Available: July 2011

Authors: John C. Healy and Michael S. Schadewald

Focuses on new and emerging issues in state and local taxation (SALT).

Updates on Corporate income/franchise taxation as well as sales and use taxation.

• Part I—Multistate Corporate Income Taxes
• Part II—Sales and Use Taxation
• Part III—Streamlined Sales Tax
• Part IV—Tax Articles
• Appendix
• State Tax Department Directory
• State Internet Address Directory
• State Business Taxation Questionnaire (Abridged)

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When structuring mergers and acquisitions, there's only one way to be sure that you've thought of all the tax and legal consequences: rely on Martin D. Ginsburg, Jack S. Levin and Donald E.Rocap as you plan, develop, and execute your M&A strategy.

In this five volume print set and CD-ROM combo, these expert practitioners offer you:

• Solutions to real-life M&A problems as they arise in negotiations
• Step-by-step analysis of typical and non-typical mergers transactional permutations
• Checklists, flow charts, and other at-a-glance mergers practice materials

Whether you represent the buyer, the seller, or another interested party, you can go straight to a model M&A agreement that gives you:

• A complete document structured to embody your client's M&A interests
• Clauses addressing a wide variety of specific mergers situations
• Specific language for even the smallest mergers and acquisitions variations you're likely to encounter
• Includes CD-ROM containing Mergers, Acquisitions, and Buyouts: Sample Acquisition Agreements

Mergers, Acquisitions, and Buyouts is recently updated with:

• New step-by-step methods for structuring transactions, with tax, SEC, corporate, HSR, accounting and other mergers considerations
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Published: December 2011

Mediating Justice: Legal Dispute Negotiations, 2nd Edition provides the most comprehensive, practical, and theoretical framework for mediating disputes over rights in Canada. One of the unique features of this book is that it brings together, in one source, all of the multi-disciplinary literature on negotiation and mediation in the important context of conflicts over rights. The central theme is the power of authentic "talk" and "listening" in the resolution of our most difficult disputes.

The author provides strategic advice on the best dispute resolution practices and the role of lawyers and law in legal dispute negotiations. Practitioners will develop an enhanced understanding of the dynamics of dispute resolution and the tailoring of facilitative practices to particular disputes or barriers for successful interventions.

This resource was written for lawyers, mediators, and other conflict resolution professionals, such as human resource practitioners, judges, and tribunal members. As well, particular attention was also paid to law students.

What's included:

• An update of the most recent multi-disciplinary literature on dispute resolution in one accessible source;
• An analysis of a wide range of cutting-edge techniques for intervening in legal disputes, particularly those that are emotional or involving many parties;
• Extensive updates on the role of emotions, ethics, and on-line technology in conflict resolution;
• Descriptions of the practice routines of experienced negotiators and mediators in preparing to intervene;
• A review of new and evolving mediation theories; and
• An analysis of recent developments in the law pertaining to the confidentiality of mediated settlement discussions.

About the Author
The Honourable George W. Adams, Q.C. is one of Canada's most experienced professional mediators. He is an award winning author as well as a former superior court judge, law professor, agency head, senior bureaucrat, and legal practitioner. He has used Mediating Justice to educate law students at the University of Toronto School of Law in negotiation theory and practice and to provide mediation training to senior administrative tribunal members and lawyers.

Dubbed the "guru" of mediation by the National Post, Adams has mediated in a vast range of legal conflict situations. In 1997 he resigned from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, in a rare instance of a judge stepping down from the bench to establish a neutral dispute resolution practice.

 

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Glenn E. Dance, Partner at Ernst & Young, LLP

This is the premier publication on the taxation of Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) and their partners. Master Limited Partnerships are sophisticated publicly traded entities that are sometimes referred to as "publicly traded partnerships."

This treatise provides a detailed discussion of the tax issues associated with the entire life cycle of an MLP, from its formation to its operation and ultimate liquidation. This treatise simplifies these complex rules and provides the reader with a practical understanding thereof. It includes real-life examples illustrating the application of the relevant tax rules to commonly-encountered MLP fact patterns. References are made throughout the treatise to specific MLP structures that currently exist in the marketplace so as to provide focus and practical application of the rules.

1. An Introduction to Master Limited Partnerships
2. Comparison of MLPs to Other Types of Business Organizations
3. Application of MLP Qualified Income Test
4. Tax Issues Associated with the Marketability of MLP Interests
5. Tax Issues Associated with the Formation of an MLP
6. Classes of MLP Interests and the Allocation of Taxable Income
7. Tax Allocation Issues Related to Built-In Gain or Loss Property
8. Basis Adjustments Resulting from Transfer of MLP Interest
9. Tax Treatment of Disposition of MLP Units
10. Tax Reporting Issues for MLPs

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Author: Glenn E. Dance, Partner at Ernst & Young, LLP

This is the premier publication on the taxation of Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) and their partners. It discusses the significant tax advantages by virtue of the MLP's status as a pass-through entity. MLPs are highly complex entities with significant administrative burdens which are discussed in detail. Moreover, MLP investors face tax complexities by virtue of the pass-through nature of the entity, This publication also explores the fact that MLPs are not subject to corporate tax or fluctuations in the investors' basis as a result of cash distributions.

This treatise provides a detailed discussion of the tax issues associated with the entire life cycle of an MLP, from its formation to its operation and ultimate liquidation. It simplifies these complex rules and provides the reader with a practical understanding thereof. It includes real-life examples illustrating the application of the relevant tax rules to commonly-encountered MLP fact patterns.

1. An Introduction to Master Limited Partnerships
2. Comparison of MLPs to Other Types of Business Organizations
3. Application of MLP Qualified Income Test
4. Tax Issues Associated with the Marketability of MLP Interests
5. Tax Issues Associated with the Formation of an MLP
6. Classes of MLP Interests and the Allocation of Taxable Income
7. Tax Allocation Issues Related to Built-In Gain or Loss Property
8. Basis Adjustments Resulting from Transfer of MLP Interest
9. Tax Treatment of Disposition of MLP Units
10. Tax Reporting Issues for MLPs

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Author: Rosalee Hacker, CPA

This book shows practitioners the most effective approach for conducting the highest quality audits, compilations and reviews of common interest realty associations. It includes the practice aids—checklists, questionnaires, workpapers, sample correspondence, and sample audit, compilation, and review reports—to take the practitioner through an engagement, from the initial evaluation of a client to the issuance of the audit, compilation, or review report.

This edition provides guidance by the FASB and AICPA on the audit, compilation, and review of financial statements of common interest realty associations, based on the guidance and auditing pronouncements available through February 2012 and current through Statements on Standards Accounting and Review Services No. 20 (SSARS-20), "Revised Applicability of Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services."

• Part I is applicable to all audit, compilation, and review engagements of common interest realty associations;
• Part II is applicable to audit engagements; and
• Part III is applicable to compilation and review engagements.

