Shareholders and creditors previously had little information about the future cash
payments corporations expected to make to the government arising from disputes over uncertain
tax positions
主句:Shareholders and creditors had little information
a little 表示一点儿;little表示否定,几乎不
previously 是副词,修饰had
about the future cash payments(corporations expected to make to the government arising from disputes over uncertain tax positions) 整个句子是解释information的
括号里的句子是解释future cash payments的,红字部分是状语从句