest increases from adopting e-payments were healthcare (19%), civil litigation (14%) and bankruptcy (9%). At the same time, consumers overwhelmingly prefer to use digital payment methods.

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Sonderegger Departs As Head of Wolters Kluwer Legal U.S.; Successor Yet To Be Named

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He joined just as WK was formally introducing its legal research service Cheetah , which was intended to be a “re-envisioning of the legal research experience” and the successor to its earlier service, IntelliConnect, which WK ultimately shut down in 2018.

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Sonderegger Departs As Head of Wolters Kluwer Legal U.S.; Successor Yet To Be Named

LawSites

He joined just as WK was formally introducing its legal research service Cheetah , which was intended to be a “re-envisioning of the legal research experience” and the successor to its earlier service, IntelliConnect, which WK ultimately shut down in 2018.