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Greenberg Traurig, LLP West Palm Beach, FL Document Search Results (7) Sort by:  | Florida Streamlines Tax Liability Rules for Purchasers of Businesses and Rental Real Estate Projects
Marvin A. Kirsner; Greenberg Traurig, LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 23, 2012, previously published on May 16, 2012 Legislation recently signed by Governor Scott will make it easier to determine whether the purchaser of the assets of a business will be subject to transferee liability for the Florida tax obligations of the seller. This should be a relief to purchasers of businesses and commercial and residential...
| | Bill Criminalizing Sales Tax Skimming Software Passed by Florida Legislature - New York Bill Would Do the Same
Marvin A. Kirsner; Greenberg Traurig, LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 4, 2012, previously published on April 2, 2012 The sale, possession or use of software designed to eliminate (or "zap") cash sales from a retailer's electronic records in order to skim sales tax will be subject to criminal penalties in Florida under a bill passed by the legislature. The New York legislature is considering similar...
| | Does Your Firm's Standard Lien Language Create a Possibility that Your Customer IRAs May Lose Their Tax Exempt Status and Protection from Third-Party Creditors?
Jon Andrew Jacobson, Scott E. Rahn, Alex J. Rosenthal, Adam M. Starr; Greenberg Traurig, LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 2, 2012, previously published on February 27, 2012 It is not uncommon for firms to use standard language in their account agreements that creates liens on Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs). Two recent federal court decisions, however, suggest that granting such a lien on an IRA may constitute a prohibited transaction that causes these accounts...
| | Southern District of Florida Holds Morrison v. Nat'l Australia Bank Not Limited to Exchange Act, Also Bars RICO Claims
Patricia A. Leonard, Gerardo J. Rodriguez-Albizu; Greenberg Traurig, LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 10, 2012, previously published on February 6, 2012 In the recently-issued decision of Sorota v. Sosa, No. 11-80897-Civ, ---- F. Supp. 2d ----, 2012 WL 313530 (S.D. Fla. Jan. 31, 2012), the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida held that Morrison v. Nat’l Australia Bank, Ltd., 130 S.Ct. 2869 (2010), extends beyond...
| | U.S. Department of Education Amends its FERPA Regulations to Allow for Certain Additional Student Disclosures
Stephen A. Mendelsohn; Greenberg Traurig, LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 3, 2012, previously published on December 27, 2011 The United States Department of Education (DOE) has completed its administrative procedures and has enacted new regulations that amend current regulations enforcing the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), 20 U.S.C. section 1232g. These new regulations, which are effective on January...
| | Florida Condominium Developers’ Potential Liabilities for Construction Defects Upon Association Turnover
Geoffrey M. Cahen, Susan Fleischner Kornspan, Stephen A. Mendelsohn; Greenberg Traurig, LLP;
Legal Alert/Article October 25, 2011, previously published on October 24, 2011 Condominium developers have faced difficult times through the last few years. Many developers sold out buildings preconstruction, but as the buildings neared completion, buyers refused to meet their contractual obligations to close. To make matters worse, many buyers filed lawsuits seeking the...
| | Southern District of Florida Sanctions Plaintiffs for Filing Motion to Vacate in Violation of Eleventh Circuit Warning
Tracy L. Gerber, Elizabeth E. Moum; Greenberg Traurig, LLP;
Legal Alert/Article July 26, 2011, previously published on July 22, 2011 In a July 15, 2011 Order in Dunn et al. v. Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., No. 10-81469-CIV-MARRA/JOHNSON, the Southern District of Florida, relying on B.L. Harbert Int’l, LLC v. Hercules Steel Co., 441 F.3d 905 (11th Cir. 2006), granted Defendant’s Motion for the Imposition of...
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