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News & Analysis as of May 23, 2013

High Net Worth Family Tax Report, Vol. 8, No. 2 -- May 2013

by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 5/18/2013

President’s fiscal year 2014 budget contains numerous tax provisions - President Barack Obama released his proposed budget for the government’s fiscal year 2014 on April 10, 2013, and, not surprisingly, the budget...more

Personal Use Of Corporate Property In A USRPI Holding Company Structure

by Charles (Chuck) Rubin on 4/1/2013

To insulate the ultimate individual owners from U.S. estate taxes, nonresident aliens often hold U.S. real property in a U.S. corporation, which corporation is owned by a foreign corporation. The foreign corporation is owned...more

Using the Reg. S Exemption for Foreign Investors

by The California Securities Attorneys on 1/9/2013

Using Reg. S is useful when the issuer does not want to be limited by the restrictions of Rule 506. With a Rule 506 offering all investors must be either accredited or sophisticated, and there is a limit of 35 non-accredited...more

Using Finders to Locate Investors – Bruce E. Methven

by The California Securities Attorneys on 12/11/2012

A number of years ago the SEC effectively banned the use of finders to locate investors for securities offerings that cross state lines. Still, a few states allow finders for their intrastate offerings (offerings made...more

Might the Trust, a Creature of English Equity, Actually be a Variant of the Waqf, an Ancient Islamic Legal Construct?

by Charles E. Rounds, Jr. on 6/1/2012

The English trust is a unique legal device whose origin has been the source of much debate among legal scholars. There are three theories concerning the origin of the English trust: the Roman, Germanic, and Islamic. Until the...more

Florida LLC Legislative Fixes for 2011

by Marc J. Soss on 5/15/2011

2010 brought a Florida Supreme Court decision that raised more LLC questions than it answered. The 2011 legislative changes brought answers to Florida lawyer questions....more

The Strong Firm - Strong Points Newsletter

by The Strong Firm P.C. on 3/1/2011

In this edition: Latest News: The latest in activities of the firm in the news and our community. Commercial Development Remains Strong in the Woodlands: The Woodlands area continues to defy the odds as commercial...more

2010 Tax Relief Act Will Change Estate and Gift Tax Laws, Preserve Lower Income Tax Rates and Provide Other Tax Incentives

by Akerman Senterfitt on 12/20/2010

On December 17, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (the 2010 Tax Relief Act). The 2010 Tax Relief Act extends Bush-era tax cuts for two...more