At SPS, we utilize a team of outside specialists to handle the needs of our clients when required. Richard Myerson is the owner of The Myerson Agency – a boutique wealth and estate-planning agency. We’ve asked Richard to write a short piece on retirement planning. Planning for retirement means … [Read more...]
Estate and Gift Tax Update
Keep up With the Rules Four years ago, Congress unexpectedly raised the individual lifetime exclusion for estate and gift tax from $3.5 million to $5 million, effective for 2011 and 2012. Due to the concern that the exclusion would go back to $1,000,000 for 2013, the increase resulted in a great … [Read more...]
Recycling Your Electronics
A few ways to say good-bye to your broken and obsolete items What happens to your old computers and electronics when the next evolutionary step is introduced to the market? Sadly, many items end up in landfills or destroyed in outside incinerators. Even worse, others are shipped off to Asia. The … [Read more...]
Were You “Targeted” in the Recent Hacker Scandal?
A reminder to keep personal and client information secure Soon after word got out about the hacking scandal during the holidays, fraudsters got busy creating fake emails from the affected companies, hoping to get nervous victims to “click the link” and provide their personal information. Now is a … [Read more...]
Overtime Pay for Nannies and Maids
Domestic Workers Bill of Rights went into effect on January 1 If you employ nannies, maids, or personal attendants, then you need to know that they are now entitled to time and-a-half overtime if they work more than nine hours a day or 45 hours a week. And, by the way, if they are paid minimum wage, … [Read more...]
What Every Employer Must Tell New Hires
California Labor Code section 2810.5 Communication is a good thing. When someone joins your firm, you may assume you’re on the same page when it comes to basics like salary, payday, location of the main office, and such. Labor Code section 2810.5, however, implies that not all new hires and … [Read more...]
Sobul, Primes & Schenkel Annual Volunteer Day
The SPS workforce spends the day with BookEnds BookEnds is a Southern California-based nonprofit that, as they say on their website (BookEnds.org) “…recycles quality children’s books through student-run book drives and places them in schools and youth organizations.” Since 1998, BookEnds has … [Read more...]
The Sobul Primes & Schenkel Family Continues to Grow
SPS welcomes Dave Berman Dave Berman has accepted a position with SPS as staff accountant. He is a graduate of Northeastern University (Boston, Massachusetts) with an Accounting degree. Dave is living in Manhattan Beach and is acclimating himself to the Southern California lifestyle. Welcome … [Read more...]
Elder Care – When it’s Time to Take Charge
Guardianship isn’t an all-or-nothing choice No one likes to think of their parents as being less-than-capable of managing their own affairs, but illness and injury can reduce anyone’s ability to cope with life’s demands. Sometimes, it’s necessary to step in and take charge via a guardianship (also … [Read more...]
Healthcare Reform and Small California Employers
If you have 50 employees or less, here’s what’s coming There’s an oft-quoted (though nonexistent) Chinese curse that says, “May you live in interesting times.” Well, welcome to “interesting times” in the form of changes to our healthcare system. Though large employers were generally elated when the … [Read more...]
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