Firm Insights
For those of you following the case of the Tax Court Judge turned Tax Fraud Defendant, the final chapter of that saga appears to have been written. In April 2016, ex-Tax Court Judge Diane Kroupa and her husband, Robert Fackler, were indicted on a host of federal criminal tax violations. In September of 2016 Mr.…
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No one likes the idea of paying taxes, and having a “gross estate” for estate tax purposes does not sound desirable. In fact, however, the current transfer tax system might produce income tax benefits previously unattainable. If your estate and trust documents were prepared before 2013 (and perhaps even afterwards), you may wish to review…
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Trade secrets are among an enterprise’s most valuable assets, often more important than its other forms of intellectual property. Every enterprise has them—or thinks it does until it learns otherwise in court. As the name suggests, a trade secret is a piece of confidential information that provides an enterprise with a competitive edge. Trade secrets…
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