Treasury Dept. Issues Final Regulations on Related-Party Partnership Basis Shifting
March 01, 2025
On Jan. 14, 2025, the Treasury Department issued final regulations designating certain related-party partnership basis shifting transactions as “transactions of interest.” Although this designation does not affect the substantive tax characterization of these transactions, it imposes significant reporting requirements on taxpayers and their advisors.
How Small Firms Can Use Digital Marketing to Level the Playing Field
March 01, 2025
Small law firms can often feel outgunned when competing against the massive marketing budgets of larger firms. Luckily, the digital landscape has helped to level the playing field. While bigger firms pour money into traditional advertising, smaller practices can build their brand and attract clients through savvy use of social media and content marketing, without breaking the bank.
Is the Ballooning Billing Rate Ready to Pop?
March 01, 2025
Short of a seismic financial shock, hefty law firm billing rate increases are seemingly here to stay, much to the chagrin of clients and their general counsel. But that’s not to say that market conditions aren’t evolving to challenge the status quo of large rate increases — and in the words of one consultant advising corporate law departments, you don’t know you’re in a bubble until it pops.
Navigating the VUCA World: Why Firms Must Innovate and Reevaluate Legal Operations
February 01, 2025
In the legal industry, volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity (VUCA) (originally a military concept) have reshaped how law firms operate, requiring legal administrators to adapt to a rapidly evolving work environment. Navigating this VUCA landscape involves balancing hybrid work models, evolving return-to-office strategies, and significant workforce challenges, especially in administrative support.
Use Tax: The Overlooked Tax of Law Firms
February 01, 2025
Understanding use tax, a tax imposed on goods or services purchased outside a jurisdiction but used within that jurisdiction, is critical. Use tax is meant to complement sales tax by ensuring that items bought from out-of-state sellers, where sales tax might not be collected, are still taxed.