Pandemic-related financial assistance will no longer affect an individual's eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or the benefit amount, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced. The assistance includes a long list of pandemic payments, ranging from COVID-19 relief checks to state unemployment assistance....
New Jersey's Medical Marijuana Program is administered through the State Department of Health's Division of Medicinal Marijuana. New Jersey was the fourteenth (14) state to legalize medical marijuana in January 2010 when the Legislature passed the New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act ("CUMMA"), also known as S 88....
The SECURE Act, passed at the end of 2019, changed a number of rules regarding inherited IRAs, making it more difficult for most beneficiaries to save on taxes by "stretching" distributions over many years. However, an exception to the new rules potentially changes advice that special needs planners often give clients....
The New Jersey Division of Taxation is following the federal guidelines for tax relief as recently provided in the Internal Revenue Service announcement LA-2021-04, issued August 31, 2021, for victims of Hurricane Ida. Affected taxpayers include businesses and individuals located in the disaster areas and those whose tax records are in the disaster areas....
If you're not familiar with throuples yet, you probably will be sometime soon. Throuple is the trendy term for a polyamorous relationship between people who claim an equal and exclusive commitment with each other. We're not talking threesomes, but three in a couple....
The United States has two federal government benefits programs to help people with disabilities: Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI)....
The latest edition of The Best Lawyers in America includes sixteen Mandelbaum Salsburg attorneys, representing a wide cross-section of the firm's full-service capabilities, including commercial litigation, employment law, family law, white collar criminal defense, real estate, tax, bankruptcy and banking law....
Lynne Strober was part of an esteemed panel including matrimonial lawyers, judges, mental health professionals and accountants for a 2-day program covering many aspects of matrimonial law and how to handle complicated situations that often arise in family practice....
The past months were unlike any in our 91-year history, as the COVID-19 pandemic reshaped many aspects of the legal profession, and brought about a unique mix of adversity, opportunity and success. Our latest annual report, Momentum, delves into our community service highlights, client successes, and the year that was....
If you're a dentist who is contemplating a practice transition, it's important to recognize that a material increase in the capital gains rate is a likely outcome this year, and that change will have significant adverse tax consequences if you sell after December 31....
