Authors: Jerome Ostrov, 
                 Kevin Kaiser, 
                 Robert Collins

Covers important real estate tax law and estate planning issues. There are more than 200 examples that explain concepts that, because of complexity or other difficulties are hard to absorb in narrative form only.

Also covered is how the intersecting tax and estate planning issues affect non-U.S. citizens who find themselves subject to U.S. taxation and estate planning issues of interest to U.S. citizens with interests abroad. Transfer tax and recordation tax issues are also discussed.

Chapter 1        The Personal Residence
Chapter 2        Real Estate Partnerships
Chapter 3        Limited Liability Companies
Chapter 4        Passive Loss and At-Risk Limitations
Chapter 5        Real Estate Investment Trusts
Chapter 6        Disposition and Restructuring of "Distressed" and "Awkwardly Held" Real Estate
Chapter 7        Exchanges of Like-Kind Property and Involuntary Conversions
Chapter 8        Construction, Improvement and Leasing of Real Estate;
                          Associated Deductions, Depreciation, and Credits
Chapter 9        Capital Gains Treatment and Installment Sales Provisions
Chapter 10      Charitable Gifts of Real Estate
Chapter 11      Asset Protection
Chapter 12      Exempt Organization Ownership of Real Estate
Chapter 13      Estate and Gift Planning with Real Estate - General Principles
Chapter 14      Estate Planning with Real Estate - Valuation and Discounting Issues
Chapter 15      International Tax and Estate Planning

Author: Robert Ricketts and Larry Tunnell

Discusses the complex issues involving partnership taxation with utmost clarity. It uses hundreds of illustrative examples, practice observations, helpful charts and insightful explanations to make even the most difficult concepts understandable. The book reflects the authors' penchant for communicating the pertinent facts in very direct language and creating a context for understanding the multifaceted issues and applying them to practice.

This new edition fully reflects all the latest developments in this complex area. These include changes affecting:

• partnership basis adjustments
• transfers to partnerships of property with built-in losses
• sale of an interest in a partnership with built-in loss property
• disproportionate distributions from partnerships with built-in loss property
• expensing and amortization of partnership organizational expenses
• partnership treatment of the deduction for domestic production activities
• recognition of cancellation-of-indebtedness income, and more

In six parts, Practical Guide to Partnerships and LLCs covers the critical aspects of this complicated area, with individual parts focusing on partnership characteristics, funding, taxation of operations, partner's share of partnership debt, disposition of partnership interest, and distributions. From choice-of-entity considerations to sales and liquidations, the entire breadth of partnership and LLC taxation is covered. Special attention is given throughout to the complex inter-workings of rules that bind, tax and control these entity operations.

In the book's first part focused on preliminary considerations, the basic underpinnings are presented covering key areas such as the "check the box" rules, "anti-abuse" rules, investment joint venture rules, the application of partnership taxation to LLCs, liability issues, passive loss limitations, audit issues, self-employment taxes, IRS classification, tax year and accounting method selection, and much more.

The second part of Practical Guide to Partnerships and LLCs looks at property contributions and disguised sales, transactions between partner and partnership, and formation and start-up expenses. A special summary table for the tax treatment of pre-opening expenses is included.

Next, the central core of the book explains the taxation of operations including partnership income rules, the pass-through concept, and the partner's share of income and debt. Specific rules, reporting and compliance issues are thoroughly addressed. Form 1065 and schedules L, M-1, M-2, K and K-1 are also explained.

Part four covers partner's share of partnership debt, while disposition of a partnership interest is the subject of the fifth part of Practical Guide to Partnerships and LLCs. This section covers the amount and character of

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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

500 pages

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The increase in European Community memberships and the steady evolution of the harmonization process means that international business opportunities are also on the rise. This convenient resource provides quick and easy guidance on a variety of corporate and partnership considerations that arise in international business, such as mergers, rights and duties of interested parties, stock exchange directives, labor laws and takeovers.

Corporations and Partnerships puts the information necessary for corporations to compete effectively in the shifting global market at the user's fingertips. Through updated supplements, this resource is able to address additional areas of concern as they arise, making it an important and practical tool for business executives and their legal counsel interested in engaging in an international partnership or embarking on corporate expansion into established or newly emerging markets.

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

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"today's session provided great insight to the importance of developing a formal program and continuous evaluation of the program"

Learn how to:  

• Gain insight into your own negotiation style
• Take necessary steps to effectively prepare for negotiation
• Negotiate as part of a team
• Read non-verbal communication
• Develop skills to influence others
• Employ key strategies to build trust and gain respect for your ideas
• Overcome objections and resolve issues
• Manage difficult interactions and build positive relationships

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Wayne Rawcliffe, B.A., B.Ed., MBA, CHRP, RODC, is the founder and principal consultant at Senga Consulting Inc. He is recognized for bringing humour, positive energy, creativity and a wealth of ideas to his work with clients in discovering and implementing measureable solutions. As a facilitator, instructor and coach Wayne’s clients benefit from over 25 years of organizational effectiveness experience in improving individual, team and organizational performance. Wayne has worked extensively with all levels of leadership in public, private and not for profit sector organizations to successfully develop and implement organizational improvement initiatives. As an active member of the business community, Wayne is involved with the Vancouver Board of Trade, BC Human Resource Management Association, Vancouver Enterprise Forum, BC Organizational Development Network, High Impact Network and the International Registry of Organizational Development Professionals and is a contributing editor of CCH Canadian Ltd. Ultimate HR Manual, Western Edition.

