Charles J Read is a CPA, USTCP, author of The Payroll Book: A Guide for Small Businesses and Startups, and the Founder of GetPayroll. If your company issues payments of any type to anyone and just one ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

Each year billions of dollars’ worth of property is abandoned all over the U.S. When that property is something as tangible as buildings or land, there is no question about who takes it over. The ...

On October 11, California enacted SB 822 amending its Unclaimed Property Law to clarify that “digital financial assets,” as defined in Cal. Fin. Code § 3102(g), are a form of intangible property ...

Our State & Local Tax and Unclaimed Property teams analyze a recent federal court decision that could affect how property owners challenge Delaware’s escheat and liquidation of securities, ...

Just as nature abhors a vacuum so the law abhors a vacant ownership of anything. In the U. S. the States are the original and ultimate proprietors of all lands within their jurisdictions. And the ...

States are getting more aggressive claiming abandoned property to use for state purposes, a process known as escheat. But sometimes the holdings don't feel so abandoned to the people who own them.

There are all sorts of reasons you might have lost track of money. Think of a time you switched jobs but didn’t roll over your work-sponsored 401(k) account. Or perhaps you took the money in your ...

So, it is true - if you die without leaving a valid will, then the state of Texas might end up taking everything. Here is how it would work: You die. You do not have a will. None of your accounts have ...

Walter Schramm did everything right as an investor — at least according to the philosophy of Warren Buffett. So how come he lost a small fortune? In this episode, we look into an obscure government ...