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April 2003

Asterisks indicate items in the Tax Clinic department.
 

Agriculture

   

Income Averaging for Farmers by Ted D. Englebrecht, Jo Ann Christensen and Clyde Posey

 
Corporations & Shareholders
   * Merger of Target into Acquiring Corporations SMLLC Is an A Reorganization
  * PSCsBeware of Unreasonable Compensation
   

Buy-Sell AgreementsAn Invaluable Tool (Part I) by George Jackson III and David M. Maloney

     

Employee Benefits & Pensions

    Simplifying Employer-Provided Retirement Plan Rules
 

Estates, Trusts & Gifts

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Inadequate Disclosure of Gifts of Closely Held Business Interests

* Sec. 2036 and FLPs
  Surviving Spouse Can Roll Over IRA Proceeds Received from Trust
     

Expenses

    Expense-Reporting Programs with Electronic Credit Card Receipts
     

Foreign Income & Taxpayers

  Expatriate Tax
    Mutual Fund Regs.
    Sourcing Income from Internet Transactions by Donald T. Williamson, Faro Naveed and Kelly Nakamoto
     

Gains & Losses

  * Personal Guaranty Does Not Preclude Gain Recognition on Transferred Liabilities
     

Gross Income

   

Contingency Fees Paid Directly to Attorney Are Excludible

     

Personal Financial Planning

    FLP Issues and Opportunities
     

Practice & Procedures

 

Offshore Voluntary Compliance Initiative

  The High Cost of Subsidized Eating Facilities and Employees Eating In
    The New Look of IRS Appeals
    IRS Resumes K-1 Matching Program

Procedure & Administration

 

Reporting Foreign Bank Account Information

* Eighth Circuit Reverses Tax Court on Burden of Proof
* IRS Audit Initiatives
* Ninth Circuit Overturns Earlier Holding on Refund Limits
     Joint Return Required for Equitable Innocent Spouse Relief
    Employee Settlements Subject to Employment Tax

S Corporations

  * ESOP Ownership of S Corporations: Good Use or Bad Abuse?
    Identifying Tax Opportunities on Stock Received from an Estate
     

State & Local Taxes

  * Massachusetts Uses LLP Structure to Avoid MBT Problems
    Current Corporate Income Tax Developments (Part II) by Karen J. Boucher
     

Tax Policy

    JCTs Enron Reports
     
Reader Survey

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