Estate Planning

Taxation arrangements for managed funds and property trusts
The Government has asked the Board of Taxation to review the taxation arrangements that apply to managed funds. The Minister also released a consultation paper on interim changes to trading trust rules which apply to real estate investment trusts...

Second Edition of Mullenix's Mass Tort Litigation Casebook
Professor Linda Mullenix (Texas) is publishing a second edition of her seminal casebook, Mass Tort Litigation: Cases and Materials. The first edition was published in 1996, and a supplement followed in 2000...

Ravitch's Law and Religion, 2nd Edition
Congratulations to Frank S. Ravitch on the publication of the second edition of his casebook, Law and Religion, A Reader. Casebooks may not always get much respect from law professors (envy, yes -- I'd very much like to be an editor of a con law or law and religion casebook!), but the best of them are interesting and valuable enterprises, and I think this latest and much-expanded edition fits the bill...

The New Casebook is Here!
The new edition of my casebook, with my friend and co-author Cindy Williams, arrived via express mail today. If you...

Leyden: Low Income Taxpayer Clinic Casebook
Diana Leyden (UConn) has published Advocating For Low Income Taxpayers: A Clinical Studies Casebook (Vandeplas Publishing 2008). Here is the publisher's description: This book is designed for a clinical program or pro bono program that assists low income taxpayers with...

Research Tip: Tax Portfolios
Tax Management Portfolios are an excellent starting point for tax research. BNA publishes portfolios in the areas of federal income taxation, federal estate and gift taxation, foreign income, state tax, and accounting policy & practice....

The S Corporation
Avoiding double taxation

Income Tax Changes for 2007
Get Answers to your Income Tax Questions

Real Estate Brokers
Questions home sellers should ask potential brokers

Real Estate Brokers
The role brokersplay

Estate Planning
Documents: durable power of attorney, living will, letter of instruction, and insurance trust

The Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act
Phantom Income Relief on Debt Cancellation

Wills, Trusts and Estates
legal help with your will, trusts or estates.

Wrestler Estate
Family of pro wrestler settle multi million dollar estate lawsuit.

Estate of Seth Tobias
$25 million estate to be split as part of settlement.

Flint Energy Services Ltd.
$12.2 million settlement reached in taxation dispute.

Estate Planners Face Elder Abuse Class Action
California Estate Planners Face Elder Abuse Class Action

Bayer CropScience AG
alleging farmers suffered economic losses after Bayer's biotech Liberty Link rice was released into the food supply and countries banned US rice.