North Star Tax and Legal Briefing

Plain-English briefings on business tax, IRS defense, and bankruptcy from North Star Law Firm, a Houston attorney-CPA practice. We break down what actually loses deductions, triggers penalties, and sinks reorganizations — and how to protect yourself before the notice arrives. Episodes are narrated using AI-generated audio, edited and produced by North Star Law Firm. Free consultations and full written analyses with citations at htx-legal.net

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  New Federal Crackdown on Off-the-Books Payroll and ITIN Accounts: What Houston Employers Should Know

  Aug 1, 20264 minS0

  A new FinCEN advisory puts off-the-books payroll, labor brokers, and ITIN-based accounts under coordinated scrutiny from banking regulators, the IRS, and immigration enforcement. This briefing covers what the June 2026 guidance says, why the real exposure falls on employers — including personal liability for unpaid payroll taxes — and what Houston businesses should do now. Read the full analysis: https://htx-legal.net/fincen-itin-payroll-tax-fraud-advisory-houston-employers

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  When Can a Servicer Keep Your Cash? The Seventh Circuit’s CMBS Cash-Sweep Ruling and What Borrowers Should Watch

  Jul 30, 20264 minS0

  A federal appeals court just revived a commercial borrower's fight over a CMBS cash sweep that trapped millions in rental income — all because two clauses in the same cash-management agreement pointed in opposite directions. This episode breaks down what a cash sweep is, what the Aberdeen decision means for borrowers, and the drafting fix that prevents the dispute. Read the full analysis at https://htx-legal.net/cmbs-cash-sweep-excess-cash-flow-ambiguity-borrower-protections

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  Can a Bankruptcy Trustee Claw Back Money From a Downstream Recipient? Section 550 After ONH

  Jul 25, 20264 minS0

  A bankruptcy trustee can reach past the person who took money straight from a failed business and sue whoever received it later. A recent Delaware decision holds the trustee must actually undo the original transfer, but does not have to sue that first recipient to do it. What it means for creditors chasing a recovery, and for anyone facing a clawback years after the deposit cleared: https://htx-legal.net/fraudulent-transfer-subsequent-transferee-section-550-onh-texas

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  Losing Your Appeal to Mootness Isn’t ’Irreparable Harm’: The Del Monte Stay Ruling and What Objecting Creditors Must Prove

  Jul 24, 20264 minS0

  When a Chapter 11 plan is consummated, an objecting creditor's appeal can die as equitably moot — and the Del Monte Foods ruling shows that the risk of mootness alone won't win a stay pending appeal. This briefing covers the four stay factors and the kind of concrete, non-economic harm objectors must actually prove. Read the full analysis: https://htx-legal.net/equitable-mootness-stay-pending-appeal-confirmation-order-del-monte

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  Who Owns the Fraud Claim? When a Customer’s Bankruptcy Doesn’t Take Your Right to Sue Its Officers

  Jul 20, 20264 minS0

  <p>Your customer goes bankrupt after its officers assured you it was healthy — so who owns the fraud claim against them, you or the estate? A recent Delaware decision held vendor fraud claims stay with the vendors, because reliance is personal. What Houston suppliers and distressed-asset buyers need to know. Full analysis at https://htx-legal.net/insights</p>

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