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"Excellent information. Time well spend. Organizational readiness assessment information will be very helpful in determining start time for a mentorship program in our organization. When the time is right, this training has provided an excellent platform from which to set up a successful mentorship process."

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• Dispel the myths of mentoring
• Determine drivers for mentoring, establish goals and roles, and develop a communication plan
• Recruit, select and match mentors and mentees
• Adopt best practices to achieve your mentoring program’s goals
• Develop strategies to address common mentoring challenges
• Assess your organization’s readiness to implement a mentoring program

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Jenny Lewis is the owner of LEWCO Consulting Inc., a company that focuses on building great businesses by building great people! She collaborates with organizations to create sustainable coaching and mentoring processes. Her innovative approach to designing, implementing and monitoring mentoring programs always start and are aligned with the client’s strategic goals. She has over 27 years business experience including 17 years experience in leadership training and development and performance consulting. Jenny also co-founded, designed and currently instructs the ‘Leadership Certificate program specializing in Leadership Coaching’ at Vancouver Community College.

Elaine Scollan is a senior associate with LEWCO and brings an extensive background in communications and mentoring. She has spent 27 years in Radio Broadcasting business focused primarily in news and information. Elaine has been the voice of hundreds of commercials and promos for a number of clients including non profit. Not only does Elaine have the ability to voice and deliver a variety of products bu

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This webinar introduces you to a relatively new social science paradigm, Followership. For many years followership was viewed as an appendage to leadership and in many business schools, the focus has been on leadership. Why? The answer is really very simple. Leadership has always been viewed as the foundation of organizational power and influence. Did you know that leaders really spend 20 to 30 percent of their time leading, and 70 to 80 percent of their time following, but that following has never been viewed as an essential activity?

Most people have a rather negative perception of followers. Children’s games of Follower the Leader, automotive manufacturer Audi’s bold declaration of “Never Follow” and parent’s warning to their children if “”Johnny is going to jump off of a bridge, are you going to follow him? ; reinforce the negative societal perception of sheep –like followers who are easily influenced, molded and are of little worth. Like with leadership,  there are specific  and distinct followership styles and associated behavioral attributes that certainly have an effect on organizations and their performance.

Leadership model’s like the Hersey-Blanchard Situational Leadership Model, focuses on leadership style based on the follower or group maturity level. Though this particular model has much research to support the premises of the theory, the focus is still on leadership influence and power based on a follower maturity level, versus a behavioral interaction and follower influence on the leader. What you will learn during this webinar is the use of a behavioral based leadership model that focused on the development and power-sharing relationship with organizational followers that is essentially a mutually beneficial symbiotic relationship where the leader and follower grow and learn from each other where leaders learn to become Transformational Leaders and followers learn to become what is termed Exemplary Followers. This will not be an attempt to conduct a comparative study of various leadership styles.

The concepts behind Exemplary Followership and Transformational Leadership become essential in organizations that are focusing on becoming self-directed team based organizations. Unfortunately, organizations that bandy the team word around and say: We are going to be a team! Or We have a team based organization, when in reality; the teams are just miniature versions of the larger rigidly formal hierarchy of the larger organization. At that point, the team concept becomes a joke and sinks beneath the waves of failure. In order to successfully implement these concepts in your organization, major organizational cultural change will become necessary in order to adopt and integrate e

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• Use the Leadership/Management Grid to maximise both the leadership and management potential within your organization
• Apply effective leadership strategies with examples from contemporary Canadian leaders
• Understand how Master Leaders motivate themselves and their organization to levels beyond their highest expectations by developing ‘Tipping Point’ Goals
• Get the tools you need to create a culture of Leadership Excellence

Bonus: A copy of the supporting paper prepared by Dr. Brad McRae along with the Leadership/Management Evaluation Form™ will be provided in this archived webinar.

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Dr. Brad McRae
Dr. Brad McRae, CSP is Director of the Atlantic Leadership Development Institute and the author of The Seven Strategies of Master Leaders: Featuring Key Insights from 32 of Canada’s Top Leaders. Brad is also a graduate of Harvard Business School’s Leadership Best Practices Program. Brad has written seven other books including The Seven Strategies of Master Negotiators and The Seven Strategies of Master Presenters. He has presented in Canada and the US as well as in Australia, the Caribbean, Mexico, Africa and the UK. Brad is also the publisher and editor of The Atlantic Leadership Development Newsletter.

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