Enforcement of the filing requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act are suspended, again.  The Treasury Department indicates that it will issue a determination on or by March 21 to narrow the enforcement, possibly to foreign reporting companies.  Once again, we will continue to monitor the situation for any new developments.… Read More

With the Trump administration in full swing we are eager to see the fate of the federal estate tax. At the end of this year, the annual estate tax exemption amount, currently at $13.99 million per person, is to sunset and revert to $5 million, adjusted for inflation, which will likely be around $7 million, unless Congress passes further legislation to keep the current exemption amount or repeal the estate tax all together. President Trump has expressed his desire to either extend or repeal the estate tax, although, as for now, he has yet to make any official move on … Read More

Launching toasts to women and local causes that have promoted women, the firm toasted:

• Dr. Genevieve Roche, physician turned wine entrepreneur
• Sylvia Sebastiani, who ran the show at Sebastiani in the 1980s,
• Catherine Poppe, Victorian entrepreneur and past owner of our beloved office space,
• Marilyn Goode, social activist and environmental conservationist, 
• Anina Porter Fuller, special education teacher and artist
• Sondra Bernstein, iconic entrepreneur and innovative artist
• Nancy Parmelee – Sonoma’s second female mayor
• And of course, a toast to all things femme at the Sonoma Valley Women’s’ Club

Now, in April, as a society we honor all things pride with … Read More