Jay Katz, author of The Tools & Techniques of Income Tax Planning, addresses the IRS Halloween Bag of Tricks in a recent posting to his blog, Tool & Techniques World of Financial & Tax Planning.
Lo mas importante que he hecho en mi vida (Him but important that have made i...Luis
El autor relata la experiencia más importante de su vida que ocurrió el 9 de mayo de 2000 cuando su amigo recibió la noticia de que su recién nacido había fallecido en el hospital. A pesar de que el autor pensó que no podía hacer nada para ayudar, decidió acompañar a su amigo al hospital para brindarle su apoyo. Allí aprendió que lo más importante es estar presente para los demás en los momentos difíciles, además de valorar el tiempo con amigos y familiares.
Even though Baccarat can seem like a complex game, there seems to be more ado involved in the pre-game preparations than in the actual game itself. Let’s look at card cutting and table types.
Este documento provee una guía para la estadía de los participantes del VI Curso Internacional de Adaptación al Cambio Climático en el Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE) en Turrialba, Costa Rica. Incluye información sobre cómo viajar a Costa Rica, alojamiento en CATIE, detalles sobre el curso, servicios disponibles en el campus de CATIE, y consideraciones generales para la estadía.
Cami introduces herself as a 19-year-old sophomore biology major at MSUM who wants to become a veterinary technician. She grew up on a small dairy farm and now works in her university's admissions office. She enjoys animals, scrapbooking, pickles, and the outdoors. The document then discusses the history of women's status in China, including being considered property without rights to divorce or own property, and forced into early marriage and lack of education. It notes reforms that now allow women choices over marriage, divorce, property, education, and entering the workforce.
For further details contact:
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IMPULSE TECHNOLOGIES,
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Este documento trata sobre óptica geométrica, describiendo conceptos como la formación de imágenes en espejos y lentes, los tipos de espejos y lentes, y las ecuaciones que rigen la formación de imágenes. Explica los elementos ópticos básicos como centros de curvatura, ejes principales, focos y distancias focales. También describe brevemente instrumentos ópticos como microscopios y telescopios.
La contaminación ambiental incluye la presencia de agentes físicos, químicos o biológicos en el ambiente que pueden ser dañinos para la salud. Existen diferentes tipos como la contaminación química por residuos industriales, térmica por fluidos a altas temperaturas, acústica por ruido del transporte y actividades, y visual por instalaciones industriales. La contaminación sonora es producida por sonidos ambientales nocivos. Entre las ciudades más ruidosas del mundo se encuentran Tokio, Nueva York y
Lo mas importante que he hecho en mi vida (Him but important that have made i...Luis
El autor relata la experiencia más importante de su vida que ocurrió el 9 de mayo de 2000 cuando su amigo recibió la noticia de que su recién nacido había fallecido en el hospital. A pesar de que el autor pensó que no podía hacer nada para ayudar, decidió acompañar a su amigo al hospital para brindarle su apoyo. Allí aprendió que lo más importante es estar presente para los demás en los momentos difíciles, además de valorar el tiempo con amigos y familiares.
Even though Baccarat can seem like a complex game, there seems to be more ado involved in the pre-game preparations than in the actual game itself. Let’s look at card cutting and table types.
Este documento provee una guía para la estadía de los participantes del VI Curso Internacional de Adaptación al Cambio Climático en el Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE) en Turrialba, Costa Rica. Incluye información sobre cómo viajar a Costa Rica, alojamiento en CATIE, detalles sobre el curso, servicios disponibles en el campus de CATIE, y consideraciones generales para la estadía.
Cami introduces herself as a 19-year-old sophomore biology major at MSUM who wants to become a veterinary technician. She grew up on a small dairy farm and now works in her university's admissions office. She enjoys animals, scrapbooking, pickles, and the outdoors. The document then discusses the history of women's status in China, including being considered property without rights to divorce or own property, and forced into early marriage and lack of education. It notes reforms that now allow women choices over marriage, divorce, property, education, and entering the workforce.
For further details contact:
N.RAJASEKARAN B.E M.S 9841091117,9840103301.
IMPULSE TECHNOLOGIES,
Old No 251, New No 304,
2nd Floor,
Arcot road ,
Vadapalani ,
Chennai-26.
www.impulse.net.in
Email: ieeeprojects@yahoo.com/ imbpulse@gmail.com
Este documento trata sobre óptica geométrica, describiendo conceptos como la formación de imágenes en espejos y lentes, los tipos de espejos y lentes, y las ecuaciones que rigen la formación de imágenes. Explica los elementos ópticos básicos como centros de curvatura, ejes principales, focos y distancias focales. También describe brevemente instrumentos ópticos como microscopios y telescopios.
La contaminación ambiental incluye la presencia de agentes físicos, químicos o biológicos en el ambiente que pueden ser dañinos para la salud. Existen diferentes tipos como la contaminación química por residuos industriales, térmica por fluidos a altas temperaturas, acústica por ruido del transporte y actividades, y visual por instalaciones industriales. La contaminación sonora es producida por sonidos ambientales nocivos. Entre las ciudades más ruidosas del mundo se encuentran Tokio, Nueva York y
The document presents a new approach called TSCAN for temporally summarizing topics from a collection of documents. TSCAN first derives the major themes of a topic from the eigenvectors of a temporal block association matrix. It then extracts significant events and their summaries for each theme by examining the eigenvectors. Finally, it associates the extracted events based on their temporal closeness and context similarity to form an evolution graph of the topic. Experiments on the TDT4 corpus show that temporal summaries generated by TSCAN present topics in a comprehensible form and are superior to existing summarization methods based on human references.
