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From the program: Consolidated Tax Return Regulations 2013

Released on: Mar. 12, 2013

During the past eighteen years, the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service have substantially revised the consolidated return regulations. These changes, coupled with legislative developments, judicial decisions, and published and private rulings, have dramatically changed the operating rules of consolidated returns. An understanding of these rules is critical for practitioners and corporate tax counsel who practice in this area. ...

From the program: Advanced Swaps & Other Derivatives 2012

Recorded on: Oct. 19, 2012

Taken from the Web Program Advanced Swaps & Other Derivatives 2012 recorded October, 2012 in New York. Lecture Topics  [00:53:27] Tax and Accounting  [00:53:27] Recent Tax Court decisions, Anschutz, Calloway New tax legislation addressing withholding on dividend substitutes New tax legislation affecting foreign financial institutions receiving U.S. source income (the QI-2 Rules) The purchase price of this segment ...

From the program: Advising Nonprofit Organizations 2013

Recorded on: Feb. 21, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Advising Nonprofit Organizations 2013 recorded February, 2013 in New York. Lecture Topics  [00:57:05] Formation and Start-up Issues  [00:57:05] Differences between federal exemption categories The incorporation process Primary state law issues The purchase price of this segment includes the following article from the Course Handbook available online: Formation and Start-Up ...

Recorded on: Feb. 6, 2013

Taken from the briefing American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012: Permanency at Last? recorded February, 2013. On January 1, 2013, Congress passed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, and President Obama signed the Act into law on January 2, 2013. Sanford (“Sandy”) J. Schlesinger, the founding partner of Schlesinger Gannon & Lazetera LLP, will discuss the transfer tax aspects of the Act. Lecture Topics  [Total ...

Recorded on: Jul. 16, 2013

Taken from the briefing Avoiding the Bite of the Unrelated Business Income Tax recorded July, 2013.The Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT) and the related concept of Unrelated Debt Financed Income (UDFI) pose formidable hurdles to lawyers and business people handling investment transactions for nonprofit organizations.  Understanding these concepts and some of the techniques for avoiding them, are the focus of this seminar.  ...

From the program: Basics of International Taxation 2013

Released on: Aug. 7, 2013

In a global business, the tax laws of the United States may impact transactions regardless of where the transactions take place. A working knowledge of the U. S. international tax rules is, therefore, of paramount importance to a wide variety of tax and corporate professionals.In this program, some of the world’s leading tax experts will discuss the current rules of U.S. international taxation. Each panel will focus upon a distinct international ...

From the program: Nuts and Bolts of Tax Penalties 2013: A Primer on the Standards, Procedures and Defenses Relating to Civil and Criminal Tax Penalties

Released on: Mar. 15, 2013

The number of tax penalties assessed by the Internal Revenue Service has increased dramatically over the past several years.  For example, assessments of accuracy-related penalties against individuals and corporations rose from 59,708 in 2005 to 472,961 in 2010, a nearly 800% increase!  At the same time, the Internal Revenue Service is focusing more than ever before on the conduct of professionals, through return preparer penalties, Circular ...

From the program: International Estate & Tax Planning 2013

Released on: May. 7, 2013

Individuals with connections to more than one country - international private clients - need sophisticated succession and tax planning advisors to help them navigate a complex and sometimes treacherous legal, tax and regulatory environment. These clients include U.S. persons with assets or beneficiaries outside the United States, as well as non-U.S. persons with U.S. connections. Their advisors must view a client’s specific circumstances ...

From the program: Estate Planning Institute (43rd Annual)

Released on: Sep. 25, 2012

The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of2010, which was enacted on December 17, 2010, completely changed the landscape regarding federal estate taxes, gift taxes and generation- skipping transfer taxes, but these tax law changes are scheduled to expire on December 31, 2012. In addition, President's Obama's budget for the government's fiscal year ending September 30, 2013 contains major proposals for transfer ...

From the program: Tax, Credit and Other Financial Consequences of Foreclosures, Short Sales and Mortgage Loan Principal Forgiveness (Free)

Released on: Oct. 24, 2012

This training will help improve your ability to counsel homeowners in financial distress.  The training will provide an overview of the financial issues - including tax and credit consequences - homeowners may face after a foreclosure, short sale or loan modification.  Tax experts will explain the fundamentals of how cancelled mortgage debt is treated under state and federal tax law, and provide insights into changes ...

From the program: International Tax Issues 2013

Released on: Feb. 14, 2013

As the world’s economies grow increasingly integrated, the international tax laws of the U.S. impact a greater percentage of businesses and transactions.  These international tax rules affect not only large U.S. and foreign-based multinationals, but also increasingly affect mid-sized and smaller firms, financing transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and other commercial activity.  As a result, a working knowledge of these international ...

From the program: Real Estate Tax Forum (15th Annual)

Released on: Feb. 21, 2013

Our 15th anniversary program has been completely revised and will have a more transactional focus.  This new approach highlights the tax problems being encountered by practitioners in today’s typical commercial real estate transactions and structures, and examines the simple and sophisticated solutions being used by the experts.  Panels of nationally-recognized real estate tax experts from major law and accounting firms will provide ...

