Fred M. AckersonCounselMcDermott Will & Emery Websitewww.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 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 CFPB Supervisory Highlights, Mortgage Servicing Edition, Shed Light on Agency Priorities – “Junk Fees” and Loss Mitigation by: Christy W. Hancock , Robert Maddox In an About-Face, Pennsylvania to Regulate Virtual Currency as Money by: Jeremy M. McLaughlin , Joshua (Josh) Durham HIPAA Privacy Protections for PHI related to Reproductive Health Care: The Final Rule and what Covered Entities and Business Associates need to Know by: Cassandra L. Paolillo Old North State Report – April 25, 2024 by: George M. Teague , Andrew Heath SDNY Denies Leave to Amend ERISA Complaint with “Substantively the Same Defects” as Dismissed Complaint by: Alex E. Hotard , Phillip C. Thompson Upcoming Legal Education Events Jun 4 2024 FinTech and Securities Trading Platforms May 17 2024 Upon Further Review: A Look Back at the Last Year in the Third, Fourth, and D.C. Circuits May 15 2024 Capital Connect: Finance & Funding in Life Sciences May 14 2024 Harmonizing TSCA Consent Orders with OSHA HCS 2012 Print