TAX SEARCH TIPS Tax Search Tips Search Tips LEXIS®-NEXIS® recognizes the unique research tasks your tax practice demands, and provides sources and features that are intuitive and easy to use for every facet of these tasks. Whether you begin by looking at the pertinent Code sections and regulations or by looking at tax analysis organized by transaction type… Whether you need IRS materials, supporting case law, tax petitions and complaints, tax journal or law review articles, pending legislation or regulations, or developing news… Whether you’re looking for business/financial information, company profiles, UCC/judgment/lien filings, corporate/limited partnership filings, people or business locators, or real property records… The LEXIS-NEXIS services are here to help you locate the information you need—easily and efficiently—to improve the quality of your work product. IRS Authority FIND IRS AUTHORITY Find releases that deal with a particular topic To investigate a transfer pricing issue between controlled foreign corporations and learn what factors an IRS agent should analyze: SOURCE: To find all IRS releases that discuss marking to market: SOURCE: IRS Bulletins, Letter Rulings, and Memoranda Decisions (FEDTAX;RELS) SEARCH: mark OR marked OR marking W/5 market To find Revenue Procedures that address limited partnerships: SOURCE: IRS Cumulative Bulletin and Internal Revenue Bulletin (FEDTAX;CB) SEARCH: document (rev proc) AND limited partnership NOTE: To find Revenue Rulings, use document (rev rul) in your search; to find Notices, use document (notice). To review Technical Memoranda that deal with the floor stocks tax on gasoline, diesel fuel and aviation fuel: SOURCE: IRS Technical Memoranda (FEDTAX;TM) SEARCH: floor stocks tax AND gasoline OR fuel To find Actions on Decision that discuss treatment of income from stock options: SOURCE: SEARCH: IRS Actions on Decisions (FEDTAX;AOD) stock option W/15 income IRS Supplements, Manual, Handbook, and Policy Statements (FEDTAX;MANUAL) SEARCH: transfer W/3 pric! AND controlled W/3 foreign W/3 corporation Find releases that mention a particular code or regulation section To find Revenue Rulings that mention regulation section 1.861-8: SOURCE: IRS Cumulative Bulletin and Internal Revenue Bulletin (FEDTAX;CB) SEARCH: document (rev rul) AND section 1.861-8 NOTE: To find Revenue Procedures, use document (rev proc) in your search; to find Notices, use document (notice). To find Private Letter Rulings and Technical Advice Memos that the IRS has labeled as pertaining to the “constructive exchange” issue (uniform issue number 11) under section 351: SOURCE: IRS Private Letter Rulings and Technical Advice Memoranda (FEDTAX;PLR) SEARCH: 0351.11-00 OR 0351-1100 1 LEXIS Publishing™ Find releases using code or regulation section plus topic To find Revenue Rulings outlining exceptions to the rule in code section 861(a)(3): SOURCE: IRS Cumulative Bulletin and Internal Revenue Bulletin (FEDTAX;CB) SEARCH: document (rev rul) AND section 861 a 3 W/25 exception NOTE: To find Revenue Procedures, use document (rev proc) in your search; to find Notices, use document (notice). To find Private Letter Rulings and Technical Advice Memos that the IRS has labeled with code section 355 and discuss the “active business” requirement of section 355(b), use the Heading segment: IRS Private Letter Rulings and Technical Advice Memoranda (FEDTAX;PLR) SEARCH: heading (355) AND active business Validate VALIDATE IRS AUTHORITY You can validate some types of IRS authority using SHEPARD’S® Citations Service, the LEXCITE® feature, or the RIA Citator, 2nd Series. For specifics and proper citation formats, refer to the Tax Document Citation Formats quick-reference card in this folder. Find FIND SUPPORTING CASE LAW To find federal court cases involving wrongful disclosure of tax return information: SOURCE: SEARCH: Federal Courts Tax Cases (FEDTAX;CASES) wrongful W/5 disclos! AND section 6103 SOURCE: To find General Counsel Memos which discuss the taxability of unrelated business income from exempt hospitals: SOURCE: IRS General Counsel Memoranda (FEDTAX;GCM) SEARCH: