CCH's Highlights of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is a convenient vehicle for alerting clients to the new tax provisions provided under this economic stimulus bill. For individuals, this legislation includes a Making Work Pay Credit based on earned income, with a $250 economic stimulus payment to Social Security recipients and disabled veterans; an AMT patch for 2009; extension of the first-time homebuyer credit to September 1, 2009, with the repayment obligation eliminated for 2009 purchases; a $3,000 floor on the refundable Child Tax Credit; a $2,500 American Opportunity Tax Credit that is 40 percent refundable; suspension of income tax on up to $2,400 of unemployment benefits for 2009; expansion of eligible expenses for 529 plans to include computers and related technology; an above-the-line deduction for taxes related to the purchase of a new automobile; an increase in the credit for nonbusiness energy property from $500 to $1,500 and a modification of standards;  removal of the dollar limits on the credit for residential energy efficient property for fuel cell property; an increase in the credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property; and a general re-write of the plug-in electric drive motor vehicle credit, including elimination of dollar caps, a new credit for two or three wheel and low-speed plug-in vehicles, and allowing a credit for conversion kits.

On the business side, provisions include extending bonus depreciation and increased 179 expensing through 2009; up to five-year carryback of net operating losses; expansion of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit to cover unemployed veterans and disconnected youth; deferral of cancellation of indebtedness income; an increased exclusion amount for commuter transit benefits and transit passes; an increase in the capital gain exclusion percentage for qualified small business stock; and reduction to seven years for the S Corporation built-in gain holding period. The legislation also includes a number of new or enhanced bond provisions aimed at economic recovery and alternative energy.

CCH's Highlights booklet is ideal for informing clients, prospects and staff about the key new tax changes and prompting them to turn to their tax and financial advisers for help.  It's authoritative, yet practical and easy-to-understand.  Affordable quantity discounts and the option of printing firm name and logo on the cover make the CCH Highlights booklet a great tool for firms to grow their businesses.

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CCH's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 -- Law, Explanation and Analysis provides thorough and complete text of added, amended, or repealed Code sections with controlling committee reports and CCH's explanation and analysis of tax provisions contained in the legislation. CCH editorial staff, along with leading practitioners, provide clear and practical guidance of the impact of the law's changes, including how various taxpayer groups and situations are affected.

The law is arranged in Code section sequence with italicized type used for all new language that amends previous Code sections. CCH also provides several special tables and lists to facilitate quick and thorough understanding of the new law and how it affects taxpayers. Features include an effective dates table organized by Code section, a listing by Code section of the Act sections affecting it, and a listing by Act section of the Code sections affected.

CCH's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 -- Law, Explanation and Analysis is THE resource that tax professionals, businesses, government staff and students alike need to get all the details of and help on new tax legislation changes. CCH provides the critical, late-breaking explanation and analysis to help readers make sense of complex legislative change so they can plan, respond and advise with confidence.

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In Kess on Tax Legislation 2009: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 CPE Course, noted tax experts Sidney Kess, J.D., CPA, and Barbara Weltman, J.D., take a straightforward and practical look at 2009 tax legislation and related developments. This text-based Course offers tax professionals helpful guidance on the new law, including planning opportunities, pitfalls to beware of, and ways practitioners can capitalize on the law with their clients. Helpful Practice Development Tips, Planning Pointers and Observations designed to assist users in understanding and applying the new law are peppered throughout. The Course comes complete with learning objectives, study problems and a final exam for use in earning valuable continuing education credits. The course will be divided into six chapters:

1. Changes for Individuals
2. Housing
3. Education and Health
4. Retirement Savings
5. Changes for Business
6. Miscellaneous
7. Changes

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In Kess on Tax Legislation 2009: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 CPE Course, noted tax experts Sidney Kess, J.D., CPA, and Barbara Weltman, J.D., take a straightforward and practical look at 2009 tax legislation. This text-based Course offers tax professionals helpful guidance on the new law, including planning opportunities, pitfalls to beware of, and ways practitioners can capitalize on the law with their clients. Helpful Practice Development Tips, Planning Pointers and Observations designed to assist users in understanding and applying the new law are peppered throughout. The Course comes complete with learning objectives, study problems and a final exam for use in earning valuable continuing education credits. The course will be divided into six chapters:

1. Changes for Individuals
2. Housing
3. Education and Health
4. Retirement Savings
5. Changes for Business
6. Miscellaneous Changes

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Available: December 2011

Revenue Recognition Guide is a comprehensive reference manual covering the key concepts and issues that arise in determining when and how to recognize revenue. It covers the litany of existing authoritative literature related to revenue recognition and clarifies those revenue recognition concepts that are vague.

For issues not addressed in the accounting literature, this Guide provides suggested accounting treatments that are consistent with general revenue recognition concepts and principles.

The Guide also provides examples of key points, includes excerpts from the financial statements of public companies, illustrating key concepts and judgments, and discusses revenue recognition projects on the agendas of the various accounting standard-setters.

Revenue Recognition Guide is organized into 13 chapters. Within these chapters, a number of Observations and Practice Pointers highlight key consequences of the accounting guidance and identifies issues to watch for when dealing with certain revenue transactions. SEC Registrant Alerts highlights issues that the SEC is particularly focused on, as well as additional guidance provided by the SEC beyond the guidance typically followed by non-public companies.

To facilitate research, the text includes references to pertinent paragraphs of the authoritative literature addressing key points.

