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Employee assessments are opportunities for a firm to re-energize and refocus its staff. Negativity, unproductiveness, and job dissatisfaction are magnified in small firms. These burdens spread more quickly compared to large firm, and there are fewer employees to bear the total weight of them.

This article outlines two scenarios where a small change in facts can drastically affect tax implications. The first scenario addresses the sale of non depreciating capital property such as land. The second discusses corporate freezes and income attribution.

Balancing work and life; perhaps the toughest challenge faced by the sole practitioner.

Lawyers often discuss the advantages of incorporating a business with clients but tend to bypass this opportunity for themselves. This article outlines five advantages of incorporating your practice.

Protecting privacy interests gets more interesting, as the tort of Intrusion Upon Seclusion is recognized in Ontario. 

The Ministry of Labour recently released a new poster to advise workers of their rights under the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Most law firms, as employers, are required to have the poster on display or run the risk of financial penalties.

Lawyers often discuss the advantages of incorporating a business with clients but tend to bypass this opportunity for themselves. This article outlines five advantages of incorporating your practice.

There are a number of important issues to consider during the course of an audit, and beyond, and having the guidance of a tax lawyer can help resolve tax disputes quicker and cheaper.

In this article from the January 2012 issue of The Lawyer's PC, Stephen Bird explains how law practices can benefit from photo technology such as Photoshop Elements.

A review by Stephen Bird of The Lawyer's PC.