In August 2009, the Better Business Bureau issued a nationwide alert warning consumers about phony debt collectors threatening to arrest them for not repaying a payday loan.  I decided to investigate a little further after the daughter of a...

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Paychex , a nationally known payroll service provider, is reporting that California employers must increase withholding for state taxes as a result of the recently passed California state budget.  The new withholding tables become effective on...

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Homestead exemption laws protect the amount of equity that a homeowner can shield from judgment creditors or from creditors while in bankruptcy.  Beginning on January 1, 2010, the limits on homestead exemptions in California will increase by as much.

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In Part 1 , I discussed bankruptcy options available for self-employed business owners (sole proprietors) in California with debt problems but who may not be good candidates for repayment plans under Chapter 11 or Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code. .

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On September 24, 2009, a client reported to me that she was receiving phone calls at work from a gentleman claiming to be an attorney with the San Diego law firm of Patenaude & Felix, APC . She further reported to me that a coworker was receiving...

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