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Real Estate Strategies Update - Tax Incentives for Real Estate Projects
As a result of the downturn in the economy, more businesses are using tax incentives to subsidize financing of real estate construction and renovation projects. Incorporating tax incentives into a project’s plan of finance requires upfront, detailed strategic planning taking into consideration the mechanics of the tax incentive program and, in the case of syndicated tax credits, the requirements of potential tax credit investors. This article provides a brief introduction to three syndicated real estate tax credits and a commonly available tax deduction for green building expenditures.
By Saundra R. Hirth and Real Estate Strategies
Private Client Services Update - Incapacity Can Be Expensive in More Ways Than One
Although modern medicine has greatly lengthened the average lifespan, it also has created a situation where more people will spend a longer period of time in an incapacitated state prior to death. An adult who is unable to handle and manage his or her finances must be assisted by an agent or fiduciary of some type.
By Lawrence G. Cumming and Private Client Services Group
Private Client Services Update - No Longer a Need to Rush to the Funeral Home
There are at least two Virginia cases where disputes have arisen and litigation has resulted over the question of where a person should have been buried.
By Robert H. Powell III and Private Client Services Group
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Kaufman & Canoles One of 20 Firms Nationwide Named to The National Law Journal's "Midsize Hot List"
Kaufman & Canoles, P.C. is featured on The National Law Journal’s 2010 "Midsize Hot List," which named 20 law firms across the country that have demonstrated creative, innovative strategies to stay competitive.
Kaufman & Canoles Named to 2010 Chambers USA
Kaufman & Canoles, P.C. is pleased to announce that the firm and many of its attorneys have been named to the 2010 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business.
About John M. Bredehoft, Vincent J. Mastracco Jr., T. Braxton McKee, Christopher J. Mugel, Stephen E. Noona, Hunter W. Sims Jr., William R. Van Buren III and Burt H. Whitt
Ann K. Crenshaw Named to Virginia Business's Top Women in Commercial Real Estate
Kaufman & Canoles, P.C. is pleased to announce that Ann K. Crenshaw was named to Virginia Business's Top Women in Commercial Real Estate.
About Ann K. Crenshaw
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Kaufman & Canoles Represents Spotsylvania County in Issuance of Taxable General Obligation School Bond
Kaufman & Canoles, P.C., recently served as bond counsel in connection with the issuance by the County of Spotsylvania, Virginia of its $2,630,000 Taxable General Obligation School Bond, which was sold to the Virginia Public School Authority ("VPSA") in exchange for a portion of the proceeds of VPSA's Direct Payment Qualified School Construction Bonds to finance the costs of certain energy efficiency improvements and renovations to public school buildings in Spotsylvania County.
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Kaufman & Canoles Represents YMCA of South Hampton Roads in Issuance of Tax-Exempt Revenue Bonds
Kaufman & Canoles, P.C., recently served as bond counsel in connection with the issuance by the Virginia Small Business Financing Authority of $11,272,000 in tax-exempt revenue bonds to assist YMCA of South Hampton Roads in financing and refinancing the acquisition, construction and renovation of various YMCA properties located in Virginia Beach, Chesapeake and Suffolk, Virginia.
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Kaufman & Canoles Represents Underwriters in Issuance of Bonds to Finance Renovation of Library Building at Virginia Wesleyan College
Kaufman & Canoles, P.C., recently served as bond counsel in connection with the issuance by the Norfolk Airport Authority of a $5,050,000 tax-exempt revenue bond to assist Virginia Wesleyan College in refinancing the renovation of the library building located on the College's campus in Norfolk, Virginia.
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