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California's Bankrupt Towns Mask True Home of Municipal Collapse - Oregonian

07/16/12

The three states share the regulatory confluence of strong restrictions on revenue-raising and low bars on bankruptcy filing. In California, five of its 39 Chapter 9 petitions were made by cities or counties: Orange County in 1994, and the cities of Desert ...

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Hart stonewalls creditors at bankruptcy hearing, move could imperil his case - The Spokesman-Review

07/16/12

assets and debts during a meeting conducted by the trustee in Hart’s Chapter 13 bankruptcy filing; Hart was questioned under oath in the session at the Coeur d'Alene federal courthouse. Hart, a longtime tax protester who owes the IRS more than ...

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United States: Partnership Bankruptcy Tax Issues - Mondaq

07/16/12

For purposes of Federal, state or local income taxes, the filing of a bankruptcy petition for or against an individual partner creates a separate taxable entity. 2 The partner and the bankruptcy estate must file separate tax returns. 2. Taxable Years of an ...

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The Oklahoma Bankruptcy Lawyers at Atkins & Markoff Alert Public to Reported Drop in United States Bankruptcy Filings During First Half of 2012 - YAHOO!

07/16/12

The Oklahoma bankruptcy attorneys at Atkins & Markoff, a law firm that provides advice and legal guidance to consumers and businesses who find themselves in serious financial trouble and whose Web site URL can be found at http://www ...

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Plan to settle Fidelis bankruptcy in conflict over lawsuit protection - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

07/16/12

company or state attorney general that collects money — or is eligible to collect — from the US Fidelis bankruptcy pot. Azra Mehdi, a San Francisco lawyer representing the California consumers, said in a July 9 court filing that the proposed plan would ...

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Nebraska, Not California, is King of Municipal Collapse - Bloomberg

07/16/12

The three states share the regulatory confluence of strong restrictions on revenue-raising and low bars on bankruptcy filing. In California, five of its 39 Chapter 9 petitions were made by cities or counties: Orange County in 1994, and the ...

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Economist, business owners ponder San Bernardino's economic future - San Jose Mercury News

07/16/12

SAN BERNARDINO - A regional economist and city business owners pondered the potential impacts the city's looming bankruptcy filing will have on the already distressed business climate and economy. City officials announced Tuesday they would be ...

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Nebraska, Not California, is King of Municipal Collapse - Bloomberg

07/16/12

The three states share the regulatory confluence of strong restrictions on revenue-raising and low bars on bankruptcy filing. In California, five of its 39 Chapter 9 petitions were made by cities or counties: Orange County in 1994, and the ...

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Shaw Gussis, Kirkland, DLA Piper: Business of Law - Bloomberg

07/16/12

said his client needed time and a number of critical employees to complete work that was in progress when the firm filed for bankruptcy on July 10. There were “numerous transactions in the middle of being executed” at the time of filing ...

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Editorial: California cities’ bankruptcy a cautionary tale for Texas - Dallas Morning News

07/15/12

Also, Scranton, Pa., Mayor Chris Doherty has tried to unilaterally slash city worker pay to the federal minimum wage, instead of filing for bankruptcy. Who’s next: Several other cities, most prominently Detroit, face seemingly insurmountable ...

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