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Taxation

TAX RETURN AND PAYMENT DEADLINE EXTENDED

The IRS and the Wisconsin Department of Revenue have extended the due date for filing 2020 individual income tax returns from April 15, 2021 to…

FOSMarch 22, 2021

Business

WILL BUSINESS COURTS PROVIDE EFFICIENT, FAIR DISPOSITIONS?

For any business, the potential for litigation looms like an ever-present dark cloud. A lawsuit can mean years of unending document demands, depositions, motions, and…

Jacob A. ManianMarch 5, 2021

Employment

ARE EMPLOYEES EVER “OFF DUTY” UNDER EMPLOYER CODES OF CONDUCT?

Calling 2020 a year of substantial change would be a wild understatement. We grappled with a pandemic, protests and hotly-contested elections. This year of change…

Laurna A. KinnelMarch 5, 2021

Business

CORPORATE TRANSPARENCY ACT BATTLES ENTITY OWNERS’ SECRECY

Business entities such as corporations and limited liability companies are formed for many reasons, including to shield their owners from personal liability for corporate acts.…

Robert J. OllmanMarch 5, 2021

Real Estate

OWNERS: BE AWARE OF ORDINANCES’ POTENTIAL IMPACT ON PROPERTY

Where the use and development of property is concerned, sometimes a simple project can become unbelievably complicated. Take the case of Michael Anderson, who only…

Michael G. KoutnikMarch 5, 2021

Business Employment

Your Job Applicant Has a Record. Now What?

Many employers routinely conduct background checks before hiring prospective employees. What if an applicant has an arrest or conviction record? Such information can be a…

Lauren E. MaddenteMarch 5, 2021

Lauren E. Maddente

Maddente Profiled in March edition of Association of Women Lawyers Newsletter

FOS Associate Lauren Maddente was recently profiled in the March edition of the Association of Women Lawyers Newsletter. Maddente is the Director of Membership for…

FOSMarch 4, 2021

COVID-19

WISCONSIN JOINS IRS RE PPP LOAN EXPENSE DEDUCTION

In FOS’s January 27, 2021 Client Alert, we noted that Wisconsin had not yet followed the IRS’s lead in allowing expenses paid with Paycheck Protection…

FOSFebruary 19, 2021

COVID-19

OSHA Issues New COVID-19 Workplace Guidance

Approximately one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus continues to disrupt many business’ operations. One way employers and employees can help protect against the…

FOSFebruary 3, 2021

COVID-19 Taxation

WISCONSIN HAS NOT (YET?) FOLLOWED THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S LEAD ON THE DEDUCTIBILITY OF PPP LOAN EXPENSES

One important provision of the Consolidated Appropriations Act enacted in December 2020 allows expenses paid with Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans to be fully deductible…

FOSJanuary 27, 2021

COVID-19

SHOULD EMPLOYERS CONTINUE PROVIDING FFCRA LEAVE TO EMPLOYEES?

From April 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “FFCRA”) required employers to provide eligible employees with up to…

FOSJanuary 21, 2021

Taxation

IRS DELAYS 2021 TAX FILING SEASON’S OPENING DAY

Many taxpayers’ calendars have bold stars marked on the date when their tax returns are due. Unless anticipating a large refund, few know, and fewer…

FOSJanuary 18, 2021