Investment Taxation: Practical Tax Strategies for Financial Instruments.Investment Taxation, by Arlene M. Hibschweiler and Marion Kopin (McGraw-Hill, 2004), provides financial professionals with a working knowledge of the myriad Myriad is a classical Greek name for the number 104 = 10 000. In modern English the word refers to an unspecified large quantity. The term myriad is a progression in the commonly used system of describing numbers using tens and hundreds. investment tax issues that affect their clients' investment portfolios. The work includes the tax treatment of stock dividends and distributions, bond interest and redemptions and options and warrants. It has a detailed discussion on passive activity losses and credits, the "at-risk" rules and the alternative minimum tax. The book explains the mark-to-market rules, wash sales, short sales, straddles and foreign-currency-dominated instruments. 384 pages; $49.95. Contact (877) 833-5524; www.books.mcgrawhill.com. Philip R. Fink fink Slang n. 1. A contemptible person. 2. An informer. 3. A hired strikebreaker. intr.v. finked, fink·ing, finks 1. To inform against another person. , J.D., CPA (Computer Press Association, Landing, NJ) An earlier membership organization founded in 1983 that promoted excellence in computer journalism. Its annual awards honored outstanding examples in print, broadcast and electronic media. The CPA disbanded in 2000. Professor of Taxation University of Toledo National recognition In its 125-year history UT has garnered several national accolades. The University’s programs, faculty and facilities have been highlighted in the media, including Toledo, OH |
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