In a decision that will come as potentially bad news to many private equity and hedge funds, on November 28, 2023, the U. S. Tax Court opined in Soroban Capital Partners LP versus Comm’r that limited partners in a limited...more
For many individuals, one of the most significant assets that gets transferred when they die is their benefits under an employer-sponsored retirement plan. A case recently decided by the Alabama Supreme Court, Moore v. Estate...more
The Bankruptcy Code contains a number of exemptions that an individual who has filed for bankruptcy can use to exclude property from the individual’s bankruptcy estate and shelter the property from the individual’s creditors....more
For many years, the Internal Revenue Code has had in place a set of rules, in Code Section 413(c), which govern tax-qualified retirement plans that cover the employees of unaffiliated employers. These plans, which go by the...more
Action Item: On June 22, 2016, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued long-awaited proposed regulations under Section 457 of the Internal Revenue Code that could significantly impact the deferred compensation and...more