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Advances in Taxation
Published 2020Table of Contents: “…Sample Selection -- Results -- Univariate Results -- Propensity Score Matching Results -- Main Regression Results: Difference-in-Difference -- Placebo Tests -- Robustness Tests -- Conclusion -- References -- Tax Planning Activities and Firm Value: A Dynamic Panel Analysis -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- Theories of Tax Planning -- Measurements of Tax Planning Activities -- A Brief Overview of the Measurement of Firm Value -- Empirical Evidence from Previous Studies -- Research Methodology -- Data -- Model Specification -- Descriptive Statistics -- Empirical Results…”
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The effect of shareholder taxation on corporate ownership structures / Silke Rünger ; with a foreword by Professor Dr. Rainer Niemann.
Published 2014Table of Contents: “…The Effect of Shareholder Taxation on Ownership Concentration -- Empirical Evidence on the Effect of Shareholder Taxation -- The Effect of Shareholder Taxation on Changes in Ownership -- German Corporate Capital Gains Taxation -- German Tax Reform 2001.…”
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Taxation Essentials of LLCs and Partnerships Tunnell, Larry.
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Financial Advice and Investment Decisions : a Manifesto for Change.
Published 2013Table of Contents: “…Resisting Forecasting OverconfidenceMaking Estimates More Robust to Extreme Observations; Taking Context into Account; Making Better Use of Information in Decisions; CHAPTER 7 Controlling Investing Behavioral Biases; Facing Up to Complexity; Promoting Independent Thinking; Controlling Organizational Biases; CHAPTER 8 Tax Efficient Investing; Context; Taxes that Affect Investment Returns; General Principles of After-Tax Investing; Measurement of After-Tax Performance and Benchmarks; CHAPTER 9 Matching Investment Vehicles to Needs; Revisiting Risk Aversion; Taxes Again; Diversification.…”
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The Green Economy: Sustainable Forestry.
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Financial Analysis of Mergers and Acquisitions Understanding Financial Statements and Accounting Rules with Case Studies / by Eli Amir, Marco Ghitti.
Published 2020Table of Contents: “…Part A – Accounting and Financial Reporting -- Chapter 1: Introduction to Accounting for Inter-Corporate Investments -- Chapter 2: Main Issues in Purchase Accounting -- Chapter 3: More Issues in Purchase Accounting -- Chapter 4: Spin-Offs and Equity Carve-Outs -- Chapter 5: Special Purpose Entities -- Chapter 6: Tax issues in Business Combinations -- Chapter 7: Leveraged Buyouts & Recapitalizations -- Chapter 8: Financial Analysis of Business Combinations (Ratios) -- Chapter 9: Financial Analysis of Business Combinations (Advanced issues) -- Part B – Case Studies -- Chapter 10: Kraft’s Acquisition of Cadbury (Part I) – Purchase Accounting -- Chapter 11: The Bank of Hope: The Merger of Wilshire Bank and BBCN Bancorp -- Chapter 12: AT&T – Equity Method Investments -- Chapter 13: Nokia Siemens Networks – Purchase Accounting, Equity Method and Proportionate Consolidation -- Chapter 14: Ensign’s Spin-off of CareTrust REIT -- Chapter 15: Altria and Kraft – Carve-out and Spin-off -- Chapter 16: The Sale of Coca Tea – The Impact of Taxes -- Chapter 17: Surgery Partners – Pushdown Accounting.…”
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Ronald Reagan on the Economy and Government Spending WPA Film Library.