section 501 c 3 AND hospital W/10 unrelated business To find references to Section 861 in U.S. Tax Court cases: SOURCE: SEARCH: To highlight discussion of income from personal services in the results of the previous search, use the FOCUS™ feature: SELECT: ENTER: Find a specific release when you know the cite To find a specific release, use the LEXSEE® feature. For proper cite formats, refer to the Tax Document Citation Formats quick-reference card in this folder. Get advance notice of IRS releases To learn of upcoming IRS releases: SOURCE: IRS Advance Releases (FEDTAX;HOTIRS) SELECT: List of available documents NOTE: Several times a week, the IRS will release to the public selected Revenue Rulings, Revenue Procedures, Announcements, and Notices in advance of publishing them in the Internal Revenue Bulletin. These important advance notices are now available in the Advance IRS Releases file within hours of their release by the IRS. Each advance release will be available for a period of fourteen days following its release. Thereafter, they will be available in the Cumulative Bulletin file. 2 US Tax Court Cases (FEDTAX;TC) section 861 FOCUS income W/10 personal services Exit the FOCUS feature: SELECT: Back if you’re using the lexis.comsm service or ENTER: exit if you’re using LEXIS-NEXIS research software Core Terms When viewing your case law search results in KWIC™, FULL, or CITE display, Core Terms will appear to allow you to scan your answer set and determine the key points of law and fact discussed in each case, quickly and easily. You can then use Core Terms in a FOCUS search request, to highlight discussion of these issues, or a new search request, to enhance search results. TAX SEARCH TIPS Validate VALIDATE SUPPORTING CASE LAW You can validate case law authority using SHEPARD’S Citations Service, the LEXCITE feature, or the RIA Citator, 2nd Series. For proper citation formats, refer to the Tax Document Citation Formats quick-reference card in this folder. Find FIND PETITIONS, COMPLAINTS, AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT BRIEFS To find petitions, complaints, and Justice Department briefs regarding a particular code section, 861, for example: SOURCE: Tax Court Filings (FEDTAX;PETEXT) SEARCH: section 861 To find petitions, complaints, and Justice Department briefs that deal with a particular issue, whether attorney’s fees are part of settlement income, for example: SOURCE: Tax Court Filings (FEDTAX;PETEXT) SEARCH: attorney fee W/25 settlement W/15 income Find FIND STATE CASE LAW AND TAX AGENCY DECISIONS To find cases and taxing authority decisions from California that deal with investment tax credits for leased machinery or equipment: SOURCE: CA Tax Cases, SBE Decs., Rules & Regs., and FTB Rulings & Notices (CAL;CACASE) SEARCH: investment W/10 credit W/50 leas! W/10 machine! OR equipment To find state taxing authority decisions from 48 of the 50 states and the District of Columbia that deal with successor liability for delinquent taxes: SOURCE: Taxing Authority Decisions, All States – State Tax Materials (STTAX;STADMN) SEARCH: successor W/5 liab! W/50 delinquent W/5 tax To find Illinois Private Letter Ruling No. 93-0435: SOURCE: IL Tax Cases, Dept. of Revenue Rulings, & Administrative Code (STTAX;ILCASE) SEARCH: number (93-0435) Research RESEARCH STATUTES, LEGISLATION, AND REGULATIONS To review legislation that deals with a particular topic: SOURCE: Congressional Full Text Bills – Current Congress (LEGIS;BLTEXT) SEARCH: flat tax OR (flat rate W/10 tax!) To find state tax cases that discuss generation-skipping transfer taxes: To review recent materials issued by the Joint Committee on Taxation: SOURCE: SOURCE: State Courts Tax Cases (STTAX;CASES) SEARCH: generation skipping W/10 transfer! OR tax! To find New York Surrogate Court tax cases for Onondaga County: SOURCE: NY Tax Cases; State Tax Materials; NYC Tax Materials (STTAX;NYCASE) SEARCH: court (surrogate AND onondaga) Federal Tax Legislation, Congressional Reports & Bills (FEDTAX;LEGIS) SEARCH: date aft 1997 AND cite (jcs) To highlight discussion of environmental provisions in