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 The State of Employment Law: States Have a Broad Range of Expense Reimbursement Laws by: Douglas M. Oldham CFPB Seeks Comment on Proposed Rules to Scale Back Larger Participant Thresholds by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia FDA Proposes to Extend Compliance Date for Food Traceability Rule by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman New York City Pushes Back Compliance Date of Amended Debt-Collection Rules by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia FinCEN Warns Financial Institutions of Illicit Activity at Crypto Kiosks by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia EC Action Plan for the Chemicals Industry Includes Measures to Strengthen the Sector by: Lynn L. Bergeson , Carla N. Hutton Congress Passes Homebuyer Lead Reform Bill, Limiting Mortgage Lead Sharing Under FCRA by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia Massachusetts AG Issues Final Guidance Ahead of September 2 Junk-Fee Rule Enforcement by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia What to Watch: WHOOP Warning Letter by: Dominick DiSabatino , Audrey Mercer Blockchain+ Bi-Weekly; SEC and other Administrative Agencies Seek to Move Finance OnChain, As the President Promises to Make America the “Crypto Capital of The World”: August 7, 2025 by: Jonathan E. Schmalfeld , Stephen A. Rutenberg New Jersey Lawmakers Mull Stronger Labor Protections for Cannabis Industry Workers by: Michael J. Riccobono , Zachary V. Zagger Climate Tort Lawsuit in South Carolina Dismissed by State Court by: Jacob H. Hupart The 340B Rebate Pilot: Voluntary for Manufacturers, Costly for 340B Covered Entities by: Kyle A. Vasquez , Mary H. Canavan GT Newsletter | Competition Currents | August 2025 by: Tonya M. Esposito , Justin P. Hedge Eighth Circuit Clarifies Limits of Undue Hardship Defense in ADA Case by: Christopher Rubey , Rebecca J. Bernhard Upcoming Events Aug 21 2025 Crash Course: How to Acquire and Resuscitate Distressed Companies Sep 15 2025 US General Counsel Summit Sep 15 2025 Chief Litigation Officer Summit Aug 13 2025 TSCA 30/30 - August 13, 2025 Print