Recorded on: Sep. 20, 2012

Taken from the Web Program Technology and Entertainment Convergence 2012: Hot Business and Legal Issues in "Technotainment" Recorded September, 2012 in San Francisco Distributing Digital Content Through Smartphone Apps: Managing Risk and Reward [00:57:31] Review of underlying technology behind app distribution - backend servers and thin clients The War of Ecosystems: iOS, Android™, Windows® Phone, RIM, and Amazon™  ...

Recorded on: Apr. 24, 2013

Taken from the Web Program 25th Annual Elder Law Institute Recorded April, 2013 in New YorkElder Law: What you need to know about gift and estate taxes [00:59:51] Estate and gift taxes: Methods to plan for state death taxes Dealing with qualified accounts The purchase price of this segment includes the following article(s) from the Course Handbook available online: Taxes: What You Need to Know for the Elder Law ConsultationAllison J. Busch Presentation ...

Released on: Nov. 1, 2012

Taken from the briefing FATCA: The Deadline Looms... Will You Be Ready? recorded October, 2012. In the wake of the massive criminal tax prosecutions of UBS and other foreign firms by the Department of Justice in the late 2000s, Congress enacted FATCA to combat tax evasion by U.S. persons and to deter the facilitation of tax evasion by foreign financial institutions (“FFIs”).  To achieve these goals, FATCA requires that foreign ...

Recorded on: Jan. 29, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Mergers & Acquisitions 2013: Trends and Developments Recorded January, 2013 in New York Federal Tax Considerations [01:35:48] Taxable acquisitions Tax free reorganizations Asset v. stock acquisitions Merger of equals Spin-offs and split-offs Section 382 and NOL rights plans The purchase price of this segment includes the following article(s) from the Course Handbook available online: Presentation ...

Released on: Feb. 28, 2013

Taken from the briefing Final FATCA Regulations: What Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds Need to Know recorded February, 2013. The FATCA regime represents the IRS’s far-reaching effort to require “foreign financial institutions,” including offshore investment vehicles, to assist it in enforcing the US tax obligations of US persons. The lengthy final FATCA regulations were published on January 17, 2013. The FATCA regime will ...

From the program: Taxation of Financial Products and Transactions 2013

Released on: Jan. 30, 2013

With implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act well underway, and judicial and administrative scrutiny remaining at a high level, it is important to stay on top of the latest developments in the fast changing area of financial products and transactions. In this program, a standout group of law firm and accounting firm lawyers, in-house tax advisors, and government speakers will explore new and old topics in financial transactions. Lecture Topics  ...

Recorded on: Jan. 14, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Understanding Financial Products 2013 Recorded January, 2013 in New York Flow-Through Entities and Tax Considerations [01:16:07] Considerations under the Investment Company Act Business Development Corporations (BDCs) and similar vehicles Tax treatment of flow through entities and other financial products Tax reform and other anticipated regulatory initiatives The purchase price of this segment ...

Released on: Jul. 31, 2013

Taken from the briefing Growing Criminal Risks of Intermediaries for Cross-Border Financial Crimes recorded July, 2013.In the last couple of decades the U.S. and the world have experienced growing prosecutions of intermediaries for cross-border financial crimes.   A U.S. bank was convicted by a Spanish court for moving money in the Pinochet criminal investigation instead of freezing it.  The U.S. and State of New York have brought criminal ...

From the program: IP Issues in Business Transactions 2013

Recorded on: Mar. 4, 2013

Taken from the Web Program IP Issues in Business Transactions 2013 recorded February, 2013 in San Francisco. Lecture Topics  [00:59:55] Tax Issues in IP Transactions  [00:59:55] What is “IP” from a tax perspective? What are the different interests in IP for tax purposes? What tax issues arise in deducting the costs of developing IP? What are the tax issues in buying, selling, and licensing IP?  ...

Recorded on: Jun. 5, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Pocket MBA Summer 2013: Finance for Lawyers Recorded June, 2013 in San FranciscoKey Factors Shaping Financial Reporting [01:05:14] Objectives of financial reporting Overview of authoritative financial accounting literature SEC-registered and public company vs. private company accounting and reporting Other key factors The purchase price of this segment includes the following article(s) from the Course Handbook available ...

From the program: New Developments in Securitization 2012

Recorded on: Dec. 6, 2012

Taken from the Web Program New Developments in Securitization 2012 recorded November, 2012 in New York. Lecture Topics  [01:01:07] Tax Developments in Securitization  [01:01:07] Domestic structures Off-shore structures Emerging issues and unanswered questions Other tax developments The purchase price of this segment includes the following article from the Course Handbook available online: Selected ...

From the program: Nuts & Bolts of State and Local Tax 2013

Released on: Apr. 11, 2013

State and local taxation has become increasingly important. The state and local tax liabilities of many companies exceed their federal tax liabilities.PLI is delighted to present this essential program in which leading state and local tax experts will describe basic principles of state and local taxation and explore cutting-edge issues, developments and trends.Lecture Topics  [Total time 03:39:31] Segments with an asterisk (*) are available ...

Recorded on: Oct. 19, 2012

Taken from the Web Program Pocket MBA Fall 2012 Recorded October, 2012 in New York Overview of Relevant Accounting Frameworks an d Sources of Information [01:03:55] Accounting standards - U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), convergence and more SEC-registered and public company vs. private company accounting and reporting Other sources and uses of “financial” ...