the results of the previous search, use the FOCUS™ feature: SELECT: ENTER: FOCUS environment! Exit the FOCUS feature: SELECT: Back if you’re using the lexis.com service or ENTER: exit if you’re using LEXIS-NEXIS research software 3 LEXIS Publishing™ To learn the status of any pending bills on a particular topic: SOURCE: Bill Tracking Reports – Current Congress (LEGIS;BLTRCK) SEARCH: excise tax W/S fuel To retrieve the legislative history documents of a particular tax-related bill: SOURCE: US – CIS Legislative Histories – Federal Tax Law (FEDTAX;CISLH) then, SELECT: Go to the Table of Contents if you’re using the lexis.com service, or SELECT: Search if you’re using the graphic interface of LEXIS-NEXIS research software, then, regardless of interface, SELECT: P.L. 104-168, Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2 Legislative Links The “Related news search” link at the beginning of a bill tracking report will alert you to the availability of news stories regarding its progress in Congress. To retrieve the stories, just click on the link. You can also move between the bill-tracking report and the full-text bill by using the links provided. Find FIND EXPERT ANALYSIS – CODE-BASED RESEARCH CCH® Federal Standard Tax Reporter CCH publications are available on the LEXIS-NEXIS services via LEXIS-NEXIS research software. To help you work your way to the information you need, all CCH Reporters and Guides on the LEXIS-NEXIS services have table of contents files associated with them. To use the CCH Federal Standard Tax Reporter table of contents file to go to materials pertaining to Code Section 172, for example, follow the LINK™ markers: SOURCE: CCH Table of Contents - Standard Federal Reporter (CCHTAX;FEDTOC) SELECT: <=30> DEDUCTIONS: NET OPERATING LOSS: EXPENSING ELECTION SELECT: <=5> IRC SECTION 172 P 12,002 SEC. 172 NET OPERATING LOSS DEDUCTION SELECT: <=6> P 12,002 Sec. 172 NET OPERATING LOSS DEDUCTION NOTE: When Federal Standard Tax Reporter updates, LINK markers may change. To go to other information referenced in the text, use the LINK markers. For example: SELECT: <=6> *** CAUTION *** [c1] To return to the text: Find prior versions of the Internal Revenue Code from 1954 and 1978 to present SELECT: To find all references to installment sales in the 1954 version of the Internal Revenue Code: To return to the table of contents: SOURCE: CCH Last 1954 Internal Revenue Code before 1986 Tax Act (CCHTAX;LAST54) SEARCH: installment sales ENTER: <=14> Return to Text resume lexis RIA United States Tax Reporter To find discussion of a particular code section, section 162, for example, in RIA United States Tax Reporter – Income Taxes, search using the IRC segment: SOURCE: RIA United States Tax Reporter – Income Taxes (TAXRIA;FED) SEARCH: irc (162) 4 TAX SEARCH TIPS To highlight discussion of expenditures for reacquisition of stock, use the FOCUS™ feature: SELECT: ENTER: FOCUS reacqui! OR re-acqui! W/5 stock Exit the FOCUS feature: SELECT: Back if you’re using the lexis.com service or ENTER: exit if you’re using LEXIS-NEXIS research software To work your way down to a subsection of interest and search for references to it in all available sources, for example, you might: SOURCE: SELECT: SELECT: SELECT: SELECT: SELECT: CCH State Tax Reporters CCH publications are available on the LEXIS-NEXIS services via LEXIS-NEXIS research software. To help you work your way to the information you need, all CCH Reporters and Guides on the LEXIS-NEXIS services have table of contents files associated with them. To use any of the State Tax Reporters table of contents files, just follow the LINK markers as in the CCH Federal Standard Tax Reporter example at the beginning of this section. SELECT: SELECT: SELECT: Code-Based Tax Research (FEDTAX;CBTR) <=9> SUBTITLE A INCOME TAXES – @@ 1 to 2000 <=262> @ 401 Qualified pension plan/profit sharing/stock bonus plans <=20> (k) Cash/deferred arrangements <=11> (2) Qualified cash/deferred arrangement <=11> (B) Trust amounts attributable to employer contribution <=10> (i) Not distributable to participants earlier than: <=11> (II) Plan