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Estate Planning Estate Planning: Top 50 Questions Answered Thienel Law
Estate Planning

Estate Planning: Top 50 Questions Answered

Estate planning can feel overwhelming, and it does not have to. The most common questions, answered in plain English by an experienced DMV estate-planning attorney.

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Business Law Start-Ups: Maximize Business Success & Minimize Risk Thienel Law
Business Law

Start-Ups: Maximize Success & Minimize Risk

Everything founders need to launch on solid legal footing, from formation and finance to contracts and protecting your intellectual property.

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Tax The Ultimate Guide to Surviving a Federal Tax Audit Thienel Law
Tax

The Ultimate Guide to Surviving a Federal Tax Audit

That envelope with the IRS return address on the countertop? Do not panic. This guide walks you through the basics and helps you get through an audit as painlessly as possible.

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Tax · IRS Collections 20 Secrets the IRS Doesn't Want You to Know Thienel Law
Tax · IRS Collections

20 Secrets the IRS Doesn't Want You to Know

Is the IRS pressuring you about delinquent tax debt? There are things the IRS would rather you did not know about its collection activity. Here are 20 of them.

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