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Retirement Assets for Equitable Distribution
In Part One of this article, published last month, we were discussing a hypothetical divorcing couple. The husband would like to keep all of his retirement savings, which have been valued at about 150% of the value of the couple's home, which the wife would like to keep as her own. The husband has offered to exchange his ownership interest in the house for his wife's interest in his retirement savings. His retirement assets consist entirely of pre-tax dollars, and he would like to get a credit for the estimated cost of the unpaid taxes (his combined marginal tax bracket is 33 1/3%). The value of the retirement assets after the tax adjustment would be roughly the same as the value of the house. There are no unrealized capital gains taxes associated with the house.
Taxable Income, Marginal Tax Rates and AMT
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
The DOJ's New Parameters for Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programs
The parameters set forth in the DOJ's memorandum have implications not only for the government's evaluation of compliance programs in the context of criminal charging decisions, but also for how defense counsel structure their conference-room advocacy seeking declinations or lesser sanctions in both criminal and civil investigations.
Use of Deferred Prosecution Agreements In White Collar Investigations
This article discusses the practical and policy reasons for the use of DPAs and NPAs in white-collar criminal investigations, and considers the NDAA's new reporting provision and its relationship with other efforts to enhance transparency in DOJ decision-making.
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.