This book consists of 33 chapters and covers all major audit, compilation, and review topics.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I:  Common Interest Realty Associations

Chapter 1:  Industry and Regulatory Overview
Chapter 2:  Overview of Accounting Principles and Practices
Chapter 3:  Financial Accounting and Reporting Considerations

Part II:  Audit Engagements

Chapter 4:   Auditing Standards, the Code of Professional Conduct, Quality Control Standards, and the KBA Methodology
Chapter 5:   Financial Statement Assertions, Audit Evidence, and Audit Documentation
Chapter 6:   Pre-Engagement Procedures and Audit Planning
Chapter 7:   Risk Assessment Procedures: Obtaining an Understanding of the CIRA and Its Environment
Chapter 8:   Assessing the Risks of Material Misstatement
Chapter 9:   Performing Audit Procedures in Response to Assessed Risks
Chapter 10:  Extent of Audit Procedures and Sampling
Chapter 11:  Analytical Procedures
Chapter 12:  Cash
Chapter 13:  Investments in Securities, Derivative Instruments, and Hedging Activities
Chapter 14:  Receivables and Revenues
Chapter 15:  Property and Equipment
Chapter 16:  Prepaid Expenses, Deferred Charges, Intangibles, and Other Assets
Chapter 17:  Accounts Payable
Chapter 18:  Payroll and Other Liabilities
Chapter 19:  Income Taxes
Chapter 20:  Debt Obligations
Chapter 21:  Equity
Chapter 22:  Revenue, Operating Expenses, and Expenditures for Major Repairs and Replacements
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KluwerArbitration.com is the leading online service for international commercial arbitrators. With a subscription to the service you will gain access to a valuable collection of arbitration related material saving you both time and money.

Kluwer Arbitration includes:

• Case Law – Organised by court decisions and awards you can browse relevant institutions whose rules apply to the award and convention upon which the award is based. It covers over 3000 court decisions and 1,500 awards, many of which are exclusive to the site.
• Commentary – Gain access to a wealth of authoritative publications from the extensive Kluwer Law International arbitration catalogue. These include books, journals and loose-leafs.
• Conventions – The full text of the most important arbitration treaties.
• Legislation – Access to the text of over 300 laws for key jurisdictions.
• Rules – Over 400 rules from major institutions.

It also includes a new Investment Arbitration section. This new section provides you with a wealth of fully searchable investment materials including:

• The full text of almost 1700 Bilateral Investment Treaties
• The full text of 20 Multilateral Investment Treaties
• Investment related court decisions and awards
• Authoritative commentary from leading experts

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Adapted from the popular Legal Writing Handbook, this powerful guide focuses exclusively on the style, grammar, punctuation, and the mechanics of strong legal writing. With the authors’ trademark step-by-step approach, Just Writing, Third Edition enables students to master a skill that will contribute to their success in both law school and practice.

Proven to be effective in the classroom, the third edition features:

• Honed coverage that zeroes in on style, grammar, punctuation, and the mechanics of legal writing in a concise length and format
• Tips and techniques for every step of the writing process: planning, drafting, revising, editing, and proofreading
• The authors’ trademark straightforward, building-block approach
• Clear explanations and crafted examples
• Practice exercises that allow students to use specific skills covered in the text
• Writing for ESL students
• “Quick Tips” about writing integrated throughout the text
• A Glossary of Usage
• A bound-in CD with practice exercises
• A dedicated Teacher’s Manual, with specific teaching suggestions for each chapter in the book
• Additional teaching and testing materials on a Teaching Materials Website, available to adopters

Enquist and Oates’s clarity and finely honed content make this text the perfect complement to any legal writing course. New professors will especially appreciate the ample teaching support that accompanies this book.

Companion Website: www.aspenlawschool.com/oates_enquist

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The growing importance of arbitration as a means for international commercial dispute resolution necessitates independent platforms for ideas on the development and application of international arbitration.

Since its 1984 launch, the Journal of International Arbitration has established itself as a thought-provoking, ground-breaking journal aimed at the specific requirements of those involved in international arbitration. The journal now appears bimonthly (six times a year) rather than quarterly, giving it even more immediacy as a forum for original thinking, penetrating analysis, and lively discussion of international arbitration issues.

As always each issue contains in-depth investigations of the most important current issues in international arbitration, focusing on business, investment, and economic disputes between private corporations, state-controlled entities, and states. The journal's worldwide coverage ensures regular reporting on regional trends which can serve as an example for other regions and countries.

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Robert E. Beam, FCA,
Stanley Laiken, PhD,
James J. Barnett, FCA

This authoritative textbook and Study Guide are tailored to provide your students with the advanced skills they’ll need to maximize their education investment.

Organized sequentially, based on the structure of the Income Tax Act, the text and Study Guide are packed with example problems and exercises with solutions that demonstrate the various methods of approaching real-life problems in taxation.

The basic concepts and principles underlying the rules of the legislation are emphasized in each chapter, with explanatory and interpretive notes often expanding a topic beyond the confines of the particular facts under discussion.

The 2014-2015 edition has been completely redesigned to help educators quickly identify the particular areas suitable to their students’ level of study.

NEW TO THE TEXTBOOK

• Advanced content is identified in introductory charts and with icons throughout the text, enabling instructors and students to easily distinguish areas of study relevant to the knowledge level.
• Updated content in a contemporary, student-friendly format.
• Learning Charts section identifies which problems refer to which topics, helping the instructor to quickly locate the most relevant problems for assignment.
• Learning Goals section features a convenient to-do list format that enables students to check off concepts as they work through each category.

NEW TO THE STUDY GUIDE

• Reading the Income Tax Act section presented in plain language to help students understand and navigate the ITA.
• Identifying Tax-Related Issues section provides tips and advice to help students identify tax issues in day-to-day situations, challenging them to understand, analyze and prioritize to reach solutions.
• Updated content in a contemporary, student-friendly format.
• Learning Charts section identifies which problems refer to which topics, helping the instructor to quickly locate the most relevant problems for assignment.
• Learning Goals section features a convenient to-do list format that enables students to check off concepts as they work through each category.
• Review questions, multiple choice questions, exercises and assignment problems are grouped together in the Study Guides for more efficient study.
• Assignment problems are classified into three categories that enable students to work at their knowledge level:

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Introduction to Federal Income Taxation in Canada, 34th Edition gives you a smart learning advantage – here’s how:

• Each chapter includes examples, problems, multiple choice questions, and exercises designed to reinforce the material and text comprehension – with solutions provided for the student
• Review questions throughout the textbook include discussion notes at the end of the book
• Assignment problems and advisory cases have solutions provided in the Instructor’s Solutions Manual
• Student DVD includes extra problems and solutions for self-study
• CCH research software and CANTAX software also included on DVD

Student Study Guide: This guide contains the solutions to the Review Question, Multiple Choice Questions, and Exercises, as well as additional study material and a handy glossary.

Power Point slides: Updated, customizable, and designed to assist instructors with program delivery.

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Students dedicated to taxation and students interested in developing a solid general understanding of federal tax law will benefit from this resource. The contents are arranged in a sequence that follows the organization of the Income Tax Act for easy cross-referencing.

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•  Updated annually to reflect Budget and other legislative changes to income tax provisions
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Published: May 2012

The authors bring an international and methodological perspective to this comprehensive text. Appropriate for a two- to three-hour international trade course, International Trade Law, Second Edition covers all aspects of WTO law, including trade in goods, services, and TRIPS. Using classic and recent cases, stimulating questions and insightful explanatory material, this text provides a balance of positive and normative approaches, mixing legal decisions with analysis of the challenges facing the international trading system.

The second edition has been updated to include recent political and economic events, issues and policy debates, and supplements new developments in case law with additional questions and a revised Teacher’s Manual.

