This weekly COVID-19 update is brought to you by our Chambliss Estate Planning team. We are sharing articles, legal developments, external resources, and tips for coping during these uncertain times. Each weekly issue will cover various trends of vital interest in the world of estate planning, elder Continue Reading
Received a Late Payment IRS Notice? What to Do Now
The IRS is swamped with unopened mail; however, they did not stop sending notices to clients about late payments and/or late filings until this week. In some cases, they have included an insert with the notice to explain that the notice was automatically generated and can be disregarded. If you Continue Reading
Change: A Necessary Part of Life and Estate Planning
"The only thing that stays the same is everything changes." I can hear Tracy Lawrence singing that in my head just as clear as when I first heard it in 1996. I didn't quite understand it back then, but I do now. Change is a necessary part of life. The past six months have certainly proven that. Due Continue Reading
Shout It From the Rooftops: The Ins and Outs of Patent Marking
Why Patent Marking? A patent owner may recover monetary damages for up to six years of retroactive patent infringement. However, subject to certain exceptions described below, damages do not begin to accrue until the alleged infringer has been given notice that it is infringing a particular Continue Reading
SBA Provides Relief for Some “Owner-Employees” but Limits Forgiveness of Certain Non-Payroll Costs Under the PPP
In yet another interim final rule released yesterday, the Small Business Administration (SBA) loosened limitations for calculating forgiveness for compensation of certain "owner-employees," but limited "non-payroll" costs eligible for forgiveness. These updates are critical for all PPP loan Continue Reading
Estate Planning Weekly COVID-19 Update – 08.18.20
This weekly COVID-19 update is brought to you by our Chambliss Estate Planning team. We are sharing articles, legal developments, external resources, and tips for coping during these uncertain times. Each weekly issue will cover various trends of vital interest in the world of estate planning, elder Continue Reading
A Gift Tax Primer
Over the past five years, I have prepared all the gift tax returns for Chambliss' tax clients. Gift taxes can become quite complex and vary based on a taxpayer's individual circumstances. There is a lot of confusion and misinformation that I regularly run across, so I thought it would be helpful to Continue Reading
Tennessee General Assembly Significantly Expands Telehealth Flexibility and Payment Parity
Yesterday (August 13), while in special session ordered by Gov. Bill Lee, the Tennessee General Assembly overwhelmingly passed an amended version of HB8002, which significantly enhances telehealth flexibility and payment parity for health care providers and patients in Tennessee. However, some Continue Reading
Providers Push for Implementation of Long-Awaited Changes to Stark and Anti-Kickback Statute
In October 2019, as part of HHS' Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care, long-awaited rules were proposed by HHS and CMS regarding changes to the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). These rules were the byproduct of many years of effort by both the federal government and the health care Continue Reading
Provider Relief Fund Phase 2 Eligibility: Clarifications and Further Questions
As explained in our prior alert, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is offering certain Medicare providers an additional opportunity to apply—by August 28, 2020—for Provider Relief Fund (PRF) distributions from its Phase 2 General Distribution (Phase 2). HHS' original Continue Reading