Published 2012Table of Contents: “…Intro: Ronald Reagan on the Economy and Government Spending: Great Communicator Series (2:23) -- A Time for Choosing (0:32) -- Making Government Work (0:40) -- Government Spending (1:11) -- Economic Recovery (0:48) -- National Debt (0:53) -- Permanent Welfare (1:42) -- Main Street America (0:19) -- Democracy in America (0:47) -- Wisdom and Decency of the American People (0:25) -- Anecdote on the Louisiana Purchase (2:18) -- America on the Mend (0:20) -- "Government is the Servant, Not the Master" (2:43) -- State of the Union Address: January 25, 1984 (2:30) -- Improving Government Programs (0:27) -- Announcement of the Reagan-Bush Candidacies for Re-election - January 29, 1984 (0:20) -- "We expect government to serve the people..." (0:26) -- Quoting Abraham Lincoln (0:33) -- Democratic Party Tax Hikes (0:26) -- Continuation of the New Beginning (0:47) -- Decentralization of Power (0:19) -- America to Lead the World in the 1990s (0:30) -- American Free Enterprise System (0:28) -- Tax Reform (2:17) -- Progressive Income Tax (1:12) -- Federation of Sovereign States (0:30) -- Great Days Ahead (1:39) -- A Prosperous, Progressive and Free Society (0:14) -- War Can Bring No Benefit (0:15) -- People Do Not Make Wars (0:18) -- A Thousand Sparks of Genius (4:15) -- Temporary Custody of the Presidency (0:21) -- Reagan's Management Style (0:27) -- Constitutionally Mandated Balanced Budget (0:23) -- Triumphs & Regrets (1:55) -- Great Prospects Before Us (1:14) -- A Time of Heroes (1:24) -- Economic Recovery Program (1:20) -- Notre Dame Commencement Speech (1:03) -- Christmas Address, 1984 (1:11) -- "We Must Be Cautious in Claiming that God is on Our Side..." (0:18) -- Main Street Americans (0:39) -- On the National Anthem (0:20)…”
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Portugal.
Published 2007Table of Contents: “…Main Features of the Portuguese Tax System; References; III. …”
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Capital in the twenty-first century / Thomas Piketty ; translated by Arthur Goldhammer.
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Geothermal HVAC : green heating and cooling / Jay Egg, Brian Clark Howard.
Published 2011Table of Contents: “…-- Summary -- 3: Geothermal Heat Pumps And Their Uses -- Passive and forced-air earth-coupled duct systems -- Water-source, forced-air heat pumps (water-to-air heat pumps) -- Direct expansion geothermal heat pumps -- Water-to-water heat pumps (heat pump chillers and boilers) -- Applications of geothermal heat pumps -- Pool heaters -- Domestic hot water -- Process cooling and heating -- Rooftop equipment -- Modular or piggyback units -- Package terminal heat pumps -- Vertical stack modular units -- 100% fresh air equipment -- Refrigeration systems -- Hybrid systems -- Superefficient DC HVAC -- Keeping the cows cool -- Summary -- 4: Earth Coupling Through Ground Loops -- Getting the load and loop size right -- Piping material -- Grout and backfill -- Manifolds or header systems -- Loop designs -- Vertical loops -- Horizontal loops -- Pond, lake, or ocean loops (use with caution ) -- Pumping groundwater, lake water, or seawater (open-loop systems) -- Pump and reinjection -- Standing column wells -- Surficial aquifers and caisson infiltration -- Concerns with open loops -- Open loops versus closed loops -- Summary -- 5: Introduction To Load Sharing --Benefits of load sharing -- Case of a large hotel -- Earth coupling as thermal savings bank -- Summary -- 6: Efficiency And Load Calculations Simplified -- Rating geothermal systems -- Annual fuel utilization efficiency (AFUE) (for gas furnaces) -- Cooling load in kW/ton -- Coefficient of performance (COP) -- Energy efficiency ratio (EER) -- Determining actual efficiencies -- Load calculations -- Manuals published by the air conditioning contractors of America -- Manual J: Residential heat gain and loss analysis -- Manual N: Commercial heat gain and loss analysis -- Manual D: Residential duct design -- Manual Q: Commercial low-pressure duct design -- Energy calculations and value -- Summary -- 7: Understanding Pricing And Geothermal Systems -- Factors that affect the price of geothermal HVAC -- Efficiency rating -- Quality -- System sizes -- Topography -- Load sharing -- Sales volume and competition -- Optional upgrades -- Heat recovery for domestic hot water -- Domestic hot water geothermal heat pumps -- Exchanger materials -- Compressor stages -- Hot gas reheat -- Intermediate exchangers -- Direct digital controls (DDC) -- Summary -- 8: Incentives, Tax Credits, Rebates -- U S federal tax credits -- Commercial