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Scripps Research Institute chemist honored for inventing catalytic, asymmetric oxidation methods and pioneering click chemistry

Laureates honored in chemistry, life sciences, and physical sciences and engineering.

Una estructura sintética podría reemplazar algún día las partes dañadas por enfermedad.

The German giant may build a new “Verbund” site in Guangdong, China.

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The partners expect to begin clinical studies of the compound later this year

Chemical profits continue to rise as the global economy booms

Several firms quell merger and acquisition expectations in calls with analysts

OnePlus on Friday announced that its wireless earphones, the Bullets Wireless Z will be available for purchase starting 10 May 2020. OnePlus had launc

It was a hectic week for investors with a flurry of deals and developments. Catch up on the news you have missed with this curated reading list of BL’s top stories.

Sensex, Nifty 50 have fallen sharply and hover above respective key support; stay alert

While the traditional masala portfolio continues to hold its sway, the brand is up against stiff competition from food delivery apps and the thriving community of restaurants that they support for its ready-to-cook and ready-to-eat fare.

Spend a weekend with the BMW 330i M Sport and it becomes apparent that plenty of fresh elements have been injected into the new 3 Series, says Pavan Lall.

Equipped with a host of features including seats with massaging function, climate control, remote controlled door, 15 speaker surround sound system, the car also has agility control suspension system.

Key tool for lawyers, accountants, financial planners, executors, trustees and other professional advisors

Death of a Taxpayer offers a comprehensive review of the relevant income tax implications that occur at death. Fully updated to reflect the latest budgetary pronouncements, legislative changes, new case law, CRA administrative positions, this exclusive edition provides guidance to help minimize the tax burden on the estate of the deceased taxpayer.

Designed as an all-in-one resource for tax professionals, it contains detailed information on the intricacies of estate planning and income tax compliance, with expert commentary you can trust to address even the most complex tax issues that can arise at death. It is a key tool for lawyers, accountants, financial planners, executors, trustees and other professional advisors.

Topics include:

• The tax treatment on death of income from rights and things, periodic payments, refund of premiums from RRSPs, etc.
• The tax treatment of capital property at death
• Rollovers to spouses, common law partners and qualifying trusts
• Special issues regarding partnerships and farm property
• Taxa

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Written by William I. Innes, LLB, LLM, and Patrick J. Boyle, LLB, Canada's most highly regarded experts on charities and non-profits at Dentons, Charities, Non-Profits and Philanthropy under the Income Tax Act provides a readable, affordable and comprehensive guide to the regulation of charities, non-profits, and philanthropy under the Income Tax Act. This book brings together all the material charities, non-profits, and their advisors need in one manageable, user-friendly volume.

Topics covered:

• What Qualifies as a Charitable Donation?
• How is a Charitable Organization Defined?
• Registration of Charities
• Public Foundations
• Private Foundations
• Gift Planning
• Reporting, Disclosure, and Record Keeping
• Penalties and Revocation of Registration
• Appeals
• Charitable Donations and Expenditures in Foreign Countries
• Political Activities

A must-have reference tool for anyone who:

• Provides legal or accounting services to charitable or non-profit organizations
• Provides advice on charitable donations as a vehicle for tax management and estate or tax planning
• Acts as an administrator of a charity or non-profit organization

There is simply no better source for complete and up-to-date tax advice concerning charitable organizations and charitable donations!

Be sure about your tax planning strategies. Order Now!

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The U.S. Master Tax Guide, 2013 Legislative Update provides tax professionals with explanations of the key components of late-breaking legislation including the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. The provisions, whether impacting individuals, families or business, are succinctly explained and generously complemented with cautions, examples and comments. Moreover, the effective dates of these wide-ranging provisions are clearly set out. All explanations will be keyed to the corresponding discussions in the 2013 U.S. Master Tax Guide.

Related Products of Interest

- U.S. Master Tax Guide + the Legislative Update Combo
- U.S. Master Tax Guide (2013)

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This Special Report contains the full text of the 2011 Federal Budget announced on March 22, 2011.

