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What Was Intended? Transactions between commonly controlled, closely held businesses are often conducted in an informal manner. This is unfortunate because, in the absence of documentation, it is sometimes difficult to...more
If you’re a business owner, you’ve likely worked long and hard to achieve your goals. It would be a shame if creditors were able to reach your assets before you’ve transferred wealth to the younger generation. Fortunately,...more
Worlds Collide? I like to tell my partners that there are Codes (upper case “C”), and there are codes (lower case “c”). The former include the Ten Commandments, the Code of Hammurabi, the Code of Justinian, and the...more
This post examines an interesting intersection between bankruptcy and tax laws: if a corporation terminates its Subchapter S status pre-bankruptcy, can a bankruptcy trustee bring fraudulent transfer claims against the...more
In re Majestic Star Casino, LLC, F.3d 736 (3rd Cir. 2013), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit broke from other courts by holding that S corporation status (or "qualified subchapter S subsidiary" or "QSub" status)...more