Representations to Your Representation: Pre-Argument Preview of Lamar, Archer & Cofrin LLP v. Appling
"[...]expect more adversary proceedings about what a debtor “obtained” from a creditor and the amount of information the creditor has about the debtor’s financial condition"
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Tax Reform for Restructuring Lawyers
[T]here are a number of provisions that restructuring lawyers should be aware of in the once-in-a-generation tax reform bill signed by President Trump on Dec. 22, 2017.
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Tax Trap: When Debt Forgiveness Is Not a Free Pass
Not many founders of a new business consider, at the time the new business is founded, the potential U.S. federal income tax consequences to them should the new business fail.
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2019 Class Announced
Who's part of this year's class of honorees?
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A Different Sort of Tax Refund: The Ninth Circuit Allows Debtors in Possession to Recover Tax Payments to the IRS Under § 544(b)
In re DBSI Inc., offers new precedent that swings the balance back toward debtors and general unsecured creditors at the expense of the IRS.
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Circuit Court Split: The One-Day-Late Rule and Dischargeability of Tax Debt
Section 727(b) of the Bankruptcy Code provides for the discharge of debts that arose prior to the petition date.
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Skill and Will: Talent Is Key to the Turnaround of Distressed Municipalities
How will changing a government's compensation and benefits approach more efficiently utilize taxpayer resources? And what other low-cost steps can be taken to meet government job requirements?
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Dubious Opinion Says Automatic Stay Inapplicable to Setoff Against Exempt Property
District judge refuses to give automatic stay protection to a tax evader.
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Circuits Split on Enjoining the IRS from Pursuing Corporate Officer to Collect Taxes
Puerto Rico judge sides with the Third Circuit by upholding the Anti-Injunction Act in bankruptcy cases.
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