On September 13, 2024, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that taxpayers in Louisiana will have until February 3, 2025 to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make certain payments due to Hurricane Francine. The extension applies to any individual, business, or tax-exempt organization that has a valid extension to file their

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) finalized a rule on August 28, 2024 that creates new reporting requirements for certain transfers of residential real estate. Under the new rule, transfers of residential real estate not already subject to the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism regulatory regime will be required to submit a Real Estate Report.

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) published details regarding the second Employee Retention Credit Voluntary Disclosure Program (the “Disclosure Program”) on August 15, 2024. The Disclosure Program will allow employers who previously received payments for their Employee Retention Credit (“ERC”) to repay 85% of the credit received.

On June 6, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that life-insurance proceeds required to be used to redeem stock of a deceased shareholder must be included in the value of the company for purposes of determining the deceased shareholder’s gross estate.

In a recent decision, the United States Supreme Court held that Section 3 of the Federal Arbitration Act requires a court to stay a proceeding pending arbitration and provides no discretion for the court to dismiss the action.