The Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) has issued an Announcement and an FAQ describing its new tax amnesty program. The program will be open for enrollment beginning April 1, 2016 and enrollment and submission of information to the DOR … Read more »
Student Discipline and Expulsion Procedures in Massachusetts Public and Charter Schools
Due Process and Educational Services
From schoolyard pranks to serious offenses, students facing disciplinary action in Massachusetts public 
and charter schools have a right to due process and educational services.
New Procedures for Suspending or Expelling Students
Massachusetts schools used … Read more »
KCL Insights: February 11, 2016
A new issue of KCL Insights is now available. This issue includes articles on:
- Annual Reporting
- School Suspensions in Massachusetts
- Tax Deadlines
- Mandatory Arbitration Clauses
- Massachusetts Department of Revenue Voluntary Disclosure Program
- Attorney Spotlight: Robert Finkel
- Practice Area Spotlight: Emerging
UPDATE: The Stars Align (With a Wobble) – US and Massachusetts Tax Return Due Dates
Usually, the due date for filing US individual income tax returns is April 15th. This time it’s different. The IRS, and also the Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR), have announced that the due date for Massachusetts residents filing individual income … Read more »
Kindergarten and Pre-K Students Suspended from Massachusetts Schools
A WBUR analysis of state data shows that 603 kindergarten and pre-kindergarten students were suspended from Massachusetts public and charter schools in the 2014-15 school year. Reasons for the suspensions included hitting, disrupting, disrespecting, throwing things, and fighting.
Suspending children … Read more »
Annual Reporting Season: A New Year For Your Business
Each year Massachusetts corporations (and many non-Massachusetts corporations doing business in Massachusetts) must file an Annual Report with the Corporations Division of the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth within two and one half (2½) months after the close of the … Read more »
KCL Insights is Now Available
A new issue of our newsletter, KCL Insights, is now available. 
This issue includes articles on:
- Enforcing Mandatory Arbitration Clauses
- The Massachusetts Department of Reveue’s AP XXX: Voluntary Disclosure Program for the Settlement of Uncertain Tax Issues
- Mark Lichtenstein
Massachusetts Department of Revenue Releases Working Draft AP XXX: Voluntary Disclosure Program for the Settlement of Uncertain Tax Issues
On January 19, 2016, the Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) released a working draft of an administrative procedure (AP) entitled AP XXX: Voluntary Disclosure Program for the Settlement of Uncertain Tax Issues (hereafter “working draft”). The working draft is available … Read more »
Top Ten Reasons to Choose Divorce Mediation
By: Steve Coren
Divorce Mediation
Divorce Mediation is an alternative available to divorcing couples that would like to play an active role in the decision making process. A divorce mediator is a neutral third party hired by a couple that … Read more »
Steve Coren Conducts Middlesex and Norfolk County Probate and Family Court Conciliation Training
Attorney E. Steven Coren conducted Probate and Family Court Conciliation Training for the Norfolk and Middlesex Bar Associations on October 23, 2015. Steve has 40 years of experience representing clients in divorce and family issues, probate litigation and personal injury … Read more »
