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FCC Orders Robocall Tax Scammer to Stop Harming Taxpayers – Legitimate IRS Programs are Available for Tax Debts
Over the past few years, virtually all U.S. residents have received one, or more likely numerous, robocalls containing a pre-recorded message about a “National Tax Relief Program.” If the recipient stayed on the line, the robocaller asked if the recipient had a tax...
IRS Provides Relief for Employers Who Claimed Erroneous Employee Retention Credits
Millions of U.S. businesses and individuals took advantage of the government’s various forms of relief during the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, years later, the IRS has begun denying thousands of claims for relief, including under the Employee Retention Credit (“ERC”)...
ChatGPT and Other Generative AI: What Lawyers (and their Clients) Need to Know
What is Generative AI? The term “Generative AI” refers to a program that allows users to create unique “output” using text prompts, including written output (e.g., letters, emails, essays, briefs, analyses, poems), images such as photographs or drawings, power point...
New Requirements for Illinois Notaries
On July 23, 2021, Governor Pritzker signed Public Act 102-0160, amending the Illinois Notary Public Act. Subsequently, on June 5, 2023, the Illinois Secretary of State's Office (IL SOS) adopted administrative rules to implement Public Act 102-0160 and provide...
Should I Hire an Attorney to Prepare My Last Will and Testament? Lessons From Aretha Franklin
The “Queen of Soul,” Aretha Franklin, passed away on August 16, 2018 at age 76. She was survived by four children from three different fathers. Initially when she passed away, her family could not find a Will and began to probate Aretha’s estate as if she had not left...