Business Basics for Law Students: Essential Concepts and Applications, Fourth Edition
Published: April 2006
To supply the background law students need to succeed in business-related courses - such as accounting, economics, real estate, tax, business organizations, and finance - try the text known for its effectiveness, edition after edition. Business Basics for Law Students, Fourth Edition explains the mechanics, concepts, and legal context of business topics in exceptionally clear and accessible language.
The book demystifies business principles through:
- The combined skills of distinguished authors who draw on their teaching and writing experience to build student confidence
- Straightforward explanations of daunting topics (accounting, financial statements, taxes, mortgages, etc.) tailored to students without a business background
- Generous use of examples to convey ideas and applications
- A helpful list of new terms in the appendix, conveniently keyed to the pages where they are used and explained
- Frequent use of visual aids, such as tax forms, financial quotes as they appear in the newspaper, tables, and graphs
- An accessible design featuring lists of topics keyed to headings at the beginning of each chapter, key terms and concepts bolded for easy identification, and frequent use of lists to clearly enumerate points and examples
Thoroughly updated to respond to recent developments, the fourth edition features:
- New material on recent scandals and reforms in the chapters on accounting, forms of organization, trading, and mutual funds
- The latest information on executive compensation
- Extensive revisions to the chapters on tax and retirement planning, in light of recent and proposed reforms, especially in connection with Social Security
- An expanded chapter on insurance that now includes health insurance, auto insurance, and more
- New material on spinoffs and other divisive reorganization in the chapter on mergers, as well as discussion of taxable and tax-free transactions
- New coverage of securities regulation, antitrust, intellectual property law, and international business transactions integrated throughout the text
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Business Express Answers (2014 Edition) (US)
Formerly Business Quick Answers
Your business income tax "how to" reference. Thoughtfully and logically organized, this book covers C corporations, S corporations, partnerships, LLCs and tax-exempt organizations. It will be the first resource you reach for when you need quick answers to your compliance questions.
- Detailed information on how to report income, deductions and other tax items
- Coverage of the basic requirements for payroll tax compliance - filing requirements, forms to use, deposit requirements and more
- Concise and accurate explanations of key business tax law points, with special chapters on:
- Depreciation and amortization
- Employee benefit plans
- Tax credits and business deductions
- Tax accounting
- Partnerships and corporate acquisitions, dispositions and liquidations
- IRS corporate tax rate schedules
- Entity filing information
- Principal activity codes
- Depreciation tables
- Lease inclusion tables
- Asset class lives
- Special coverage of tax law changes that occurred in the past year
- Worksheets designed to help you calculate specific tax items and then organize the information for input on a return
410 pages
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Business Franchise Guide
Since the early days of franchise law over 20 years ago, the Business Franchise Guide has been the only single source of federal and state franchise and distribution laws, regulations, uniform disclosure formats and full-text case reporting.
It contains hundreds of pages of FTC and UFOC guidelines that aid franchisers in developing a uniform format for use under various state laws that require disclosure and registration prior to the sale of franchises. Our experienced editorial staff at CCH has included more than 900 pages of explanations analyzing nearly 150 franchise law topics, with annotations dating back to 1980.
Features:
- Obtain FTC and UFOC guidelines necessary for creating disclosure/ registration documents
- Gain access to over nearly 5,000 court and administrative decisions that litigators can use in their cases
- Guide yourself with the help of more than 900 pages of CCH explanations and analysis that present franchise law in easy-to-understand terms
- Unlock international franchise laws with the English translations of laws and regulations in 18 jurisdictions that keep franchisors with businesses outside the U.S. up-to-date and in compliance
- Stay current with monthly updates along with a newsletter that highlights the latest franchise law changes and developments
- Anticipate new legal requirements with a monthly list of pending state and federal legislation
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Business Method Patents
In a landmark decision, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in Signature Financial v State Street Bank 1998 held that business methods may be patented. This holding together with the explosive growth of the internet has turned the business method patent into the "hot" new growth area of intellectual property. Business Method Patents is your guide to the unique opportunities and risks in this emerging area of IP law.
This is the authoritative source for court-tested guidance on mechanics of the patent application; prior art researching; drafting claims; drafting the complete specification; drawings required for business method patents; illustrating the business system through drawings; building a patent portfolio for attracting capital; and enforcing and licensing business method patents.