termination/disposition of assets <=9> All Sources (OMNI) NOTE: When the CBTR file updates, LINK markers may change. Find FIND EXPERT ANALYSIS – TOPIC-BASED RESEARCH CCH Federal Tax Service LEXIS-NEXIS Code-Based Tax Research file The LEXIS-NEXIS Code-Based Tax Research file lets you work your way to the code section or subsection of interest to you and then find references to it in IRS releases individually or combined, federal case law, legislative histories, regulations, or all of these materials combined. (This capability is available via LEXIS-NEXIS research software.) To use this file to find references to code section 401(k) in IRS releases, for example: SOURCE: Code-Based Tax Research (FEDTAX;CBTR) <=7> Enter Code Section ENTER: 401 k SELECT: <=9> Search this Step and All Subsections SELECT: <=10> IRS Releases (RELS) SELECT: CCH publications are available on the LEXIS-NEXIS services via LEXIS-NEXIS research software. CCH Reporters and Guides on the LEXIS-NEXIS services have topical index files associated with them. To use the topical index file for CCH Federal Tax Service to find discussion of fair market value as it pertains to arm’s length transactions, for example, use the LINK markers: SOURCE: CCH Federal Tax Service topical index (CCHTAX;FTSINX) SELECT: <=8> F – Topical Index SELECT: <=25> FAIR MARKET VALUE SELECT: Arm’s-length transactions Generally <=13> CCHFTS @ O:1.40; or any of the subheadings listed under it NOTE: When Federal Tax Service updates, LINK markers may change. 5 LEXIS Publishing™ To search for discussion of the same topic in CCH Federal Tax Service: Regardless of interface, highlight terms within a section or paragraph by using the FOCUS feature: SOURCE: SELECT: SEARCH: CCH Federal Tax Service (CCHTAX;CCHFTS) fair market value W/50 arms length W/10 transaction ENTER: Exit the FOCUS feature SELECT: Back if you’re using the lexis.com service or ENTER: exit if you’re using LEXIS-NEXIS research software RIA Federal Tax Coordinator 2d Retrieve the RIA Federal Tax Coordinator 2d cites list (the list of topics and subtopics and cites for the sections where they’re discussed) by using the LEXSEE® feature. If you’re using the lexis.com service, SELECT: Get a Document SELECT: By Citation SELECT: LEXSEE ENTER: ftc cites 1999 View in FULL display format and scroll or page down to review the table of contents listing and find citations for a topic. Once you find the citation for the section where your topic is discussed, just click on the link to retrieve that section. For example, SELECT: RIA FTC B 1650 Determining partners’ shares of partnership liabilities If you’re using LEXIS-NEXIS research software, ENTER: lexsee ftc cites 1999 View in FULL display format and page down to review the table of contents listing and find citations for a topic. Once you know the citation for the section where your topic is discussed, just use the LINK marker to retrieve that section. For example, SELECT: <=62> RIA FTC B 1650 Determining partners’ shares of partnership liabilities Once you’ve retrieved a section, you can view a particular paragraph by entering p* followed by the paragraph number. For example, ENTER: p*1655 6 FOCUS nonrecourse liabilities BNA Tax Management Portfolios To search in BNA’s Tax Management Portfolio; U.S. Income Series, for discussion of simplified employee pension plans: SOURCE: BNA Tax Management Portfolios; U.S. Income Series (BNA;TMUS) SELECT: New Search SEARCH: simplified employee pension OR sep BNA Tax Management Portfolios now include topical indexes to help you find the information you need. For example, if you needed to review information on SEPs: SOURCE: BNA Tax Management Portfolios – U.S. Income Series SELECT: Compensation Planning SELECT: 355-5th T.M., IRAs and SEPs then SELECT: TITLE PAGE or SELECT: PORTFOLIO DESCRIPTION SHEET or SELECT:* DETAILED ANALYSIS or SELECT:* WORKING PAPERS or SELECT:* BIBLIOGRAPHY & REFERENCES * Once you make any of these selections, you can choose from appropriate subcategories to make your way to the information you need. TAX SEARCH TIPS Use the FOCUS feature to highlight and view specific