“Entity transfers” are often used in commercial real estate transactions for the tax benefits they can confer on the parties to the transaction. In the typical “entity transfer” arrangement, title to real property being sold is first transferred from the current owner to a newly organized subsidiary entity, and then ownership of the subsidiary entity, rather than the title to the real property, is sold to the purchaser. These types of “entity transfers” have recently been targeted by the Ohio County Auditor’s Association.
Associate Jordan T. Steiner has been appointed Co-Chair of the Young Lawyers Section’s CLE Committee in the Cincinnati Bar Association for 2019-2020.
Employer Alert: Epic Decision of U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Enforceability of Arbitration Agreements
A recent decision of the U.S. Supreme Court will have wide-ranging impact in the field of employment law and should be carefully considered by all employers in assessing their current employment contracts and personnel manuals and policies.
John L. Campbell and Ann M. Seller recently returned from Sydney, Australia, where they collaborated with Australian firm Hall & Wilcox to present on tax issues that affect U.S. persons and Australians investing in the U.S. See the attached link for a Hall & Willcox summary of some of the potential issues:
Kohnen & Patton is pleased to announce Aaron M. Monk has been named to the 2018 Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber C-Change Class.
Aaron Monk presented LLC Act Update - Cincinnati Bar Association Real Property Law Institute (December 8, 2017)
Strafford Presentation Tax Planning Issues for U.S. Expatriation: Minimizing the IRC 877A Exit Tax, June 2017
Kim Kyle of Kohnen & Patton recently spoke at the ABA Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee CLE seminar in Tuscon Arizona. Ms. Kyle's presentation dealt with "Settlement Facilitation as an Alternative to Conventional Mediation: How it differs and why it may be more effective."