This document outlines rules for importing, exporting, re-exporting, and using encryption systems and equipment in Oman. It defines key terms like encryption and establishes that personal use of encryption software like PGP is prohibited, while SSL is allowed. It requires approval from the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority to deal in encryption systems and sets fees and fines for registration, renewal, and non-compliance. Licenses are required for usage and are valid for two years, with provisions for renewal and amendment. Requests must be decided on within 90 days.
The document provides character descriptions of people from the story. Stanley is a brave, helpful boy. Zero is shy but stands up to Mr. Pendanski's annoyance by attacking him with a shovel. Zig-Zag is strong but starts fights for no reason. Sam was a onion seller with his donkey Mary Lou who kissed Kate Barlow and was killed while she barely escaped. Kate Barlow and Sam kissed but were seen, leading to Sam being killed. The warden is a cruel person not to be crossed.
El documento resume la emisión de certificados bursátiles del Municipio de Aguascalientes. La emisión asciende a $90 millones de pesos a 5 años con una tasa de interés fija. El municipio goza de calificaciones crediticias muy altas debido a su sólida economía, autonomía presupuestal y desempeño financiero. La emisión ofrece una opción atractiva de inversión debido a su alta calidad crediticia y mecanismos de protección para los inversionistas.
This document outlines three knowledge sharing activities with the objectives of: 1) Mapping available knowledge sources in the region to make them accessible, 2) Developing a user-friendly website/portal for network members, partners, and communities to share knowledge and information, and 3) Translating available documented knowledge into local languages to disseminate innovations and share knowledge at the grassroots level. The activities aim to promote knowledge generation and exchange between network members, development partners, project staff, rural communities, and policy makers in the region.
Creveling & Creveling is a private wealth advisory firm in Bangkok run by Chad and Peggy Creveling, who are both CFA charterholders and certified financial planners. The firm provides financial planning and investment advice to expatriates, with areas of expertise including simplifying finances, taxes for offshore investing, overseas property considerations, healthcare plans, retirement planning, and common investment mistakes made by expats. Bios of Chad and Peggy highlight their military, education, and professional backgrounds working with expat clients.
Este documento proporciona datos estadísticos sobre la población y densidad demográfica de los diferentes continentes. Muestra que Asia es el continente más poblado con 4135 millones de personas, mientras que Oceanía es el menos poblado con 28 millones. También indica que la densidad demográfica más alta es de 120,8 personas por kilómetro cuadrado en Asia, y la más baja es de 3,4 personas por kilómetro cuadrado en Oceanía.
Este documento proporciona una introducción a los conceptos básicos y la programación en MATLAB. Explica cómo usar el entorno de MATLAB interactivamente mediante comandos e interactuar con objetos como matrices. También describe características como cálculo numérico, gráficas, programación y ejemplos para resolver ecuaciones y integrales.
The document proposes a novel approach to internet image search that requires only a single click from the user on a query image. It captures the user's search intention in four steps: 1) Categorizing the query image and applying category-specific visual feature weights, 2) Expanding query keywords based on the query image content, 3) Enlarging the image pool using expanded keywords, 4) Learning new query-specific visual and textual similarities from expanded keywords and positive examples from the query image. Experimental results showed this approach significantly improves precision of top-ranked images and the user experience over text-based search alone.
El documento habla sobre el sufrimiento que experimentan los animales en los circos debido a los malos tratos y entrenamientos que reciben. Los animales son obligados a participar en shows que afectan su salud física y mental, y son sometidos a castigos físicos y drogas para hacerlos más dóciles. Se insta a las personas a educar a los niños sobre este tema y a protestar contra los circos que maltratan animales.
El documento debate la posible legalización de ciertas drogas como la marihuana. Se mencionan algunas de las consecuencias como un mayor consumo entre los jóvenes y un aumento de la delincuencia. También se discuten los pasos requeridos para aprobar una ley como esta en una asamblea y diferentes niveles de apoyo a la legalización de drogas en varias partes del mundo.
A Tax Professional’s Ten Commandments from Jay Katz' Tool & Techniques World ...NationalUnderwriter
A Tax Professional’s Ten Commandments
1. Thou shall stuff the IRS like a taxidermist.
2. Thou shall prepare the final tax return of the Jedi.
3. Thou shall be sure that a client’s return is not filed a day late or a tax dollar short.
4. Thou shall concentrate so quietly that it is possible to hear a PTIN drop.
5. Thou shall claim the Urned Income Credit for a crematory.
February14 IRS Valentine’s Day Words of Wisdom by Jay KatzNationalUnderwriter
The document is a collection of 14 "Valentine's Day Words of Wisdom" from the IRS that play on concepts from tax law in relation to the holiday of Valentine's Day. Each item presents a humorous or punny reference to a tax concept such as accelerated depreciation for lingerie rentals, characterizing a QTIP trust as the "tip of the iceberg", or announcing the launch of a dating website called QDOTCOM for citizens seeking non-citizen spouses. The document is intended to be lighthearted and poke fun at tax law concepts through the lens of Valentine's Day.
