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FLPs and Other “Discounting” Strategies: Targets for IRS Scrutiny? Act Now!

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Proposed regulations issued by the Treasury Department in August 2016 under Section 2704 of the Internal Revenue Code seek to limit valuation discounts afforded by family limited partnerships (FLP) and other common planning...more

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Falling Furniture — Get a Hold On It Before They Do

CPSC Issues National Campaign To Curb Accidents from Falling Furniture - One child dies every two weeks from falling furniture in the home, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The public became very much...more

Mintz - Consumer Product Safety Viewpoints

Massive CPSC Recall Leaked to the Press by “CPSC Source” Prior to Official Agency Announcement

Today the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) and Health Canada announced a massive joint recall with IKEA involving over 35 million pieces of furniture that can pose a tip over hazard to small children. While we...more

Mintz - Consumer Product Safety Viewpoints

CPSC Chairman Vows that Every CPSC Voluntary Corrective Action Will Be Called a “Recall”

According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, CPSC Chairman Elliot Kaye announced in a meeting with consumer advocates that the agency will never again allow a company conducting a voluntary corrective action to call it anything...more

Mintz - Consumer Product Safety Viewpoints

CPSC Major ‘Repair Program’ Is Not Labeled A ‘Recall’

On July 22, 2015, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and major furniture company IKEA jointly announced a “repair program” to address the serious and complex hazard of furniture tip-over posed by 27 million chests...more

Mintz - Consumer Product Safety Viewpoints

Shifting CPSC Recall Landscape? Agency Announces Major “Repair Program” that is not Labeled a “Recall”

Yesterday the CPSC and major furniture company IKEA jointly announced a “repair program” to address the serious and complex hazard of furniture tip over posed by 27 million chests and dressers sold by the company. The repair...more

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