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Taxation of the Entertainment Industry, 2012

Available June 2012

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Australian Master Tax Guide, 2011

Available: August 2011

Australia’s number one tax reference is designed to help practitioners, businesses, other organizations and students quickly locate accurate answers to their tax questions.

Whether it is being used to help prepare tax returns for the current tax year or to work out the tax issues and implications of decisions and transactions in the immediate future years, the Australian Master Tax Guide is an essential resource for anyone working in or dealing with tax. Up-to-date through June 30, 2011.

  • Cross referenced at the end of each CCH paragraph to more detailed information in key CCH updating services
  • Handy checklists and tables, complete effective life (depreciation) tables and a calendar of key tax dates
  • Entirely new chapter of handy tax checklists
  • A practical way to keep up to date on the changes to Australia’s complex tax system

The CCH Australian Master Tax Guide is written and updated by CCH's team of tax accountants and lawyers, and a select group of top tax professionals.

 

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Almanac of Business & Industrial Financial Ratios (2012)

Available: September 2011

Author: Dr. Leo Troy

Determine a company's true measure of performance and value. The comprehensive resource puts 50 comparative performance indicators at the practitioner's command and covers all of North America (U.S., Canada, and Mexico) using NAICS data. The Almanac provides financial information that is calculated and derived from the latest available IRS data on nearly 5 million U.S. and international companies. The Almanac gives you accurate performance data for 50 operating and financial factors in 199 industries.

Data for each industry is divided into 13 categories based on company size, so you'll find a precise benchmark against which to measure any company's performance. One quick glance at the appropriate field of business and company-size category and you've found the definitive starting point for competitive performance analysis. The Almanac provides competitive norms in actual dollar amounts for revenue and capital factors, such as net receivables, net property, inventories, total assets, portfolio income, and more. It then gives you important average operating costs in percent of net sales, including cost of operations, pensions and benefits, interest, and more.

The Almanac provides ratios for industry-wide results for inventory turnover, current assets to working capital, quick ratio, asset turnover, and others. It also provides other critical financial factors in percentages, including debt ratio, return on assets, and return on equity, and profit margin.

The Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios comes complete with a CD that contains a special Excel Spreadsheet Template that can be used to input data on a given company to see how a company compares with the data provided in the Almanac.

The book is organized by the following major industry sectors, which in turn cover 199 industries, including:

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting
  • Mining
  • Utilities
  • Construction
  • Manufacturing
  • Wholesale trade
  • Retail trade
  • Transportation and warehousing
  • Information
  • Finance and insurance
  • Real estate and rental leasing
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
  • Management of companies (holding companies)
  • Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
  • Health care and social assistance
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
  • Accommodation and food services
  • Other services (including repair and maintenance, automotive repair and maintenance, personal and laundry services, and religious, grant making, civic, and professional organizations)

 

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Almanac of Business & Industrial Financial Ratios (2011

Available: September 2010

Author: Leo Troy Ph. D.

CCH's Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios is the first step in helping to determine a company's true measure of performance and value.  The comprehensive resource puts 50 comparative performance indicators at the practitioner's command and covers all of North America (U.S., Canada, and Mexico) using NAICS data. The Almanac provides financial information that is calculated and derived from the latest available IRS data on nearly 5 million U.S. and international companies. The Almanac gives you accurate performance data for 50 operating and financial factors in 199 industries.

Data for each industry is divided into 13 categories based on company size, so you'll find a precise benchmark against which to measure any company's performance. One quick glance at the appropriate field of business and company-size category and you've found the definitive starting point for competitive performance analysis. The Almanac provides competitive norms in actual dollar amounts for revenue and capital factors, such as net receivables, net property, inventories, total assets, portfolio income, and more. It then gives you important average operating costs in percent of net sales, including cost of operations, pensions and benefits, interest, and more.

The Almanac provides ratios for industry-wide results for inventory turnover, current assets to working capital, quick ratio, asset turnover, and others. It also provides other critical financial factors in percentages, including debt ratio, return on assets, and return on equity, and profit margin. 

The Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios comes complete with a CD that contains a special Excel Spreadsheet Template that can be used to input data on a given company to see how a company compares with the data provided in the Almanac.

The book is organized by the following major industry sectors, which in turn cover 199 industries, including:

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting
  • Mining
  • Utilities
  • Construction
  • Manufacturing
  • Wholesale trade
  • Retail trade
  • Transportation and warehousing
  • Information
  • Finance and insurance
  • Real estate and rental leasing
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
  • Management of companies (holding companies)
  • Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
  • Health care and social assistance
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
  • Accommodation and food services
  • Other services (including repair and maintenance, automotive repair and maintenance, personal and laundry services, and reli

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Taxation of the Entertainment Industry, 2014 (U.S.)

