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Freeman Law’s most up-to-date Compendium of Recent Coronavirus Legislation and Regulatory Reform is being made available to the public here. Please check back regularly, as we will be updating the Compendium on a daily basis to incorporate new and forthcoming guidance and laws.   Click below for ...

As previously posted on Forbes.com. The following post is from Freeman Law, PLLC, and is available at www.freemanlaw.com.   By Jason B. Freeman  The novel coronavirus pandemic may be unlike anything that we have ever seen.  And so it stands as a living, breathing crucible through which to test Ne...

The U.S. Supreme Court announced that it is postponing upcoming oral arguments.  The last time that it did that was more than a hundred years ago in 1918 as a response to the Spanish flu.[1]  Case in point that our judicial system is undergoing strains that, while not entirely unprecedented, are ...

The following post is from Freeman Law, PLLC, and is available at www.freemanlaw.com.   By Jason B. Freeman Does a pandemic like the Coronavirus trigger a contractual force-majeure clause?  A force-majeure clause is sometimes referred to as an “act-of-god” clause. And perhaps nowhere are the conc...

The United States has the power to place a lien on a taxpayers’ property and rights to property when that taxpayer has unpaid federal taxes.[1] The government is statutorily authorized to bring a civil action to enforce this lien under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) § 7403.[2] While § 7403 generally...

The IRS recently issued Notice 2020-18, announcing special Federal return filing and payment relief in response to the Coronavirus epidemic.  In addition, the IRS issued a series of Frequently Asked Questions to provide taxpayers with timely information addressing some of the most common question...

The Texas Comptroller announced on March 25, 2020, that it is offering assistance to businesses that are potentially struggling to pay the full amount of the Texas sales tax that they collected in February, 2020.  For affected businesses, the Texas Comptroller is offering short-term payment agree...

The IRS has been busy issuing guidance regarding the coronavirus and its effects on the federal income tax system.  In addition, the IRS has specifically recognized the detrimental effects the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has had on taxpayers.  On March 25, 2020, the IRS announced a “sweeping ...

The following post is from Freeman Law, PLLC, and is available at www.freemanlaw.com.   The IRS has been busy issuing guidance regarding the coronavirusand its effects on the federal income tax system.  In addition, the IRS has specifically recognized the detrimental effects the coronavirus (COVI...