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The Board of Directors plays a pivotal role in the effective governance of any organization, including the private family trust company. Board members fulfill their roles and responsibilities, in part, by holding regular meetings that utilize a comprehensive agenda. One vital tool for an effective Board meeting is the meeting agenda. Here, ten sugg...

2020 was a chaotic year for many industries and the COVID-19 pandemic created a host of challenges for providers in the home health and hospice space. For investors and business owners in that space, the year ended with robust M&A activity in the hospice sector while the home health M&A activity remained dormant. Looking at the trends and c...

Regardless of the sector, nearly every healthcare organization has made significant investments in technology, as data and computing became essential in the healthcare setting during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to the pandemic, healthcare IT saw an uptick in M&A activity in certain sub-sectors. For those looking at potential investm...

The use of a specific ownership structure to provide for the deduction of investment management fees has evolved since 1941 to most recently in 2018 when guidance was provided by the U.S. Tax Court in determining whether the activities of a family investment management company constitute a trade or business. With a review of the details of tha...

On September 30, 2022, the Department of the Treasury issued final rules addressing the scope of the reporting requirements for beneficial ownership and control of entities provided under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which creates more clarity for families looking to understand their reporting requirements and potential exceptions. While t...

A Net Income with Makeup Charitable Remainder Unitrust (NIMCRUT) is a unique wealth planning strategy and is an effective means to maximize after-tax returns, as well as benefiting charities in certain circumstances common to high net-worth families and individuals. This article outlines some ideal circumstances and illustrates the significant diff...

New regulations proposed by the IRS seek to address the basic exclusion amount for estate and gift taxes which was doubled in 2017 under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The doubling of the exemption is scheduled to sunset on January 1, 2026. When this occurs, how can a donor lock in the increased exemption for years 2018 through 2025? New proposed regul...

With the Corporate Transparency Act (the CTA) becoming effective on January 1, 2024, a final ruling was issued on the Access Rule that establishes the circumstances under which beneficial ownership information (the BOI) may be disclosed to authorized recipients. This alert discusses the key components of the Access Rule, including the security and ...

In today’s environment, it’s crucial for a company to have a compliance management system (a CMS) to manage risks associated with changing product and service offerings and also helps manage new regulations that are enacted to address developments in the marketplace. In this podcast, Consumer Protection attorney Anthony DiResta identifies the three...

Consumer Protection Attorney Anthony DiResta takes a look at the Federal Trade Commission's proposed rule to ban non-compete clauses in employment agreements. Mr. DiResta analyzes wide-ranging implications of the proposed rule and provides questions for companies to consider when submitting public comments on it. Download the file fo...

In this podcast episode of "Corporate Transparency Talk," tax attorney Alan Granwell with Holland & Knight, offers a high-level overview of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), highlighting its aim to make companies disclose their real owners to fight illicit financial activities like money laundering and terrorism. Mr. Granwell explains how t...

In this podcast episode of, litigation attorney Eddie Jauregui is joined by corporate attorney Michael Titens to discuss a federal court decision involving the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). In the case, the plaintiffs challenged the constitutionality of the CTA and Congress' ability to enact it, with the court ruling against the government in e...

Cryptocurrency has revolutionized the financial markets but also created tax traps for the unwary investor. Building on proposed regulations issued in 2023, the IRS has increased its oversight of cryptocurrency transactions by requiring brokers, beginning in 2025, to report investor sales and exchanges in connection with such transactions. Taxpayer...