We just received word that late yesterday, the IRS extended the 45 and 180 day deadlines for Section 1031 transactions. It appears that such deadlines which fall between April 1st and July 14th will be extended to July 15, 2020. We have also been alerted that our colleagues at IPX 1031 are working diligently with
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Paid Leave under the FFCRA Part II: Department of Labor Guidance, by Kieran O’Day
This article is the marvelous work of our current law clerk Kieran O’Day, who will be finishing his stint with us shortly and heading on to clerk with the Supreme Court for the State of Wisconsin!
To help navigate the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), the Department of Labor (DOL) published guidance on April…
Essential vs. Non-Essential: What the Safer at Home Order Means for Wisconsin Businesses, by Kieran O’Day
This article is the marvelous work of our current law clerk Kieran O’Day, who will be finishing his stint with us shortly and heading on to clerk with the Supreme Court for the State of Wisconsin!
On March 25, 2020 Wisconsin’s Safer At Home Order (the Order) went into effect. The order is Wisconsin’s version…
Paid Leave under the FFCRA, Part I: The Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act & The Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act by Kieran O’Day
This article is the marvelous work of our current law clerk Kieran O’Day, who will be finishing his stint with us shortly and heading on to clerk with the Supreme Court for the State of Wisconsin!
COVID-19 has caused unprecedented illness across the country and has sparked Congress and federal agencies into swift action. In…
Loans under the CARES Act: What Wisconsin Small Businesses Need to Know
Small businesses have been substantially affected by the rippling effects COVID-19 has had our society and the actions taken by federal, state, and municipal authorities to help minimize the spread of the virus in the United States. In Wisconsin, Governor Tony Evers issued a Safer at Home order on March 24, 2020 which classified some…
Opportunity Zones: A New Tool for Capital Gains Deferral and Reduction
This article, appearing in the January 18, 2019 Business Law Blog of the State Bar of Wisconsin, is brought to you through the consent of the following author, together with the permission of the Business Law Blog of the State Bar of Wisconsin. We are pleased to bring this article of significant importance to you…
State Law Still Matters When Drafting Contractual Limited Remedies Provisions
This article, appearing in the May 7, 2019 Business Law Blog of the State Bar of Wisconsin, is brought to you through the consent of the following author, together with the permission of the Business Law Blog of the State Bar of Wisconsin. We are pleased to bring this article of significant importance to you…
Preparing for the End of the London Interbank Offered Rate in 2021
This article, appearing in the April 18, 2019 Business Law Blog of the State Bar of Wisconsin, is brought to you through the consent of the following authors, together with the permission of the Business Law Blog of the State Bar of Wisconsin. We are pleased to bring this article of international importance to you…
Section 1202 and the Potential Elimination of Federal Income Tax on the Sale of Stock
The following article by James N. Phillips appeared in the February 13, 2019 issue of the Business Law Section Blog of the State Bar of Wisconsin and is being reposted from that site with the permission of the author and the State Bar of Wisconsin.
Jim Phillips, Iowa 1979, is a shareholder in the…
Planning a Business Exit? How to Navigate an SBA Financed Deal
Small business owners looking to sell their business in the near future need to be prepared for the complexities that will arise during the exit process. One complexity is the tangled web that comes with the Buyer of the business obtaining a loan backed by the Small Business Administration 7(a) program. Buyers of businesses are…