Back in May I wrote an update on the 'mystery tax forms' the bankruptcy trustee was saying they were issuing ... at least the mystery is over 1041 forms are being pushed out. I'll do some research and update with some details on these soon. Greg
IRS form Mystery continues
If any of you have a clue on what the mystery IRS form the bankruptcy trustee mentioned back on February 2nd, that we needed to file with our 2019 tax returns ... chime in. I've yet to find any details. Comment back if you know more for the group.
No One’s going to like this
What is below was released Monday late. As you will read they want us all to file for an IRS extension to our 2019 tax filing so this trust can get your IRS forms out to you. I'm just the piano player - I didn't write the music. ************************************************************************************* —February 3, 2020—Woodbridge Liquidation Trust … Continue reading No One’s going to like this
Input for you on the Contrarian offer
What follows is a warning/advisement/etc. from the trustee on how the Contrarian offer works in case you are considering accepting their offer. From memory, if you take the Contrarian offer all distributions after Dec 28th of last year are theirs to keep (I may be off on the date - but the point is the … Continue reading Input for you on the Contrarian offer
Offer from Contrarian Capital
NOTHING THAT FOLLOWS CAN BE TAKEN AS INVESTMENT ADVICE. YOUR PERSONAL DUE DILIGENCE IS REQUIRED TO DECIDE TO KEEP OR SELL AN INTEREST IN THE Woodbridge Liquidation Trust Many folks (but apparently not all) in the Woodbridge note program received a large packet in the U.S. mail this week offering to purchase your interest in … Continue reading Offer from Contrarian Capital
Registration Filed with SEC today
The registration application to the SEC to create 'shares' of the bankruptcy (BK) trust will be filed today. As I understand it, this process will create ownership shares in the BK trust so that owners can buy and sell interest ... the stated benefit being to create liquidity i.e. the ability to sell or … Continue reading Registration Filed with SEC today
Here’s today’s news
Tuesday, October 15, 2019 BREAKING: Ex-Woodbridge CEO Gets 25 Years For $1.3B Ponzi Scheme Former Woodbridge Group owner and CEO Robert H. Shapiro was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years in prison for orchestrating a Ponzi scheme that raised $1.3 billion from more than 8,000 investors, resulting in approximately $470 million in losses to them.
Liquidity soon!
Some may know more than I on this topic - so please reply with a message to either straighten me out on a detail or flesh out better what you know on this. But the bankruptcy trustee decided around May 1 to take the Woodbridge bankruptcy trust 'public'. Meaning go through a process of creating … Continue reading Liquidity soon!
Good for Real Estate
Like my last update this isn't anything concrete, but the image above is from today's Wall Street Journal showing that the bond market at least is pretty sure the Fed will lower interest rates one notch this summer (green graph). Trends like this are positive to real estate sellers as it lubricates the financing needed … Continue reading Good for Real Estate
A Positive
lower rates to borrow for real estate favor the Liquidation of the trust properties
Lessons Learned from the Woodbridge Scam 