Harry W. Laughlin III (Wis)
Harry W. (Wis) Laughlin III
Wis is a 2017-23 Super Lawyer in Taxation, former IRS tax attorney and Accredited Estate Planner, AV Preeminent 5/5 on Martindale.com.
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Is an LLC for you?
There’s a lot of advertising by companies that claim to protect your assets by forming a limited liability company for you. What’s the real story?. Two factors that I consider are (1) Does your business exposes its owners to significant … Continue reading
Tax Wisardry in Divorces
Wis has spoken to lawyers, CPA’s and others on Divorce Tax Wisardry. The tax law is filled with opportunities and traps for couples who are divorcing. Saving taxes may be the only area that couples will agree upon since they can … Continue reading
Artist, musician
Wis (Harry W.) Laughlin III is a woodcarver specializing in walking sticks and miniature carvings inspired by Japanese netsuke. Wis carves various woods including American Holly and Tagua nuts. He has contributed pieces to a number of events, including Art … Continue reading
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The Counselor
Ultimately, as a tax, business and estate planning attorney, I am a counselor to my clients. I try to learn their concerns in the areas of taxes, estate planning, and business legal planning and offer them solutions. What they receive … Continue reading
IRS Audits – Use a Warrior
When you receive that fateful letter from the IRS with proposed changes, who you pick to represent you can be worth $1,000’s of dollars. As an attorney for the IRS, I guided US Justice Department attorneys on complex tax cases. … Continue reading
WW 2015_12 Business
All businesses have to start somewhere and they rarely start at the top. While the road to success can be a daunting one, there are plenty of things that can be done to ease the experience along the way. I … Continue reading
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Commercial Leases
Are you a commercial landlord? Are you planning to lease space for your business? You’ve rented apartments before, so a commercial lease can’t be too bad, can it? A commercial lease is great, if you don’t mind: paying a lot … Continue reading
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Tagged business, business taxes, leasehold improvements
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Listen and grow richer…
Business, tax and estate laws are complex. Knowledge is essential Ask Wis to speak to your group. Wis is a tax and estate expert and a professionally trained speaker. He can entertains while enlightening. Wis is your mentor. He says: “You cannot know … Continue reading
Are You Overtaxed? Do Something!
Sick and tired of such high taxes? Can’t get answers to tax questions? Want to take control of your taxes? Then get professional tax help! The author, Wis Laughlin is a former IRS tax attorney with over 35 years experience. If … Continue reading
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Should you use Wis for Tax Return Preparation?
As a tax attorney, am I too expensive for you? Not if your tax return contains any of the following. In that case, you will save far more taxes than I cost you: Schedule A — itemized deductions: tax, mortgage … Continue reading
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Tagged avoiding taxes, business taxes, filing taxes, tax return, taxes
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