Hallmark features:

• Prepared by two leading WTO scholars – providing a balanced international and methodological perspective
• Up-to-date, discriminating case selection presents both classic cases and recent doctrine
• Contextualizes international trade issues with insights into key economic factors at work
• Key WTO cases are edited and presented to illustrate and teach central concepts and doctrine
• Illuminating introductory and explanatory material throughout
• Helpful summaries of key teaching points are included in each chapter
• Well-crafted questions stimulate class discussion on policy issues
• Manageable length for two- and three-credit courses
• Adaptable to graduate-level courses in international trade
• Comprehensive Teachers Manual with answers to questions as well as teaching suggestions, tips, and supplementary material appropriate for class discussion
• Complemented by a thorough and up-to-date documents supplement

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Published: October 2008

It would be hard to find a more useful guide to international sales agreements. Compared to domestic transactions, the risks associated are greatly multiplied and it is a rare international sales agreement that can rely on minor variations of standard terms, as is so often the case in domestic agreements. Foreign laws, export/import and currency exchange controls, treaties, transit issues, inspection of goods, insurance, tariffs - all these and more must be taken into account in contract negotiations.

For lawyers charged with drafting an international sales contract, this expanded and updated second edition is invaluable. Clause by clause, it clearly details the drafting process, commenting expertly on every issue likely to arise as it goes. Designed to cover every contingency, including definitions, Incoterms, price adjustments, documentation, labeling, delivery dates, limitation of liability, confidentiality, arbitration and antitrust issues, this book also covers relevant national circumstances in the commentary to each clause.

Table of Contents:

• Contents of Sample Clauses
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Preliminary Matters
• Chapter 2: Drafting the Agreement
• Chapter 3: The Goods Being Sold
• Chapter 4: Trade Terms
• Chapter 5: Price
• Chapter 6: Permits, Licenses and Certificates
• Chapter 7: Payment
• Chapter 8: Delivery
• Chapter 9: Transfer of Title and Risk
• Chapter 10: Bills of Lading and Other Documents for Carriage of Goods
• Chapter 11: Insurance
• Chapter 12: Inspection
• Chapter 13: Warranties
• Chapter 14: Force Majeure and Hardship
• Chapter 15: Termination and Penalty Clauses
• Chapter 16: Intellectual Property
• Chapter 17: Other Obligations of the Parties
• Chapter 18: Dispute Resolution
• Chapter 19: Governing Law
• Chapter 20: Language
• Chapter 21: Miscellaneous Provisions
• Appendix 1: The CISG
• Appendix 2: UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts
• Appendix 3: The Principles of European Contract Law

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Robert J. Peroni, Coordinating Editor;
Richard C. Pugh, Contributing Editor;
Charles H. Gustafson, Contributing Editor;

Compiled by a team of distinguished law professors, this book serves both students and practitioners in accessing the laws and regulations for U.S. international tax. For students, it 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 - and between classroom and dorm. The book features a reader-friendly large 7-1/4" x 10" format with new larger type fonts for enhanced readability. Reflects all legislation and regulations enacted or adopted on or before June 1, 2014.

Includes CD of entire contents of book.

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Authors: Robert J. Peroni, Richard C. Pugh, Charles H. Gustafson

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. Code and Regulations sections included are those deemed to be essential to International Tax teachers, students and practitioners.

Reflects all legislation and regulations enacted or adopted on or before June 1, 2013.

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Authors: Robert J. Peroni, Richard C. Pugh, Charles H. Gustafson

In this comprehensive and easy-to-use volume, authors have selected provisions of the IRC 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. Code and Regulations sections included are those deemed to be essential to International Tax teachers, students and practitioners.

The 2012-2013 edition of INTERNATIONAL INCOME TAXATION: Code and Regulations - Selected Sections reflects all legislation and regulations enacted or adopted on or before June 1, 2012.
 
The book includes a CD of entire contents of book.

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This set of volumes in the International Encyclopaedia of Laws presents a country-by-country survey of constitutional law throughout the world. It is also unique in that it publishes full English translations of 27 of the constitutions of the world in one source.

Each national monograph includes detailed information of the country's political system, historical background, sources of constitutional law, form of government, state form and subdivisions of the state, component states and decentralized authorities and citizenship. It details specific problems such as foreign relations taxing and spending power, emergency laws, the power of the military and the constitutional relation between church and state.

For detailed information on all volumes of the Encyclopaedia, please visit: www.ielaws.com.  

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Published April 2014

Watch an Exclusive Interview with Gary B. Born on the book

Practitioners, academics, clients, institutions and other users of international commercial arbitration will find clear and authoritative guidance in this work.

The first edition of International Commercial Arbitration is widely acknowledged as the preeminent commentary in the field. It was awarded the 2011 Certificate of Merit by the American Society of International Law and was voted the “International Dispute Resolution Book of the Year” by the Oil, Gas, Mining and Infrastructure Dispute Management list serve in 2010. The first edition has been extensively cited in national court decisions and arbitral awards around the world.
The treatise comprehensively examines the law and practice of contemporary international commercial arbitration, thoroughly explicating all relevant international conventions, national arbitration statutes and institutional arbitration rules. It focuses on both international instruments (particularly the New York Convention) and national law provisions in all leading jurisdictions (including the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration).

Please click here to read an introduction to this treatise.

The second edition of International Commercial Arbitration has been extensively revised, expanded and updated, to include all legislative, judicial and arbitral authorities material in the field of international arbitration prior to January 2014. It also includes expanded treatment of annulment, recognition of awards, counsel ethics, arbitrator independence and impartiality and applicable law.The revised 4,000 page text contains references to more than 20,000 cases, awards and other authorities.

Overview of volumes:
Volume I, covering International Arbitration Agreements, provides a comprehensive discussion of international commercial arbitration agreements. It includes chapters dealing with the legal framework for enforcing international arbitration agreements; the separability presumption; choice of law; formation and validity; nonarbitrability; competence-competence and the allocation of jurisdictional competence; the effects of arbitration agreements; interpretation and non-signatory issues.

Volume II, covering International Arbitration Procedures, provides a detailed discussion of international arbitral procedures. It includes chapters dealing with the legal framework for international arbitral proceedings; the selection, challenge and replacement of arbitrators; the rights and duties of international arbitrators; selection of the arbitral seat; arbitration procedures; disclosure and discovery; provisional

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Published: March 2010

International Commercial Arbitration is an authoritative treatise providing the most complete available commentary and analysis on all aspects of the international commercial arbitration process.

