Sam Brotman, JD, LLM, MBA June 24, 2020 79 min read

The Complete Guide to International Tax Compliance

Under the law, U.S. citizens, resident aliens and certain nonresident aliens are required to report worldwide income from all ...

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Sam Brotman, JD, LLM, MBA March 18, 2022 11 min read

How the California Sales Tax Rate is Determined

You may be wondering how sales tax rates are set and why they seem to vary across the ...
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Sam Brotman, JD, LLM, MBA March 16, 2022 11 min read

10 Common Tax Filing Mistakes And How To Avoid Them

It is time once again for that annual rite of passage for every taxpayer: getting the tax ...
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Sam Brotman, JD, LLM, MBA March 11, 2022 10 min read

Frequently Asked Questions About Tax Attorneys

The only people who like taxes are those who collect them, right? But every year most ...
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Sam Brotman, JD, LLM, MBA March 9, 2022 17 min read

U.S. Taxpayers and Considerations for Dual-Status Tax Filers

When Led Zeppelin sang about “Going to California,” they were probably blissfully unaware ...
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Sam Brotman, JD, LLM, MBA February 18, 2022 18 min read

The Car Dealer's Guide To CA Sales & Use Tax Audits - Part 4

In “The Car Dealer's Guide To CA Sales & Use Tax Audits - Part 3,” we discussed what ...
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Sam Brotman, JD, LLM, MBA February 16, 2022 20 min read

The Car Dealer's Guide To CA Sales & Use Tax Audits - Part 3

In The Car Dealer's Guide to CA Sales & Use Tax Audits - Part 2, you learned what to ...
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Sam Brotman, JD, LLM, MBA February 11, 2022 12 min read

The Car Dealer's Guide To CA Sales & Use Tax Audits - Part 2

In “The Car Dealer's Guide To CA Sales & Use Tax Audits - Part 1,“ we discussed the ...
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Sam Brotman, JD, LLM, MBA February 9, 2022 12 min read

The Car Dealer's Guide To CA Sales & Use Tax Audits - Part 1

Ask anyone who has ever owned a dealership and they will tell you that the car business ...
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Sam Brotman, JD, LLM, MBA January 28, 2022 4 min read

Bankruptcy and Automatic Stay

According to United States bankruptcy law, an automatic stay is defined as an automatic ...
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Sam Brotman, JD, LLM, MBA January 19, 2022 5 min read

California Payroll Tax Audits and Defending Independent Contractors

You may be familiar with or have heard of a twelve-factor test or a three-factor test or ...
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