Firm Insights

Offshore Entities in Tax Havens: The Panama Papers Explained

By Michelle F. Schwerin / April 19, 2016 / Comments Off on Offshore Entities in Tax Havens: The Panama Papers Explained

It has been about three weeks since the release of the “Panama Papers” set news outlets abuzz. The documents and related news articles identified politicians, celebrities, and other prominent public figures as clients of a Panamanian law firm, Mossack Fonseca, and as participating in offshore entities and companies structured to hide assets and/or avoid taxes.…

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From Tax Court Judge to Tax Fraud Defendant

By Sanford J. Boxerman / April 13, 2016 / Comments Off on From Tax Court Judge to Tax Fraud Defendant

Arsenio Hall, a late night TV talk show host from the early 1990s, had a segment he called, “Things That Make You Go ‘Hmmmmm’”.  This past Monday, an indictment handed down by a federal grand jury in Minnesota definitely made criminal tax lawyers across the country go ‘Hmmmmm.” The indictment, brought against a 60-year-old woman…

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An “Off The Shelf” Buy-Sell Provision May Not Work For Many Missouri Business Owners

By Brian J. Sabin / April 8, 2016 / Comments Off on An “Off The Shelf” Buy-Sell Provision May Not Work For Many Missouri Business Owners

When a new business is formed by two or more owners, just like a new marriage, the participants often are so enamored with the new endeavor that little attention is given to the possibility that their union may one day come to an end. Careful consideration must be given early in a business relationship to…

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