Category Archives: Tax & Estate

New Edition! Legal Guide to the Business of Marijuana: Cannabis, Hemp and CBD Regulation (2022 Edition)

PLI Press is proud to announce the publication of the new edition of Legal Guide to the Business of Marijuana.

Updated annually, the book is a unique resource offering critical guidance on a wide range of interrelated topics for lawyers who represent clients in the fast-growing legal cannabis industry. It sorts through the complex and varying state regulation of medical and non-medical marijuana with an appendix providing the latest key state legislation (see Chapter 3 and Appendix C).

It also looks into the various aspects of establishing and managing a marijuana enterprise, including the growing, licensing, labeling, transporting, and distribution of marijuana and related products (see Chapters 7, 10, 11, 13, and 15). In addition, the guide addresses federal law, enforcement, and preemption and their implications for employment, taxes, and banking (see Chapters 8 and 9).

For lawyers new to representing cannabis clients, the authors provide an understanding of the definitions of marijuana and other cannabis products, as well as a review of the policy and political issues that have led to the controversy and uncertainty of the current environment (see the Table of Contents).

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New Edition! Net Leases and Sale-Leasebacks: A Guide to Legal, Tax and Accounting Strategies (2022 Edition)

PLI Press is proud to announce the publication of the new edition of Net Leases and Sale-Leasebacks: A Guide to Legal, Tax and Accounting Strategies.

The treatise covers all aspects of the ownership, financing, documentation, taxation, and accounting for net leases with a focus on those areas where the treatment of net leases differs from the treatment of other forms of real estate investment. It includes in-depth guidance on sophisticated and complex structuring issues, particularly with respect to the latest tax and financial accounting rules, and provides readers with several appendices to assist with the nuts and bolts of net leasing practice, including a sample Net Lease and a sample Ground Lease.

Highlights of the 2022 Edition include:

Tenant Purchase Options. Chapter 2 (The Lease) has been updated with an expanded discussion of the risks to the landlord arising from a tenant purchase option.
Tax Considerations. Chapter 5 (Tax Considerations) has been updated with new material on section 1031(f) and related party exchanges, allocating interest payments between deductible and non-deductible uses, transfer tax liability, series LLCs, promoted interests, and more.
Sample Net Lease: Appendix E (Sample Net Lease) has been updated with new Force Majeure and Right to Go Dark provisions.

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Treatise Update – Langer on Practical International Tax Planning (Fifth Edition)

Regularly updated, Langer on Practical International Tax Planning gives you the latest news on the legal, tax, business, financial, social, political, technological, geographical, and regional factors to consider when developing and implementing customized planning strategies for clients. It is an invaluable tool for tax and estate planners, tax attorneys, accountants, and sophisticated investors.

This new release updates the treatise with up-to-date practical information and analysis to help preserve your clients’ assets.

Highlights include:

Revised section 2:4.2 explores the Tenth Circuit holding about whether the government had the right under section 7345 to revoke the passport of a “seriously delinquent taxpayer.”
New section 6:8 recognizes that there are a number of different types of Son-of-Boss transactions, but identifies what they all have in common.
Revised sections 8:5.6, 50A:3, 52B:2, and 78:4 explain that the USMCA modernizes NAFTA, is entered into by the same parties, and governs the standards for trade and investment among the parties going forward.
Expanded section 26:4.1 examines the revenue procedure providing the domestic asset/liability percentages and domestic investment yields needed by foreign life insurance companies and foreign property and liability insurance companies to compute their “minimum effectively connected net investment income” under section 842(b).
Miscellaneous revisions are found throughout the other chapters published in this Release #6.

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

The Circular 230 Deskbook is an essential compliance resource for every tax professional who practices before the IRS. It helps practitioners comply with complex Circular 230 amendments more easily — and avoid costly penalties and sanctions. In addition to demonstrating prescribed duties when advising clients in the preparation of tax returns, it offers laminated, quick-reference compliance tools.

