A tax lawyer's principal occupation is to enable clients to achieve their business objectives in a tax efficient way. Tax laws today are so much more complicated than they have been in the past. In fact, the laws have become so complex that laypersons often cannot understand them and even some tax professionals find it difficult as well. This and CLE course teaches working with clients to understand business objectives in order to create tax strategies to achieve these objectives.
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- For Arizona State Bar
| Course No: | TAX-09-0001 | | Credits: | 3.25 | | Method: | Interactive Online | | Categories: | |
- For Colorado Supreme Court
| Course No: | CLECLU-TAX | | Credits: | 4.00 | | Method: | Self Study | | Course Expiration: | 10/30/2011 NOTE: The course must be completed by the expiration date to receive credit | | Categories: | |
- For New York State Court
| Course No: | TAX-09-0001 | | Credits: | 3.50 | | Approval Code: | Approved Jurisdiction | | Method: | Nontraditional Format (Online) | | Categories: | - Areas of Professional Practice
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- For Oregon State Bar
| Course No: | 4751*11 | | Credits: | 3.25 | | Method: | Interactive Online | | Course Expiration: | 11/15/2012 NOTE: The course must be completed by the expiration date to receive credit | | Categories: | |
- For Texas State Bar
| Course No: | 901190295 | | Credits: | 3.25 | | Method: | Participatory | | Course Expiration: | 10/31/2010 NOTE: The course must be completed by the expiration date to receive credit | | Categories: | |
- For Florida Bar
| Course No: | 9772 9 | | Credits: | 4.00 | | Method: | Participatory | | Course Expiration: | 6/1/2011 NOTE: The course must be completed by the expiration date to receive credit | | Categories: | |
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Course Objectives
- Describe the main areas of tax law.
- Explain the different components of tax law.
- Describe the challenges of tax law.
- Gain an understanding of the various tax practitioner types.
- Gain an understanding of typical major issues in transactional tax practice.
- Explain some of the financial implications of United States federal income tax law as applied to commercial transactions.
- Describe in detail recent tax law changes.
- Describe the common tax issues of today.
- Describe how to avoid trouble with the IRS.
- Name the "Golden Rules" of tax law.
- Describe the basic elements of adding value to a tax client.
- Understand the complexities of choice of entity.
- Explain in detail executive compensation and the Internal Revenue Code Section 409A.
- Become familiar with merger and acquisition tax planning.
- Be aware of the common mistakes and complications pertaining to tax law.
- Explain the process of using creative thinking to solve problems.
- Describe in detail the tools used to minimize tax consequences.