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After Lengthy Debate, NC House Passes $22.2 Billion State Budget

Written By Whitney Campbell Christensen

May 29, 2015

After weeks of public and closed-door Appropriations Committee meetings, the North Carolina House worked until the early morning hours Friday, May 22, to approve its version of the two year state budget. Total debate…

Community Associations Legislative Update – 2015 Long Session

Written By Adam M. Beaudoin

May 21, 2015

The North Carolina General Assembly continues to meet in the 2015 "long" session. The General Assembly is considering a number of pieces of legislation that could affect Community Association managers, members of con…

New Commercial Lease Accounting Rules—How They May Affect Both Owners/Landlords and Lessees

Written By Joanne H. Badr

May 12, 2015

As two of the accounting world's major governing bodies work to converge their standards on the recognition of revenue of contracts with customers, they are changing the rules on how lessees must address leases on their ba…

Legislature Headed Toward Budget Debate

Written By Whitney Campbell Christensen

May 12, 2015

With the deadline for all bills to pass their chamber of origination on April 30th, known as the crossover deadline, the General Assembly has been working at a frantic pace during the last several weeks. Legislators …

Independent Contractor or Employee?

Written By Justin M. Lewis

May 5, 2015

Many owners' associations, especially the larger associations, pay workers to perform certain tasks for the benefit of the community. The kind of tasks these workers may perform ranges from landscaping, maintenance, …

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After Lengthy Debate, NC House Passes $22.2 Billion State Budget

Community Associations Legislative Update – 2015 Long Session

New Commercial Lease Accounting Rules—How They May Affect Both Owners/Landlords and Lessees

Legislature Headed Toward Budget Debate

Independent Contractor or Employee?

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