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Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update -- May 13‚ 2013

by Abby Matousek, Jason M. Rosenstock | Mintz Levin - Public Finance on 5/13/2013

In This Issue: Leading the Past Week; Legislative Branch; Executive Branch; and Upcoming Hearings. Excerpt from Leading the Past Week - What had been a relatively quiet week, where until Friday it seemed...more

Wall Street Sales Tax Reintroduced on Capitol Hill: Likely a Significant Impact on Private Investment Funds

by David Sussman | Duane Morris LLP on 4/19/2013

On April 17, 2013, U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) reintroduced the Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2013 (H.R. 1579) (the "Bill"), a financial transaction tax that, according to its supporters, would provide the federal...more

If You're Not At the Table, You're On the Menu: Ways and Means Working Groups Solicit Input on Tax Reform

by Mary Burke Baker, Michael W. Evans, Andrés Gil, Karishma Shah Page, Ryan J. Severson | K&L Gates LLP on 3/8/2013

Comprehensive tax reform is the top priority of the congressional tax-writing committees this year. In continuation of several years of work on this issue, the House Ways and Means Committee recently unveiled the next stage...more

Financial Services Legislative And Regulatory Update -- March 4‚ 2013

by Abby Matousek, Jason M. Rosenstock | Mintz Levin - Public Finance on 3/4/2013

In This Issue: Leading the Past Week; Legislative Branch; House of Representatives; Executive Branch; Miscellaneous; and Upcoming Hearings. Excerpt from Leading the Past Week - On Friday evening President...more

Tax Law Update: House Ways & Means Proposals for Financial Products Tax Reform

by Orrick - Structured Finance Group on 2/26/2013

On January 24, the House Committee on Ways & Means released a discussion draft of legislative provisions (the “Draft”) that would make fundamental changes in the taxation of certain financial products, including the treatment...more

House Ways and Means Proposals for Financial Products Tax Reform

by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 2/26/2013

On January 24, 2013, the House Committee on Ways & Means released a discussion draft of legislative provisions (the “Draft” or the “Proposal”) that would make fundamental changes in the taxation of certain financial products....more

"House Ways and Means Committee’s Tax Reform Proposals for Financial Products"

by Pamela Lawrence Endreny, Stuart Finkelstein, Edward Gonzalez, Cary Pugh, W. Kirk Wallace, Thomas Wood | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/29/2013

On January 24, 2013, Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich), the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, released a “discussion draft” of a bill relating to the taxation of derivatives and other financial products (the Discussion...more

Financial Services Legislative And Regulatory Update -- January 28, 2013

by Abby Matousek, Jason M. Rosenstock | Mintz Levin - Public Finance on 1/28/2013

In This Issue: Leading the Past Week; Legislative Branch; Executive Branch; and Upcoming Hearings. Excerpt from Leading the Past Week - The week began with the theater of official Washington appearing to...more

Financial Services Legislative And Regulatory Update -- February 13, 2012

by Mintz Levin - Public Finance on 2/14/2012

In This Issue: Leading the Past Week; Legislative Branch; House of Representatives; Executive Branch; Federal Reserve; SEC; CFTC; IRS; and Miscellaneous. Excerpt from Leading the Past Week In a week that...more

Check The Box Elections By Insolvent Corporations

by Charles (Chuck) Rubin on 9/6/2011

When a corporation makes a check the box election, it is treated as having liquidated and then being reestablished as a partnership. In context of an insolvent corporation, this raises questions about worthless stock...more

Financial Services Regulatory Reform Update - May 15, 2011

by Mintz Levin - Public Finance on 5/20/2011

Once again the news this week was dominated by debate surrounding the federal budget, deficit reduction and the looming vote to extend the debt ceiling. The week began with Speaker Boehner making a speech before the Economic...more

Financial Services Regulatory Reform Update - March 11, 2011

by Mintz Levin - Public Finance on 3/15/2011

The growing chorus of those voicing concerns about the short deadlines and voluminous amounts of rulemakings necessary to implement the law appear to only be growing louder and stronger as the one-year anniversary...more

How Startup America Can Make Life Better For Startups (Installment 2)

by Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 2/9/2011

Now that we have a great national initiative called Startup America, the point of which is to help startups, I am going to start writing more about how I think the law ought to be changed to help startups, in the hopes that...more

Financial Services Regulatory Reform Update - December 3, 2010

by Mintz Levin - Public Finance on 12/8/2010

With the 111th Congress limping towards the finish line, it was interesting to see that two of the three biggest issues impacting the financial services industry this week emanated out of the administration and not Congress....more

Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act: An Attempt to Close Down Dividend "Washing" has New Life with a New Congress and New Administration; If...

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 3/9/2009

On March 2, 2009, Senator Carl Levin (D-Michigan) introduced the Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act (the “Bill”) in the Senate and a day later Representative Lloyd Doggett (D Texas) introduced the same provision in the House of...more

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