terms within a Portfolio. For example, to highlight all references to “adjusted gross income”: SELECT: ENTER: FOCUS adjusted gross income Exit the FOCUS feature: SELECT: Back if you’re using the lexis.com service or ENTER: exit if you’re using LEXIS-NEXIS research software CCH Multistate Corporate Income Tax Guide CCH publications are available on the LEXIS-NEXIS services via LEXIS-NEXIS research software. CCH Reporters and Guides on the LEXIS-NEXIS services have topical index files associated with them. To use the topical index file to find materials pertaining to employer credits for doing business in enterprise zones in CCH Multistate Corporate Income Tax Guide, for example, use the LINK markers: SOURCE: CCH Federal Standard Tax Reporter CCH publications are available on the LEXIS-NEXIS services via LEXIS-NEXIS research software. CCH Reporters and Guides on the LEXIS-NEXIS services have topical index files associated with them. To use the topical index file to find materials pertaining to net operating loss carryback and carryover in CCH Federal Standard Tax Reporter, for example, use the LINK markers: SOURCE: CCH Topical Index – Standard Federal Reporter (CCHTAX;FEDINX) SELECT: <=16> N - Topical Index SELECT: <=55> NET OPERATING LOSS SELECT: carryback and carryover <=40> CCHFED P 12,002 or any of the subheadings listed under it NOTE: When Federal Standard Tax Reporter updates, LINK markers may change. Once you’re viewing code sections retrieved by your request, you can use the Browse feature to review other code sections and use LINK markers to go to other materials referenced in the text. To return to the index: ENTER: resume lexis SELECT: SELECT: SELECT: SELECT: SELECT: CCH Multistate Corporate Income Tax Guide Index (CCHTAX;MCIINX) <=7> California Topical Index <=3> Corporate Income Taxes <=7> E – Topical Index <=10> ENTERPRISE ZONES employer’s credits <=7> MCIT GUIDE CA P 10-863 NOTE: When CCH Multistate Corporate Income Tax Guide updates, LINK markers may change. Again, once you’re viewing code sections retrieved by your request, you can use the Browse feature to review other code sections and use LINK markers to go to other materials referenced in the text. To return to the index: ENTER: resume lexis Review REVIEW INFORMATION AND ANALYSIS IN JOURNALS AND PERIODICALS To review information from BNA Tax Management Estates, Gifts and Trust Journal on tax deductions for charitable gifts: SOURCE: BNA Tax Management Estates, Gifts and Trust Journal (BNA;TMEGTJ) SELECT: Word search of all documents SEARCH: gift W/5 tax W/15 charitable W/5 deduct! 7 LEXIS Publishing™ To find articles from RIA Estate Planning Journal that discuss the liability of a trustee: If you’re using the LEXIS-NEXIS research software, classical interface, SOURCE: SEARCH: RIA Estate Planning Journal (ESTATE;ESTPLN) Word search of all documents SEARCH: liab! W/3 trustee .ns;501 c 3 W/50 lobby! SELECT: To review articles from WG&L’s Journal of Taxation that deal with deductibility of research and development expenses: SOURCE: Journal of Taxation (FEDTAX;JTAX) Word search of all documents SEARCH: deduct! W/15 research development OR r&d To find recent discussion of corporate franchise tax in State Tax Today™: SOURCE: Tax Analysts’ State Tax Today (STTAX;STN) If you’re using the lexis.com service, Continue With Your Search SEARCH: date aft 1998 AND corporate franchise tax SELECT: SELECT: Monitor MONITOR DEVELOPMENTS To search recent articles from Tax Notes Today™ for references to IRC section 382: SOURCE: Tax Analysts’ Tax Notes Today (FEDTAX;TNT) If you’re using the lexis.com service, SELECT: SEARCH: Continue With Your Search date aft 1995 AND code OR irc W/5 382 If you’re using the LEXIS-NEXIS research software, graphical interface, SEARCH: date aft 1995 AND code OR irc W/5 382 If you’re using the LEXIS-NEXIS research software, classical interface, SEARCH: .ns;date aft 1995 AND code OR irc W/5 382 To review articles from BNA Daily Tax Report for discussion of lobbying by 501 (c) 3 organizations: SOURCE: BNA Daily Tax Report (BNA;BNADTR) If you’re using the lexis.com service, SELECT: SEARCH: Continue With Your Search 501 c 3 W/50 lobby! If you’re using the LEXIS-NEXIS research software, graphical interface, SEARCH: 501 c 3 W/50 lobby! 