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What is Your Business Doing to Prevent Identity Theft? By Shannon Raye Martinez SAALFELD GRIGGS PC In 2007, the State of Oregon passed the Oregon Identity Theft Protection Act, requiring businesses to implement procedures and policies to protect the personal and...

Using a Family Foundation for Your Family’s Charitable Giving By Caleb A. Williams SAALFELD GRIGGS Many of our clients have discovered the benefits of using a private foundation to achieve their charitable giving goals. Private foundations are no longer limited to the...

The New Anti-Markup Rule For Diagnostic Tests By Wayne Kinkade SAALFELD GRIGGS PC On November 18, 2008, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published its final 2009 physician fee schedule. The new fee schedule also finalized regulations regarding...

The LLC: Everything You Ever Wanted in a Partnership – and Less By Wayne A. Kinkade Saalfeld Griggs PC The limited liability company (LLC) is similar to a partnership in that its members enjoy pass-through tax treatment whereby only the individual members are taxed....

The Glass is Half Full! By Doug Alexander SAALFELD GRIGGS PC It is amazing how much things can and, in fact, have changed over a span of only a few years. Looking back two to three years, most of us remember with some fondness the growth that we saw in our businesses...

Location, Location, Location! Tax Considerations for Locating and Operating Your Business As businesses grow and expand, customer bases widen, sales cross state lines and soon a business is no longer necessarily a “hometown” company. Consider as well that in many...

Single Member LLC: Still a Viable Choice for Liability Protection In April, 2003, a Federal Bankruptcy Court in Colorado held that a bankruptcy trustee could seize control of a single-member limited liability company (“SMLLC”) and liquidate its assets in order to...

Protecting Your Trademark By Caleb A. Williams SAALFELD GRIGGS PC You may have read the recent news reports discussing the dispute between the Tillamook County Creamery Association (“TCCA”), producer of Tillamook Cheese, and Tillamook Country Smoker, Inc. (“TCS”),...

Planning Your Exit By SG Business & Taxation Practice Group SAALFELD GRIGGS It’s never too early to begin planning a graceful exit from your business. Whether you are moving to the next investment, turning the family business over to the next generation, or selling to...

Personal Goodwill – A Neglected Business Asset with Tax Savings By Douglas C. Alexander SAALFELD GRIGGS PC Useful clauses After years of growing a successful business, the culmination of those efforts is often a sale of the company to a new owner. For mature...