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Revocation of QSUB Status of Chapter 11 Debtor Violates Automatic Stay
Michael R. Harris,Nick Jovanovich,Daniel D. Mielnicki,Marian Pearlman Nease,Sheldon S. Polish,William M. Shaheen,Alfredo R. Tamayo, February 24, 2012
This Tax Alert discusses a recent Delaware Bankruptcy Court case, In Re: The Majestic Star Casino, LLC, 2012 WL 204088 (Bktcy Ct. DE 1/24/2012), involving a non-debtor S corporation (“Parent Corporation”) which revoked its S corporation status, thereby causing the automatic revocation...

IRS Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program Reopens
Michael R. Harris,Nick Jovanovich,Daniel D. Mielnicki,Marian Pearlman Nease,Sheldon S. Polish,William M. Shaheen,Alfredo R. Tamayo, January 25, 2012
On January 9, 2012, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) announced the reopening of the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (“OVDP”) as a way for U.S. taxpayers with undisclosed foreign accounts, assets and income to become compliant with U.S. tax law. The OVDP follows the...

Interest Charge-Domestic International Sales Corporations (“IC-DISC”) The Exporter’s Federal Tax Break
Michael R. Harris,Nick Jovanovich,Daniel D. Mielnicki,Marian Pearlman Nease,Sheldon S. Polish,William M. Shaheen,Alfredo R. Tamayo, January 9, 2012
International trade has been and remains big business in Florida. The U.S. Census Bureau has estimated that Florida firms exported over $55 billion of products in 2010, and that Florida is the fourth largest exporting State in the U.S.

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