Illinois (IL) Finance CLE Course Catalog

An expert panel, including a representative from the IRS, will review updated federal tax filing & payment deadlines.">An expert panel, including a representative from the IRS, will review updated federal tax filing & payment deadlines.

This seminar will cover the nuts and bolts application of the October IRS guidance on virtual currency, how to advise taxpayers that previously took a position contrary to the guidance, and the inherent limitations of releasing guidance by FAQ.

When a client asks you (or, when you ask yourself), "when should I take my Social Security retirement benefit?" will you know how to answer that question? This session will help you learn how to respond to that question. There is no "one size fits all." However, you will learn how to approach the subject and guide your client to an answer that will meet the client's goals.

Due to the rapid aging of the U.S. population in general and investors in particular, issues relating to diminished capacity and vulnerable investors are a main focus of regulators and securities firms.

Given the huge increase in filings lately and the increase in the debt limit after the passage of the Family Farmer Relief Act, the webinar would like to provide more information to consumer and small business lawyers who might be interested in expanding into Chapter 12 practice.

The panel will explore the new requirements for filing and confirming a small business case under the new Subchapter V of Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, which became effective on February 19, 2020, and will address the potential issues you and your clients are likely to confront in seeking to successfully effectuate a reorganization thereunder.

Hear from leading bankruptcy practitioners on how they used litigation finance, the benefits and potential concerns in litigation and litigation trusts arising from the Great Recession and how litigation finance can be a tool as we confront the economic fall-out from the COVID-19 pandemic.

This seminar will discuss Section 1113 of the CARES Act, which, in part, excludes from the definition of “current monthly income” COVID-19 payments made by the federal government related to the COVID-19 federal emergency, and allows debtors who have been affected by the pandemic to modify their chapter 13 plans to allow payments for up to seven years after the first payment was due if their plans were confirmed prior to the enactment of the law.">This seminar will discuss Section 1113 of the CARES Act, which, in part, excludes from the definition of “current monthly income” COVID-19 payments made by the federal government related to the COVID-19 federal emergency, and allows debtors who have been affected by the pandemic to modify their chapter 13 plans to allow payments for up to seven years after the first payment was due if their plans were confirmed prior to the enactment of the law.

Most firms have the full Microsoft Office Suite, and are woefully underutilizing it, to the detriment of their firm. This program will demonstrate PowerPoint's use in the legal profession, both in and out of the courtroom, has become nearly invaluable.