This document discusses succession planning strategies for real estate dynasties. It begins by outlining how families can transfer wealth to the next generation through changing leadership. It then provides planning tips, including details on intentionally defective grantor trusts and dynasty trusts. Intentionally defective grantor trusts allow grantors to remove trust assets from their estate while retaining income tax liability. Dynasty trusts are long-term trusts that can benefit descendants over multiple generations by leveraging the grantor's GST exemption. The document concludes with an overview of the relevant estate and gift tax laws in 2014.
How To Write A Methodology In A Research Paper AlnKaren Oliver
The document discusses Miguel de Unamuno's novel San Manuel Bueno, Martyr and focuses on the character of Angela Carballino who recounts her experience with the parish priest Don Manuel in her village of Valverde de Lucerna. Angela claims Don Manuel pervaded the most secret life of my soul, though his confessions to a few followers reveal that he does not actually believe in what he preaches, calling into question his role as a priest.
The document discusses various topics related to taxes including notable quotes about taxes, the origins of the federal income tax in the US, different types of taxes, arguments about the burden of taxes and how tax rates have changed over time. It provides statistics showing that reducing tax rates in the past under certain presidents led to increased tax revenues and that the top income earners pay the majority of taxes in the US.
The Structure Of Narration And Its Significance - BlogMonica Ramos
The document discusses the differences between adversarial and inquisitorial justice systems. In an adversarial system, two opposing parties present their cases before an impartial judge or jury, who determine the truth. In an inquisitorial system, the judge takes a more active role in investigating evidence and determining the truth. The adversarial system is argued to be more impartial and accurate in determining the truth in a case.
This document discusses a joint venture partnership program called Partners in Research. It describes how the program works, the benefits it provides, and the potential tax savings. Specifically:
- A participant takes out a 7-year loan through Partners in Research, which uses the funds to support various research companies. Losses from the research are allocated to the participant to reduce their taxable income.
- For a $375,000 loan, annual costs of $16,875 could generate $45,000 in losses, reducing taxable income by $61,875 and saving over $25,000 in taxes.
- Partners in Research guarantees repayment of the loan and covers taxes in the event of a reassessment. The
Jim Hudson is an expert advisor who helps individuals and corporations manage their taxes efficiently. With over 40 years of experience, he crystallizes client tax problems and directs them to professionals. He also educates individuals on tax obligations and avoiding evasion through information packs. His clients have enjoyed billions in tax savings over his career. Hudson advises clients on active audits and IRS conflicts, helping them hire compatible attorneys and accountants.
9 Facts about Taxes, which the IRS doesn't Want You to KnowReliance Tax Group
The fact that a lot of people aren't aware about how the IRS operates, works in the agency’s favor. Taxpayers are more likely to stay compliant or capitulate to IRS demands when tax issues arise. Here are some hidden facts about the IRS that the Americans don't know.
In this powerpoint presentation, tax attorney Mike DeBlis discusses the mechanics of FATCA, the ripple effect that this law has had on those with unreported foreign assets, and why it is one of the most controversial laws that no one has ever even heard about.
The document presents a new approach called TSCAN for temporally summarizing topics from a collection of documents. TSCAN first derives the major themes of a topic from the eigenvectors of a temporal block association matrix. It then extracts significant events and their summaries for each theme by examining the eigenvectors. Finally, it associates the extracted events based on their temporal closeness and context similarity to form an evolution graph of the topic. Experiments on the TDT4 corpus show that temporal summaries generated by TSCAN present topics in a comprehensible form and are superior to existing summarization methods based on human references.
This document outlines rules for importing, exporting, re-exporting, and using encryption systems and equipment in Oman. It defines key terms like encryption and establishes that personal use of encryption software like PGP is prohibited, while SSL is allowed. It requires approval from the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority to deal in encryption systems and sets fees and fines for registration, renewal, and non-compliance. Licenses are required for usage and are valid for two years, with provisions for renewal and amendment. Requests must be decided on within 90 days.
The document provides character descriptions of people from the story. Stanley is a brave, helpful boy. Zero is shy but stands up to Mr. Pendanski's annoyance by attacking him with a shovel. Zig-Zag is strong but starts fights for no reason. Sam was a onion seller with his donkey Mary Lou who kissed Kate Barlow and was killed while she barely escaped. Kate Barlow and Sam kissed but were seen, leading to Sam being killed. The warden is a cruel person not to be crossed.
El documento resume la emisión de certificados bursátiles del Municipio de Aguascalientes. La emisión asciende a $90 millones de pesos a 5 años con una tasa de interés fija. El municipio goza de calificaciones crediticias muy altas debido a su sólida economía, autonomía presupuestal y desempeño financiero. La emisión ofrece una opción atractiva de inversión debido a su alta calidad crediticia y mecanismos de protección para los inversionistas.