This thirty-second release updates the treatise with the latest developments in tax and estate law relating to IRS Circular 230. Highlights from the new release include:

Chapter 1, Section 1:3: Discusses Wilson v. Commissioner, a case concerning whether the IRS’s “publicly stated positions” in the IRS manual or instructions “constitute rules carrying the force of law as required for Chevron deference.”
Chapter 3, Section 3:5: Explains whether the Anti-Injunction Act would preclude pre-enforcement judicial review if Congress amended the disclosure rules to impose a tax on a reportable transaction rather than a disclosure obligation backed up by a penalty for those who fail to comply.
Chapter 4, Section 4:13.6[B]: Explores Rodgers v. United States, in which the Ninth Circuit decided whether willfulness for purposes of section 6694(b) can be predicated on the basis of willful blindness or if it must be based on a finding of specific intent to understate liability.
Updated Appendix N, IRS Form 2848, Power of Attorney and Declaration of Representative.
Updated Table of Authorities is included.

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Treatise Update – International Tax & Estate Planning: A Practical Guide for Multinational Investors (Third Edition)

In International Tax & Estate Planning: A Practical Guide for Multinational Investors (Third Edition), one of the nation’s leading multinational investment authorities presents a clear and practical approach to managing and disposing of private wealth. Featuring detailed planning checklists and formulas for calculating taxes and tax credits, the treatise is an indispensable resource for lawyers, private bankers (both investment and commercial), corporate personnel of multinational corporations, accountants, and investment advisers.

The twenty-fourth release of the book provides updated practical information that enables multinational investors (and those who advise them) to protect investments, minimize taxation, maintain confidentiality, and assure proper disposition of assets upon an investor’s death.

Specifically, the latest iteration of the book includes:

A revised Chapter 1, Conflict of Laws, which explores topics including the definition of domicile in various states and countries, and revisions to, and ratification of, the Convention on the Conflicts of Laws Relating to the Form of Testamentary Dispositions.

A revised Chapter 4, Jointly Held and Community Property, which explores topics including the New Jersey statute regarding tenancy by entirety and the Texas law regarding the creation of joint estates with rights of survivorship.

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Treatise Update – Langer on Practical International Tax Planning (Fifth Edition)

Langer on Practical International Tax Planning gives you the latest news on the legal, tax, business, financial, social, political, technological, geographical, and regional factors to consider when developing and implementing customized planning strategies for clients. It is an invaluable tool for tax and estate planners, tax attorneys, accountants, and sophisticated investors.

This new release updates the treatise with up-to-date practical information and analysis to help preserve your clients’ assets. Highlights include:

Revised section 20:9, Abusive Transactions, explores the difference between “forfeiture” and “restitution,” pointing out that the two items have different purposes.
Revised section 38:1.3[F], No Reduction for Deductions or Expenses, discusses final regulations issued in January 2021 providing additional guidance regarding the limitation on the deduction for business interest expense under section 163(j); specifically, the regulations address the application of the limitation in contexts involving passthrough entities, regulated investment companies (RICs), and controlled foreign corporations.
New section 43:2.2[B], Microcaptive Insurance Companies, examines the four-part test used by the Tax Court to determine whether these arrangements actually constitute deductible “insurance” (that is, as involving risk-shifting, risk-distribution, insurance risk, and whether the arrangement “looks like” commonly accepted notions of insurance).

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New Title! Taxation of Intellectual Property

PLI Press is proud to announce the publication of the new treatise: Taxation of Intellectual Property.

This comprehensive treatise covers the tax consequences of creating, buying, exploiting, and selling various intellectual property assets (including patents, trade secrets, copyrights, trademarks, and computer software), as well as the tax considerations affecting intellectual property litigation.

This book is the essential reference for tax and IP practitioners who want to gain intellectual property taxation knowledge—and strategically counsel their clients on the mounting tax consequences that can affect their bottom line. It differs from other books on taxation of intellectual property in that, chapters dealing with intellectual property creation, acquisitions, and sales and licenses each begin with a general framework for analyzing the tax treatment of all forms of intellectual property. Finally, separate chapters in the book are devoted to the taxation of intellectual property held by corporations and partnership and the taxation of intellectual property held by non-profit organizations.

