Taxation & Estate Planning

Joint Committee on Taxation Report on Possible Areas of Tax Reform
The staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation has prepared a document entitled Taxation of Wealth Transfers Within a Family: A Discussion of Selected Areas for Possible Reform. This report was scheduled for a public hearing before the Senate Committee...

The Joint Committee on Taxation "Surprise Party"
Surprise! Surprise! The Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) has released its Estimates of Federal Tax Expenditures for Fiscal Years 2010-2014 and the estimated tax revenue loss for structured...

SO IS THIS GOOD NEWS, OR BAD Joint Committee on Taxation Confirms that ObamaCare Does Not Enforce
SO IS THIS GOOD NEWS, OR BAD? Joint Committee on Taxation Confirms that ObamaCare Does Not Enforce Individual Mandate. I’m not sure.

Progress in the Spirit of Rule 1: Introduction to the Duke Law Journals 2010 Civil Litigation Conference Issue
On May 10 and 11, 2010, scholars, practitioners, and judges met at Duke University School of Law for the 2010 Civil Litigation Review Conference (Duke Conference). The Duke Conference was sponsored by the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules at the request of the Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and… Read More »

H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009
"The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) have completed a preliminary analysis...

Joint Economic Committee Annual Report: - Recovery Fragile, Targeted Actions Needed
News release: "Today, the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), chaired by Representative Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), released the 2010...

Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007
Strengthens examination requirements of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States

The S Corporation
Avoiding double taxation

Flint Energy Services Ltd.
$12.2 million settlement reached in taxation dispute.

Developer Investment
Raffaello Follieri agrees to $12 million joint venture settlement.

Joint Venture
Gallaher Group agrees to pay Reynolds American $387 million contract dispute settlement.