This document outlines three knowledge sharing activities with the objectives of: 1) Mapping available knowledge sources in the region to make them accessible, 2) Developing a user-friendly website/portal for network members, partners, and communities to share knowledge and information, and 3) Translating available documented knowledge into local languages to disseminate innovations and share knowledge at the grassroots level. The activities aim to promote knowledge generation and exchange between network members, development partners, project staff, rural communities, and policy makers in the region.
Creveling & Creveling is a private wealth advisory firm in Bangkok run by Chad and Peggy Creveling, who are both CFA charterholders and certified financial planners. The firm provides financial planning and investment advice to expatriates, with areas of expertise including simplifying finances, taxes for offshore investing, overseas property considerations, healthcare plans, retirement planning, and common investment mistakes made by expats. Bios of Chad and Peggy highlight their military, education, and professional backgrounds working with expat clients.
Este documento proporciona datos estadísticos sobre la población y densidad demográfica de los diferentes continentes. Muestra que Asia es el continente más poblado con 4135 millones de personas, mientras que Oceanía es el menos poblado con 28 millones. También indica que la densidad demográfica más alta es de 120,8 personas por kilómetro cuadrado en Asia, y la más baja es de 3,4 personas por kilómetro cuadrado en Oceanía.
Este documento proporciona una introducción a los conceptos básicos y la programación en MATLAB. Explica cómo usar el entorno de MATLAB interactivamente mediante comandos e interactuar con objetos como matrices. También describe características como cálculo numérico, gráficas, programación y ejemplos para resolver ecuaciones y integrales.
The document proposes a novel approach to internet image search that requires only a single click from the user on a query image. It captures the user's search intention in four steps: 1) Categorizing the query image and applying category-specific visual feature weights, 2) Expanding query keywords based on the query image content, 3) Enlarging the image pool using expanded keywords, 4) Learning new query-specific visual and textual similarities from expanded keywords and positive examples from the query image. Experimental results showed this approach significantly improves precision of top-ranked images and the user experience over text-based search alone.
El documento habla sobre el sufrimiento que experimentan los animales en los circos debido a los malos tratos y entrenamientos que reciben. Los animales son obligados a participar en shows que afectan su salud física y mental, y son sometidos a castigos físicos y drogas para hacerlos más dóciles. Se insta a las personas a educar a los niños sobre este tema y a protestar contra los circos que maltratan animales.
El documento debate la posible legalización de ciertas drogas como la marihuana. Se mencionan algunas de las consecuencias como un mayor consumo entre los jóvenes y un aumento de la delincuencia. También se discuten los pasos requeridos para aprobar una ley como esta en una asamblea y diferentes niveles de apoyo a la legalización de drogas en varias partes del mundo.
A Tax Professional’s Ten Commandments from Jay Katz' Tool & Techniques World ...NationalUnderwriter
A Tax Professional’s Ten Commandments
1. Thou shall stuff the IRS like a taxidermist.
2. Thou shall prepare the final tax return of the Jedi.
3. Thou shall be sure that a client’s return is not filed a day late or a tax dollar short.
4. Thou shall concentrate so quietly that it is possible to hear a PTIN drop.
5. Thou shall claim the Urned Income Credit for a crematory.
February14 IRS Valentine’s Day Words of Wisdom by Jay KatzNationalUnderwriter
The document is a collection of 14 "Valentine's Day Words of Wisdom" from the IRS that play on concepts from tax law in relation to the holiday of Valentine's Day. Each item presents a humorous or punny reference to a tax concept such as accelerated depreciation for lingerie rentals, characterizing a QTIP trust as the "tip of the iceberg", or announcing the launch of a dating website called QDOTCOM for citizens seeking non-citizen spouses. The document is intended to be lighthearted and poke fun at tax law concepts through the lens of Valentine's Day.
This document discusses succession planning strategies for real estate dynasties. It begins by outlining how families can transfer wealth to the next generation through changing leadership. It then provides planning tips, including details on intentionally defective grantor trusts and dynasty trusts. Intentionally defective grantor trusts allow grantors to remove trust assets from their estate while retaining income tax liability. Dynasty trusts are long-term trusts that can benefit descendants over multiple generations by leveraging the grantor's GST exemption. The document concludes with an overview of the relevant estate and gift tax laws in 2014.
How To Write A Methodology In A Research Paper AlnKaren Oliver
The document discusses Miguel de Unamuno's novel San Manuel Bueno, Martyr and focuses on the character of Angela Carballino who recounts her experience with the parish priest Don Manuel in her village of Valverde de Lucerna. Angela claims Don Manuel pervaded the most secret life of my soul, though his confessions to a few followers reveal that he does not actually believe in what he preaches, calling into question his role as a priest.
The document discusses various topics related to taxes including notable quotes about taxes, the origins of the federal income tax in the US, different types of taxes, arguments about the burden of taxes and how tax rates have changed over time. It provides statistics showing that reducing tax rates in the past under certain presidents led to increased tax revenues and that the top income earners pay the majority of taxes in the US.
