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Like Kind Exchange for Equipment Leasing
Competitive pressures in the Equipment Leasing Industry continue to build into 2006. Although industry surveys project a healthy 7% to 8% growth in overall leasing volumes from 2004 to 2006, readily available capital continues to drive down returns as well as margins, especially for the best credit customers. In reaction to these competitive pressures, savvy lessors are increasingly taking advantage of a tax strategy involving the implementation of a Like Kind Exchange ('LKE') Program. LKE Programs enable equipment lessors to systematically avoid current recognition of taxable gain on the disposition of tax leased equipment and defer the requisite payment of state and federal income tax.
The establishment of an LKE Program provides lessors with a significant source of interest-free capital that, when considered in funding new leases, can often improve margins by 20 to 60 basis points. In addition, the advantage of an 'institutionalized' LKE Program can continue indefinitely, or, for at least as long as a lessor maintains its investment in like kind assets. Best of all, when properly implemented, LKE Programs enable lessors to avoid 'recapture' of 30% and 50% 'Bonus' depreciation for certain tax leases originated between Sept. 11, 2001 and Dec. 31, 2004, which are just now starting to come to term.
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
Use of Deferred Prosecution Agreements In White Collar Investigations
This article discusses the practical and policy reasons for the use of DPAs and NPAs in white-collar criminal investigations, and considers the NDAA's new reporting provision and its relationship with other efforts to enhance transparency in DOJ decision-making.
How AI Has Affected PR
When we consider how the use of AI affects legal PR and communications, we have to look at it as an industrywide global phenomenon. A recent online conference provided an overview of the latest AI trends in public relations, and specifically, the impact of AI on communications. Here are some of the key points and takeaways from several of the speakers, who provided current best practices, tips, concerns and case studies.
New York's Latest Cybersecurity Commitment
On Aug. 9, 2023, Gov. Kathy Hochul introduced New York's inaugural comprehensive cybersecurity strategy. In sum, the plan aims to update government networks, bolster county-level digital defenses, and regulate critical infrastructure.