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

This thirty-first release of The Circular 230 Deskbook updates the treatise with the latest developments in tax and estate law relating to IRS Circular 230. Highlights from the new release include:

Chapter 1, Deference: When the Court Must Yield to the Government’s Interpretation and Chapter 4, Circular 230 now include discussions on topics such as how there is no need for Administrative Procedure Act notice and comment in connection with listed-transaction notice and the “reasonable cause” defense under section 6676.
A new section 3:7.7, Injunctive Relief discusses the Supreme Court holding that, despite the Anti-Injunction Act, advisors can seek an injunction on the ground that a notice designating a transaction a Reportable Transaction is invalid.
An updated Table of Authorities and Index are included.

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Treatise Update – Mergers, Acquisitions and Tender Offers: Law and Strategies — Corporate, Securities, Taxation, Antitrust, Cross Border

Mergers, Acquisitions and Tender Offers provides battle-tested, real-world advice on the entire M&A process. Packed with best practices, planning tips, checklists, and sample documents/agreements, this treatise offers comprehensive coverage of all aspects of the deal for domestic and cross-border mergers.

Highlights of the new release include:

Section 1:7, “The Current M&A Scene,” presents recent data and information on the state of the M&A marketplace.
Section 2:1.2, “The Impact of COVID-19 on Drafting and Interpreting M&A Agreements,” provides a discussion of issues arising from the pandemic in the drafting of corporate acquisition agreements.
Section 4:5.12[D][4], “Recent Approaches to Determine Fair Value—AXA, Hanover, Golden, Ancestry, Dell, Ramtron, Merion, PetSmart, SWS, Sprint, DFC, Aruba, AOL, Solera, Stillwater, SourceHOV, Panera, Jarden, and Synapse,” briefly discusses several recent appraisal cases.
Section 5:5.2[B][16], “The Pill During COVID,” discusses the Williams Companies case in which the court enjoined a poison pill adopted by the company during the COVID-19 crisis.
Section 6:9, “Introduction to Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs),” introduces the fundamentals of SPACs and analyzes deal documents.
Section 9:1.4, “President Biden’s Business Tax Proposals,” looks at positions President Biden took on various tax issues during the campaign for the presidency in 2020.
Section 10:7, “Introduction to the SEC’s M&A Accounting Rules When the Consideration Is Stock and Cash; Followed by a Policy Prescription,” briefly explains the SEC rules governing financial disclosures in M&A transactions.
New summary updates to Volume 3 discuss some of the changes that will be made to chapters 14 through 28 in the next version of the treatise which will reflect developments after June 1, 2019.

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Treatise Update – Langer on Practical International Tax Planning

Langer on Practical International Tax Planning (Fifth Edition) provides current knowledge and expert advice attorneys need to help clients capitalize on ripe tax havens and financial centers. Stocked with case studies that illustrate sound planning approaches, this book delivers the latest word on the legal, tax, business, financial, social, political, technological, geographical, and regional factors to consider when developing and implementing customized planning strategies for clients.

Highlights from the fourth release of the Fifth Edition include:

Revised section on Dual Nationality explains that when a taxpayer works in the United States and another jurisdiction, it presents challenges under the Social Security system, including double taxation, incomplete coverage, or loss of continuity of coverage (see section 11:4.1).
Revised section on Foreign Bank Account Reporting (FBAR) Rules discusses how a “willful violation” of the FBAR reporting requirement includes both knowing and reckless violations, even though more is required to sustain a criminal conviction for a willful violation of the same requirement; in sum, “willfulness” includes “recklessness” (see section 30:2.3).
New section on Sale or Exchange of Partnership Interest explores regulations issued in November 2020, which (1) retain the ten-year exception as an exception to the determination of deemed sale effectively connected gain and loss; and (2) provide rules for the sourcing of deemed sales gain and loss (see section 34:3.2[E]).
New section on Foreign Life Insurance Companies examines the domestic asset/liability percentages and domestic investment yields needed by foreign life insurance companies and foreign property and liability insurance companies to compute their minimum effectively connected net investment income under section 842(b), for tax years beginning after December 31, 2018 (see section 43:2.1[D]).

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