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Kenneth Zuckerbrot Chairs the Bankruptcy Tax Group and represents public and private corporations and inbound and outbound investment companies in tax and real estate matters and has wide-ranging experience in debt restructurings. Ken's experience in both International taxation and REIT work is combined in the tax efficient acquisition structures of foreign real estate by U.S. REITs.

The Fourth Circuit in Cook v. United States held that federal tax penalty assessments and the payments the debtor made were not voidable fraudulent transfers that generally allow debtors to
Continue Reading 4th Circuit Holds Tax Penalty Obligations Are Not Voidable Fraudulent Transfers

Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, the new Section 163(j) generally limits a taxpayer’s deduction of any business interest expense to 30% of the taxpayer’s adjusted taxable


Continue Reading IRS Provides Procedural Relief to Real Estate Businesses with Respect to Their Interest Deduction Limitation

In a unanimous decision written by Justice Neil Gorsuch (Rodriquez v. FDIC No 18-12690), the Supreme Court vacated a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for
Continue Reading Unanimous Supreme Court Restricts Application of Federal Common Law and Invalidates Bob Richards Doctrine in Tax Refund Disputes