Author: Schuyler M. Moore

Taxation of the Entertainment Industry is an insightful treatise that helps practitioners in entertainment tax planning spot unique issues before they become problems, interpret rules and regulations correctly, make business decisions that lower taxes, and ensure compliance with the law. This valuable reference by expert practitioner and author, Schuyler Moore, provides in-depth treatment of the taxation of film and television industries, including music and sports. It provides insights on proven strategies and techniques for achieving solid bottom-line results for those practitioners with clients within the entertainment industry.

Taxation of the Entertainment Industry sets forth details of an eight-point master plan for managing entertainment tax issues:

  • Know how the law characterizes ownership rights and interests
  • Choose a business form that provides maximum tax advantage
  • Determine the best time to report and recognize income
  • Reduce the tax burden through deductions, depreciation, and the investment tax credit
  • Avoid liability for failure to withhold wages
  • Realize tax deferral and tax savings through foreign production or distribution
  • Discover innovative and creative strategies for financing film production and distribution, and  
  • Pay close attention to the special tax considerations that apply to talent.
Moore thoroughly explains all of these issues, opportunities and challenges with clarity in this sure and steady guide through the ins and outs of entertainment tax law.
  • Overview
  • Fundamental Characterization Issues
  • Choice of Entity
  • Income Recognition, Timing and Characterization
  • Deductions and Depreciation
  • Wage Withholding
  • Foreign Production and Distribution
  • U.S. Tax Withholding on Foreign Persons
  • Financing Using Domestic Tax Shelters
  • Other Financing Methods
  • Tax Planning for Talent
  • California Taxation
  • The Sports Industry
  • The Music Industry
  • Film Financing
  • Forms
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A supplement to the U.S. Master Tax Guide providing additional coverage of the federal tax rules applicable to participants in the construction industry including contractors, subcontractors, and real estate developers.  The publication provides helpful and practical guidance on today’s federal tax laws that affect 2012 returns such as accounting for long or short term construction contracts, common deductible business expenses, and classifying workers as employees or independent contractors.  Significant new tax developments are conveniently highlighted and concisely explained for quick reference and understanding. In addition, “Examples” are provided that illustrate the application of the tax laws.
 
Accounting for Construction Contracts
• Accounting for Long-Term Contracts
— Percentage-of-Completion Method (PCM)
— Look-Back Interest
— Home Construction Contract Exception
— Small Construction Contractor Exception
    — Completed Contract Method
• Accounting for Short-Term Contracts
    — Cash Method
    — Accrual Method
— Exempt-Contract Percentage of Completion Method
• Allocation of Costs
• Changing Accounting Methods

Business Expenses
• Trade or Business Expenses
    — Tools and Supplies
    — Rental Equipment
    — Insurance
    — Business Licenses
    — Trade Association Dues
    — Legal and Professional Fees
    — Advertising
• Compensation and Benefits
• Taxes and Interest
• Code Sec. 179 Expensing and Depreciation
• Car and Truck Expenses
• Travel, Meals, and Entertainment
• Home Office Expenses
• Domestic Production Activities

Business Expenses continued …
• Other Business Expenses
— Business Bad Debts
— Casualty Losses
— Net Operating Losses (NOLs)
— Continuing Education

Employee Tool Reimbursement Plans
• Accountable v. Non-Accountable Plans
• Business Connection
• Substantiation of Expenses
• Return of Excess Reimbursements

Employment and Other Taxes
• Employee vs. Independent Contractor
    — Worker Classification
    — Subcontractors
    — Day Laborers
• Income Tax Withholding
    — Backup Withholding
• FICA & FUTA Taxes
• Self-Employment Income
• Other Taxes

Real Estate Developers
• Real Property Subdivided for Sale
• Common Improvements
• Acquisition Costs
• Sale or Disposit

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Almanac of Business & Industrial Financial Ratios (2015) (U.S.)

Philip Wilson

The comprehensive resource puts 50 comparative performance indicators at the practitioner's command and covers all of North America (U.S., Canada, and Mexico) using NAICS data. The Almanac provides financial information that is calculated and derived from the latest available IRS data on nearly 5 million U.S. and international companies. The Almanac gives you accurate performance data for 50 operating and financial factors in 199 industries.

Data for each industry is divided into 13 categories based on company size, so you'll find a precise benchmark against which to measure any company's performance. One quick glance at the appropriate field of business and company-size category and you've found the definitive starting point for competitive performance analysis. The Almanac provides competitive norms in actual dollar amounts for revenue and capital factors, such as net receivables, net property, inventories, total assets, portfolio income, and more. It then gives you important average operating costs in percent of net sales, including cost of operations, pensions and benefits, interest, and more.