This completely revised and expanded edition of Gary Born's authoritative work is divided into three main parts, dealing with the International Arbitration Agreement, International Arbitral Procedures and International Arbitral Awards. The book provides a systematic framework for both current analysis and future developments as well as exhaustive citations from all leading legal systems. p>

Table of Contents:

 
• International Arbitration Agreement
  • Chapter 1: Legal Framework for International Arbitration Agreements
  • Chapter 2: International Arbitration Agreements and the Separability Presumption
  • Chapter 3: Choice-of-Law Governing International Arbitration Agreements
  • Chapter 4: Formation, Validity and Legality of International Arbitration Agreements
  • Chapter 5: International Arbitration Agreements and Competence-Competence
  • Chapter 6: Effects and Enforcement of International Arbitration Agreements
  • Chapter 7: Interpretation of International Arbitration Agreements
  • Chapter 8: Parties to International Arbitration Agreement
• International Arbitral Procedures and Proceedings
  • Chapter 9: Legal Framework for International Arbitral Proceedings
  • Chapter 10: Selection, Challenge and Replacement of Arbitrators in International Arbitration
  • Chapter 11: Rights and Duties of International Arbitrators
  • Chapter 12: Selection of Arbitral Seat in International Arbitration
  • Chapter 13: Procedures in International Arbitration
  • Chapter 14: Disclosure and Discovery in International Arbitration
  • Chapter 15: Provisional Measures in International Arbitration
  • Chapter 16: Consolidation, Joinder and Intervention in International Arbitration
  • Chapter 17: Choice of Substantive Law in International Arbitration
  • Chapter 18: Confidentiality in International Arbitration
  • Chapter 19: Legal Representation and Professional Conduct in International Arbitration
• International Arbitral Awards
  • Chapter 20: Legal Framework for International Arbitral Awards
  • Chapter 21: Form and Content of International Arbitral Awards
  • Chapter 22: Correction, Interpretation and Supplementation of International Arbitral Awards
  • Chapter 23: Annulment of International Arbitral Awards
  • Chapter 24: Recognition and E

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International Arbitration: Law and Practice provides a concise overview of the legal principles and practice of international arbitration. It offers an accessible, straightforward introduction to the legal framework for international commercial arbitration, including discussions of international arbitration agreements, international arbitral procedures and international arbitral awards.

This book also provides an introduction to international investment arbitration, including a discussion of the ICSID Convention and issues arising under bilateral investment treaties, and state-to-state arbitration. It also includes descriptions of the contemporary practice and tactics of international arbitration.

Among other things, this title addresses the drafting of arbitration clauses, selection and challenge of arbitrators, structure of arbitral proceedings, process of disclosure or discovery, witness preparation and testimony, conduct of evidentiary hearings and other key procedural steps in international arbitrations.

It contains an Introduction and three principal parts:

• Part I: International Arbitration Agreements, including the separability presumption, choice of law issues, competence-competence doctrine, recognition and enforcement of arbitration agreements, formation and validity, formal validity and writing requirements, interpretative issues, non-signatory doctrines and multi-party/multi-contract issues.
• Part II: International Arbitral Proceedings, including importance and choice of arbitral seat, selection and challenge of arbitrators, parties’ procedural autonomy, arbitrators’ procedural discretion, conduct of arbitral proceedings, disclosure and discovery, provisional measures, choice of substantive law, confidentiality, consolidation and intervention.
• Part III: International Arbitral Awards, including form and content of awards, relief, costs, forums for annulment of awards, grounds for annulment or set-aside of awards, recognition and enforcement of awards, preclusion and precedent, and recognition of annulled awards.

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Published: February 2010

Optimising the outcome of disputes connected with international business forms the subject matter of International Arbitration and Mediation: A Practical Guide.

Rather than adopt an idealised approach of pursuing victories at any cost, the authors help parties predict the realistic consequences (and costs) of their decisions and provide a step-by-step guide to opportunities to influence the course of a dispute as it unfolds in its various stages. They discuss techniques for productively resolving disputes through negotiation, mediation, and arbitration, frequently illustrating critical steps through real-world examples drawn from past experiences.

The book is intended as an easily accessible desktop resource for lawyers who regularly counsel businesses when negotiating international deals, and for those who represent the same clients in achieving a successful resolution when disputes emerge.

The practical guidance includes:

• How to determine which dispute resolution clauses work best for different international contracts, and how to negotiate those clauses
• What preliminary steps parties should consider to preserve their rights when a dispute arises
• Whether and how to appoint counsel
• When and how to perform an early case assessment (ECA)
• How to organise and conduct international mediations and arbitration proceedings
• How to enforce (or set aside) arbitral awards
• Securing the benefit of additional protections available through investment treaties

The text is divided into chapters that follow the life cycle of an international commercial dispute as seen through the eyes of the parties, from when they agree how to resolve disputes in their contracts to the endgame of enforcement. Additionally, the appendices include a number of model submissions for further reference.

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Published: May 2013

International Arbitration and Forum Selection Agreements: Drafting and Enforcing, 4th Edition is a concise, practical primer on the fundamentals of drafting and enforcing arbitration agreements and other dispute resolution clauses. It offers model arbitration and forum selection clauses for international contracts and explains the advantages and disadvantages of different approaches.

Table of contents:

• Chapter 1 – Planning For International Dispute Resolution
• Chapter 2 – Drafting International Forum Selection Clauses
• Chapter 3 – Drafting International Arbitration Agreements
• Chapter 4 – Enforcing International Forum Selection Agreements
• Chapter 5 – Enforcing International Arbitration Agreements
• Chapter 6 – Enforcing Foreign Judgments
• Chapter 7 – Enforcing International Arbitral Awards
• Chapter 8 – Drafting And Enforcing Choice-Of-Law Clauses
• Appendices

The book is an essential resource for any international practitioner or corporate counsel engaged in international matters.

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This comprehensive and authoritative resource provides full, unabridged text of the complete Internal Revenue Code in two volumes. CCH offers this tax information in a timely and reliable manner that business and tax professionals have come to expect and appreciate. This Summer Edition of Internal Revenue Code reflects all new statutory tax changes through May 1, 2013.

Presented in a reader-friendly format, with an expanded page size and larger type fonts for enhanced readability. And, it features a two-volume format to allow for a more legible single-column presentation of the Code provisions themselves.

Reproduced is the complete Internal Revenue Code dealing with income, estate, gift, employment, and excise taxes, along with all the procedural and administrative provisions. Current text of the statutes is presented, and a history of each tax code section, or subsection if appropriate, is provided in the amendment notes. The amendment notes specifically identify the changes made by prior Acts and serve as a means of reconstructing the former text of a Code section or subsection if reference to prior law is required.

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This comprehensive and authoritative resource provides full, unabridged text of the complete Internal Revenue Code in two volumes. CCH offers this tax information in a timely and reliable manner that business and tax professionals have come to expect and appreciate. This Summer Edition of Internal Revenue Code reflects all new statutory tax changes through May 1, 2013

Reproduced is the complete Internal Revenue Code dealing with income, estate, gift, employment, and excise taxes, along with all the procedural and administrative provisions. Current text of the statutes is presented, and a history of each tax code section, or subsection if appropriate, is provided in the amendment notes. The amendment notes identify the changes made by prior Acts and serve as a means of reconstructing the former text of a Code section if reference to prior law is required.  Rate tables are also helpfully included.  

Available: June 2011

Provides full, unabridged text of the complete Internal Revenue Code in two volumes. CCH offers this tax information in a timely and reliable manner that business and tax professionals have come to expect and appreciate. This Summer Edition of Internal Revenue Code reflects all new statutory tax changes through May 1, 2011

• Reader-friendly format
  
• Expanded page size and larger type fonts
  
• Two-volume format.

Reproduced is the complete Internal Revenue Code dealing with income, estate, gift, employment, and excise taxes, along with all the procedural and administrative provisions. Current text of the statutes is presented, and a history of each tax code section, or subsection if appropriate, is provided in the amendment notes. The amendment notes specifically identify the changes made by prior Acts and serve as a means of reconstructing the former text of a Code section or subsection if reference to prior law is required.

 

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This comprehensive and authoritative resource provides full, unabridged text of the complete Internal Revenue Code in two volumes. This Winter Edition of Internal Revenue Code reflects all new statuatory tax changes enacted as of December 31, 2014.

