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Read the full article by State Tax Notes here. In the article “Forging Ahead in 2021” by State Tax Notes on December 21, 2020, Marilyn A. Wethekam goes over what the …

HMB congratulates client Dina Care, an AI-powered care-at-home platform and network, for successfully closing a $7 million Series A funding round led by Philadelphia-based Osage Venture Partners. Existing investors, strategic …

Illinois-based CaptionAccess is a deaf-owned and managed company providing communication access services to the government, corporate and education sectors. CaptionAccess is strongly positioned in the education sector, providing a broad …

CHICAGO, January 5, 2021— HMB Legal Counsel (“HMB”) welcomes Sara E. O’Reilly as Chief Executive Officer of HMB. She is the first woman and first nonlawyer in this leadership role …

2/2/21 12:45PM – 1:45PM & 2:00PM – 3:00PM ET With various sectors being impacted by the downturn, multistate tax professionals must recognize and proactively address state tax issues and execute state tax …

Before we say goodbye to 2020 and hello to 2021, HMB is celebrating some of our favorite moments from the past year with our Week of Holiday Cheer. Over the next …

12/18/20 Samantha K. Breslow will discuss the Internet Tax Freedom Act for the Chicago Bar Association YLS Business Law Transactions Committee. The intent of the Internet Tax Freedom Act was to protect …

12/8/20 10:00AM – 11:30AM CT David W. Machemer and Samantha K. Breslow will present a City of Chicago and Cook County update for the Illinois Chamber of Commerce Tax Institute. Chicagoland revenue …

Illinois legislation impacting sourcing rules for marketplace facilitators, sellers, and remote sellers- the “Leveling the Playing Field for Illinois Retail Act”- is now in effect for 2021 and Illinois Retailers’ …

HMB’s Insurance Advisory Practice is continuing to monitor developments on hundreds of cases filed nationwide by business owners against insurers over denials of business interruption COVID-19 and government shutdown order …

In less than a decade, Illinois went from treating cannabis as a criminal issue to developing a heavily-regulated legal medical and adult use cannabis industry. Illinois law uses cannabis as a …

Read the full article by ABA here. Pursuing legal relief against foreign parties and assets is a complex task that requires a well-developed plan to achieve a cross-border recovery. Globalization has created …

The 2021 pandemic environment is showing trends toward evasive debtors trying to protect their wealth by moving assets fluidly around the world as creditors evaluate the value of assets and …

With the economy on troubling grounds, there is a greater desire to protect assets. But, there is a difference between hiding and protecting assets. Hiding assets is a form of …

The economic upheaval caused by the pandemic has forced persons to focus on asset preservation. The desire to protect wealth and business assets in a well-run, regulated and safe jurisdiction …

On November 16, 2020, the City Council for the City of Chicago (“City Council”) amended the Chicago Personal Property Lease Transaction Tax Ordinance (“Ordinance”), eliminating the lower rate of tax …