The Almanac provides ratios for industry-wide results for inventory turnover, current assets to working capital, quick ratio, asset turnover, and others. It also provides other critical financial factors in percentages, including debt ratio, return on assets, and return on equity, and profit margin.

It comes complete with a CD that contains a special Excel Spreadsheet Template that can be used to input data on a given company to see how a company compares with the data provided in the Almanac.

The book is organized by the following major industry sectors, which in turn cover 199 industries, including:

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting
  • Mining
  • Utilities
  • Construction
  • Manufacturing
  • Wholesale trade
  • Retail trade
  • Transportation and warehousing
  • Information
  • Finance and insurance
  • Real estate and rental leasing
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
  • Management of companies (holding companies)
  • Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
  • Health care and social assistance
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
  • Accommodation and food services
  • Other services (including repair and maintenance, automotive repair and maintenance, personal and laundry services, and religious, grant-making, civic, and professional organizations)

8 ½" x 11"   824 pages

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The comprehensive resource puts 50 comparative performance indicators at the practitioner's command and covers all of North America (U.S., Canada, and Mexico) using NAICS data. The Almanac provides financial information that is calculated and derived from the latest available IRS data on nearly 5 million U.S. and international companies. The Almanac gives you accurate performance data for 50 operating and financial factors in 199 industries.

Data for each industry is divided into 13 categories based on company size. You'll find a precise benchmark against which to measure any company's performance. One quick glance at the appropriate field of business and company-size category and you've found the definitive starting point for competitive performance analysis. The Almanac provides competitive norms in actual dollar amounts for revenue and capital factors, such as net receivables, net property, inventories, total assets, portfolio income, and more. It then gives you average operating costs in percent of net sales, including cost of operations, pensions and benefits, interest, and more.

The Almanac provides ratios for industry-wide results for inventory turnover, current assets to working capital, quick ratio, asset turnover, and others. It also provides other critical financial factors in percentages, including debt ratio, return on assets, and return on equity, and profit margin.

Comes complete with a CD that contains a special Excel Spreadsheet Template that can be used to input data on a given company to see how a company compares with the data provided in the Almanac.

The book is organized by the following major industry sectors, which in turn cover 199 industries, including:

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting
  • Mining
  • Utilities
  • Construction
  • Manufacturing
  • Wholesale trade
  • Retail trade
  • Transportation and warehousing
  • Information
  • Finance and insurance
  • Real estate and rental leasing
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
  • Management of companies (holding companies)
  • Administrative and support and waste management and remediation
    services
  • Health care and social assistance
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
  • Accommodation and food services
  • Other services (including repair and maintenance, automotive repair and maintenance, personal and laundry services, and religious, grant-making, civic, and professional organizations)

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Almanac of Business & Industrial Financial Ratios (2013)

Author: Dr. Leo Troy

The comprehensive resource puts 50 comparative performance indicators at the practitioner's command and covers all of North America (U.S., Canada, and Mexico) using NAICS data. The Almanac provides financial information that is calculated and derived from the latest available IRS data on nearly 5 million U.S. and international companies. The Almanac gives you accurate performance data for 50 operating and financial factors in 199 industries. 

Data for each industry is divided into 13 categories based on company size, so you'll find a precise benchmark against which to measure any company's performance. One quick glance at the appropriate field of business and company-size category and you've found the definitive starting point for competitive performance analysis. The Almanac provides competitive norms in actual dollar amounts for revenue and capital factors, such as net receivables, net property, inventories, total assets, portfolio income, and more. It then gives you important average operating costs in percent of net sales, including cost of operations, pensions and benefits, interest, and more.

The Almanac provides ratios for industry-wide results for inventory turnover, current assets to working capital, quick ratio, asset turnover, and others. It also provides other critical financial factors in percentages, including debt ratio, return on assets, and return on equity, and profit margin.
The Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios comes complete with a CD that contains a special Excel Spreadsheet Template that can be used to input data on a given company to see how a company compares with the data provided in the Almanac.

The book is organized by the following major industry sectors, which in turn cover 199 industries, including:

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting
  • Mining
  • Utilities
  • Construction
  • Manufacturing
  • Wholesale trade
  • Retail trade
  • Transportation and warehousing
  • Information
  • Finance and insurance
  • Real estate and rental leasing
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
  • Management of companies (holding companies)
  • Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
  • Health care and social assistance
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
  • Accommodation and food services
  • Other services (including repair and maintenance, automotive repair and maintenance, personal and laundry services, and religious, grant-making, civic, and professional organizations)

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