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Year: 2019

Division of Marital Assets

One of the most important steps of any divorce or dissolution is the division of marital property. This includes identifying all marital assets, determining fair market values, and then deciding how to divide those assets. Marital assets can include: real estate,...

Mockensturm Ltd hires new attorney

Kevin Urtz is a new associate attorney with ., and he primarily practices in the areas of family law, employment law, and general litigation. Kevin grew up in Western Pennsylvania and went to college outside of Pittsburgh, PA. He is an avid...

Post-deadline tax law tips

This tax season has been one of the most complicated and confusing in recent memory. Of course, this is due to the implementation of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which was signed at the end of 2017 but Americans who file annually only now crunched the numbers and filed...

Handling the breach of a real estate contract

People and businesses generally expect the details of a contract to be honored once it is signed. Whether it is landlords or tenants, contractors or customers, construction companies or owners, the reason contracts are signed is to make sure that a party’s actions...

A quick list of last-minute tax tips

The clock is ticking, and April 15 is right around the corner. So we have provided this handy list of quick tips for helping taxpayers determine what they owe under the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The new law means that there are many changes to how taxpayers crunch...

Avoid these payroll tax mistakes

Whether you are looking to hire employees as you start your business or now need them since your business has grown, you take on certain responsibilities when you employ workers. You will need to ensure your workplace is free from discrimination and harassment, and...

Tom Petty’s family fights over his estate

Millions of music fans mourned the loss of Tom Petty when he unexpectedly died in 2017. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer left behind a sizable estate to his wife and two daughters that was set up as a trust. However, the wife of 16 years and grown daughters from a...

IRS expands leniency on filing

The first tax year under 2017’s Tax Cuts and Job Creation Act has left a lot of taxpayers and tax professionals confused and frustrated. Now with the April 15 deadline just around the corner, the agency announced that it would again expand the threshold for penalties...