Because of attorney-client privilege, the IRS generally cannot make your lawyer talk or produce documents.
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Your art adviser may introduce you to a property finder, your lawyer to a concierge service.
This, voters grumbled, felt like your lawyer telling you to sign a contract he has not read.
But how often does your lawyer give you free rein to go ahead and hate the entire profession.
Actually, the tax law assumes you got 100% and then paid your lawyer.
It's a case of our lawyer will see your lawyer and raise you.
Remember, your lawyer is a reflection of you, so check their reputation and style, as well as their win-loss record.
In effect, the accountant is doing your tax accounting and return preparation, but reporting as a subcontractor to your lawyer.
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Estate planning documents if you keep them at home, rather than in the office of your lawyer or trusted financial adviser.
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Because what you pay in taxes should not depend on how good your lawyer is, or how good your accountant is.
If you bump into your lawyer at the supermarket at the weekend, he may be wearing shorts and be with his child.
Angels, corporate investors, even your lawyer may want to hand you money.
Then ask your lawyer about a new approach that the Internal Revenue Service blessed in a private letter ruling just issued in January.
These, and other considerations, should be discussed with your lawyer before thinking about investing in a convertible note or using it as an entrepreneur.
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Disclaimer: Nilay's a lawyer, but he's not your lawyer, and none of this, particularly the quick USPTO searching part, is legal advice or analysis.
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Generally, if there is any Scottish element to the facts at all it is worth at least asking your lawyer about a possible claim.
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Your broker, your insurance agent, your accountant, your banker, even your lawyer might likewise concoct a plan for you, with the cost somewhere in between.
Probably not have your lawyer issue a press release pretending otherwise.
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If you hire a lawyer on contingency and settle a lawsuit, a third or more of the money will be paid directly to your lawyer.
Keep tax memos in a legal file, preferably with your lawyer.
If you have a bad lawyer and you get convicted, you can always argue on appeal that your lawyer was ineffective and get a new trial.
Having answered the above questions for yourself, tell your lawyer!
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If you solely deal with your tax lawyer and not your accountant, this should not apply.
The disheartening costs of retaining your own lawyer to defend your besmirched reputation aside, the FINRA expungement process itself can be quite daunting.
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Having your tax lawyer act as the liaison for all communications can import attorney-client privilege.
But before you sign on with an outfit like Sterling or your local lawyer, consider all the consequences.
You can request one where your tax lawyer or records are located.
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If you have idle time, and money on your hands, you could make annual visits to your estate lawyer to keep up with this moving target.
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