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Estate of Christiansen v. Commissioner Analyzed

Steve R. Akers (Bessemer Trust, Dallas, Texas) has recently published his article entitled Estate of Christiansen v. Commissioner, RPPT eREPORT (Feb. 2008). Here are excerpts from the introduction to his article: The Tax Court reviewed the validity of a formula… … Continue reading

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Chairman Bachus Asks SEC and CFTC to Explain Pace of Dodd-Frank Rulemaking and How Comments are Analyzed

In a letter to the SEC and CFTC, House Financial Services Chair Spencer Bachus (R-AL) said that the Committee is troubled by the volume and pace of rulemakings under the Dodd-Frank Act and asked the Commissions to explain what steps … Continue reading

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DARPA Builds Video Database To Be Analyzed By Computers

The federal government, DARPA specifically, is going to build a database of surveillance footage where computers can do the initial analysis and tagging. Biometrics will not be part of the organizing features of the collection. Rather, tagging videos will cover… … Continue reading

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Kennedy v. DuPont Analyzed

Albert Feuer (Attorney, Law Offices of Albert Feuer) has recently posted on SSRN his article entitled A Curious ERISA Case Before the Supreme Court Becomes More Confused. Here is the abstract of his article: Kennedy v. DuPont Savings Plan Administrator,… … Continue reading

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Family Limited Partnerships Analyzed

Walter D. Schwidetzky (Professor of Law, University of Baltimore School of Law) has posted his article on SSRN entitled Family Limited Partnerships: The Beat Goes On, 60 Tax Law. 277 (2007). Here is an abstract of the article: It is… … Continue reading

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