The New Jersey “Exit Tax”: a tax, or an inconvenience?

The New Jersey “Exit Tax”: a tax, or an inconvenience?

I was giving a talk a few years ago to a group preparing to retire and they told me about a tax I had never heard of; the New Jersey “Exit Tax”.  The concept of a tax imposed just because of a change of domicile was new to me.  It turns out this is not a tax at all,...
Divorce and Retirement Plans

Divorce and Retirement Plans

Retirement plans are often one of the most valuable assets a couple acquires during a marriage. If a couple divorces and there is an agreement or judgment that requires all or a portion of the employee spouse’s retirement plan to be shared with the spouse or former...
Is Your Nonprofit Governance Up to Date?

Is Your Nonprofit Governance Up to Date?

Like everything else in the world, concepts about governance in nonprofit organizations are evolving. In the US corporate world, The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) represented an attempt to legislate some basic principles designed to protect the interests of stakeholders by...
The Very Basics of Blockchain

The Very Basics of Blockchain

Blockchain is the technology that makes Bitcoin possible and it has been around the edge of my consciousness since Bitcoin came on the scene about ten years ago, but I never really wanted to know more about what it is and how it works until the most recent lettuce...