The Structure Of Narration And Its Significance - BlogMonica Ramos
The document discusses the differences between adversarial and inquisitorial justice systems. In an adversarial system, two opposing parties present their cases before an impartial judge or jury, who determine the truth. In an inquisitorial system, the judge takes a more active role in investigating evidence and determining the truth. The adversarial system is argued to be more impartial and accurate in determining the truth in a case.
This document discusses a joint venture partnership program called Partners in Research. It describes how the program works, the benefits it provides, and the potential tax savings. Specifically:
- A participant takes out a 7-year loan through Partners in Research, which uses the funds to support various research companies. Losses from the research are allocated to the participant to reduce their taxable income.
- For a $375,000 loan, annual costs of $16,875 could generate $45,000 in losses, reducing taxable income by $61,875 and saving over $25,000 in taxes.
- Partners in Research guarantees repayment of the loan and covers taxes in the event of a reassessment. The
Jim Hudson is an expert advisor who helps individuals and corporations manage their taxes efficiently. With over 40 years of experience, he crystallizes client tax problems and directs them to professionals. He also educates individuals on tax obligations and avoiding evasion through information packs. His clients have enjoyed billions in tax savings over his career. Hudson advises clients on active audits and IRS conflicts, helping them hire compatible attorneys and accountants.
9 Facts about Taxes, which the IRS doesn't Want You to KnowReliance Tax Group
The fact that a lot of people aren't aware about how the IRS operates, works in the agency’s favor. Taxpayers are more likely to stay compliant or capitulate to IRS demands when tax issues arise. Here are some hidden facts about the IRS that the Americans don't know.
In this powerpoint presentation, tax attorney Mike DeBlis discusses the mechanics of FATCA, the ripple effect that this law has had on those with unreported foreign assets, and why it is one of the most controversial laws that no one has ever even heard about.
Do you know every Texans can lower their property taxes! But how? They should protest annually to minimize their property taxes with a Licensed Tax Consultant in the State of Texas. Know more @ www.poconnor.com
The RE Investment News is the monthly newsletter for Mid-America Association of Real Estate Investors. This month, Health Care, Self Directed Health Savings Accounts, Subject To Investing Examples, Active vs Passive Investing Strategies, and Your Network is your Networth.
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Every year billions of dollars in unclaimed money and property is turned over to the State by companies who cannot locate the owners. Unclaimed money and property in the form of bank saving accounts, safety deposit vaults, deposit certificates, estates owned, money orders that were not cashed, insurance policies that are terminated or matured, term deposits, non refunded utility deposits and many other sources. Companies cannot hold on to money owed to another indefinitely. When the company cannot find the property owner, the money must be handed over to the State. State laws require the remittance of unclaimed money, from:
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insurance companies
utilities companies
loan companies
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public and private pension proceeds
landlords, retailers, and other companies and institutions that collect money in trust.
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Identity theft is a challenge to businesses, organizations and government agencies, including the IRS. Tax-related identity theft occurs when someone uses your stolen Social Security number to file a tax return claiming a fraudulent refund.
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1. The document discusses corporate and individual income taxes in the United States, including tax rates, tax brackets, and the debate around taxing the wealthy.
2. It provides examples of tax rates and calculations for various investments, bonds, and dividends.
3. The debate around increasing taxes on the top 1% is examined, with arguments on both sides discussed around whether the wealthy pay their fair share or should contribute more in taxes.
The document contains 5 letters to the editor advocating for tax reform and the FairTax plan. The letters argue that the current tax system is too complex, confusing and unfair. It hides taxes in higher prices. The FairTax would replace the current tax system with a national sales tax, ensuring people take home their full paychecks. Supporters say it would make the US more competitive, benefit the middle class and eliminate tax anxiety.
Inheritance tax is payable in the UK on estates worth more than £325,000. It is charged at 40% on the portion of an estate above this threshold. The tax generally must be paid within 6 months of the date of death. Around 2.6% of estates pay inheritance tax annually after exemptions and exclusions. There are several steps people can take to reduce their taxable estate, such as making lifetime gifts to spouses or family, setting up trusts, leaving money to charity, and purchasing life insurance where the payout is put into a trust.
The Myths & Realities Of Estate Planning 2009cpwalmsley
In this presentation I debunk some common misconceptions with estate planning. This knowledge and more is available to my clients. Audio will soon be added.
Excess and Surplus Lines Law: A 3-State Sample of a Complete State-by-State C...NationalUnderwriter
Welcome to the 2015 Excess and Surplus Lines Law: A State-by-State Compendium!
This is a 3-state sample of the FREE complete, 186-page state-by-state compendium.
