Clawback in a Ponzi Scheme
Any lawyer involved in a clawback settlement agreement must, where possible, in the settlement agreement, distinguish between and earmark the two types of clawback that can happen.
Valuable Tax Refunds From Clawback Repayments
- Total Presentation Time: 01:32:07
- Florida Bar CLE Credits: 2.0 click here for CLE course
Presentation Resources: Taxation of a Clawback in a Ponzi Scheme
- 2016 Presentation slides: download slides as pdf
- 2016 Seminar script: view text or download as pdf
- IRS Revenue Ruling: download as pdf
- Revenue Procedure: download as pdf
Report to Congress: Customer Outcomes in the Madoff Liquidation Proceeding
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress. Often called the “congressional watchdog,” GAO investigates how the federal government spends taxpayer dollars. View letter from GAO to Richard Lehman regarding his assistance.