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U.S. Supreme Court Rules that Bankruptcy Code Provides Only Limited Abrogation of Sovereign Immunity to Avoidance Actions

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Bankruptcy trustees and chapter 11 debtors-in-possession ("DIPs") frequently seek to avoid fraudulent transfers and obligations under section 544(b) of the Bankruptcy Code and state fraudulent transfer or other applicable...more

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United States v. Miller Oral Argument: Supreme Court Justices Seem Divided on Issues of Allowing a Trustee to Sue the IRS for...

This author previously wrote an article published in Bloomberg Law regarding the Supreme Court’s decision to take up an appeal of a decision on the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in United States v. Miller. In Miller, the...more

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How Can I Claim a Business Bad Debt Deduction? - Creditor's Rights Toolkit

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The Internal Revenue Code permits a business bad debt deduction when a customer fails to pay for the services rendered or the products supplied by your business. However, the ability to claim an ordinary deduction with...more

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A Growing Circuit Split: Does the IRS Have Sovereign Immunity from Fraudulent Transfer Claims under 11 U.S.C. § 544(b)(1)?

In a March 8, 2022 decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued an opinion holding, in part, that the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) does not have sovereign immunity for claims arising...more

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Holland & Knight's China Practice Newsletter: November-December 2021

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Holland & Knight invites you to read our China Practice Newsletter, in which our authors discuss pertinent Sino-American topics - HIGHLIGHTS: Preference Claims Clawbacks in Bankruptcy Can Disrupt a Construction...more

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New Appellate Court Ruling on Priority of Straddle-Year Taxes in Bankruptcy

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A basic tenet of bankruptcy law, premised on the legal separateness of a debtor prior to filing for bankruptcy and the estate created upon a bankruptcy filing, is that prepetition debts are generally treated differently than...more

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The Trustee Is Suing Me For A Transfer I Received How Many Years Ago?

Any creditor that has experienced more than a few customers or borrowers filing for bankruptcy is aware that there is a risk of being sued by a trustee to avoid transfers that the creditor received prior to the bankruptcy...more

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Virus To Economic Shutdown To Bankruptcy? Not Necessarily, But Be Prepared

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Bankruptcy Resurgent? The economic shutdown, and the ensuing recession, triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic have jeopardized the survival of many businesses and, in some cases, of entire industries. Notwithstanding the...more

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Reorganization of the Family Farm: Recent Tax and Debt Limit Updates to Chapter 12

The past few years haven’t been so kind to farmers. It appears that this year will continue the recent trend of subpar net farm income and increasing debt levels due to several years of various detrimental factors, including...more

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Checking-In: Chapter 9, Chapter 11 or Ineligible?

Last week, President Trump unveiled his proposal to fix our nation’s aging infrastructure. While the proposal lauded $1.5 trillion in new spending, it only included $200 billion in federal funding. To bridge this sizable gap,...more

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