Der IDW S 16 ist da! Wie Unternehmen bestandsgefährdende Entwicklungen früher erkennen und Haftungsrisiken vermeiden – jetzt sind Frühwarnsysteme Pflicht.

Here’s a curious thing:

• an advisory opinion from a U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on an issue for which there is no controversy and that is mostly academic.

That’s exactly what we have in In re Whittaker Clark & Daniels, Inc., Case Nos. 24-2210 & 24-2211 (3rd Cir., decided September 10, 2025)(see first concurring opinion).##

No Controversy

Bankruptcy and IRS tax debts are deeply misunderstood topics, often surrounded by confusion and anxiety.

For individuals and businesses who know very little about these issues, it’s important to start with the basics – not all tax debts are wiped out by bankruptcy, and the rules for clearing IRS debts are complex. However, bankruptcy can provide relief, or at least breathing room, for those facing insurmountable tax bills.

Here’s what you need to know, presented in practical terms for the average taxpayer.

What Is Bankruptcy?

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has issued the Insolvency Professionals to act as IRPs, RPs, Liquidators and Bankruptcy Trustees (Recommendation) (Second) Guidelines, 2025, which will govern appointments for the period January 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026.

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has released two notable discussion papers, namely, Minimum Shareholding Requirements for Directors and Partners of IPEs dated November 17, 2025, and Standardised Templates for Beneficial Ownership and Section 32A Affidavits dated November 6, 2025. Together, these papers propose substantive reforms intended to enhance governance discipline within Insolvency Professional Entities (IPEs) and improve the quality, uniformity, and reliability of disclosures in the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP).

The UK retail and hospitality sectors are entering the crucial winter trading period under renewed pressure following the Chancellor’s November Budget. Economic growth remains weak, and the Office for Budget Responsibility has downgraded its annual economic forecasts through to 2030, signalling that the operating environment for consumer-facing businesses is likely to remain difficult for some time. Meanwhile, insolvency levels continue their upward trajectory: 2,029 company insolvencies were recorded in October 2025, a 17% increase compared with the same month last year.

Written by- Thomas H. Curran, Thomas H. Curran Associates

The Federal Court declined to approve a creditors' scheme of arrangement by Twinza Oil Limited (Twinza). The scheme, supported by all scheme creditors, proceeded on the assumption that the ordinary and preference shares were worthless.

Key takeouts

At 11 p.m. on Thursday, December 31, 2020, the United Kingdom left the European Union.

This has since enabled staff in many airports in continental Europe, often with unconcealed delight, to direct British citizens to much longer queues than they would have needed to join had the U.K. remained an EU Member State.

In August 2025, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) launched a Restructuring and Insolvency Arbitration Protocol, designed to provide a framework for arbitration of matters arising in the context of restructuring, adjustment of debt or insolvency.