ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New tax, accounting, and regulatory developments are opening up opportunities for companies in pursuit of mergers and acquisitions. These changes, though welcomed, create challenges for practitioners, requiring them to sharpen their skills in this area. In the wake of these developments, Bloomberg BNA | Cite will host a U.S. Taxation of Mergers and Acquisitions conference, March 19-20 in San Francisco, providing a comprehensive update on the latest tax strategies and techniques in structuring both domestic and cross-border acquisitions and on the latest developments in tax regulations and regulatory pronouncements.
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"Although these recent developments create great opportunities, they also bring with them numerous problems for both acquiring companies and targets," notes Robert Ross, Program Director at Bloomberg BNA | Cite. "This conference will provide step-by-step explanations of the strategies and techniques used to reach tax-efficient, practical solutions."
Attendees will examine consolidated return issues, and understand key tax issues in dealing with contingent liabilities, deductibility of acquired corporate tax losses, and M&A issues involving partnerships, LLCs and Hybrids. Attendees will also receive a check list to help them get through key aspects of tax due diligence. In addition all paid attendees will receive the BNA Portfolio: Structuring Corporate Acquisitions-Tax Aspects, Portfolio 770 3rd edition, by Barnett Phillips, retired partner of Skadden Arps, and Robert Rothman of DLA Piper.
Strategies for making a Sec. 338 (h) (10) election will also be discussed, and questions—including when can a stock purchase be treated like an asset purchase, what are the benefits of electing asset sale treatment, and what should buyers and sellers take under consideration when doing a transaction—will be answered.
By attending the two-day conference, attendees will:
- Optimize the structuring of M&A transactions
- Understand the M&A issues involving partnerships, LLCs and Hybrids
- Properly conduct tax due diligence
- Maximize M&A tax benefits for consolidated returns
- Maximize the benefits of making a Sec. 338(h)(10) election
- Recognize special tax issues in international/cross-border transactions
- Understand the impact of contingent liabilities and deductibility of corporate tax losses in doing an M&A transaction
The U.S. Taxation of Mergers and Acquisitions will take place at the Marriott Union Square in San Francisco, CA. To register, go to www.bna.com or call (914) 328.5656 for further information on special rates.
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