This state-by-state compendium, culled from FC&S Legal’s Eye on the Experts column, is taken from the 2015 Excess and Surplus Lines Laws in the United States Manual, contributed by John P. Dearie, Jr., John N. Emmanuel, Robert A. Romano, and Paige D. Waters, attorneys at Locke Lord LLP, which reflects all of the pertinent changes in the surplus lines laws and regulations of the 50 states and U.S. territories including a special section on the Non-Admitted and Reinsurance Reform Act (“NRRA”) and the steps surplus lines carriers and brokers should be
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How to Successfully Navigate the Latest Changes to the Affordable Care ActNationalUnderwriter
From ALM's National Underwriter comes a timely and necessary ACA presentation covering:
Employer Mandate Penalties
• Reporting Requirements
• Small Business Health Options (SHOP) Changes
• Cadillac Tax Delay
• Delay of Menu Labeling Rule
• Other Affordable Care Act Changes
• Changes to IRS Forms
• Statistics
Finding in Favor of Insurer, Jury Rejects Homeowners¹ Bid for $600,000 for Wa...NationalUnderwriter
From the NEW Verdicts & Settlements section of FC&S Legal: The Insurance Coverage Law Information Center: Finding in Favor of Insurer, Jury Rejects Homeowners¹ Bid for $600,000 for Water Damage to Their Home
A Florida jury has rejected a couple’s claim that they were entitled to $600,000 from their homeowner’s insurance company for water damage to their residence, finding that the damage claimed by the couple had not been caused by water flowing from a water spout that had been left on overnight.
Facts & Allegations
Andres and Doris Cabo alleged that on January 11, 2011, their residence in Miami-Dade County sustained property damage as a result of their daughter leaving the kitchen faucet’s filtered water spout on overnight. The couple filed a claim with their insurance carrier, Security First Insurance, for water damage to their home.
The EU Solvency II Regime for Insurers: An Update on ImplementationNationalUnderwriter
The document summarizes recent regulatory developments related to the implementation of Solvency II in the UK and EU. It discusses the publication of new rules and guidance by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) on Solvency II requirements. It also outlines new EU regulations setting approval processes for internal models and special purpose vehicles. Finally, it mentions UK regulations coming into force on January 1, 2016 to enable firms to apply for Solvency II requirements verification and approvals in advance.
CFTC Grants No Action Relief to Commodity Pool Operators with Respect to Cert...NationalUnderwriter
CFTC Grants No Action Relief to Commodity Pool Operators with Respect to Certain Insurance-Linked Securitization Vehicles by Daphne G. Frydman, Brian Barrett, and Raymond A. Ramirez
Toward the end of 2014, the staff of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (“CFTC”) Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (“DSIO”) issued two letters affecting insurance-linked securitization vehicles: CFTC Letter No. 14-145[1] and CFTC Letter No. 14-152.[2]
Both CFTC Letters 14-152 and 14-145, which are summarized below, afford relief from certain Commodity Pool Operator (“CPO”) compliance obligations. Although Letter 14-145 preceded Letter 14-152, the summary begins with Letter 14-152 because Letter 14-145 is a no-action letter that was issued to a specific (and anonymous) market participant and cannot be relied on by other market participants. In contrast, Letter 14-152 was addressed to the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (“SIFMA”) and affords industry-wide relief from CPO registration to certain entities that engage in insurance-linked securities transactions.
Arbitration in Insurance Coverage Disputes: Pluses and MinusesNationalUnderwriter
The document analyzes the perceived advantages and disadvantages of arbitration in insurance coverage disputes. Some key advantages of arbitration include finality due to limited appeals, enforceability of decisions internationally, flexibility in procedures, and neutrality of venue. However, arbitration can also limit legal protections for the weaker party, decrease precedent from favorable rulings, and eliminate principles such as construing ambiguity against the insurer. While arbitration may be faster and cheaper, these benefits are limited in complex cases. Policyholders should consider negotiating arbitration provisions or avoiding policies with mandatory arbitration clauses.
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Supreme Court of Texas Marries Contractual Limitations to Insurance Policies by Tom Stilwell, John English, Justin T. Scott, and J. Sean Jain
In a case that has been closely watched by the oil and gas industry and its insurers, the Supreme Court of Texas recently issued its opinion in In re Deepwater Horizon, and settled the debate concerning whether a company’s insurance policies stood alone or were married to and dependent upon an insured’s limited obligation in a separate contract to insure and indemnify a third party. Specifically, the court found that Transocean’s $750 million primary and excess insurance policies did not offer unrestricted coverage to BP as an additional insured, but instead incorporated and were bound by the
limitations placed on Transocean’s liability under the parties’ drilling contract (the “Drilling Contract”).
Supreme Court of New Jersey Confirms "Fairly Debatable" Standard for First Pa...NationalUnderwriter
Supreme Court of New Jersey Confirms "Fairly Debatable" Standard for First Party Bad Faith; Acknowledges Relevance of Actual Investigation by Frederic J. Giordano and Robert F. Pawlowski
The Supreme Court of New Jersey recently issued an important pair of decisions for policyholders with bad faith claims against their first-party insurance companies in Badiali v. New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Group[1] and Wadeer v. New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company.[2] In Badiali and Wadeer, the court reiterated the narrow “fairly debatable” standard as the threshold for bad faith claims in New Jersey. But, the court also opened the door to modify this standard in the Badiali decision by recognizing the relevance of the actual claims handling in a particular case.
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Holds Policyholders May Assign Their Statutory Rig...NationalUnderwriter
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Holds Policyholders May Assign Their Statutory Right to Recover Punitive Damages Arising from Insurer¹s Bad Faith by Sara N. Brown and Roberta D. Anderson
In an issue of first impression, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently held in Allstate Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co. v. Wolfe[1] that a policyholder may assign statutory bad faith claims under Pennsylvania’s bad faith statute, Section 8371,[2] to a third party claimant.