In addition this report contains commentary written by Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP and other members of CCH Canadian’s Editorial Board..



Shipping March 23, 2011

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The 2010 CCH GAAP Guide, Volumes I and II, is the perfect bridge between the existing GAAP hierarchy and the new FASB Codification. This new two-volume set’s pre-/post-Codification dual-reference system, detailed cross-reference table, and index help you quickly locate the information you need in the way you are most comfortable with. Content is current and authoritative — written by leaders in the field, with analysis, practice pointers and illustrations to filter the complexities.

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Available: November 2010

This book reflects all pertinent federal taxation changes that affect 2010 returns and provides fast and reliable answers to tax questions affecting individuals and business income tax.

The 2011 MTG contains timely and precise explanation of federal income taxes for individuals, partnerships, corporations, estates and trusts, as well as new rules established by key court decisions and the IRS.  Significant new tax developments are conveniently highlighted and concisely explained for quick reference and understanding.  The handbook's explanations are meticulously researched and footnoted to provide tax practitioners with the most accurate and legally sound guidance to help them understand, apply and comply with today's complex federal tax laws.

This handbook is built for speed with numerous time-saving features, including a tax calendar, taxpayer-specific return flowcharts, lists of average itemized deductions, selected depreciation tables, rate tables, checklists of income, deduction and medical expense items, and more.  These features help users quickly and easily determine how particular tax items and situations should be treated and answer client questions.

It comes complete with the popular Quick Tax Facts card that can be detached for at-a-glance reference to key tax figures and other often referenced amounts used in preparing 2010 income tax returns, and a special bonus CPE course supplement entitled "Top Federal Tax Issues for 2011," which focuses in on the most significant and thorniest new tax developments affecting practitioners for the year.  The Top Federal Tax Issues Course allows professionals to earn CPE credit while keeping up-to-date on the most important tax issues (grading fee additional).

The 2011 U.S. Master Tax Guide's updated explanations cover:

• Highlights of New Tax Developments
• Tax Rates and Tax Tables
• Individuals
• Corporations
• S Corporations
• Partnerships
• Trusts and Estates
• Exempt Organizations
• Income
• Exclusions from Income
• Business Expenses
• Non-Business Expenses
• Losses and Bad Debt
• Depreciation, Amortization and Depletion
• Tax Credits
• Minimum Tax
• Tax Accounting
• Basis for Gain or Loss
• Sales, Exchanges and Capital Gains
• Installment Sales/Deferred Payment Sales
• Securities Transactions
• Tax Shelters/At-Risk Rules/Passive Losses
• Retirement Plans
• Corporate Acquisitions/Reorganizations
• Taxation of Foreign Activities/Taxpayers
• Returns and Payment of Tax
• Withholding and Estimated Taxes
• Examination of Return

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Available: April 2012

Comprehensively analyzes all the tax laws applicable to individual retirement accounts. The first part of the book discusses the 15 different types of IRAs, including the four most recent types authorized by the tax laws: the Roth IRA, the education IRA, the SIMPLE IRA, and the deemed IRA. The second part discusses the various areas of tax law relating to the operation and administration of an IRA. There is a separate chapter on each area of the tax law. The third part of the book deals with taxation of distributions from an IRA, including premature distributions, minimum distributions during lifetime and after death, withholding taxes, and estate taxes. It also deals with the tax rules applicable to the different types of the beneficiaries receiving distributions from an IRA, including foreign beneficiaries, charitable beneficiaries, trust beneficiaries, estate beneficiaries, spouse and nonspouse beneficiaries, and individual and non-individual beneficiaries.

Related books:

• Federal Estate & Gift Taxes: Code & Regulations (Including Related Income Tax Provisions), As of 03/2012
• Estate Planning (2013 Edition) (U.S.) 
• U.S. Master Estate and Gift Tax Guide (2013) 
• Estate and Retirement Planning Answer Book, 2012 Ed. U.S.

