2024 Lane Reports

Where Do Your Investments Go From Here?
Monday, December 2, 2024
By Kenneth N. Green, CPA, MBA Like most people, I am glad that the election is behind us if only because we can turn on the radio and television sets and not have to listen to campaign commercials! Donald J. Trump is the 47th President of the United States, the Senate is in Republican control with a 53-47 margin, and the House of Representatives is also in...
Should We Replace the Charitable Tax Deduction with Government Matching Grants to Charities?
Friday, November 1, 2024
Charitable giving is a critical way in which Americans participate in a pluralistic civil society, thereby fostering social connectedness. Yet, over the last two decades, millions of households have dropped out of the ranks of nonprofit donors. Our tax code deserves some of the blame. The charitable tax deduction was intended to incentivize taxpayers to...
The Perils of AI – and What to Do About Them
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Artificial Intelligence is the principal driver of emerging technologies in manufacturing, finance, health care, media, education, transportation, and customer service. While enterprise-scale businesses have successfully integrated Big Data, robotics and IoT into their operations and workflows, generative AI is rapidly helping shape the future of commerce...
Major changes are coming to the Internal Revenue Code. Be ready for them.
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Major changes are coming to the Internal Revenue Code. Be ready for them. By Jeremy Kritt The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”), which went into effect with the 2018 tax year, enacted a variety of changes to the Internal Revenue Code that are set to expire, or sunset, beginning with the 2026 tax year. While Congress still has time to extend or...
It’s Time for a U.S. Office for the Impact Economy
Thursday, August 1, 2024
It’s Time for a U.S. Office for the Impact Economy By Marc J. Lane Sir Keir Starmer has now become the UK’s prime minister, having led the Labour Party to a landslide win after 14 years out of power. At his victory rally, Sir Keir promised, “We can look forward again, walk into the morning . . . the sunlight of hope—pale at first,...
Whither 2024?
Monday, June 3, 2024
Whither 2024? By Kenneth N. Green, CPA, MBA Interest Rate Cuts As 2024 began, the consensus among investors was that the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates three or four times this year, starting in June. Given that the last mile in the inflation battle is proving nettlesome, we have to consider that we may get just one, or perhaps no cuts in...
Q&A Discussing Benefit Corporations
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Register now – without charge -- by following the link below! https://shorturl.at/osKT6 Join us on Thursday, May 23rd at 2:00 pm CST for a virtual information and Q&A session, where Jeremy Kritt, Associate Attorney, and guest speaker Joshua Kreitzer, Senior Associate Attorney, at The Law Offices of Marc J. Lane, P.C., will break down what a...
Let’s Not Forget Diversification
Monday, April 1, 2024
As I write today, 2024 is already set to be an interesting year. Interest rates are as high as they have been since the Financial Crisis of 2008-2009, elections are coming in November, and the most closely watched U.S. stock indices are at all-time highs. Today’s markets are eerily similar to the Nifty 50 era of the late 1960’s and early...
HYBRIDS GO PUBLIC
Friday, March 1, 2024
In November of 2023, hybrid business ventures – mission-driven social enterprises that incorporate both nonprofit and for-profit entities – went public. First, OpenAI, the leading artificial intelligence firm behind ChatGPT, put hybrid ventures at the center of the public’s attention when it fired its celebrated co-founder and CEO, Sam...
Doing Well While Doing Good: An Interview
Thursday, February 1, 2024
A pioneer in doing well while doing good considers decades of corporate activism and tells what lies ahead. By H. Lee Murphy REPRINTED FROM The ideal of socially responsible corporations has gained a real following in the past few years, but it is Marc J. Lane, the Chicago attorney who serves as president and chairman of Social Enterprise Chicago, who...
Fireside Chat With Chicago Community Trust's President And Ceo
Tuesday, January 2, 2024
JOIN MARC LANE'S INTERACTIVE VIRTUAL FIRESIDE CHAT WITH CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST'S PRESIDENT AND CEO ANDREA SÁENZ AT 6:00 P.M. ON JANUARY 25, 2024 Social Enterprise Chicago cordially invites you to Marc Lane’s virtual fireside chat with Andrea Sáenz, the President and CEO of The Chicago Community Trust which is globally acclaimed for...

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The Mission-Driven Venture: Business Solutions to the World's Most Vexing Social Problems

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