Reproduced is the complete Internal Revenue Code dealing with income, estate, gift, employment, and excise taxes, along with all the procedural and administrative provisions. Current text of the statutes is presented, and a history of each tax code section, or subsection if appropriate, is provided in the amendment notes.
The amendment notes specifically identify the changes made by prior Acts and serve as a means of reconstructing the former text of a Code section or subsection if reference to prior law is required.

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Reproduces the mammoth Treasury regulations that explain the IRS's position, prescribe operational rules, and provide the mechanics for compliance with the Internal Revenue Code.

CCH's federal tax regulations volumes include:

• Full text reproduction of the official text of the federal income tax regulations, including unemployment insurance regulations and all estate, gift, generation-skipping transfer tax, and special valuation regulations.
• All Proposed, Temporary and Final Income Tax Regulations, and Preambles to Proposed Regs.
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Reproduces the mammoth Treasury regulations that explain the IRS's position, prescribe operational rules, and provide the mechanics for compliance with the Internal Revenue Code.

• Full text reproduction of the official text of the federal income tax regulations, including unemployment insurance regulations and all estate, gift, generation-skipping transfer tax, and special valuation regulations.
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Includes all income tax regulations issued through May 1, 2013.

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Reproduces the mammoth Treasury regulations that explain the IRS's position, prescribe operational rules, and provide the mechanics for compliance with the Internal Revenue Code.

- Full text reproduction of the official text of the federal income tax regulations, including unemployment insurance regulations and all estate, gift, generation-skipping transfer tax, and special valuation regulations.
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• Topical Index to final, temporary and proposed regulations
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Written by one of Canada's most respected practitioners in the area of commodity taxation, this new edition has been highly anticipated. First published in 2001, then in 2004, and most recently in 2008, this edition has been extensively revised andupdated.

GST/HST and Real Property in Canada is an excellent quick reference book that outlines how the rules of GST/HST treat real property transactions in Canada. This book is an essential resource for practitioners involved in real estate transactions or commodity taxation.

Topics covered:

• Taxable supplies of real property
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• Special Situations such as repossessions and seizures, elections
• GST/HST rate changes

Table of Contents (subject to change)
Chapter 1: Definitions

• 1.1 – Builder
• 1.2 – Business
• 1.3 – Capital Property
• 1.4 – Commercial Activity
• 1.5 – Fair Market Value
• 1.6 – Person
• 1.7 – Personal Property
• 1.8 – Property
• 1.9 – Real Property
• 1.10 – Recipient
• 1.11 – Residential Complex
• 1.12 – Residential Unit
• 1.13 – Sale
• 1.14 – Supply

Chapter 2: Taxable Supplies of Real Property

• 2.1 – General Principle
  2.1.1 – Timing of Payment of Tax
  2.1.2 – Collection and Remittance of Tax
  2.1.3 – Place of Supply
  2.1.4 – Service in Respect of Supplies of Real Property
  2.1.5 – Deposits
• 2.2 – Sales of New Residential Housing
  2.2.1 – Adjustments to Purchase on Closing
• 2.3 – New Housing Rebates
  2.3.1 – Rebate for New Housing
  2.3.2 – Rebate for Cooperative Housing
  2.3.3 – Rebate for Owner-Built Homes
  2.3.4 – Rebate to Owner or Lessee of Land Leased for Residential Purposes
• 2.4 – New Residential Rental Property Rebate
  2.4.1 – Rebate for New Residential Properties
  2.4.2 – Temporary Rentals before Sale
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  2.4.4 – Administration of the Rebate
• 2.5 – PST Transitional New Housing Rebate
• 2.6 – Development of Residential Real Property
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  2.6.2 – Substantial Renovation
  2.6.3 – Non-Substantial Renovation
  2.6.4 – Planning Point
  2.6.5 – Substantial Completion
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  2.6.7 – Self-Supply of Residential Condominium Unit
  2.6.8 – Self-Supply of Multiple Unit R

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Consulted by more courts on the fundamental issue of copyrightability, Goldstein on Copyright has become the definitive tool for today's intellectual property practitioner. It gives you immediate, reliable access to expert guidance so critical in traversing new and unfamiliar copyright law territory. More than any resource in the field, it emphasizes emerging issues in information and entertainment technologies - to keep you on the cutting edge of copyright law.

From determining whether protection is possible to deciding whether there has been an infringement and analyzing all possible defenses and remedies, you will have the clear guidance you need to preserve your clients' IP rights in the new technological age.

There is only one place to turn for analysis of copyright's extension to emerging digital technologies; exhaustive coverage on the myriad new court decisions on copyright infringement of computer software; in-depth discussion of Lanham Act Section 43(a)'s revolutionary development; extensive treatment of secondary liability in online marketing environments; and a whole lot more.

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: The Topography of Copyright
• Chapter 2: Subject Matter
• Chapter 3: Publication and Formalities
• Chapter 4: Ownership
• Chapter 5: Contracts, Conveyances and Termination of Transfers
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Authors: Mark S. Beasley, Ph.D., CPA, and Joseph V. Carcello, Ph.D., CPA, CIA, CMA

CCH's GAAS Guide describes the engagement standards, practices, and procedures in use today, including Statements on Auditing Standards (SASs) and their Interpretations, Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAEs) and their Interpretations, and Statements on Standards on Accounting and Review Services (SSARS) and their Interpretations.

The 2015 Edition of the GAAS Guide reflects the latest available professional standards. Most importantly, changes in auditing standards and the related Codification of Statements on Auditing Standards resulting from the Auditing Standards Board’s (ASB) Clarity and Convergence Project.

This edition includes coverage of

• SAS-122 (essentially all of the AU-C sections) (Clarification and Recodification), issued in October 2011,
• SAS-123 (AU-C 200, AU-C 230, AU-C 260, AU-C 705, AU-C 720, AU 915, and AU-C 935) (Omnibus Statement on Auditing Standards — 2011), issued in October 2011,
• SAS-124 (AU-C 910) (Financial Statements Prepared in Accordance with a Financial Reporting Framework Generally Accepted in Another Country), issued in October 2011,
• SAS-125 (AU-C 905) (Alert that Restricts the Use of the Auditor’s Written Communication), issued in December 2011,
• SAS-126 (AU-C 570) (The Auditor’s Consideration of the Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern), issued in July 2012, and
• SAS-127 (AU-C 600 and AU-C 800) (Omnibus Statement on Auditing Standards—2013), issued in January 2013.

SAS-122 is particularly noteworthy as it represents the culmination of the ASB’s efforts to clarify the auditing standards and to largely converge its standards with the standards of the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB). Designated by the new “AU-C” section numbering, the recodified, clarified standards numbers are the same as the equivalent ISA numbers for clarified SASs that are based on equivalent ISAs (AU-C section numbers for clarified SASs with no equivalent ISAs have been assigned new numbers). The GAAS Guide incorporates these new requirements throughout the affected auditing standards and includes coverage of AICPA pronouncements for the following standards:

• SAS-127 (AU-C 600 and AU-C 900) (Omnibus Statement on Auditing Standards—2013)
• SSAE-17 (AT 301) (Reporting on Compiled Prospective Financial Statements When the Practitioner’s Independence Is Impaired)
• SSARS-20 (Revised Applicability of Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services)

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Authors: Mark S. Beasley, Ph.D., CPA, and Joseph V. Carcello, Ph.D., CPA, CIA, CMA

The GAAS Guide describes today's engagement standards, practices, and
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• Statements on Auditing Standards (SASs) and AU-C Sections,
• Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAEs),
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The latest interpretations of all the standards are also included. Most importantly, it has been updated to reflect changes in auditing standards and the related Codification of Statements on Auditing Standards resulting from the Auditing Standards Board’s Clarity and Convergence Project.