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Available: November 2011

A practical guide designed for CPAs who service public companies, whether internally or externally. It identifies disclosure requirements for financial statements, Management's Discussion and Analysis, and the SEC rules mandated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. This product is both for preparers and reviewers of financial statements that will be included in SEC 1933 or 1934 Act filings. It can be used to prepare and review the financial statement disclosures of non-small business, domestic registrants.

The checklists are organized by question, disclosure requirement and reference source. First, the reader is prompted with a question, such as "Does the company have restrictions on its cash?" If the answer is yes, the reader proceeds to the disclosure requirement. The reader can also obtain more in-depth information by reading the excerpts from SEC reference material that is provided in the book and supports the requirement.

Once the reader is satisfied that the company has met the disclosure requirements, the response to the question and the workpaper reference can be entered into the book or on the checklist, which is available on the free, companion CD included with the volume.

The free, back-of-the-book CD contains three checklists covering the same disclosure questions and requirements in the book.        

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Available: August 2011

Professors Richard C. Pugh, Charles H. Gustafson, and Robert J. Peroni

Compiled by a team of distinguished law professors, the 2011-2012 edition of INTERNATIONAL INCOME TAXATION: Code and Regulations-Selected Sections serves both students and practitioners in accessing the laws and regulations for U.S. international tax. For students, the INTERNATIONAL INCOME TAXATION: Code and Regulations-Selected Sections is a popular companion to an international tax course book for use in undergraduate or graduate courses in law and business schools. For practitioners, the book is an exclusive convenient desk reference. Unlike the full multi-volume Internal Revenue Code and Income Tax Regulations, this single-volume reference travels well between home and office.

Includes CD of entire contents of book.

In this comprehensive and easy-to-use volume, the authors have selected provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and Income Tax Regulations directly related to the U.S. taxation of foreign entities and the U.S. taxation of domestic entities that have income from sources outside the country.

The 2011-2012 edition of INTERNATIONAL INCOME TAXATION: Code and Regulations-Selected Sections reflects all legislation and regulations enacted or adopted on or before June 1, 2011.

• 1040 Express Answers (2012)
• 1041 Express Answers (2012)
• 1065 Express Answers (2012)
• U.S. Master Tax Guide®,2012
• ProSystem fx Tax: for U.S. Tax Returns
• INTERNAL REVENUE CODE: Income, Estate, Gift, Employment and Excise Taxes, Winter 2012 Edition
• U.S. INCOME TAX REGULATIONS, Winter 2012 Edition

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Available June 2012

Part of the new CCH Beacon Series, Taxation of the Entertainment Industry 2012 is an insightful treatise that helps practitioners in entertainment tax planning:
• spot unique issues before they become problems,
• interpret rules and regulations correctly,
• make business decisions that lower taxes,
• and ensure compliance with the law.

This valuable reference by expert practitioner and author, Schuyler Moore, provides in-depth treatment of the taxation of film and television industries, including music and sports. It provides insights on proven strategies and techniques for achieving solid bottom-line results for those practitioners with clients within the entertainment industry.

Taxation of the Entertainment Industry sets forth details of an eight-point master plan for managing entertainment tax issues:
• Know how the law characterizes ownership rights and interests
• Choose a business form that provides maximum tax advantage
• Determine the best time to report and recognize income
• Reduce the tax burden through deductions, depreciation, and the investment tax credit
• Avoid liability for failure to withhold wages
• Realize tax deferral and tax savings through foreign production or distribution
• Discover innovative and creative strategies for financing film production and distribution, and 
• Pay close attention to the special tax considerations that apply to talent.

Moore thoroughly explains all of these issues, opportunities and challenges with clarity in this sure and steady guide through the ins and outs of entertainment tax law.

