On behalf of LexisNexis and the Graduate Tax Series Board of Editors (Ellen Aprill (Loyola-L.A.), Elliott Manning (Miami), Philip Postlewaite (Northwestern) & David Richardson (Florida)), I am delighted to announce the publication of Corporate Taxation, by Charlotte Crane (Northwestern) & Linda Beale (Wayne State). 

The Graduate Tax Series is the first and only series of course materials designed for use in tax LL.M. programs. Like all books in the Series, Corporate Taxation  was designed from the ground-up with the needs of graduate tax faculty and students in mind:

• More focus on Internal Revenue Code and regulations, less on case law
• Analysis of complex, practice-oriented problems of increasing sophistication
• Teacher’s manual with solutions to problems and other guidance
• On-line access to the comprehensive and current Code and regulations, designed to complement the book

Part I of Corporate Taxation covers the fundamentals of corporate taxation such as the corporate tax base; distributions from corporations; shareholder transfers of property to corporations; liability assumptions in connection with those transactions; corporate liquidations; the DRD and liquidations of controlled subsidiaries; redemptions; stock distributions and similar transactions such as recapitalizations; subchapter S concepts; choice of entity and capital structure issues; taxable asset and stock acquisitions; § 338 recharacterization of stock acquisitions as asset acquisitions; the rules for carryovers; boot in reorganizations; B reorgs; C reorgs; triangular mergers; F reorgs; and an extensive discussion of § 355, including the post-General Utilities anti-abuse rules.

Part II provides a discussion of advanced topics that some instructors may wish to incorporate along with one of the earlier chapters or pick and choose for a few advanced topics at the end of the course. It deals with debt and equity issues of particular interest in the corporate context, including § 1032 and the use of a corporation's own stock, options, or tracking stock; transactions involving debt of related parties; and a brief introduction to consolidated returns, as a means of exploring advanced topics in entity organization.

Each chapter ends with comprehensive sets of Discussion and Practice Problems.

Ten other books in the Series also are available for adoption:

• Civil Tax Procedure (2d ed. 2007) & 2011 Supp.), by David Richardson (Florida), Jerome Borison (Denver) & Steve Johnson (Florida State)
• Employee Benefits Law: Qualification Rules and ERISA Requirements (2d ed. 2012), by Kathryn Kennedy (John Marshall) & Paul Shultz (Director, IRS Employee Plans Rulings & Agreement
• Estate and Gift Taxation (2011), by Robert Danforth (Washington & Lee) & Brant Hellwig (South Carolina)
• Federal Tax Accounting (2d ed. 2011) by Michael Lang (Chapman), Elliott Manning (Miami) & Mona Hymel (Arizona)
• Federal Taxation of Property Transactions (2012), by Elliott Manning (Miami) & David Cameron (Northwestern)
• Partnership Taxation (2d ed. 2008), by Richard Lipton (Baker & McKenzie, Chicago), Paul Carman (Chapman & Cutler, Chicago), Charles Fassler (Greenebaum, Doll & McDonald, Louisville) & Walter Schwidetzky (Baltimore)
• Regulation of Tax Practice (2010), by Linda Galler (Hofstra) & Michael Lang (Chapman)
• Tax Crimes (2008), by Steve Johnson (Florida State), Scott Schumacher (Washington), Larry Campagna (Adjunct Professor, Houston) & John Townsend (Adjunct Professor, Houston)
• Taxation and Business Planning for Real Estate Transactions (2012), by Bradley Borden (Brooklyn)
• United States International Taxation (2d ed. 2011), by Allison Christians (Wisconsin), Samuel Donaldson (Washington) &  Philip Postlewaite (Northwestern)

Other information:

• For more details about the Graduate Tax Series, see here.
• Click on these links to purchase a copy of Civil Tax Procedure, Corporate Taxation, Employee Benefits Law, Estate and Gift Taxation, Federal Tax Accounting, Partnership Taxation, Regulation of Tax Practice, Tax Crimes, Taxation and Business Planning for Real Estate Transactions, and United States International Taxation.  Faculty can request a complimentary review copy by emailing here (in the body of your email, note the title of the book you are requesting and your contact information).
• Email me if you would like more information about the Series or if you would like to submit a book proposal.