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Election & Politics Law › Labor & Employment Law › Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning

Read Election & Politics Law updates, alerts, news, and legal analysis from leading lawyers and law firms:

News & Analysis as of May 24, 2013

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Estate Planning After the Fiscal Cliff Deal

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 1/17/2013

Now that a deal averting the fiscal cliff has finally been reached, many of the tax and planning issues that have been mired in uncertainty for the past two years (and even longer in some cases) may be resolved. Numerous tax...more

Poyner Spruill LLP

How Will the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 Affect You - Details of Legislation passed by Congress to Avoid Fiscal Cliff

by Robert Howell, Westray Veasey | Poyner Spruill LLP on 1/15/2013

On January 2, President Barack Obama signed into law the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, H.R. 8 (ATRA), preserving many of the key tax provisions passed during the George W. Bush presidency, which were scheduled to...more

Dechert LLP

American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 Approved by Congress and Signed by the President

by Dechert LLP on 1/11/2013

Summary - President Obama on January 2, 2013 signed into law the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the “Act”). The Act extends certain tax rates, tax credits, and other provisions previously enacted by other tax...more

Patton Boggs LLP

Fixing the Debt: Update on U.S. Fiscal Cliff Crisis (9th Edition) - January 1, 2013

by Rosemary Becchi, Micah Green, Erin McGrain, Daris Meeks, Emanuel Rossman, Aubrey Atwood Rothrock, III, Joseph Urso | Patton Boggs LLP on 1/8/2013

THE LEGISLATION - Following a day of tumultuous House Republican caucus deliberations, at 11:00 pm, the House passed The American Tax Relief Act of 2012, a cliffhanger deal negotiated by Vice President Biden and Senate...more

Venable LLP

The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012

by Luis Patiño, Taylor Perodeau, Laura A. Taylor | Venable LLP on 1/8/2013

Introduction - As you no doubt have heard, the U.S. was set to plunge over the “fiscal cliff” on New Year’s Day if Congress failed to act. In the early morning hours of New Year’s Day, a deal was made that averted the...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

New Year's Day Federal Tax Legislation

by Jeffrey Mannisto | Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 1/7/2013

On January 1, 2013, the House and Senate approved the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (H.R. 8, as amended by the Senate) (the "2012 Tax Relief Act"). The 2012 Tax Relief Act, signed into law by President Obama on...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

Highlights of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 1/5/2013

President Obama has signed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the “Act”). The Act partially averts the so-called “fiscal cliff,” making permanent many Bush-era tax rate provisions while increasing taxes on...more

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Tax Relief and Job Creation Act Becomes Law

by Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 12/21/2010

On December 17, 2010, the President signed into law the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (the "2010 Tax Act") (H.R. 4853). The 2010 Tax Act extends the Bush-era federal income...more

Venable LLP

Extension of the Bush Tax Cuts

by Venable LLP on 12/15/2010

On December 6th, President Obama announced a tentative deal with congressional Republicans to extend the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts (the “Bush Tax Cuts”). On December 9th, legislation was introduced titled Tax Relief,...more

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

FATCA Proposed Legislation Enacted as Part of HIRE Act

by Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 3/18/2010

On March 18, 2010, the President signed into law the Hiring Incentives for Restoring Employment Act (H.R. 2847) (“HIRE Act”), which incorporated the anti-avoidance revenue provisions previously contained in the proposed...more

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