Debt or Equity? IRS Rules for Shareholder Loans
Consider a common scenario. A founder lends $2 million to his company, and the board approves the money as a loan. Everyone treats it as a…
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Who Owns Frozen Funds After an Account Hold?
A bank freezes a business account after a fraud alert. A payment processor places a reserve on merchant funds. A crypto exchange suspends withdrawals during a…
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Stripe Holding Funds After Account Closure
Stripe can close a merchant account by email. After closure, it may continue processing refunds and chargebacks for months. Merchants often discover a problem when the…
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Emergency Court Relief in New York: TROs Explained
A bank closes a business account and keeps the balance “under review.” A landlord’s notice to cure expires in ten days. A partner starts moving company…
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U.S. Pre-Immigration Tax Planning: What to Know Before You Move
Your family may have a visa, an employment start date, or a green card interview. The next question is what changes for taxes, and from which…
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Ransomware Payment: Legal Risks in the First 72 Hours
Your systems are locked, and a ransom demand appears on the screen. The first decision is whether to authorize payment, and that decision can have significant…
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Cyber Breach Lawyer: Board Risks After June 22, 2026
Five Eyes agencies say breaches will occur. A New York cyber breach lawyer on the duties, notice clocks, and insurance gaps boards face after June 22,…
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IRS Voluntary Disclosure for Foreign Assets and Crypto
How the IRS Voluntary Disclosure Practice, Streamlined procedures and delinquent-return procedures differ, how the penalties are computed, and the mistakes that get applications denied.
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Real Estate Wire Fraud: Whose System Was Compromised?
A buyer wires funds on Tuesday. On Wednesday, the other side asks where the money is. In a residential closing, that call may come from the…
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Stripe Disputes: Takeovers, Shutdowns And Collections
Every merchant that opens a Stripe account accepts the Stripe Services Agreement. That document decides what happens when the account is hacked, frozen, closed or sent…
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New York SHIELD Act Attorney: Is Your Cybersecurity Reasonable?
Earlier this week, we spoke with a physician who operates a busy medical practice in New York. Thousands of patient records. Employees handling sensitive information every…
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Why Tracing Fails Without 18 U.S.C. § 981
After a cryptocurrency theft, victims are often told the same thing: A tracing report is needed. A few weeks later they were sent a PDF document…
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