8 If you’re using the LEXIS-NEXIS research software, graphical interface, SEARCH: date aft 1998 AND corporate franchise tax If you’re using the LEXIS-NEXIS research software, classical interface, SEARCH: .ns;date aft 1998 AND corporate franchise tax To have a search updated automatically at an interval you choose, use the ECLIPSE™ (Electronic Clipping Service) feature. When you’re satisfied with the results of your search, just: SELECT: Save as ECLIPSE if you’re using the lexis.com service, or SELECT: Save ECLIPSE if you’re using LEXIS-NEXIS research software then, regardless of interface, follow the instructions on the screen to save your search for future updates. Find FIND BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION To find background information on a company, you might: SOURCE: U.S. Company Reports (COMPNY;USCO) or SOURCE: International Company Reports (COMPNY;INTLCO) or SOURCE: or Mergerstat® M&A Database (COMPNY;MSTAT) TAX SEARCH TIPS SOURCE: SEC Filings – Full Text and Abstracts (COMPNY;SEC), SEC Filings – Full Text Only (COMPNY;FILING), or SEC Filings – Abstracts Only (COMPNY;SECABS) or SOURCE: Stock Reports, Combined (COMPNY;STKRPT) and SEARCH: company (general foods) Find FIND PEOPLE OR DISCOVER ASSETS To learn who’s on the joint budget committee in a particular state: SOURCE: Tax Analysts’ State Tax Officials Directory (STTAX;STADIR) SEARCH: headline (louisiana AND joint budget committee) NOTE: A wide array of other sources is also available. To find enrolled agents in a particular city: To find a broad range of information about a company with a single search request: All Company Information (excluding Investext®) (COMPNY;COMPNY) SEARCH: company (general foods) SOURCE: SOURCE: If you’re using the lexis.com service, SELECT: SEARCH: If you’re using the lexis.com service, materials retrieved will appear as with any search results. (Note: Some company information is available only via LEXIS-NEXIS research software.) If you’re using LEXIS-NEXIS research software, a listing of materials retrieved will appear, grouped by type as follows: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) BANKRUPTCY REPORTS BUSINESS EXEC BIO US CO PROFILES INT’L CO PROFILES M&A REPORTS SEC FULL TEXT SEC ABSTRACTS STOCK REPORTS IRS Practitioners & Enrolled Agents (FINDER;TAXPRO) New Search occupation (enrolled agent) AND address (cincinnati) If you’re using the LEXIS-NEXIS research software, graphical interface, SEARCH: occupation (enrolled agent) AND address (cincinnati) If you’re using the LEXIS-NEXIS research software, classical interface, SEARCH: .ns;occupation (enrolled agent) AND address (cincinnati) To locate someone: SOURCE: EZFIND Combined Person Locator Nationwide (FINDER;EZFIND) or To review materials in any group: ENTER: groupn where n is the number associated with the type of material you wish to review SOURCE: P-FIND Person Locator – Nationwide (FINDER;P-FIND) or SOURCE: P-SEEK People Seeker – Nationwide (FINDER;P-SEEK) or To return from a group of materials to the listing: ENTER: r SOURCE: P-TRAK People Tracker – Nationwide (FINDER;P-TRAK) or SOURCE: State Person Locators (FINDER;xxFIND, where xx is the state postal code) 9 LEXIS Publishing™ If you’re using the lexis.com service, SELECT: SEARCH: International New Search firstname W/3 lastname If you’re using the LEXIS-NEXIS research software, graphical interface, SEARCH: firstname W/3 lastname If you’re using the LEXIS-NEXIS research software, classical interface, SEARCH: .ns;firstname W/3 lastname INTERNATIONAL TAX MATTERS Find tax treaties To review tax treaties to which certain nations are parties: SOURCE: International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation Tax Treaties (FEDTAX;IBFDTR) SEARCH: country (united kingdom AND japan) To find treaties to which a particular country is a party and that deal with a particular issue: SOURCE: To find real property owned by a party: SOURCE: Combined Deed Transfers, Tax Assessor Records