CONTENTS:
• Overview
• Fundamental Characterization Issues
• Choice of Entity
• Income Recognition, Timing and Characterization
• Deductions and Depreciation
• Wage Withholding
• Foreign Production and Distribution
• U.S. Tax Withholding on Foreign Persons
• Financing Using Domestic Tax Shelters
• Other Financing Methods
• Tax Planning for Talent
• California Taxation
• The Sports Industry
• The Music Industry
• Film Financing
• Forms

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Schuyler M. Moore is a partner in the Corporate Entertainment Department at the Los Angeles office of the national law firm of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP.  He was the founding Chairman of the Entertainment Tax Subsection of the Los Angeles County Bar Association Taxation Section.  Mr. Moore holds undergraduate and law degrees from the University of California at Los Angeles, where he was first in his law class.  He has published numerous articles dealing with a wide variety of tax subjects and is the author of The Biz: The Basic Business, Legal and Financial Aspects of the Film Industry.  Mr. Moore is an adjunct professor for the UC

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CCH's Highlights of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is a convenient vehicle for alerting clients to the new tax provisions provided under this economic stimulus bill. For individuals, this legislation includes a Making Work Pay Credit based on earned income, with a $250 economic stimulus payment to Social Security recipients and disabled veterans; an AMT patch for 2009; extension of the first-time homebuyer credit to September 1, 2009, with the repayment obligation eliminated for 2009 purchases; a $3,000 floor on the refundable Child Tax Credit; a $2,500 American Opportunity Tax Credit that is 40 percent refundable; suspension of income tax on up to $2,400 of unemployment benefits for 2009; expansion of eligible expenses for 529 plans to include computers and related technology; an above-the-line deduction for taxes related to the purchase of a new automobile; an increase in the credit for nonbusiness energy property from $500 to $1,500 and a modification of standards;  removal of the dollar limits on the credit for residential energy efficient property for fuel cell property; an increase in the credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property; and a general re-write of the plug-in electric drive motor vehicle credit, including elimination of dollar caps, a new credit for two or three wheel and low-speed plug-in vehicles, and allowing a credit for conversion kits.

On the business side, provisions include extending bonus depreciation and increased 179 expensing through 2009; up to five-year carryback of net operating losses; expansion of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit to cover unemployed veterans and disconnected youth; deferral of cancellation of indebtedness income; an increased exclusion amount for commuter transit benefits and transit passes; an increase in the capital gain exclusion percentage for qualified small business stock; and reduction to seven years for the S Corporation built-in gain holding period. The legislation also includes a number of new or enhanced bond provisions aimed at economic recovery and alternative energy.

CCH's Highlights booklet is ideal for informing clients, prospects and staff about the key new tax changes and prompting them to turn to their tax and financial advisers for help.  It's authoritative, yet practical and easy-to-understand.  Affordable quantity discounts and the option of printing firm name and logo on the cover make the CCH Highlights booklet a great tool for firms to grow their businesses.

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CCH's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 -- Law, Explanation and Analysis provides thorough and complete text of added, amended, or repealed Code sections with controlling committee reports and CCH's explanation and analysis of tax provisions contained in the legislation. CCH editorial staff, along with leading practitioners, provide clear and practical guidance of the impact of the law's changes, including how various taxpayer groups and situations are affected.

The law is arranged in Code section sequence with italicized type used for all new language that amends previous Code sections. CCH also provides several special tables and lists to facilitate quick and thorough understanding of the new law and how it affects taxpayers. Features include an effective dates table organized by Code section, a listing by Code section of the Act sections affecting it, and a listing by Act section of the Code sections affected.

CCH's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 -- Law, Explanation and Analysis is THE resource that tax professionals, businesses, government staff and students alike need to get all the details of and help on new tax legislation changes. CCH provides the critical, late-breaking explanation and analysis to help readers make sense of complex legislative change so they can plan, respond and advise with confidence.

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The taxation of natural resources is one of the more complicated areas of the U.S. federal income tax system. From the acquisition of the mineral rights, to the exploration and development of the property, to the ultimate production of the mineral, there are unusual and challenging tax aspects along every step of the way.

Oil and Gas: Federal Income Taxation (2011) is an invaluable single-source handbook for accounting, tax and legal practitioners concerned with financial issues related to oil and gas industry tax law.  

