Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning – May 24, 2012

by Cole Schotz on 9/30/2011

On Wednesday, September 14, 2011, Governor Christie signed into law amendments to the New Jersey Bulk Sale Law. Enacted as chapter 124 of the Public Laws of 2011, these amendments narrow the scope of N.J.S.A. 54:50-38, signed...more

by Matthew Erskine on 6/2/2011

Erskine Summary: The IRS has privately ruled that transactions between a marital trust and a decedent's children from his first marriage to resolve discord between his surviving spouse and her stepchildren over the management...more

by Duane Morris LLP on 5/24/2011

In In re Porco Inc., the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Illinois in a March 30 opinion addressed an issue of apparent first impression: whether a resulting or constructive trust is a "self-settling trust or...more

by Fox Rothschild on 4/11/2011

The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 (the 2010 Act) provides, among other things, a number of important income tax extensions and changes that offer relatively short-lived...more

by McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 3/29/2011

Philadelphia Hotel Tax The Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County has upheld the Philadelphia Tax Review Board’s ruling that Expedia, an online vendor of discount hotel rooms, is not an “operator” of a hotel, and is...more

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

by Quynh Pham on 10/26/2010

Please find below the recent Client Alert on the 'Residential Housing Development Decree'...more