Fred M. AckersonCounselMcDermott Will & Schulte LLPWebsitewww.mwe.comBlogwww.mwe.com/insightsConnectEmailTwitterLinkedIn312-984-6929 Professional Biography Fred M. Ackerson is counsel in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm's Chicago office. Fred focuses his practice on state and local tax planning and controversies. More Legal and Business Bylines From Fred M. Ackerson What to Know About Illinois’s 2025 Amnesty Programs - (Posted On Friday, June 27, 2025) Illinois Enacts Pass-Through Entity Tax to Help Partners and S Corporation Shareholders Avoid the $10,000 SALT Cap - (Posted On Saturday, September 04, 2021) Illinois Amnesty Programs Now Underway - (Posted On Tuesday, October 01, 2019) Choices for Illinois Taxpayers in Implementing the 2017 Income Tax Rate Increase - (Posted On Thursday, February 15, 2018) llinois Franchise Tax Relief on the Horizon - (Posted On Tuesday, December 05, 2017) Tax Changes Implemented As Part of Revenue Package Supporting Illinois Budget - (Posted On Saturday, July 08, 2017) Plain and Simple: Maryland Tax Court Holds Insurance Company is Exempt from Corporate Income Taxes - (Posted On Wednesday, May 13, 2015) U.S. Supreme Court Turns its Attention to State Tax, Agrees to Hear “Double Taxation” Case - (Posted On Monday, June 02, 2014) Section 752 Proposed Regulations Regarding Partnership Recourse Liabilities and Rules for Related Persons - (Posted On Monday, January 27, 2014) Current Legal Analysis Sunpin v. Petersham: Mass. SJC Narrows the Path to Denying Large-Scale Solar by: Kathleen M. Heyer Tax or Fee? Retailer Considerations for the Rising Wave of ‘Delivery’ Charges by: Nikki E. Dobay Federal Funding Intelligence Brief (July 15, 2026) by: J. Lucas Adair, Ph.D. Education or Advice? How Retirement Plan Sponsors Can Boost Retirement Literacy While Avoiding ERISA Fiduciary Liability by: Belinda S. Morgan , Samantha M. Adams TEXTS AREN’T CALLS!: Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Holds Definitively Text Messages Are Not Telephone Calls for TCPA DNC Purposes– And Now the Whole Nation Will Take Notice by: Eric J. Troutman SBTi Corporate Net-Zero Standard 2.0: New Flexibility, New Obligations by: Brook J. Detterman , Claire Schachter How to Seek Confidential Treatment for Materials Submitted in a Routine SEC Exam by: Jarrod Azopardi , Matthias Kleinsasser Fanning the Flames: Second Circuit Splits With Ninth Circuit on Federal Preemption of Natural Gas Restrictions by: Varu Chilakamarri , Derek B. Kalbfleisch How Deep is Your Fake? A 3-Minute-Guide on Labelling Obligations under the EU AI Act by: Dr. Sandra Müller , Dr. Annette Demmel E-2 Visa for Japanese Investors by: Salvatore “Sal” Picataggio EB-2 NIW Green Card Case Study: Approval for AI Software Developer from Morocco by: Colombo & Hurd EB-2 NIW Green Card Case Study- Approval for Civil Engineer from Honduras by: Nicolas Vargas Fintech EB-2 NIW- What Executive Order 14405 Does and Doesn’t Do for Your Petition by: Aaron Labreque ADA Defense Attorneys for Businesses by: Dr. Nick Oberheiden Wealth Tax Watch- A Mid-Year Update by: Joshua A. Labat , Faith H. Liveoak Upcoming Events Jul 22-23 2026 The National Association of Women Lawyers 2026 Annual Meeting Sep 14-16 2026 Private Wealth Management Summit by Marcus Evans Sep 17-18 2026 Chief Litigation Officer Summit by Marcus Evans Sep 17-18 2026 IP Law Summit by Marcus Evans Print
