Even more news from Italy on Italian Citizenship! What you need to know now!

Italian Citizenship /

Gaining Italian citizenship through descent (jure sanguinis) is more complicated than most people realize. It’s not as simple as saying, “I have an Italian grandmother, so I qualify.” If only it were that easy! Not only are the rules complex, but the Italian government keeps changing them—sometimes even mid-process. Last October, a new rule appeared […]

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Update on the Decree for Italian Citizenship by Descent

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This update to my original post is being written on March 29, 2025. Things could change (and most likely will) so this post is mainly trying to help keep people updated. As more attorneys weigh in, one law firm in Italy—Studio Legale Di Ruggiero in Salerno—has released a detailed review of the decree, and they

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January 27, 2025: Reflection on the 80th Anniversary of Auschwitz’s Liberation

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This post is a follow-up to one I wrote on April 11, 2020, about the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Buchenwald concentration camp. That post was deeply personal to me because my grandfather was part of the liberating forces and bore witness to what remains one of humanity’s greatest tragedies. He was tasked

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New Year needs a new Employee Policy for AI

Data Security, Tax /

OK, we’re starting a new year and many firms are having employees sign an annual acknowledgement to firm policies. This year, we’re adding an AI & ChatGPT usage policy for our employees. Yes, I used ChatGPT to create this policy, but it took a few iterations and I pieced together different elements from different iterations.

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Small business get tax relief in Texas Property Tax Reform

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If you haven’t been following the Texas legislature, and I wouldn’t blame you if you haven’t, they just concluded their second called Special Session on July 14, 2023. Special sessions can only be called by the Governor and are limited to topics that the Governor lists in his announcement calling the sesssion. This time the

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Webfile eSystem Outage We are experiencing an intermittent outage with our Webfile eSystem. Some users are currently unable to access Webfile. We are working to resolve this issue and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Franchise Tax reports, payments and extensions that are filed and/or paid on or before Wednesday, May 17 will be considered timely filed. Any late-filing penalty that would normally occur will not be assessed.

Alert – Texas Comptroller’s webfile eSystem is down on May 15,2023

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This is just a quick post to alert everyone who needs to file a Texas Franchise Tax Report that the Texas Comptroller’s webfile eSystem is down, as of 3pm on May 15, 2023. I’ve been trying to access the system for about 4 hours and haven’t been able to log into the system. The Comptroller

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Texas Franchise Tax Reports for 2023 are due on May 15, 2023.

Top Issues For The Texas Franchise Tax Reports

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So, you’ve filed or extended your federal business returns and now you need to focus on the Texas Franchise Tax Report. This annual report is due on May 15 each year, regardless of when your accounting year ends. Right now, our focus is on the 2023 Texas Franchise Tax Report. This report is generally for

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