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In a ruling handed down May 6, 2013, the Federal Court of Appeal ordered that portions of a Crown pleading be struck out for suggesting that a deduction may be disallowed on the basis that the conduct of the taxpayer in...more
For more than thirty years, I’ve driven by, but never stopped at, the Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Museum in Victorville, California. The museum eventually relocated to Missouri but reportedly did not survive for long. Despite...more
On March 21, 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed (with costs) the application for leave to appeal in the case of Donna M. Johnson v. Her Majesty The Queen....more
In This Issue: - November Interest Rates for GRATs, Sales to Defective Grantor Trusts, Intra-Family Loans and Split Interest Charitable Trusts - Keller v. United States, 5th Cir., No. 10-41311 (09/25/12) -...more
This week, Miami-Dade County sued Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida in Case NO. 12-CV-23917, styled Ruvin v. Federal National Mortgage Ass'n et al. and Harvey...more
In an unpublished opinion, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in U.S. v. Williams, reversed the district court’s holding that the taxpayer’s failure to file Form TD F 90-22.1 (“FBAR”) was not willful and in so holding, gave...more
Until recently, private-equity investment funds and international corporate groups investing in France enjoyed a very favorable tax environment, including inter alia the benefit of both EU Directives and the double tax...more
In this issue: The SEC’s Report of Its Sweep Examination of Retail Structured Products; RIC Commodity Ruling Update; and In re Lehman Brothers and Principal Protection. Excerpt from 'The SEC's Report...': As many...more
The U.S. District Court in the Western District of Kentucky recently ruled in favor of plan fiduciaries that adopted a qualified default investment alternative (QDIA) for an employer’s tax-qualified retirement plans. In...more
Being a retirement plan fiduciary such as a plan sponsor or a plan trustee is like being a homeowner. Homeowners see their homes as a serious financial accomplishment and an important investment. Homeowners are unaware of the...more
Lawsuit against client's former payroll services providers, Compensation Solutions, which removed over half a million dollars from client's bank account in order to "pay itself" a claimed fee after termination of its contract...more
Lawsuit against client's former payroll services providers, which removed over half a million dollars from client's bank account in order to "pay itself" a claimed fee after termination of its contract by the client....more
This Opposition is in response to a Demurrer to a wrongful foreclosure matter. Specifically, it addresses the standing of the foreclosing trustee and alleged beneficiary to foreclose on the property. Here, MERS allegedly...more
The article reviews indicators and warning signs that should alert a taxpayer that what he/she is being told and/or sold is a tax scam that may put him/her at risk for severe civil or criminal penalties. Look at what...more
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