Table of contents:
Chapter 1 Business Method Patents - The Controversy
Chapter 2 State Street Bank v Signature Financial - Judge Rich's Legacy
Chapter 3 A Philosophy for Business Model Patents
Chapter 4 The Origins of Commerce
Chapter 5 The Nature of Commerce Today - Electronic Commerce
Chapter 6 Judicial Decisions - Before State Street Bank
Chapter 7 E-Commerce Technology
Chapter 8 Pure Business Model Patents
Chapter 9 Prior Art
Chapter 10 Claiming Business Model and E-Commerce Inventions
Chapter 11 Drawings for E-Commerce and Business Model Patents
Chapter 12 The Patent Specification
Chapter 13 Exploiting the Business Model and E-Commerce Patent Portfolio
Appendix A UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce 1996
Appendix B Proposed Bill - Business Method Patent Improvement Act of 2000
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Business Method Patents, Second Edition
In a landmark decision, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in Signature Financial v. State Street Bank held that business methods may be patented. Recently, the US Supreme Court in Bilski v. Kappos left the door open for the availability of patents for business methods. These holdings, together with the explosive growth of electronic commerce and technology, make the business method patent an important growth area of intellectual property.
Now in a revised Looseleaf format, this completely updated second edition is your guide to the unique opportunities and risks in this emerging area of intellectual property law.
Business Method Patents, Second Edition is your authoritative source for expert guidance on:
- The landmark Supreme Court decision in Bilski v. Kappos
- USPTO view on business method patents, including an overview of BPAI rulings
- Mechanics of the patent application
- Prior art searches
- Drafting claims for business method or model and e-commerce inventions
- Drafting the complete specification
- Drawings required for business method patents
- Building a strategic patent portfolio
- Litigating business method patents
- International protection for business methods
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Business Succession Planning Answer Book – 2014 (US)
Explores the issues that arise when the current owners of a family business wish to retire or otherwise transfer ownership of the business. These issues include ensuring that the owners have enough money to retire on, providing for what will happen to the business – whether there will there be a transfer of ownership or whether the business will dissolve, providing for who will take over the management of the business and how ownership will be transferred. Discussing and resolving these issues within the family can also be complicated and contentious, depending on the family dynamics. Essentially, business succession can be broken down into three main categories: management, ownership and taxes. This publication discusses the distinction between management and ownership, exploring the possibility of transferring the responsibility for managing the business to one child while transferring equal shares of business ownership to all children. Business succession planning also looks at the minimization of taxes upon death. This may involve asset transfer tax strategies, for example freezing the value of the business while transferring the ownership.
Chapter 1 Introduction to Business Succession Planning
Chapter 2 The Advisor's Role in Business Succession Planning
Chapter 3 Non-Tax Aspects of Family Business Succession
Chapter 4 Common Goals of Business Owners
Chapter 5 Key Features of Buy-Sell Agreements for the Business Owner
Chapter 6 Key Features of an Estate Plan for the Business Owner
Chapter 7 Redemptions, Recapitalizations, and Restructuring
Chapter 8 Transfers to Outsiders: Selling the Business
Chapter 9 Transfers to Insiders: Employees, Management, Other Shareholders
Chapter 10 Transfers to Family
Chapter 11 Charitable Strategies and Business Succession Planning
Chapter 12 Valuation in Business Succession Planning
300 pages
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Business Succession Planning Answer Book – 2015 (U.S.)
Author: Ann Burns
Explores the issues that arise when the current owners of a family business wish to retire or otherwise transfer ownership of the business. These issues include ensuring that the owners have enough money to retire on, providing for what will happen to the business – whether there will there be a transfer of ownership or whether the business will dissolve, providing for who will take over the management of the business and how ownership will be transferred. Discussing and resolving these issues within the family can also be complicated and contentious, depending on the family dynamics. Essentially, business succession can be broken down into three main categories: management, ownership and taxes. This publication discusses the distinction between management and ownership, exploring the possibility of transferring the responsibility for managing the business to one child while transferring equal shares of business ownership to all children. Business succession planning also looks at the minimization of taxes upon death. This may involve asset transfer tax strategies, for example freezing the value of the business while transferring the ownership. This publication explains how to accomplish these goals.
