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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28345176879823880022011-11-03T21:00:05.695-05:00Graduate Tax Law BlogBrass Taxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16587898485032775003noreply@blogger.comBlogger91100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2834517687982388002.post-73717270407655827362011-07-31T14:52:00.001-05:002011-07-31T14:54:14.572-05:00Debt-ceiling basics: What is it, why should it increase, and what it can effect.

Brass Taxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16587898485032775003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2834517687982388002.post-39540152899555810102011-02-27T19:05:00.001-06:002011-02-27T19:06:35.487-06:00Chicago firm ranked 2nd busiest ERISA practice

CHICAGO ― A Law360 Litigation Almanac ranking of the top 10 busiest ERISA practices in the United States lists Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP in the number two spot. According to Law360, rankings were determined by number of cases for which the firms were retained as counsel over a recent a one-year period, as published in the 2009 Law360 Litigation Almanac.Hinshaw’s employee benefits attorneys provide

Brass Taxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16587898485032775003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2834517687982388002.post-26067615021706155262010-09-10T07:06:00.002-05:002010-09-10T07:11:39.400-05:00Health Care Reform Seminar – An Initial Overview

October 8, 201010:00 a.m. – 3:20 p.m.4.00 MCLE hoursPresented by Illinois State Bar Association Section on Employee BenefitsISBA Chicago Regional Office20 S. Clark St, Suite 900This seminar offers a comprehensive overview of today’s health care reform, as well as a general outline of the health care reform as it will be 2014 – 2018. Topics include grandfathered plans; retiree reinsurance;

Brass Taxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16587898485032775003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2834517687982388002.post-6924041832285892912009-12-06T22:59:00.004-06:002009-12-06T23:04:31.840-06:00Dept. of Treasury Press Room Release: Executive Compensation Determinations for Top TARP Firms

October 22, 2009TG-329The Special Master for TARP Executive Compensation Issues First RulingsToday, the Special Master for TARP Executive Compensation Kenneth R. Feinberg released determinations on the compensation packages for the top executives at firms that received exceptional TARP assistance. Under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (EESA) as amended in 2009, the Special Master has a

Brass Taxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16587898485032775003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2834517687982388002.post-28306069932301146082009-11-26T17:34:00.008-06:002009-11-26T17:41:28.908-06:00Employee Benefits: Hot Practice

Originally published in Student Lawyer , December 2002 (Vol. 31, No. 4)Hot PracticeBy LISA STANSKYEmployee benefits lawyers protect the interests of workers and their employersIf you haven’t thought much about employee benefits law, think about this: legions of Enron workers who watched their retirement savings go up in smoke. The practice may seem low profile, but the issues make front-page

Brass Taxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16587898485032775003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2834517687982388002.post-79719637651925334842009-11-16T20:46:00.011-06:002009-11-16T21:01:47.505-06:00Not All Plan Failures are Created Equal: Inventing the Code §409A Correction Program

2008 Winner of the Paul Faherty Tax Law Writing Competition INTRODUCTIONIn March of 2008, Bear Stearns proved once again that no corporation is impervious to a financial collapse. Bear Stearns suffered an old-fashioned bank run when liquidity issues rendered it unable to meet creditor demands. This situation forced Bear Stearns to arrange a deal with JPMorgan Chase and the Federal Reserve Bank

Brass Taxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16587898485032775003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2834517687982388002.post-39145032295259464632008-10-28T02:31:00.021-05:002008-10-31T16:20:06.806-05:00Bailout Bonanza!

What started out as a three page plan in the House of Representatives has expanded to a 451 page bill (now H.R. 1424 ) that allocates upwards of $700 Billion U.S. tax dollars to stabilize the economy and includes three major divisions. A. EMERGENCY ECONOMIC STABILIZATION "Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008’’Title I: Troubled Asset Relief ProgramTitle II: Budget-Related ProvisionsTitle

Brass Taxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16587898485032775003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2834517687982388002.post-40851275015023965902008-10-08T18:06:00.033-05:002008-10-29T08:46:39.868-05:00Tax Diversity: Scholarship Opportunity

Scholarship PROGRAM TaxDiversity.com is committed to helping promote diversity in the tax industry to the next generation of tax professionals. With that goal in mind, we have established a Scholarship Program to help students who are interested in pursuing or exploring a career in the tax industry. TaxDiversity.com will offer three yearly scholarships: one for $1500 and two for $1000.

Brass Taxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16587898485032775003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2834517687982388002.post-81459828723581524252008-09-15T10:33:00.005-05:002008-09-17T01:49:05.859-05:00How Blogs Are Transforming Legal Scholarship

These are the opening remarks I (Paul L. Caron) delivered at the Symposium on Bloggership: How Blogs Are Transforming Legal Scholarship at Harvard Law School on April 28, 2006.Part One describes how my work on TaxProf Blog and the Law Professor Blog Network led me to organize this Symposium. Part Two takes inspiration from Jim Lindgren's work, Are Scholars Better Teachers?, to ask, using our

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