Pulling Back the Curtains on Business Entities: The Corporate Transparency Act

By Michael Salad and Craig Panholzer Starting January 1, 2024, business entities will be required to disclose certain information as part of a new Federal law. The Corporate Transparency Act, §§ 6401-6403 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, Pub.L. No. 116-283 (H.R. 6395), 134 Stat. 338, 116th […]

Grade School Students Design Cooper Levenson Holiday Cards

Cooper Levenson’s 2023 holiday cards featured artwork from six grade school students, chosen from hundreds of entries. The winners in the firm’s holiday art contest designed to engage students in the arts as well as help raise awareness of the firm’s chosen charity, “Let Us Eat, Please,” which is highlighted on the cards. Winning students […]

Cooper Levenson Foundation Accepting 2024 Scholarship Applications

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – December 19, 2023 -Cooper Levenson Foundation, Inc. is offering college scholarship grants to high school seniors residing in the firm’s practice areas. Candidates must demonstrate academic excellence, active involvement as a volunteer, and financial need, and must be planning to enroll as a full-time student at an accredited two- or four-year university. “We […]

The “Ongoing Storm Rule” is Still Ongoing in New Jersey

by Louis Niedelman, Esq. This article follows up on a previously published article announcing a ruling of the New Jersey Supreme Court that reinstated the “ongoing storm rule.” Pareja v Princeton International Properties. This decision ruled that commercial property owners do not have a duty to remove the accumulation of snow and ice from their […]

Tax Lessons from the “Godfather”

“This is business not personal, Sonny!” the Corleone Family’s consigliere once exclaimed to Sonny Corleone, played by actor James Caan, in the critically acclaimed “The Godfather.” Recently, business became very personal to the beneficiaries of the Estate of James Caan. However, it was not the result of any action from the Tattalglia Family or Barzini […]