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64 Taxes 1 (1986)

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and accounting principles
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state taxation. To this
Dnd  it contains  signed
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ports by the OCH Editorial
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state tax matters.
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gditor
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JANUARY 1986 * VOL. 64 No. 1
T ax  N ote s  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2
Transfers of Technology: The Appropriateness of Capital Gain Treatment  3
Robert D. Heyde examines two theories that may determine that a transfer
of all substantial rights in developed technology that otherwise meets 'the
requirements for capital gain treatment should be treated as resulting in ordi-
nary income.
Innovative  Transactions  .. .....................................  13
In the first of a series of articles, Douglas A. Walter and Paul A. Strasen discuss
the tax consequences of the offering of securities of Rockefeller Center, Inc.
Domestic Corporations with Foreign Subsidiaries, Beware: NOLs Can
Result in Double Taxation of Foreign-Source Dividends  . .. .   17
Richard M. Lipton and Sandra G. Filler address the problem of double taxa-
tion of foreign-source dividends.
The Fifth Amendment Privilege for Corporate Documents: The Latest
Chapter  ................................................ ...  24
Two recent cases concerning the right of a corporate officer to assert the Fifth
Amendment privilege against self-incrimination when corporate records have
been subpoenaed are focused on by Elliot Silverman.
In  W ashington  ............................................    28
New Regulations Detail the Application of the Economic Performance
Requirement  ..... ................................. ...  :  ...  29
Thomas L. Dickens analyzes newly issued temporary regulations that provide
answers to the uncertainties of the concept of economic performance in limit-
ing the premature accrual of deductions by accrual-basis taxpayers.
Incorporation of Professionals Still Offers Benefits ..................  38
The benefits offered by a professional corporation over'those of a professional
practice are reviewed by Robert W. Wood.
Does the Cessation of Movie Revenue Trigger the Recapture of Invest-
ment  Credit?  ... ..................................... . ...  44
Rick E. Norris examines the likelihood that taxpayers may successfully elect
the 90 percent method of computing investment credit for movies distributed
through various media when there has been a cessation of movie revenue.
State Taxes ..      ..................... 51
Rev. Rul. 79-347 Revisited: Is the Commissioner an Expert Mathema-
tician?  ... ............................. ........ .  . .  :'.:  ...  52
An alternative solution to the IRS's equations for simultaneously determining
the dividends-received and percentage depletion deductions for a corpora-
tion when it has been determined that the corporation has'net income is pre-
sented by Jack Robison and Richard S. Mark.
Cases and Rulings Enhance the Viability of Substantially Disproportionate
Redem ptions  ........   ..........      ......        .   ..  59
Henri C. Pusker considers the structuring and tax treatment of substantially
disproportionate redemptions by shareholders of closely held corporations.
Tax  Meetings .. ..............................................  64

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