Speaker
Basil Boutris
Vaught & Boutris LLP
Topics
• When and how bankruptcy can be used to discharge various types of taxes
• Recent court decisions restricting the discharge of taxes when tax returns are not timely filed
• Using bankruptcy in conjunction with other tax collection alternatives to develop an overall long-term strategy for the client
• The second bite at the apple: using bankruptcy to provide a forum to litigate assessed, unpaid tax liabilities that are disputed
• The use of bankruptcy to minimize tax consequences of discharged or forgiven debts
• The important exceptions to Cancellation of Debt Income
• When bankruptcy is an option for discharging tax liabilities
• Tax issue-spotting before and during a bankruptcy