The 2014 Edition includes coverage of the following:

• SAS-125 (AU 905) (Alert that Restricts the Use of the Auditor’s Written Communication)
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• SSARS-20 (Revised Applicability of Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services)

The book is organized to follow the arrangement of the AICPA's Professional Standards. Each section begins with a list of authoritative pronouncements and an Overview. A Promulgated Procedures Checklist identifies the essential professional responsibilities that must be satisfied in each phase of an engagement followed by an Analysis and Application of Reporting Standards, which explains how each specific promulgated procedure should be applied.

Throughout the book Risk Assessment Points, Engagement Strategies, Planning Aid Reminders, and Observations provide helpful, practical tips. Fraud Pointers alert practitioners to issues affecting auditor responsibility for fraud and fraud risks throughout the audit engagement. To keep CPAs abreast of potential changes affecting AICPA professional standards, this edition contains new overviews of outstanding exposure drafts, which highlight key elements of possible changes to existing professional standards.

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The GAAS Guide describes today's engagement standards, practices, and procedures in use today, including Statements on Auditing Standards (SASs), Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAEs), and Statements on Standards on Accounting and Review Services (SSARSs) and their relationship to the PCAOB's standards. The latest interpretations of all the standards are also included. Most importantly, it has been updated to reflect changes in auditing standards and the related Codification of Statements on Auditing Standards resulting from the Auditing Standards Board’s Clarity and Convergence Project. This edition includes coverage of SAS-122 (essentially all AU sections) (Clarification and Recodification), issued in October 2011, SAS-123 (AU 200, AU 230, AU 260, AU 705, AU 720, AU 915, and AU 935) (Omnibus Statement on Auditing Standards — 2011), issued in October 2011, SAS-124 (AU 910) (Financial Statements Prepared in Accordance with a Financial Reporting Framework Generally Accepted in Another Country), issued in October 2011, and SAS-125 (AU 905) (Alert that Restricts the Use of the Auditor’s Written Communication), issued in December 2011.

SAS-122 is particularly noteworthy as it represents the culmination of the ASB’s efforts to clarify the auditing standards and to largely converge its standards with the standards of the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board. As such, SAS-122 supersedes most of the existing auditing standards and recodifies the clarified and converged standards in one place (essentially similar to the design of SAS-1 many years ago). In addition, as part of its efforts, the ASB has issued these new standards using a new codification numbering sequence. We adopt this new numbering sequence in this year’s Guide.

The 2013 Edition includes coverage of the following:

• SAS-125 (AU 905) (Alert that Restricts the Use of the Auditor’s Written Communication)
• SSAE-17 (AT 301) (Reporting on Compiled Prospective Financial Statements When the Practitioner’s Independence is Impaired)
• SSARS-20 (Revised Applicability of Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services)

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Throughout the book Risk Assessment Points, Engagement Strategies, Planning Aid Reminders, and Observations provide helpful, practical tips. Fraud Pointers alert practitioners to issues affect

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 Author: George Georgiades, CPA,

Provides a complete, quick, and valuable reference source for financial statement disclosures and key presentation requirements.

• Over 750 examples of realistic sample footnote disclosures to assis in the preparation of financial statements for an audit, a review, or compilation engagement.
• Facilitates compliance with U.S. GAAP by integrating, in each chapter, the specific disclosure and key presentation requirements with the sample footnotes.
• Provides sample disclosures that are technically sound, understandable, and comprehensive and that cover a variety of scenarios, from the most common to the most unusual.
• Incorporates all currently effective accounting standards, including those that cover areas of unusual difficulty, such as financial instruments, fair value, business combinations, consolidation, income taxes, pensions, accounting changes, and variable interest entities.

All of the sample disclosures in the GAAP Financial Statement Disclosures Manual are included on the accompanying CD-ROM.

This Manual is arranged into the following major parts, consistent with the Codification’s broad structure:

• Part 1 General Principles (Topic Codes 100s)
• Part 2 Presentation (Topic Codes 200s)
• Part 3 Assets (Topic Codes 300s)
• Part 4 Liabilities (Topic Codes 400s)
• Part 5 Equity (Topic Codes 500s)
• Part 6 Revenue (Topic Codes 600s)
• Part 7 Expenses (Topic Codes 700s)
• Part 8 Broad Transactions (Topic Codes 800s)
• Part 9 Other

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1. Executive Summary.
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4. Examples of Financial Statement Disclosures.

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Part I General Principles
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Accounting Resou

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Author: Professor D. Larry Crumbley, PhD, CPA, CFF, CrFA

A collection of Problem-Based Learning cases designed to reinforce principles taught in forensic accounting/auditing courses throughout the United States.

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1. lays out the basic principles and parameters of analysis to be applied in uncovering and proving fraudulent activity in domestic and/or international operations;
2. provides a fact pattern and supporting documentation that allow students to not only uncover illegal activity, but also to prove such fraud in a court of law under American rules of evidence and courtroom procedure;
3. is designed for students to perform forensic investigation, alone or in teams, with the instructor serving as a facilitator; and
4. includes secondary documents that either corroborate the superficial accounting information initially provided or reveal anomalies and discrepancies pointing to who, what, when, where, how, and why.

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Authors: Professor D. Larry Crumbley, CPA, CFD, Cr.FA,,
Lester E. Heitger, CPA,,
G. Stevenson Smith

This book is a complete and readily teachable text on today's most timely accounting topics. It covers all the important underpinnings, as well as the substance of forensic accounting. It covers both litigation support and investigative accounting, examining the practical aspects of these two areas, as well as many of the newer technological areas.

This book demonstrates how an effective forensic accountant needs a solid understanding of accounting, investigative auditing techniques, criminology, and courtroom procedures, as well as excellent communications skills, both written and oral. In today's litigious and highly regulated climate, all accountants — external, internal, forensic consultants, and corporate accountants — must possess this knowledge base and develop these techniques. This intriguing text provides unparalleled guidance to help develop the mindset and the skill set to meet the evolving challenges facing accountants today.

The 6th Edition includes new fraud schemes, numerous new eyewitness and spotlight stories, and new forensic techniques and tools, such as timeline analysis, link analysis, invigilation, genograms, proof of cash, entity charts, and full-and-false inclusion tests. This edition brings the reader up to date with the latest cybercrime activity and cases, and it documents the latest corruption schemes and explains how to find and prevent them.

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PART ONE: THE FIELD AND PRACTICE OF FORENSIC ACCOUNTING

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Chapter 4 — Detecting Fraud in Financial Reporting.
Chapter 5 — Employee Fraud: The Misappropriation of Assets.
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Chapter 10 — Commercial Damages.
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Chapter 12 — Computing Economic Damages.

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Chapter 17 — Business Valuation.

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Updated: June 2012

Today, every international transaction has potential antitrust implications. Before you risk anything in foreign trade, consult the fifth edition of Wilbur L Fugate's Foreign Commerce and the Antitrust Laws. He offers expert analysis of how U.S. antitrust laws affect companies' abilities to import and export goods, invest in foreign companies and enter into joint ventures and other trading arrangements.