Importantly, Wolfe resolves the conflict among Pennsylvania and federal decisions regarding the assignability of the right to recover statutory bad faith damages, and allows assignees to seek punitive damages under the statute against an insurer who acts in bad faith.
New York State Department of Financial Services Expands Its Cyber Focus to In...NationalUnderwriter
New York State Department of Financial Services Expands Its Cyber Focus to Insurers by Eric R. Dinallo, Jeremy Feigelson, David A. O’Neil, Jim Pastore, and Jordan R. Friedland
The New York State Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) recently announced a major expansion of its cybersecurity efforts: DFS will require insurers to respond to a special “comprehensive risk assessment” on cybersecurity, with those assessments to be followed by an enhanced focus on cybersecurity as part of DFS’s regular examinations of insurers. DFS’s announcement expands to insurance the increasingly rigorous approach it has recently applied to banks in the area of cyber security. More importantly, it offers critical guidance to all industries about what regulators will consider adequate precautions and preparation in this area.
Migrating Sand Triggers Separate Policy Limits for CGL Policy¹s Personal Inju...NationalUnderwriter
Migrating Sand Triggers Separate Policy Limits for CGL Policy¹s Personal Injury and Property Damage Coverages by Michael S. Levine and Matthew T. McLellan
Cyber Security and Insurance Coverage Protection: The Perfect Time for an AuditNationalUnderwriter
Cyber Security and Insurance Coverage Protection: The Perfect Time for an Audit by Lynda Bennett
2014 ended almost the same way that it began for most companies – having concerns about cyber security and hackers. At the beginning of the year, the news cycle was focused on breaches that took place in the consumer product space as Target, Michael’s, Neiman Marcus, and Home Depot worked fast and furious to address breaches that led to concerns about a massive amount of credit card information possibly being “in the open.” Later in the year, we learned that corporate giants like JPMorgan Chase and Apple were not immune from cyber security breaches as still more personally identifiable information and very personal photographs were released into the public domain. Finally, as 2014 drew to a close, the entertainment industry was further rocked by the cyber-attack on Sony Corp., which led to even broader concerns about national security and terrorist threats.
Class Actions: Insurance Related Claims
by Thomas F. Segalla
Whether prosecuting or opposing a motion for class certification, within the context of insurance related claims, there are certain principles that are critical to determining the allegations that are necessary to successfully assert such claims and the nature of any challenge to a motion to certify the punitive class. As the court noted, in the case of Deborah Mahon v. Chicago Title Insurance Co.:[1]
Clarifying Bad Faith Jurisprudence in Virginia, Federal Court Recognizes Bad ...NationalUnderwriter
Clarifying Bad Faith Jurisprudence in Virginia, Federal Court Recognizes Bad Faith Claim Against First-Party Insurer by Michael S. Levine
In Great Am. Ins. Co. v. GRM Mgmt., LLC,[1] a federal district court denied an insurer’s motion to dismiss a bad-faith claim arising out of the insurer’s denial of its policyholder’s claim for property damage and loss of business income following the theft of rooftop air conditioning units from the policyholder’s hotel. The ruling is significant because it illustrates that Virginia law supports first-party bad-faith claims against insurers.
CFTC Grants No-Action Relief to Commodity Pool Operators with Respect to Cert...NationalUnderwriter
CFTC Grants No-Action Relief to Commodity Pool Operators with Respect to Certain Insurance-Linked Securitization Vehicles
Toward the end of 2014, the staff of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (“CFTC”) Division of Swap Dealer
and Intermediary Oversight (“DSIO”) issued two letters affecting insurance-linked securitization vehicles: CFTC Letter No. 14-145[1] and CFTC Letter No. 14-152.[2]
Both CFTC Letters 14-152 and 14-145, which are summarized below, afford relief from certain Commodity Pool Operator (“CPO”) compliance obligations. Although Letter 14-145 preceded Letter 14-152, the summary begins with Letter 14-152 because Letter 14-145 is a no-action letter that was issued to a specific (and anonymous) market participant and cannot be relied on by other market participants. In contrast, Letter 14-152 was addressed to the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (“SIFMA”) and affords industry-wide relief from CPO registration to certain entities that engage in insurance-linked securities transactions.
N.J. Trial Court Applies "Named Storm" Deductible in Superstorm Sandy Case
A New Jersey trial court has ruled that the “Named Storm” deductible applied to an insured’s claim in a Superstorm Sandy case.
The Case:
Wakefern Food Corporation, a buying cooperative of owners/operators of Shoprite and PriceRite supermarkets that purchased commercial property insurance from Lexington Insurance Company, claimed over $50 million in losses from Superstorm Sandy. Lexington paid about $22 million, and Wakefern sued the insurer.
