With the current physical distancing measures and widespread business closures throughout New York State due to the continuing health crisis with the spread of COVID-19, the legal and business industry faced a serious impediment to business. Many legal documents requiring notarization services for signatures were threatened due to the inability or fear of individuals meeting Read More »
At the start of the new year, the National Defense Authorization Act ("NDAA") was enacted into law and included the Corporate Transparency Act ("CTA"). The CTA subjects individuals who own, or apply to form, businesses organized as corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships or similar entities to heightened reporting to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") Read More »
In this time of uncertainty, businesses face massive challenges, with the landscape seeming to shift daily. Many are feeling information overload. To support regional businesses, a panel of attorneys at Bousquet Holstein are pleased to join with the Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce for another webinar in the COVID-19 Business Readiness Series on Friday, May 8th at 12:00 Read More »
This alert is part of the OZ Series that highlights topics in the Opportunity Zones final regulations published in the Federal Register on January 13, 2020. One of the changes in the final regulations makes it easier for taxpayers with capital gains from the sale of business property to receive tax benefits under the Opportunity Read More »
On August 4, 2020, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released responses to Frequently Asked Questions ("FAQs") regarding the application for forgiveness of the Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") Loan. The FAQs are available here. The questions and responses range from questions regarding the type of forgiveness application used by sole proprietors who have no employees (Answer - Read More »
Bousquet Holstein PLLC is pleased to announce that attorneys Julia J. Martin and Joshua S. Werbeck have been elected by its members to serve on the firm's Board of Managers. Julia Martin joined the firm in 2009 and is a member of the firm's Brownfield Practice Group. She was elected as a Member of the Read More »
Coronavirus (COVID-19) has arrived in Tompkins County and many businesses are asking critical questions. Questions like: How can we keep our workplaces safe and clean? How can we accommodate changes in employee needs, like having to work remotely? And how might this impact my business and our economy? What can I do to keep my Read More »
Kathryn is a paralegal in the Residential and Commercial Real Estate Practice Group. She has 27 years of extensive experience in assisting various mortgage companies and lending institutions in the closing of residential real estate matters, including preparation of related closing documents such as Notes, Mortgages, Assignments, Consolidation Agreements, and HUD I/RESPA forms. She is Read More »
Jennifer is a paralegal in the firm's Real Estate Practice Group. She has over 35 years of experience in title insurance and examination. Experience Jennifer assists in the preparation of title reports, obtaining curatives, plotting, titles policies, remittances and other matters pertaining to real estate transactions. Jennifer joined the firm along with attorney Jeffrey Davis, Read More »
Bob is a member of the firm practicing in the areas of agriculture, bankruptcy, banking and financial institutions (including creditors’ rights), equipment leasing and financing, mergers and acquisitions, business transactions, litigation, both corporate and commercial, appellate law, and venture capital. Bob’s experience includes representing debtors, creditors and Trustees in complex bankruptcy and workout matters, and Read More »