It provides in-depth discussion of current statutory and case law, as well as expert analysis of the latest developments, including areas like foreign licensing of intellectual property, transnational mergers and acquisitions, and transportation restrictions and other problems of international distribution. You will find everything you need to ensure protection under - and compliance with - today's far-reaching antitrust and competition laws.

Table of Contents:

• Volume I
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  • Chapter 2: Jurisdiction Over Foreign Commerce Under the Antitrust Laws
  • Chapter 3: Antitrust Jurisdiction in Personam Over Corporations Operating Abroad
  • Chapter 4: Application of Antitrust Laws to International Trade Practices Generally
  • Chapter 5: Rule of Reason, Ancillary Restraints, and Antitrust Defenses
  • Chapter 6: Monopilization in Foreign Trade
  • Chapter 7: The Webb-Pomerene Act and the Export Trading Company Act
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  • Chapter 9: Trademarks in Foreign Trade
  • Chapter 10: Foreign Subsidiaries and Acquisitions
  • Chapter 11: Foreign and Foreign-Related Joint Ventures
  • Chapter 12: Foreign Investment – Including Multinational Enterprise Aspects
  • Chapter 13: Auxiliary Antitrust Statutes and Antitrust Provisions of Regulatory Statutes
  • Chapter 14: Nature of Antitrust Judgments and Relief in Foreign Trade
  • Chapter 15: Foreign Antitrust Laws
• Appendices
• Table of cases
• Table of statutes
• Index

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Robert J. Misey, Jr., JD, MBA, LLM

Provides a clear explanation of the organization, structure and processes involved in IRS practice. A favorite in practice and procedure classes because of its clear descriptions and logical presentation, it is a top reference for practitioners as well. The book patiently covers the basics, the complexities and the details with plenty of real-life illustrations and examples. All the latest IRS structural changes and developments are explained, and the book helpfully includes reproductions of official letters, forms and notices used by the IRS.

This comprehensive guide discusses the administrative structure of the IRS, ethical duties of the practitioner, preparer penalties, and the statute of limitations. The Service's procedure in determining, reviewing, litigating and collecting tax deficiencies is described, and the roles of all the key groups within the IRS are covered. Also included are a discussion
of related criminal investigations and the use of the IRS summons. The indirect method of proof is also covered.

Chapter 1: Organization of the IRS
Chapter 2: Practice Before the Internal Revenue Service
Chapter 3: Ethical Responsibilities
Chapter 4: Examination of Returns
Chapter 5: Large Case Audits
Chapter 6: Investigative Authority of the Internal Revenue Service
Chapter 7: Evidentiary Privilege for Federally Authorized Tax Practitioners
Chapter 8: Partnership Audit Procedures
Chapter 9: Penalties and Interest
Chapter 10: Statute of Limitations on Assessment
Chapter 11: Access to Internal Revenue Service Information
Chapter 12: The Appeals Office
Chapter 13: Assessment Procedure
Chapter 14: The Collection Process
Chapter 15: Claims for Refund
Chapter 16: Private Rulings and Determination Letters
Chapter 17: International Tax Procedure
Chapter 18: Criminal Tax Procedure
Chapter 19: Indirect Method of Proving Income

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Author: Susan Flax Posner

Federal Tax Practitioner's Guide (formerly Federal Tax Course: A Guide for the Tax Practitioner) offers the knowledge and know-how needed to deal effectively with all current developments in federal tax. The Guide presents a complete picture of the federal tax law for today's busy practitioners with clear and easy-to-understand explanations fully supported by the most recent primary source citations including IRS rulings and guidance. It discusses hundreds of tax strategies and uses authentic examples to illustrate application of tax principles.

This comprehensive manual provides more than 2,300 pages of completely updated material, which makes it an essential and necessary reference for thousands of tax return preparers, business planners, legal advisors or business owners. The  Guide is the tax reference of choice for so many practitioners because it covers taxes in a uniquely approachable and understandable way and it helps readers avoid costly tax traps and keep tax bills at their rock-bottom minimum. Simply written and illustrated, yet comprehensive, the Guide provides:

• Eight chapters on figuring the individual tax that clearly explain all the rules and concepts involved
• Six chapters on deductions and exemptions that present the details in clear language
• Five chapters on withholding, AMT and tax accounting that cut through the complexity for better understanding
• Six chapters on taxation of corporations, S corporations, partnerships, and estates and trusts that plainly explain the rules
• Five chapters on returns, payments, foreign income and estate and gift that crystallize the issues

The new 2015 Edition reflects all recent legislation up to the print date of November, 2014, as well as recent regulations, rulings and case law that impact the many topics covered.

Key Tax Return Filing Facts    
Excise Tax Rates    
Federal Tax Calendar (if available at time of publication)
    
Figuring the Individual Income Tax
1.    Individuals — Filing Status, Personal Exemptions, Standard Deduction    
2.    Gross Income —  Inclusions    
3.    Retirement Plans    
4.    Employee Fringe Benefits    
5.    Gross Income —  Exclusions    
6.    Gain or Loss —  Basis —  Recognition
7.    Gain or Loss, Sale of Residence, Casualty, Theft, Condemnation
8.    Capital Gains and Losses of Individuals
    
Maximizing Deductions and Credits
9.    Personal Deductions    <

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Author: Susan Flax Posner

Offers the knowledge and know-how needed to deal effectively with all current developments in federal tax. The Guide presents a complete picture of the federal tax law for today's busy practitioners with clear and easy-to-understand explanations. It discusses hundreds of tax strategies and uses real-world examples to illustrate application of tax principles.

The Guide covers taxes in a uniquely approachable and understandable way and it helps readers avoid costly tax traps and keep tax bills at their rock-bottom minimum. Simply written and illustrated, yet comprehensive, the Guide provides:

• Eight chapters on figuring the individual tax that clearly explain all the rules and concepts involved
• Six chapters on deductions and exemptions that painstakingly present the detail in clear language
• Five chapters on withholding, AMT and tax accounting that cut through the complexity for better understanding
• Six chapters on taxation of corporations, S corporations, partnerships, and estates and trusts that plainly explain the rules
• Five chapters on returns, payments, foreign income and estate and gift that crystallize the issues

The new 2014 Edition reflects all recent legislation up to the print date of November, 2013, as well as recent regulations, rulings and case law that impact the many topics covered.

Key Tax Return Filing Facts    
Excise Tax Rates    
Federal Tax Calendar (if available at time of publication)
    
Figuring the Individual Tax
 1.     Individuals Filing Status, Personal Exemptions, Standard Deduction and Rates    
 2.     Gross Income Inclusions    
 3.     Retirement Plans    
 4.     Employee Fringe Benefits    
 5.     Gross Income Exclusions    
 6.     Gain or Loss Basis Recognition
 7.     Gain or Loss, Sale of Residence, Casualty, Theft, Condemnation
 8.     Capital Gains and Losses of Individuals
    
Maximizing Deductions and Credits
 9.     Personal Deductions    
10.     Travel and Entertainment Deductions    
11.     Depreciation    
12.     Business Deductions    
13.     Losses and Bad Debts    
14.     Tax Credits, Estimated Tax for Individuals
    
Withholding Payroll Taxes - Minimum Tax Accounting
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Federal Securities Law Reporter is a comprehensive resource covering the federal laws and rules that regulate the issuance and trading of securities, corporate disclosure, insider reporting, broker-dealer requirements and duties, self-regulatory organizations, investment companies, investment advisers, and accountants and attorneys practicing before the Securities and Exchange Commission.