Updated and revised by noted oil and gas taxation authority and educator, Patrick A. Hennessee, Ph.D., CPA , this detailed reference is divided into six main sections:

• Introduction to Oil and Gas Taxation
• Acquisition of Interests
• The Exploration Period
• The Production Period
• Dispositions
• Other Areas

The text begins with a discussion of the nature of oil and gas reserves in order to gain a better understanding of the industry. The material following is organized in a logical sequence of events which traces the normal industry pattern for developing oil and gas reserves.

Special features include:

• A special ''Highlights of New Developments'' section provides a convenient, at-a-glance summary of recent tax legislation, case law, rulings, position papers, etc., as they relate to the oil and gas industry, and it tells readers where in the volume they can find additional information on the specific topics.
• Reflects all the recent developments in place, including new legislation, regulations and case law changes impacting this area since the previous edition published, allowing tax and legal professionals to stay current on this highly specialized area of tax law.  
• Enables understanding of the myriad technical aspects of oil and gas taxation by thoroughly discussing the critical issues of:
  • economic interests
  • lease and purchase arrangements
  • royalties
  • working or operating mineral interest
  • production payments
  • net profits arrangements
  • geological and geophysical expenses
  • intangible drilling and development costs
  • sharing arrangements and carried interests
  • depletion
  • gross income from property
  • taxable income from property
  • unitizations
  • disposition of interests
  • nontaxable exchanges
  • losses and abandonments
  • types of ownership
  • alternative minimum tax
  • nonconventional fuel credit
  • depreciation
  • a

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In Kess on Tax Legislation 2009: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 CPE Course, noted tax experts Sidney Kess, J.D., CPA, and Barbara Weltman, J.D., take a straightforward and practical look at 2009 tax legislation and related developments. This text-based Course offers tax professionals helpful guidance on the new law, including planning opportunities, pitfalls to beware of, and ways practitioners can capitalize on the law with their clients. Helpful Practice Development Tips, Planning Pointers and Observations designed to assist users in understanding and applying the new law are peppered throughout. The Course comes complete with learning objectives, study problems and a final exam for use in earning valuable continuing education credits. The course will be divided into six chapters:

1. Changes for Individuals
2. Housing
3. Education and Health
4. Retirement Savings
5. Changes for Business
6. Miscellaneous
7. Changes

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In Kess on Tax Legislation 2009: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 CPE Course, noted tax experts Sidney Kess, J.D., CPA, and Barbara Weltman, J.D., take a straightforward and practical look at 2009 tax legislation. This text-based Course offers tax professionals helpful guidance on the new law, including planning opportunities, pitfalls to beware of, and ways practitioners can capitalize on the law with their clients. Helpful Practice Development Tips, Planning Pointers and Observations designed to assist users in understanding and applying the new law are peppered throughout. The Course comes complete with learning objectives, study problems and a final exam for use in earning valuable continuing education credits. The course will be divided into six chapters:

1. Changes for Individuals
2. Housing
3. Education and Health
4. Retirement Savings
5. Changes for Business
6. Miscellaneous Changes

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PricewaterhouseCoopers' Manual of Accounting – IFRS 2011 provides practical guidance on the IFRSs issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).

The Manual contains:

• Straight forward explanations on how to prepare financial statements in accordance with IFRS
• Insights based on PwC's IFRS experience around the world, with input from over 100 members of the Global Accounting Consulting Services authoring team
• Updated practical worked examples and extracts from company reports as well as model IFRS financial statements, which help to illustrate the explanations.

Key updates include:

• Guidance on new standards and IFRICs issued since September 2009 including:
  • Amendment to IFRS 1 on IFRS 7 exemption
  • 2010 Annual improvements
  • Amendment to IFRIC 14, 'Pre-payments of a minimum funding requirement
• Updated references to IAS 27 and IFRS 3
• A new chapter on related party disclosures under IAS 24 (revised)
• Latest PwC views and interpretations

The 2011 set includes:

• Manual of accounting - IFRS 2011
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