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Treatise Update! The Circular 230 Deskbook: Related Penalties, Reportable Transactions, Working Forms

We have recently updated our Treatise, The Circular 230 Deskbook, which helps tax practitioners comply with complex Circular 230 amendments more easily — and avoid costly penalties and sanctions.

This new version includes the following:
• Revised section 1:2, Chevron Deference, examining SIH Partners
LLLP v. Commissioner, in which the court clarified the distinction
between a legislative rule and an interpretive rule for purposes of
the Administrative Procedure Act.
• New section 4:13.8[D][10], Supervisor’s Approval, explaining that
a section 6751 penalty can be assessed only if it is approved by
the immediate supervisor of the individual making such determination
or such higher-level official as the Secretary may designate.
• Updated Appendix L, IRS Form 706; Appendix M, IRS Schedule M-3
(Form 1120); and Appendix N, IRS Form 2848.

The Circular 230 Deskbook is an essential compliance tool for every tax professional who practices before the IRS.

The updated Treatise is available on PLI PLUS, our online research database. If you’d like to order a print copy, please email libraryrelations@pli.edu or call 877.900.5291.

Treatise Update! Commercial Ground Leases

Including adaptable time-saving sample agreement language, Commercial Ground Leases is a definitive guide to drafting, negotiating, and finalizing equitable, error-free leasing documents that address the needs of both landlord and tenant. It covers the full range of relevant commercial ground leasing issues, including:

Appendices include forms of letter of intent, leasehold mortgagee protection clauses, intercreditor agreements, fee and leasehold deed of trust provisions, estoppel certificate and guaranty, and a complete ground lease with many alternative clauses.

New to this release is Chapter 2A, Reappraisal of Ground Rents, which provides an expanded discussion of ground rent reappraisals, with coverage of the various appraisal methods.

The updated Treatise is available on PLI PLUS, our online research database. If you’d like to order a print copy, please email libraryrelations@pli.edu or call 877.900.5291.

The Current: The Journal of PLI Press (Winter 2018)

We are pleased to announce that the Winter 2018 issue of PLI’s journal, The Current: The Journal of PLI PLUS is available on PLI PLUS! Each issue of The Current features original articles that cover new and emerging developments impacting the law and the legal profession. In every issue you’ll find expert insights, commentary, and analysis from leading practitioners, including PLI authors and faculty members.

Articles in this Winter 2018 issue include:

Supporting “America First” Through Diversity in Immigration, Austin T. Fragomen, Careen Shannon (Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP)
The “Internet of Things” and the Law, Thaddeus Hoffmeister, Daniel Berens, Sana Hussain (University of Dayton)
Sturm and Lots of Drang: The First Year of Economic Sanctions Under the Trump Administration, Kay Georgi, Lamine Hardaway, Regan Alberda (Arent Fox LLP)
“Reading the Tea Leaves”: IRS Developments for Charities, Marcus S. Owens (Loeb & Loeb, LLP)

The Current is available through your PLI PLUS subscription.

Not a PLI PLUS subscriber? Click here to sign up for a FREE digital version of The Current. The journal is also available here for purchase in print.

New Update! Technology Transactions

Release # 3 is now available for Technology Transactions: A Practical Guide to Drafting and Negotiating Commercial Agreements.

This indispensable guide empowers practitioners to draft, review, and negotiate technology transaction agreements and covers areas of knowledge that should inform this process, such as the DMCA, state transactions laws, and numerous privacy considerations. The types of agreements covered include:

This release includes brand-new chapters on employee agreements and open source software, and new discussions of the “shared responsibility” cloud model and cloud adoption efforts by public agencies.

The updated Treatise is available on PLI PLUS, our online research database. If you’d like to order a print copy, please email libraryrelations@pli.edu or call 877.900.5291.

PLI PLUS: Content Added in 2017

PLI PLUS continually grows: new books are published; Treatises are updated; Forms are added; and new programs generate our Course Handbooks and Transcripts.

Here’s a listing of the content added or updated to PLI PLUS in 2017. It can be used as a reference guide for librarians, attorneys, researchers and other subscribers.

In 2017, we added or updated the following:

19 Answer Books
218 Course Handbooks
438 Archived Course Handbooks
80 Forms
2 New Editions of our Journal
307 Transcripts
18 Treatises
64 Treatises – Supplemented

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New Edition! ERISA Benefits Litigation Answer Book (2018 Edition)

PLI recently published a new edition of ERISA Benefits Litigation Answer Book, which provides a comprehensive overview, in question and answer format, of the various causes of action the Employee Retirement Income Security Act provides to remedy violations of the statute, enforce the terms of a benefit plan, or provide other relief to a plan, its participants or its fiduciaries.

Written by a team of authors with many years of ERISA litigation experience, and filled with practical illustrations and tips, ERISA Benefits Litigation Answer Book describes the legal requirements of, defenses to, and unique aspects of litigation involving: stock drops, ESOPs, cash balance plans, prohibited transactions, 401(K) fees, recovery of benefits due under a plan, multi-employer plans, managed care plans, and discrimination and interference with benefits rights. Also covered are chapters discussing litigation of claims arising under federal common law, affirmative defenses to ERISA claims, and limitations on actions under ERISA.

The new edition is available on PLI PLUS, our research database. If you’d like to order a print copy, please email libraryrelations@pli.edu or call 877.900.5291.

Sack on Defamation Tackles Fake News

In his acclaimed Treatise, Sack on Defamation, author Judge Robert D. Sack shows that “fake news” lies outside the defamation protections granted to the institutional media.

In the days after President Trump announced his “Fake News Awards”, Sack’s is an important point to keep in mind, as columnist Alfred Hunt writes in Bloomberg View, because it means it’s unnecessary to change libel law to make it harder to deliberately disseminate false information–it is already actionable under our current law. In addition, Sack reminds us of the significance of protecting the high standards that public figures must meet in order to prove defamation against a media outlet.

Sack on Defamation is available on PLI PLUS, our online research database. If you’d like to order a print copy, please email libraryrelations@pli.edu or call 877.900.5291.

PLI PLUS Most Popular Titles of 2017

New Title! Master the 8-K

Master the 8-K is the first publication from PLI’s new SEC Compliance and Disclosure series. It is a clear, concise, and comprehensive guide to filing the SEC’s Current Report on Form 8-K that every securities lawyer will want to have close at hand.

This handbook begins with an overview of the Form 8-K requirements and principles generally applicable to all Form 8-K Items, such as:

Filing procedures and deadlines
The impact of late filings (including a discussion of the “safe harbor”) (including a discussion of the “safe harbor”)
The “furnished” versus “filed” distinction, the technical aspects of incorporation by reference and exhibits, and related liability issues, and related liability issues

In this easy-to-use handbook, each Form 8-K Item is broken down and begins with “highlights” that, at a glance, alert you to critical matters about that Item, such as whether the “safe harbor” applies, whether there are exhibit requirements, whether there are possible update requirements, and whether there are critical definitions to consider. Then, you will find step-by-step instructions and expert practice tips on:

Triggering events and disclosure requirements for every Form 8-K Item
The requirements for effective disclosure controls
Filing procedures and deadlines
Possible 8-K “traps”, such as update requirements, and how to avoid them

Master the 8-K also includes sample disclosure language, and detailed appendices containing the Form 8-K itself, key regulations, and SEC Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs)—it is intended to be a stand-alone resource for those attempting to master the Form 8-K.

This essential title is available on PLI PLUS, our online research database. If you’d like to order a print copy, please email libraryrelations@pli.edu or call (877-900-5291).