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December
2005

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Asterisks indicate items in the Tax Clinic department.
 

Credits Against Tax

  * Should a Taxpayer Elect the Alternative Incremental Research Credit?
 
Employee Benefits & Pensions
    Retirement Plan COLAs
  * New for 2006: Roth 401(k)s
  * Sec. 409A: Where Do Taxpayers Stand?
  * Should Taxpayers Invest in the New Roth 401(k)?
    Current Developments (Part II) by Deborah Walker and Michael Haberman
   

MRAs and Qualified Profit-Sharing Plans

     

Estates, Trusts & Gifts

   

New Sec. 643 Trustee Capital Gain and Loss Carryout Regs.

   

New Regs. on Elections for Indirect Skips by Justin P. Ransome

    Equitable Apportionment of Estate Tax Deficiency
     
Gross Income
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Accountable Plan Rules Denied Income Exclusion for Tool Reimbursements

     

Individuals

   

Hurricane Katrina Casualty Losses

    Sale of a Residence and Like-Kind Exchanges (Part II) by Kenneth N. Orbach and Steve Dilley
     

Interest Income & Expense

 

Employer Has Insurable Interest in Employees

     

Practice Management

   

Pro-Bono Tax Assistance—CPAs Wanted All Year Long

     
Procedure & Administration
   

Disregarded Entities’ Liability for Excise and Employment Taxes

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Final Regs. Clarify Estimated Income Tax Payment Procedures

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IRS Responds to Natural Disasters

     
S Corporations
   

Comparing an S Stock Sale to an Asset Sale

     
State & Local Taxes
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Massachusetts Offers Dueling Standards for Employee/Contractor Status

   

Streamlined Sales Tax Up and Running—and Affecting Many Businesses

     
Tax Policy
   

Tax Reform Report

Author Index
Subject Index
Reader Survey

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