and Mortagage Records (ASSETS;ALLOWN) International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation Tax Treaties (FEDTAX;IBFDTR) SEARCH: country (france) AND prepay! OR pre-pay! OR (advance W/5 pay!) W/15 tax If you’re using the lexis.com service, SELECT: New Search SEARCH: owner (donald W/3 trump) If you’re using the LEXIS-NEXIS research software, graphical interface, SEARCH: To review recent articles from Tax Analysts’ Worldwide Tax Daily™ for discussion of Code Section 482: SOURCE: owner (donald W/3 trump) If you’re using the LEXIS-NEXIS research software, classical interface, SEARCH: Find expert analysis .ns;owner (donald W/3 trump) Tax Analysts’ Worldwide Tax Daily (FEDTAX;TNI) If you’re using the lexis.com service, SELECT: Continue With Your Search SEARCH: date aft 1997 AND code (482) To learn the owner of a piece of real property: If you’re using LEXIS-NEXIS research software, graphical interface, SOURCE: SEARCH: OH Deed Transfers and Tax Assessor Records – Selected Counties (ASSETS;OHOWN) If you’re using the lexis.com service, SELECT: SEARCH: New Search address (825 bank AND cincinnati) date aft 1997 AND code (482) If you’re using LEXIS-NEXIS research software, classical interface, SEARCH: .ns;date aft 1997 AND code (482) If you’re using LEXIS-NEXIS research software, graphical interface, To highlight references to Germany in the results of the previous search, use the FOCUS feature: SEARCH: SELECT: address (825 bank AND cincinnati) ENTER: If you’re using LEXIS-NEXIS research software, classical interface, SEARCH: 10 .ns;address (825 bank AND cincinnati) FOCUS germany Exit the FOCUS feature: SELECT: Back if you’re using the lexis.com service, or ENTER: exit if you’re using LEXIS-NEXIS research software TAX SEARCH TIPS To find inland revenue and corporate bond documents from the United Kingdom published in Tax Analysts’ Worldwide Tax Daily: To highlight discussion of FTCs and subsidiaries or branches in the results of the previous search, use the FOCUS feature: SOURCE: SELECT: Tax Analysts’ Worldwide Tax Daily (FEDTAX;TNI) ENTER: If you’re using the lexis.com service, Exit the FOCUS feature: SELECT: Continue With Your Search SEARCH: geographic (united kingdom) AND inland revenue AND corporate bonds SELECT: Back if you’re using the lexis.com service, or ENTER: exit if you’re using LEXIS-NEXIS research software If you’re using LEXIS-NEXIS research software, graphical interface, SEARCH: geographic (united kingdom) AND inland revenue AND corporate bonds If you’re using LEXIS-NEXIS research software, classical interface, SEARCH: .ns;geographic (united kingdom) AND inland revenue AND corporate bonds FOCUS foreign tax credit OR ftc W/50 subsidiary OR branch Find case law To review Court of International Trade cases that deal with a particular issue: SOURCE: US Court of International Trade Tax Cases (FEDTAX;CIT) SEARCH: htsus OR harmonized tariff schedule To review Journal of International Taxation for discussion of foreign tax credits: To find cases involving a particular party, use the Name segment: SOURCE: SOURCE: Journal of International Taxation (FEDTAX;JITAX) If you’re using the lexis.com service or LEXIS-NEXIS research software, classical interface, SELECT: Word Search of all Documents SEARCH: foreign tax credit OR ftc If you’re using LEXIS-NEXIS research software, graphical interface, SEARCH: foreign tax credit OR ftc US Court of International Trade Tax Cases (FEDTAX;CIT) SEARCH: name (saarstahl ag) To find a particular case when you know the citation, use the LEXSEE feature or the Cite segment: ENTER: lexsee 1997 ct intl trade lexis 62 or SOURCE: US Court of International Trade Tax Cases (FEDTAX;CIT) SEARCH: cite (1997 ct intl trade lexis 62) LEXIS, NEXIS, LEXSEE, LEXCITE, and Martindale-Hubbell are registered trademarks, LEXIS Publishing, MICHIE, ECLIPSE, FOCUS, KWIC, and LINK are trademarks, and lexis.com is a service mark of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used under license. SHEPARD’S is a registered trademark of SHEPARD’S Company. Matthew Bender is a registered trademark of Matthew Bender Properties Inc. CCH is a registered trademark of CCH INCORPORATED. Tax Notes Today, State Tax Today, and Worldwide Tax Daily are trademarks of Tax Analysts, Inc. Investext is a registered trademark of Thomson Financial Publishing Inc. MERGERSTAT is a registered trademark of Mergerstat, a division of Houlihan Lokey Howard and Zukin. Other products or services may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. ©1999 LEXIS-NEXIS Group. All rights reserved. 