The Use of Derivatives in Tax Planning


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The Use of Derivatives in Tax Planning provides insightful and in-depth coverage of timely issues including: tax treatments of notional principal contracts, taxation of credit derivatives, derivative tax planning applications for fixed-income instruments, using derivatives to shift income, enhancing after-tax returns, working with the straddle rules of tax code sections 1092 and 263(g), derivatives in the charitable world, using OTC equity derivatives for high-net-worth individuals, corporate applications of derivatives, synthetic exchangeables and convertibles, and structures and selected tax issues.




Strategic Corporate Tax Planning


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A corporate guide to understanding the basic tax implications ofeveryday business Organized to cover the tax implications of transactions as theyoccur through a company's life cycle, the basic principles of taxmanagement are applied through the use of case studies thatsimulate a variety of real-world marketplace conditions.Value-added and financial reporting effects of tax management arediscussed, as well as country-specific tax rules, and cross-bordertransactions. John E. Karayan, JD, PhD (Glendale, CA), is a professor atCalifornia State Polytechnic University, Pomona. He is also apartner in the law firm of Bond Karayan. Charles W. Swenson, PhD (Pasadena, CA), is a professor atthe University of Southern California, Los Angeles, where heteaches a number of courses in accounting and taxation. Over the years, financial professionals around the world havelooked to the Wiley Finance series and its wide array ofbestselling books for the knowledge, insights, and techniques thatare essential to success in financial markets. As the pace ofchange in financial markets and instruments quickens, Wiley Financecontinues to respond. With critically acclaimed books by leadingthinkers on value investing, risk management, asset allocation, andmany other critical subjects, the Wiley Finance series provides thefinancial community with information they want. Written to provideprofessionals and individuals with the most current thinking fromthe best minds in the industry, it is no wonder that the WileyFinance series is the first and last stop for financialprofessionals looking to increase their financial expertise.




Strategic Business Tax Planning


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Strategic Business Tax Planning, Second Edition is the definitive handbook on business tax planning, skipping the unnecessary and minute taxation details and focusing instead on the big picture in taxes. Organized around business processes, this reader-friendly guide shows you how to optimally put tax management principles to work in your business.




California Business


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Fiscal Policies in Economies in Transition


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The collapse of central economic planning in many countries and the breakup of the Soviet Union have put into disarray systems of government revenues and expenditures in those countries. This collection of 16 papers, edited by Vito Tanzi, analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of fiscal policies under the old system of central planning and suggests ways to revitalize those policies in the newly emerging market economies.




Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations


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This cash management and investment handbook for nonprofit managers helps managers from diverse backgrounds learn to manage their organization's money. It examines traditional treasury functions including banking and cash flow and explores investment management and strategies for managing excess cash, endowment, and long-term (planned) gifts. It also examines financial management strategies that impact cash flow, including borrowing, risk management, benchmarking, and long-term planning. Addresses the needs of all types and sizes of organizations, from small religious groups and community social service agencies to major cultural institutions and colleges and universities. Includes a diskette with spreadsheet solutions to common financial management problems, such as interest rate calculations, basic yield calculations, financial rations and more.







After Taxes


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Maximizing one’s savings is the surest way to guarantee that there is life after taxes. The truly successful investor begins with careful tax planning, which must never be a last-minute scramble in the dreadful month of March or worse still, April! We all know that few of us actually plan well ahead, as we ought to, to protect ourselves and our hard-earned money. This book may well be the answer. Based on The Gasletter Collection, the author’s successful primer on sheltering your income, After Taxes is designed to help the working individual put in place a long-term strategy. An easy-to-understand handbook, it helps the reader wrestle with the implications of retirement funds, savings, off-shore shelters, investments, mutual funds, real estate, buyouts, separation allowances, and golden (or not-so-golden) handshakes. A must for those who wish to make informed financial decisions and better choices to guarantee a secure future.




Executive Briefing


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