Current Newsletter Articles from Avodah Law Group
5 Keys to Reaching Your Goals in 2019
By Robert Fukui The New Year is upon us so it’s time to make your goals for 2019. If you’re like me, you may not set any new year’s resolutions, that tend to be broken within the first three weeks of the year anyway, but you should still set goals for yourself both...
Preparing Your Business for 2019 CA Employment Law Changes
By Terri Olson New California employment law changes are coming in the new year. Here are SOME of the important changes your business should be aware of. 1. Sexual Harassment Prevention Training (SB1343): Effective January 1, 2019, California employers with at least...
Top Five Tax Tips for Year End Planning
By Joe Abesamis 2018 brought a host of new changes to the tax code. For example, corporate tax rates were reduced from 35% to 21% and the Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) was eliminated. For Individuals, a new 20% deduction for most pass-through income was...
Effective Listening: The Key to Improved Communication with Your Team
By Linda Nakayama Have you ever walked away from a conversation, wondering why the person was upset with something you said? Or, you're wondering how you could have missed delivering a key piece of information in your report. Communication is more than talking with...
10 More Ways to Improve Your Business
By Ron Feher Used with permission from Whiterock Business Solution's blog. “The only thing that stands in the way of improvement is the lack of will to do so.” – Ron Feher Last week I offered 10 ways to improve your business. I hope that you found them both...
Your Business May Be Subject to Sales and Use Tax: the Impact of South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. (2018)
By Eugene Kim, Esq./CPA and John J. Kim, CPA On June 21, 2018, in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., the U.S. Supreme Court removed the physical presence requirement for states to be able to impose sales and use tax collection obligations on retailers. Those of you with...
How to Read Your Own Business Contracts – Beware of These 3 Common Clauses
By Andrew W. Sohn, Esq. In a previous article, the senior partner of our firm, Ms. Gahram Kang, wrote a practical article titled, “5 Ways to Get Sued & Lose the Lawsuit (as a Business Owner)” (read the article here). The article highlighted five common mistakes...
Courageous Questions Every Leader Should Ask
By Bob Karcher There’s a statistic out there that haunts me. For more than two decades, the Gallup Organization has asked this question: At work, I get to do what I do best every day. Sadly, only twenty percent of us answer "YES" to that question. That means that most...
CA Case Law Update (Dynamex): Your Relationship with Independent Contractors Could Now Be Illegal
By Andrea W. Paris, Esq. The California Supreme Court recently published an opinion that will affect many businesses that hire independent contractors within the State of California. The main take away from this opinion, Dynamex Operations W. v. Super. Ct., Cal., No....