It provides the full text of the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Investment Company Act of 1940, Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, and other federal securities laws, as well as the regulations and forms of the SEC. It includes explanations that discuss, summarize and coordinate law, rule interpretations and court decisions.

It also includes the full text of court opinions deciding issues of federal securities law, all SEC rulemaking releases and other selected SEC releases and no-action letters. It is organized by act, with SEC rules, CCH explanations, and other materials located among the act sections to which they relate.

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Robert E. Beam, FCA,
Stanley Laiken, PhD,
James J. Barnett, FCA

Designed to convey the fundamentals of taxation, this practical resource has been redesigned to improve accessibility and increase student comprehension.

Drawing on the well-established core text Introduction to Federal Income Taxation in Canada, this textbook is ideal for students enrolled in introductory accounting and taxation programs or related introductory courses.

• Covers the fundamental federal income taxation curriculum with a narrower scope and topical coverage.
• References to the Income Tax Act are incorporated throughout the text, with all key topics covered.
• Supplemental material for students and instructors makes learning even easier, including Study Guide with review questions, multiple choice questions and exercises.
• Includes two handy appendices: Individual Tax Facts and Withholding Tax.
• Instructor Resources include a Solutions Manual and a customizable PowerPoint Presentation for planning and lectures.

The 2014-2015 edition of our texts and study guides contain many new features that make our industry-leading materials even more relevant and easy to use.

NEW TO THE TEXTBOOK AND STUDY GUIDE

• Updated content in a contemporary, student-friendly format.
• Learning Charts section identifies which problems refer to which topics, helping the instructor to quickly locate the most relevant problems for assignment.
• Learning Goals section features a convenient to-do list format that enables students to check off concepts as they work through each category.

NEW TO THE TEXTBOOK

• Advanced content is identified in introductory charts and with icons throughout the text, enabling instructors and students to easily distinguish areas of study relevant to the knowledge level.

NEW TO THE STUDY GUIDE

• Type 1, Type 2 and Type 3 problems in the Study Guide offer different degrees of difficulty to help students develop and integrate new concepts specific to their requirements.

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Canadian Income Tax Act with Regulations, Annotated - Academic 98th Edition

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The Federal Income Taxation: Fundamentals, 6th Edition is the book of choice for the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada Taxation 1 course. This book is intended for students taking:

• Business
• Economics
• Taxation
• Law

This textbook has been structured to meet the specific needs of students enrolled in the following programs, or related introductory courses: 

• CGA
• CMA
• CA

Student Friendly

CCH has re-mastered and modified this resource to improve accessibility and increase student comprehension.

• Covers the fundamental federal income taxation curriculum with a narrow scope and topical coverage
• Study Guide and supplemental material for students and instructors makes learning even easier
• Review Questions, Multiple Choice Questions and Exercises are provided at the end of each chapter
• The proprietary, adjusted learning model employed in this text facilitates understanding and the application of knowledge
• Practical examples and applications are designed to anchor and integrate learning
• References to the Income Tax Act are incorporated throughout the text, with all key topics covered
• Includes two extra appendices: Individual Tax Facts and Withholding Tax

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David J. Cartano, J.D.

Provides clear and reliable guidance on what the latest tax treatment is for limited liability companies and what it means for your clients or your business. It answers all of your questions with an analysis of all federal tax issues applicable to LLCs with detailed references to related Code Sections and Treasury Regulations, plus cases, revenue rulings and private letter rulings. It provides a state-by-state analysis of state tax laws and filing requirements in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, with references to the applicable tax forms and places of filing listed. It explains how to prepare the most common LLC tax forms, state tax forms, checklists, practice tips, tables, and examples.

1. Introduction
2. Summary of LLC Laws
3. Advantages and Disadvantages of LLCs
4. Special Issues Regarding S Corporations and LLCs
5. Classification of LLCs
6. Contributions
7. Taxation of LLC Income
8. Allocations
9. Basis and Member's Share of Debt
10. Distributions
11. Reorganizations
12. Terminations
13. Loss Limitations
14. Payments and Benefits to Members
15. Transfer of Membership Interests
16. Self-Employment and Employment Taxes
17. Accounting Methods and Procedures
18. Foreign LLCs
19. Foreign-Owned Domestic LLCs
20. Investment LLCs
21. Estate and Gift Tax Planning
22. Federal and State Filing Requirements
23. State Tax Laws
24. Asset Protection, Charging Orders and Creditors' Rights

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Author: David J. Cartano

This hands-on treatise is dedicated entirely to the taxation of LLCs. It answers all of your questions with an analysis of all federal tax issues applicable to LLCs with detailed references to related Code Sections and Treasury Regulations, plus cases, revenue rulings and private letter rulings. It provides a state-by-state analysis of state tax laws and filing requirements in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, with references to the applicable tax forms and places of filing listed. It explains how to prepare the most common LLC tax forms, state tax forms, checklists, practice tips, tables, and examples. This comprehensive manual offers scrupulous and exhaustive coverage of LLC taxation that accountants, tax attorneys, and CPAs working with LLCs will find invaluable for daily reference.

CONTENTS:

1. Introduction
2. Summary of LLC Laws
3. Advantages and Disadvantages of LLCs
4. Special Issues Regarding S Corporations and LLCs
5. Classification of LLCs
6. Contributions
7. Taxation of LLC Income
8. Allocations
9. Basis and Member's Share of Debt
10. Distributions
11. Reorganizations
12. Terminations
13. Loss Limitations
14. Payments and Benefits to Members
15. Transfer of Membership Interests
16. Self-Employment and Employment Taxes
17. Accounting Methods and Procedures
18. Foreign LLCs
19. Foreign-Owned Domestic LLCs
20. Investment LLCs
21. Estate and Gift Tax Planning
22. Federal and State Filing Requirements
23. State Tax Laws
24. Asset Protection, Charging Orders and Creditors' Rights

1,064 pages

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Author: David J. Cartano

This hands-on treatise is dedicated entirely to the taxation of LLCs.  It answers all of your questions with an analysis of all federal tax issues applicable to LLCs with detailed references to related Code Sections and Treasury Regulations, plus cases, revenue rulings and private letter rulings. It provides a state-by-state analysis of state tax laws and filing requirements in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, with references to the applicable tax forms and places of filing listed. It explains how to prepare the most common LLC tax forms, state tax forms, checklists, practice tips, tables, and examples. This comprehensive manual offers scrupulous and exhaustive coverage of LLC taxation that accountants, tax attorneys, and CPAs working with LLCs will find invaluable for daily reference.

CONTENTS:

1. Introduction
2. Summary of LLC Laws
3. Advantages and Disadvantages of LLCs
4. Special Issues Regarding S Corporations and LLCs
5. Classification of LLCs
6. Contributions
7. Taxation of LLC Income
8. Allocations
9. Basis and Member's Share of Debt
10. Distributions
11. Reorganizations
12. Terminations
13. Loss Limitations
14. Payments and Benefits to Members
15. Transfer of Membership Interests
16. Self-Employment and Employment Taxes
17. Accounting Methods and Procedures
18. Foreign LLCs
19. Foreign-Owned Domestic LLCs
20. Investment LLCs
21. Estate and Gift Tax Planning
22. Federal and State Filing Requirements
23. State Tax Laws
24. Asset Protection, Charging Orders and Creditors' Rights

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