Wakefern asserted that Superstorm Sandy was not a “Named Storm” by definition when it hit New Jersey and its losses had occurred. It asserted that when the storm hit New Jersey at approximately 8:00 p.m. EDT on October 29, 2012, the storm was not declared by the National Weather Service to be a hurricane, typhoon, tropical cyclone, or tropical depression, as its policy defined Named Storm. Wakefern pointed out that as of 5:00 p.m. EDT on October 29, 2012,
the storm already was “expected to transition into a frontal or wintertime low pressure system shortly.” Wakefern
contended that by 7:00 p.m. EDT, the National Weather Service’s National Hurricane Center (“NHC”) had declared the storm a “Post-Tropical Cyclone.” Wakefern argued that a “Post-Tropical Cyclone” was defined in the glossary of NHC terms as its own weather event and that a Post-Tropical Cyclone was a “former tropical cyclone” not a “Hurricane, Typhoon, Tropical Cyclone, Tropical Storm or Tropical Depression.”
Clarifying Bad Faith Jurisprudence in Virginia, Federal Court Recognizes Bad-...NationalUnderwriter
Clarifying Bad Faith Jurisprudence in Virginia, Federal Court Recognizes Bad-Faith Claim Against First-Party Insurer
In Great Am. Ins. Co. v. GRM Mgmt., LLC,[1] a federal district court denied an insurer’s motion to dismiss a bad-faith claim arising out of the insurer’s denial of its policyholder’s claim for property damage and loss of business income following the theft of rooftop air conditioning units from the policyholder’s hotel. The ruling is significant because it illustrates that Virginia law supports first-party bad-faith claims against insurers.
Wisconsin Supreme Court: Pollution Exclusion Bars Coverage for Well Contamin...NationalUnderwriter
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that standard pollution exclusions in insurance policies bar coverage for groundwater contamination resulting from the application of manure and septic waste as fertilizers. Specifically, the court found that while manure and septic waste may have beneficial uses as fertilizers, they unambiguously fall under the definition of "pollutants" in the insurance policies once they contaminate water supplies and cause damage. The ruling resolved conflicting lower court decisions on this issue. However, the court noted there may still be limitations to the pollution exclusion depending on the specific circumstances.
New York High Court Finds Lead Exposure Injuries to Children of Different Fam...NationalUnderwriter
New York High Court Finds Lead Exposure Injuries to Children of Different Families a Single Loss for Coverage Purposes
In its recent decision in Nesmith v. Allstate Ins. Co.,[1] the New York Court of Appeals ruled that lead paint exposure
injuries suffered by the children of two different families occupying the same apartment in successive periods constitute a single “accidental loss” subject to a single per-occurrence limit pursuant to the non-cumulation clause in two successive policies issued by a landlord’s insurer.
Discharge of Debt Income (from The Tools & Techniques of Income Tax Planning)NationalUnderwriter
Discharge of Debt Income is culled from the NEW 4th Edition of The Tool & Techniques of Income Tax Planning. It covers: When Can a Discharge of Debt Be Excluded from Gross Income?; Types of Indebtedness; Recourse v. Nonrecourse; Which Types of Debt Can Be Excluded from a Taxpayer’s Gross Income?; Which Types of Debt Can Be Excluded from a Taxpayer’s Gross Income?; and MORE.
Indonesian Manpower Regulation on Severance Pay for Retiring Private Sector E...AHRP Law Firm
Law Number 13 of 2003 on Manpower has been partially revoked and amended several times, with the latest amendment made through Law Number 6 of 2023. Attention is drawn to a specific part of the Manpower Law concerning severance pay. This aspect is undoubtedly one of the most crucial parts regulated by the Manpower Law. It is essential for both employers and employees to abide by the law, fulfill their obligations, and retain their rights regarding this matter.
The presentation deals with the concept of Right to Default Bail laid down under Section 167 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 and Section 187 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023.
A Critical Study of ICC Prosecutor's Move on GAZA WarNilendra Kumar
ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan's proposal to its judges seeking permission to prosecute Israeli leaders and Hamas commanders for crimes against the law of war has serious ramifications and calls deep scrutiny.
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The IRS Halloween Bag of Tricks
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Declaring Halloween, the last day of October,
National 1031 Like-Kind Exchange Day: Tax-Free
Exchanges of Tricks for Treats with a safe harbor for
any trick or treater who holds out his or her back and
proclaims, “Quid or Quo.”
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Instructing Blood Banks to report deposits of 10,000
or more pints of blood by any person dressed as
Dracula.
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Announcing that wicked witches of the west will be
granted three more hours to file returns than wicked
witches of the east.
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Issuing a revenue ruling holding that anybody
dressed up as Robin Hood will have to report
anything taken from the rich but will be
disallowed a charitable deduction for anything
given to the poor.
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Issuing a revenue procedure announcing the
IRS will not privately rule on whether a
person dressed up as Superman will be
allowed to file a joint return with Clark Kent.
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Announcing that any person who steals a
costume must report it as income and incur a
penalty for identity theft.
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On Halloween, revenue officers and revenue
agents dressed as Vikings will do field audits
of Capital One asking it to explain “What’s in
their wallet.”
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Will send qualifying appraisers to random
neighborhoods to value the candy that each
household in the neighborhood intends to give
out. Any household with candy valued at $600
or more must issue 1099-TREATS.
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That the Commissioner has no comment on a
new film described as an IRS Thriller called
“Friday the 15th” a story about a mummy
who attempts to file as Head of Haunted
Household.
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