The Illinois Supreme Court overrules the Amazon Tax Law Illinois lawmakers’ attempts to level the playing field for Illinois small businesses took a major hit by our own Illinois Supreme Court last week. We all know that we don’t pay Illinois sales taxes on purchases made thru the web. Those…
It’s started. The federal courts are beginning to shut down. On October 7, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois issued an Order which stated that all civil cases involving the U.S. as a party are suspended and nothing will be done in those cases unless there…
Congress has breached its contract with the taxpayers. Can we sue? Client comes to me with a problem. She hired a consultant to take care of her company’s computers and telephone systems, and agreed to pay them a monthly retainer. She is paying for their services. But, the company shut…
Litigation Against Modern Day Pirates Pirates have gone from sailing to surfing. Surfing the Internet that is. They are no longer found sailing the open seas, but rather pillaging materials, many of which are copyrighted, off of the Internet. Modern day pirates are able to steal copyrighted materials because…
Small Businesses in Illinois are Offered Tax Credits for Providing Health Insurance to Employees Under the Affordable Care Act The federal statute commonly referred to as the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) takes effect in 2014. One of the many goals of the ACA is to increase the number of Americans…
Illinois Bans the Use of Cell Phones in Cars – Effective January 1, 2014, Illinois drivers will not be able to use their cell phones for calling or texting unless they use hands free devices such as Bluetooth. Distracting driving has gotten a lot of attention recently, particularly with the…
DOMA Implications for Illinois Small Businesses On June 26, 2013 the SCOTUS in United States v. Windsor found Section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional. Section 3 had prohibited marriages between same-sex couples from being acknowledged by the federal government. This meant that under DOMA same-sex…
A–Rod and his legal hassles: Essentially, A–Rod was suspended for 211 games (the remainder of the 2013 season and all of the 2014 season). The other 12 players were suspended for 50 games which were imposed under an agreement with MLB. As part of the other 12 suspensions, they all…
Credit Card Processors come under government scrutiny. Those credit card processors who promise substantial savings for processing Visa or MasterCard or bank credit cards have come under the scrutiny of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Washington State AG’s Office. The complaints allege that these companies represent that they…
One of the latest scams hitting the mailbox of corporations is an offer to prepare the corporate filing documents that need to be filed with the Secretary of State annually. The letter looks official and looks like it comes from a state office in Springfield. A return envelope is included…