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May 2007

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Accounting Methods & Periods
  * FIN 48 and R&D Tax Credits
  * Must a Valuation Allowance Be Recorded against a Deferred Tax Asset?
 
Corporations & Shareholders
    Acquisitive Transactions when Acquiring Corporation Issues No Stock
  * New Regs. Clarify Stock Distribution Requirement in Acquisitive D Reorganizations
 
Credits Against Tax
    Biomass and Notice 2006-88
 

Depreciation

    Depreciating MACRS Property in Tax-Free Exchanges
  * Depreciation Method Changes
   

Treatment of Capitalized Costs of Intangible Assets (Part II) by Larry Witner

 

Employee Benefits & Pensions

   

Distribution Options for Defined-Contribution Plans (Part I) by David M. Maloney and James E. Smith

 

Exempt Organization

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New Disclosure Requirements for Form 990-T

 

Expenses

   

Providing Meals and Lodging to Employees

   

Tax Court Capitalizes Model Home Display Costs

 

Foreign Income & Taxpayers

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Changes to Subpart F Services “Substantial Assistance” Test

  * U.S. Investment in German REITs
  * Withholding Requirements for Nonresident Directors’ Fees
 

Practice & Procedures

   

AICPA Position on Patents for Tax Strategies

   

Tax-Strategy Patents and the Tax Gap

 

Procedure & Administration

   

Offers in Compromise

   

Non-CPA Firm Subject to PSC Rate

 
Special Industries
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Captive Insurance Companies: Opportunities and Pitfalls

   

Tax Incentives for Businesses in Distressed Communities by Larry R. Garrison

 

Tax Education

   

Teaching Ethics to Accounting Majors

 
Reader Survey

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