Chapter 1 Introduction to Business Succession Planning
Chapter 2 The Advisor's Role in Business Succession Planning
Chapter 3 Non-Tax Aspects of Family Business Succession
Chapter 4 Common Goals of Business Owners
Chapter 5 Key Features of Buy-Sell Agreements for the Business Owner
Chapter 6 Key Features of an Estate Plan for the Business Owner
Chapter 7 Redemptions, Recapitalizations, and Restructuring
Chapter 8 Transfers to Outsiders: Selling the Business
Chapter 9 Transfers to Insiders: Employees, Management, Other Shareholders
Chapter 10 Transfers to Family
Chapter 11 Charitable Strategies and Business Succession Planning
Chapter 12 Valuation in Business Succession Planning
9780808039129 7" x 10" 300 pages
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Business Tax Answer Book (2014) (US)
Authors: Terence M. Myers, J.D., Dorinda D. DeScherer, J.D.In addition to the more than 800 answers to the key questions regarding business income and payroll tax liabilities, the Business Tax Answer Book provides time-saving tools to help the businesses implement the tax strategies and compliance guidelines discussed in the book. These include numerous practice pointers, real-world examples and a comprehensive tax calendar.
- Sole Proprietorships and Home-Based Businesses
- Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies
- C Corporations
- S Corporations
- Tax Accounting
- Business Income and Deductions
- Depreciation
- Travel and Entertainment Expenses
- Employee Health and Accident Benefits
- Employee Fringe Benefits
- Retirement Plans
- Owner-Corporation Transactions
- Sales and Other Dispositions of Business Assets
- Payroll Taxes
- Troubleshooting
760 pages
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Business Tax Answer Book (2015) (U.S.)
Dorinda D. DeScherer, J.D.
An accessible, practical, plain-language and comprehensive reference source for tax information for accountants, attorneys, business owners, and other business advisors.
In addition to the more than 800 answers to the key questions regarding business income and payroll tax liabilities, this book provides time-saving tools to help the businesses implement the tax strategies and compliance guidelines discussed in the book. These include numerous practice pointers, real-world examples and a comprehensive tax calendar.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
- Sole Proprietorships and Home-Based Businesses
- Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies
- C Corporations
- S Corporations
- Tax Accounting
- Business Income and Deductions
- Depreciation
- Travel and Entertainment Expenses
- Employee Health and Accident Benefits
- Employee Fringe Benefits
- Retirement Plans
- Owner-Corporation Transactions
- Sales and Other Dispositions of Business Assets
- Payroll Taxes
- Troubleshooting
7" x 10" 760 pages
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Business Combinations and Consolidations Under IFRS
Webinar information current as of May 14, 2008
CCH IFRS Webinar Series 2008 - Seminar 2
Business combinations represent a growing number of firms within Canada. They will be treated differently after the convergence with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in Canada. Mergers and acquisitions are happening everyday - can you afford to not understand the new consequences?
CCH Canadian presents the second in a series of online seminars on IFRS for Canada. This 90-minute online seminar is presented by Peter D. Chant, FCA, Ph.D., Partner at Deloitte Canada and author of the upcoming book, iGAAP 2008: IFRS for Canada.
Agenda
Business Combinations: IFRS 3 (Revised) and SFAS 141(R)
FASB 141(R):
A. Business Combinations
- Key dates
- Scope
- Definition of a business
- Measuring the exchange
- Elements of the purchase equation
- The “Measurement Period”
- Disclosures
B. Consolidation and Non-controlling interests
C. IFRS 3 Differences
Speaker
Dr. Peter Chant, FCA, is a partner in the National Assurance and Advisory group at Deloitte & Touche LLP. He is a former member and Chair of the Canadian Accounting Standards Board and was co-Chair of the CICA/FASB Task Force that developed the current Canadian and FASB standard on segmented information. He was also a member of the FASB's Task Force on Business Combinations that developed the FASB's current standard on that topic, and a member of the G4+1 Group of standard setters, which included the Chairs of the IASB, FASB and the Canadian Accounting Standards Board. Peter D. Chant has published a textbook on advanced accounting in Canada, and was co-author of a research paper on accounting for joint ventures that was published by the G4+1. He is currently the Chair of Task Force on Non-GAAP Performance Measures of the Canadian Performance Reporting Board of the CICA. He has a Ph.D. in Accounting and Information Systems from Northwestern University.
Format
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