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Turmoil in the economy has led to a rise of indebtedness among both individuals and businesses. In the face of these hardships, lenders have been focusing more on cooperating with borrowers to reduce debts, including modifying mortgages and other obligations and, in some cases, canceling indebtedness. In focusing on relief, debtors too often fail to make note of the tax consequences of restructured debt. Reduction and cancellation of indebtedness can have significant repercussions under federal tax law. This timely program will provide an overview of federal tax rules that apply to debt workouts, and will focus primarily on how individual debtors are affected. From foreclosures and repossessions to bad-debt deductions, our panel of expert tax attorneys will provide an overview of the most important rules attorneys need to know about the tax consequences of debt modifications.
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New Program
Every year the October ABA-CLE Connection focuses on the Supreme Court with the opening of the high court’s fall session. This year, the program will examine the confirmation process for justices, including how the U.S. came to have the system it currently has for choosing life-term justices to the highest court and various proposals that experts have made to improve the process. Currently, the confirmation process for Supreme Court justices is one that seems to have lost sight of its purpose: ascertaining the fitness of a nominee to become the highest-ranking federal judge. Instead, the process has been likened to punch and counterpunch with nominees who speak their mind at the greatest peril and off-hand utterances made decades before given great weight. The panelists will discuss how this process affects the federal judicial system and what sorts of changes could be implemented to make confirmations more about substantive constitutional issues and less a form of theatre.
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MCLE Information
MCLE accreditation is subject to each state's regulations. Full participatory credit may be available in some while others may only allow credit as self-study. The specific requirements of the individual states vary substantially vary. For example, only "experienced attorneys" as defined by the state of New York may earn credit for online courses. In Illinois, courses recorded or produced prior to January 1, 2006 are not eligible for credit and courses may only be used for credit in Illinois within the 2-year period after the original recording/production date. Click here for more information on MCLE.
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Minimum System Requirements
System requirements for CLE Now! complimentary online courses
- Internet access (broadband recommended; the use of a dial-up connection will result in significantly reduced quality)
- Windows Media Player (available here at no charge) or RealPlayer (available here at no charge)
The description and log-in page for each program indicates which media player (Windows Media or RealPlayer) is required. You can test your system here:
- RealPlayer Test: If you have RealPlayer installed and your system is working correctly, you will hear a message from ABA-CLE.
- Windows Media Player Test: If you have Windows Media Player installed and your system is working correctly, you will hear a message from ABA-CLE.
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