Twelve Frazer Ryan attorneys are among

The Best Lawyers in America

®

selections for 2024 announced this week, including first-time honoree

Brandon Keim

(Tax Law).

Repeating as honorees are

Jimmy Cool

, 

Scott Erickson,

John Fitzpatrick

, 

Doug John,

Cathy Knapp

, 

Jonathon Morrison

,

Lisa Reilly Payton

, 

Phil Rupprecht,

Jim Ryan,

 and 

T.J. Ryan

.

Afsanieh Rassti

again earned “Ones to Watch” recognition.

Inclusion in

The Best Lawyers in America

and

Best Lawyers ”

Ones to Watch” is based on comprehensive peer-review surveys, which this year totaled more than 16.1 million confidential evaluations nationally by…
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Thirteen Frazer Ryan attorneys are among

The Best Lawyers in America

®

selections for 2024 announced this week, including first-time honoree

Brandon Keim

(Tax Law).

Repeating as honorees are

Jimmy Cool

, 

Scott Erickson,

John Fitzpatrick

, 

Doug John,

Cathy Knapp

, 

Jonathon Morrison

,

Lisa Reilly Payton

, 

Phil Rupprecht,

Jim Ryan,

T.J. Ryan

 and of counsel

Chuck Whetstine

.

Afsanieh Rassti

again earned “Ones to Watch” recognition. …
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• individual income tax,

• commercial property tax, and

• residential rental tax.

The changes helped Arizona crack the top 20 business tax climates for 2023, at #19 nationwide, and move into third place regionally behind Nevada and Utah.

Flat-Rate Income Tax

Under the current law, Arizona taxpayers pay a single flat rate of 2.5%, the lowest top rate of any state with an individual income tax.

In establishing that rate, the Arizona legislature settled a contentious policy and legal debate that began in 2020, when Arizona voters approved Proposition 208, which would have imposed an income surtax of 3.5% on taxpayers earning…
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For the second consecutive year, Frazer Ryan Goldberg & Arnold LLP is one of 50 businesses listed among “Arizona’s Most Admired Companies.”

• Leadership Excellence

• Workplace Culture

• Corporate and Social Responsibility

• Customer Opinion

• Innovation

…
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The Internal Revenue Service has extended for 2023 a waiver of required minimum distributions (RMDs) that the IRS provided for tax years 2021 and 2022.

The RMD waiver for 2023 is explained in

IRS Notice 2023-54

.

The earlier waivers were discussed in our October 17, 2022, article,

IRS Announces RMD Waivers for Some Beneficiaries of an Inherited IRA

, which explained that RMDs were waived for beneficiaries of an individual retirement account (IRA) in cases where the account holder:

• died on or after January 1, 2020, and

• had already attained his or her required beginning date (currently age 73).

…
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The IRS has announced relief for individuals who turned 72 in 2023 and received, between January 1, 2023, and July 31, 2023, distributions that were mistakenly categorized as “required minimum distributions” (RMDs).

The announcement is contained in

IRS Notice 2023-54

.

Under the relief, if you reached (or will reach) age 72 in 2023 and received, prior to August 1, 2023, a distribution of what you thought was an RMD, the 60-day deadline for rollovers back to the IRA or qualified plan has been extended until September 30, 2023.

In addition, if you received another distribution from an IRA within…
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Frazer Ryan tax controversy attorney Ida Araya has been selected by the State Bar of Arizona as one of 16 members of the Bar Leadership Institute for 2023-2024.
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For the ninth consecutive year, Frazer Ryan Goldberg & Arnold has been recognized as one of the “Top Companies to Work For in Arizona.”

Frazer Ryan is the only Phoenix law firm among the 79 honorees.

Current-year selections were made public on July 11 and can be viewed at the

BestCompaniesAZ website

.

“We are honored to be recognized again by Top Companies to Work For,” said

Jim Ryan

, Frazer Ryan’s managing partner. “This award, like the eight that preceded it, is dedicated to our employees who make us a leading law firm.”

Arizona Capitol Times,

Best Companies Group,…
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We are pleased to announce that estate and trust attorney Mia Samartinean has joined Frazer Ryan as an associate in our Phoenix office.
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The award, presented by the Horace Rumpole Inn of Court, honors Chick Arnold for his decades-long commitment to the rights of mentally ill persons in Arizona.
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If you have been classified as “outpatient” or “observation status,” act quickly to change your status to “inpatient” and enlist the help of persons involved in your hospital and skilled nursing care.

The inpatient/outpatient distinction is important, because inpatient hospital treatment is covered by Medicare Part A, while outpatient services are covered by Medicare Part B. The Medicare coverage available for services that you receive as an observation status patient is going to differ significantly from the coverage you would receive as an inpatient. For example: If you are an outpatient (observation status), your out-of-pocket costs for medication, lab tests,…
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Senior-level selections are limited to the top 5% of attorneys in Arizona

Frazer Ryan attorneys

Jim Ryan

,

John Fitzpatrick

, 

T.J. Ryan

 and

Jimmy Cool

 and of counsel

Chuck Whetstine

have been listed in the 2023 edition of

Southwest Super Lawyers

magazine released April 6.

The selection is the 16th in a row for Jim Ryan (Estate Planning) and Chuck Whetstine (Employee Benefits). John Fitzpatrick (Estate Litigation) was selected for the ninth straight year and T.J. Ryan (Estate Litigation) for the fifth.

Jimmy Cool

(10th selection)

was listed in the “Rising Stars” category. This recognition is reserved for younger…
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We are pleased to announce that Teresie Zmyslinski, CP, is Frazer Ryan’s new Firm Administrator, effective March 31, 2023.
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