Dean Mead Partner Featured at the Florida Bar Tax Section Fall Meeting

By ACIdesigns | October 19, 2011

Orlando, Florida – Stephen R. Looney was among the guest speakers at the Florida Bar Tax Section Fall Meeting held October 14, 2011 at the Gaylord Palms Hotel in Orlando, Florida. Looney’s presentation was entitled, “Mergers and Acquisitions of S Corporations” and he co-presented with Jerald D. August of West Palm Beach, Florida. Their topic…

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Seminar November 1st: “Pitfalls and Planning for the Tax Consequences of Loan Workouts and Debt Restructuring”

By ACIdesigns | October 14, 2011

You’re invited to: An educational seminar hosted by Dean Mead’s Real Estate Development Industry Team Pitfalls and Planning for the Tax Consequences of Loan Workouts and Debt Restructuring Tuesday, November 1, 2011 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Registration and Lunch (Lunch is provided by Dean Mead) 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Program Location: Orange County Bar Association…

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2011 Agribusiness Symposium Highlights

By ACIdesigns | October 12, 2011

On September 22-23, 2011, Dean Mead’s Agribusiness Industry Team partnered with Wells Fargo and the accounting firm, McGladrey, to host the 2011 Agribusiness Symposium at Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando. The Agribusiness Symposium was designed to serve as a unique forum of more than 100 of the Southeast’s agricultural industry executives and thought leaders….

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New Legislation Prohibits Tax Strategy Patents

By bmalec | October 7, 2011

In the 1998 decision of State Street Bank & Trust Co., v. Signature Financial Group, Inc. 149 F.3d 1368 (Fed. Cir. 1998), the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit opened the door to obtaining patents on tax strategies when it generally held that business methods were patentable.  Although State Street did not specifically…

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Form 8939 and Instructions

By rwithers | October 7, 2011

This is quick alert for our readers.  Yesterday, the IRS posted Form 8939, Allocation of Basis Increase for Property Acquired from a Decedent, and today, the IRS posted the instructions to the Form 8939.  The Form 8939 has been substantially revised since the last release, and this is the first set of instructions issued by…

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How to Manage Liability Under the Prudent Investor Rule

By ACIdesigns | September 28, 2011

Dean Mead’s Trust & Estate Litigation Practice Group hosted a breakfast briefing on September 20, 2011 on the topic of “How to Manage Liability Under the Prudent Investor Rule”. Topic Description: The Florida Prudent Investor Act was enacted in 1993 to establish the duties owed by a fiduciary in managing investment assets. Given the historic market collapse in recent years…

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Thirteen Dean Mead Attorneys Named to 2012 Best Lawyers

By ACIdesigns | September 14, 2011

Orlando – Thirteen Dean Mead attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2012 (Copyright 2011 by Woodward/White, Inc. of Aiken, S.C.). The 2012 attorneys include: R. Mason Blake Real Estate Law Darryl M. Bloodworth Bet-the-Company Litigation and Commercial Litigation Stephen J. Bozarth Real Estate Law and Real…

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