Revenue Recognition Guide covers the following topics:

• Revenue-Related Literature
• General Principles
• Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements
• Product Deliverables
• Service Deliverables
• Intellectual Property Deliverables
• Miscellaneous Issues
• Contract Accounting
• Software: A Complete Model
• Presentation
• Disclosures
• Future Expectations

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• U.S. Master Tax Guide®,2012
• ProSystem fx Tax: for U.S. Tax Returns
• INTERNAL REVENUE CODE: Income, Estate, Gift, Employment and Excise Taxes, Winter 2012 Edition
• U.S. INCOME TAX REGULATIONS, Winter 2012 Edition  

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Available: November 2010

Author: Scott Taub CPA

Revenue is the top line in the income statement and one of the most important figures to both preparers and users of financial statements. It is also one of the most difficult numbers in the financial statements to get right. Revenue Recognition Guide is a comprehensive reference manual covering the key concepts and issues that arise in determining when and how to recognize revenue. It covers the litany of existing authoritative literature related to revenue recognition and clarifies those revenue recognition concepts that are vague. 

For issues not addressed in the accounting literature, this Guide provides suggested accounting treatments that are consistent with general revenue recognition concepts and principles.

This edition has been updated to reflect the new FASB Accounting Standards Codification^TM    and includes both pre- and post-Codification references for quick access to the information you need in the way that you prefer accessing it. 

The Guide also provides examples of key points, includes excerpts from the financial statements of public companies, illustrating key concepts and judgments, and discusses revenue recognition projects on the agendas of the various accounting standard-setters.

Revenue Recognition Guide is organized into 13 chapters. Within these chapters, a number of Observations and Practice Pointers highlight key consequences of the accounting guidance and identifies issues to watch for when dealing with certain revenue transactions. SEC Registrant Alerts highlights issues that the SEC is particularly focused on, as well as additional guidance provided by the SEC beyond the guidance typically followed by non-public companies.
To facilitate research, the text includes references to pertinent paragraphs of the authoritative literature addressing key points.

Material can be located several ways: the Cross-Reference lists pre- and post-Codification references and shows the chapter in which a particular pronouncement is discussed; the Index provides a quick page reference based on topic.

Revenue Recognition Guide covers the following topics:

• Revenue-Related Literature
• General Principles
• Multiple-Element Arrangements
• Product Deliverables
• Service Deliverables
• Intellectual Property Deliverables
• Miscellaneous Issues
• Contract Accounting
• Software: A Complete Model
• Presentation
• Disclosures
• Future Expectations and Projects

Related Books:

• U.S. Master Tax Guide®, 2011
• Full Article

Author: Scott A. Taub, CPA

Revenue is the top line in the income statement and one of the most important figures to both preparers and users of financial statements. It is also one of the most difficult numbers in the financial statements to get right. This book is a comprehensive reference manual covering the key concepts and issues that arise in determining when and how to recognize revenue. It covers the litany of existing authoritative literature related to revenue recognition and clarifies those revenue recognition concepts that are vague.

For issues not addressed in the accounting literature, this Guide provides suggested accounting treatments that are consistent with general revenue recognition concepts and principles.

• A Brief Survey of Revenue-Related Literature
• General Principles
• Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements
• Product Deliverables
• Service Deliverables
• Intellectual Property Deliverables
• Miscellaneous Issues
• Contract Accounting
• Software — A Complete Model
• Presentation
• Disclosures
• Future Expectations

9780808038948    6" x 9"      600 pages

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Author: Scott A. Taub, CPA

Revenue is the top line in the income statement and one of the most important figures to both preparers and users of financial statements. It is also one of the most difficult numbers in the financial statements to get right. This book is a comprehensive reference manual covering the key concepts and issues that arise in determining when and how to recognize revenue. It covers the litany of existing authoritative literature related to revenue recognition and clarifies those revenue recognition concepts that are vague.

For issues not addressed in the accounting literature, this Guide provides suggested accounting treatments that are consistent with general revenue recognition concepts and principles.

- Brief Survey of Revenue-Related Literature
- General Principles
- Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements
- Product Deliverables
- Service Deliverables
- Intellectual Property Deliverables
- Miscellaneous Issues
- Contract Accounting
- Software: A Complete Model
- Presentation
- Disclosures
- Future Expectations

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Published: October 2008

This is a nuts and bolts guide for doing international business, and the handbook to read before and during negotiation in order to get the deal done. Power Tools for Negotiating International Business Deals shows how international business works, where to stake high ground, what concessions to make and what mistakes to avoid. Filled with checklists and case examples, this book explains the key issues in an international business deal, be it a product sale, agency/brokerage, consulting agreement, distributorship, license, joint venture or consortium.

James M Klotz is one of Canada’s leading international business lawyers. In addition to co-chairing the International Business Transactions group of one of Canada’s largest law firms, he has written several books and treatises on international business law and negotiation. James lives in Toronto and has taught courses in international business law at Osgoode Hall Law School and in international risk assessment at the University of Toronto.

Table of contents:

• Chapter 1: The basics of International Business Deals
• Chapter 2: Negotiating International Sales of Goods and Services
• Chapter 3: Negotiating International Agency and Consulting Deals
• Chapter 4: Negotiating International Distribution Deals
• Chapter 5: Negotiating International License Deals
• Chapter 6: International Joint Venture and Consortium Deal
• Index

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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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