tax credits and incentives -- Feingold-Ensign Support Renewable Energy Act -- Home star (cash for caulkers) -- Rural Energy Saving Program Act -- State and local incentives -- PACE funding -- Summary -- 9: Understanding Geothermal Project Proposals -- Typical geothermal HVAC proposals -- Poor proposals -- Good proposals -- Summary -- 10: How To Calculate Your Payback -- Determining ROI on residential systems -- ROI on geothermal pool heat pumps -- Calculating payback periods for commercial geothermal systems -- Net present value -- 30 cents a KWh: the big impact of higher electric rates -- Summary -- 11: Verifying Your Systems -- Actual SEER and EER results -- Factors that can affect efficiency -- Regional climate issues -- How to calculate your own EER -- Data points -- Minimum efficiency standards -- Summary -- 12: Life Cycles And Longevity -- Benefits of indoor equipment -- How to determine when upgrades pay off -- Summary -- 13: Common Problems And Horror Stories -- Word on water conservation -- Common issues -- Underground hazards -- Pressurized pockets -- Broken or damaged loops -- Design and installation fails -- Choosing the wrong loop type -- Unfinished jobs -- Pushy contracts -- Miscommunication, faulty equipment, inexperience-oh my! …”
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Systematic : how systems biology is transforming modern medicine / James R. Valcourt.
Published 2017Table of Contents: “…Applications -- Build me a buttercup: using synthetic biology to make diesel fuel, programmable cells, and malaria medicine -- More than just 86 billion neurons: the science of the brain, and how connections among neurons make it work -- Death and taxes: aging is governed by an organism-wide system that we might be able to manipulate -- Your microbiome and you: the body is host to trillions of microbes that affect human health -- This is your system on drugs: tweaking biological systems to produce better medical treatments.…”
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Financial Advice and Investment Decisions : a Manifesto for Change.
Published 2013Table of Contents: “…Resisting Forecasting OverconfidenceMaking Estimates More Robust to Extreme Observations; Taking Context into Account; Making Better Use of Information in Decisions; CHAPTER 7 Controlling Investing Behavioral Biases; Facing Up to Complexity; Promoting Independent Thinking; Controlling Organizational Biases; CHAPTER 8 Tax Efficient Investing; Context; Taxes that Affect Investment Returns; General Principles of After-Tax Investing; Measurement of After-Tax Performance and Benchmarks; CHAPTER 9 Matching Investment Vehicles to Needs; Revisiting Risk Aversion; Taxes Again; Diversification.…”
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Applied Economics 60 countries and 50 years of experience.
Published 2022Table of Contents: “…Intro -- Preface -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Research Years -- 3 Fiscal Tables and Revenue Estimation -- 4 Public Expenditure Reviews and Medium Term Budget Frameworks -- 5 The Costing of Programmes -- 6 Fiduciary Risk Assessments and PEFAs -- 7 Tax Policy and Tax Administration, Private Sector Development -- 8 Tax Expenditures -- 9 Training and Other Presentations -- 10 Commonality over time: 50 years of Progress? …”
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Untapped Riches : Never Pay Off Your Mortgage and Other Surprisisng Secrets for Building Wealth.
Published 2007Table of Contents: “…a new, more flexible mortgage instrument -- What "smart loans" are -- "Smart loans" give you available cash -- Interest-only mortgages -- Interest-only mortgages : the increasingly popular way to free up usable cash -- The concerns over interest only mortgages -- Negative amortization loans -- Negative amortization : a mouthful of a phrase, a generator of quick cash -- More on negam mortgages : and why they are gaining more and more adherents -- The new real estate instruments -- Gaining a tax advantage : performing tenants-in-common real estate transactions -- 1031 exchanges : another great vehicle to avoid paying taxes -- 1031 exchanges and the importance of deadlines -- Save taxes and improve cash flow : do a cost segregation study -- The real estate budding pro -- Personal strategies for real estate transactions -- Mark Mouma : the handyman who buys and sells real estate -- Dan and Gayle Gile: they began by helping Dan's mother-in-law and then amassed $3 million in real estate equity -- Dean Budney: the freshly minted real estate pro who went to work for the Cutaias.…”
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