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What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA Background: My Aunt owns a company that is losing about 75k a year. This company is a S-Corp and she is the sole shareholder. There are 6 more months on her lease, but she plans on closing her company by the end of the year to save on...

What is the name of your state? CA My mother recently passed away and had named her sister in law as the beneficiary of her life insurance (instead of my father). Her sister in law is a resident of a foreign country and does not have SSN. Are there any tax implications with this? I'm...

What is the name of your state? CA My employer provides 2 days of "discretionary" time every year. Do standard vacation rules apply to these 2 days (ie. use it or lose it policy)?

What is the name of your state? CA I did a search, but didn't see any valid answers. Basically, my Aunt in Taiwan has a foreign account here and wants to gift me $50K. What are the gift tax implications from this transaction?

Yes, this was my first time in ice/snow conditions. Growing up and living in southern california, ice/snow is a pretty rare sight.

I didn't think it was possible to sign away my rights if I could prove negligence. That statement does seem like I did sign away my rights, but that would be true of everything anyone signs.. There's a reason there are so many lawyers these days..

farmerj, the example you give is highly unlikely and obviously is EXTREMELY costly to prevent against.. in my case, this occurence is very frequent and is simply a matter of cutting down that tree or putting up a cover.. both options extemely affordable and simple.. the LEAST the management...

I do have comprehensive insurance, but I just wanted to get some opinions on this matter. You say that icicles are natural occurrences, but shouldn't the condo protect against things that they know will happen? All they would need to do is put a cover over the lot. I'm sure this isn't the...

What is the name of your state? CA Rented a condo at Mammoth over the weekend. Parked in assigned parking lot. The parking lot is created by wall parallel to the condos. There was probably 5 ft of snow on top wall and a tree behind the wall. Came out in the morning and noticed a bunch of...