1199 11 LEXIS Publishing™ Sources of Tax Information Sources When researching a particular topic you may need to locate information from a number of diverse sources, ranging from case law and administrative decisions to newsletter articles and public records. The LEXIS®-NEXIS® services, with its wealth of information, can help you find what you need quickly and effectively. There’s a wide array of sources from which to choose. If you’re using the lexis.comsm service, you’ll find many of these materials in the Area of Law – By Topic folder in the following subfolders: Tax – Federal, Tax – State & Local, Tax – Estate, Gift & Trust, and Tax – International. If you’re using the graphical interface of LEXIS-NEXIS research software, you can look in the CCH Incorporated subfolder* in addition to the subfolders listed above. If you’re using the classical interface of LEXIS-NEXIS research software, you’ll find them in the following libraries: Federal Tax (FEDTAX), State Tax (STTAX), Estate (ESTATE), CCH Incorporated Tax (CCHTAX)*, Research Institute of America (TAXRIA), and Tax Analysts, Inc. (TAXANA). The list that follows highlights many of the tax and tax-related sources available on the LEXIS-NEXIS services. Along with its other features, the LEXIS-NEXIS tax collection offers many group sources, allowing you to search in a number of related sources simultaneously. Many appear in the first section below. * CCH materials are available on the LEXIS-NEXIS services via LEXIS-NEXIS research software. Source Name Library;File GROUP SOURCES Source Name Library;File Warren, Gorham & Lamont Tax Journals TAXRIA;WGLTXJ RIA Tax Alert Newsletters TAXRIA;RIA TNT IRS Taxpayer Publications TAXANA;TNTPUB IRS Letter Rulings, Actions on Decisions, & Memos TAXRIA;PLRMEM IRS Revenue Rulings, Notices, and Procedures TAXRIA;RULE IRS Releases and RIA Tax Citator Service TAXRIA;IRS Tax Analysts Tax Publications TAXANA;TAXALL Tax Analysts Tax Notes Today, Worldwide Tax Daily, and State Tax Today TAXANA;TAXTXT Tax Analysts Tax Magazines, Combined TAXANA;TAXMAG Tax Analysts State, Federal & International Tax Directories TAXANA;ALLDIR Tax Cases, Federal and State FEDTAX;MEGA RIA Tax Cases, Federal TAXRIA;CASES Tax Cases, Administrative Decs., & ALR® Annotations, All States STTAX;OMNI IRS Releases and Federal Tax Cases TAXRIA;IRSCAS TAXRIA;TOTAL State Courts Tax Cases STTAX;CASES IRS Releases, Fed. Tax Cases, & RIA Tax Citator & Reporter State Tax Cases and Administrative Materials Combined STTAX;xxCASE* Treasury Regulations – Final, Temporary, and Proposed FEDTAX;ALLREG State Administrative Codes and Registers Combined STTAX;xxREGS* Estate Cases, Federal and State ESTATE;MEGA Estate Cases, Federal ESTATE;CASES Taxing Authority Decisions, All States – State Tax Materials STTAX;STADMN Estate Cases, All States ESTATE;STOMNI Federal Courts Tax Cases FEDTAX;CASES State Codes, Constitutions, Court Rules and ALS, All STTAX;ALLCDE IRS Bulletins, Letter Rulings, and Memoranda Decisions FEDTAX;RELS Advance Legislative Service – 50 States, DC, PR & VI STTAX;ALLALS Federal Tax Cases and IRS Administrative Decisions FEDTAX;CASREL State Bill Tracking – Current Session STTAX;STTRCK Treasury Regulations and Tax Legislation FEDTAX;TXLAWS Regulations Tracking, All States STTAX;STRGTR STTAX;STTEXT IRS Private Letter Rulings and Technical Advice Memoranda FEDTAX;PLR State Full Text of Bills – Current Session State & Federal Administrative Codes & Administrative Registers STTAX;ALLADM Faulkner & Gray Publications FEDTAX;FGRAY STTAX;xxBILL* IRS Cumulative Bulletin, IRB, Letter Rulings, & Technical Advice Memos FEDTAX;CBPLR State Bill Tracking and Full-Text Bills 12 * Where xx is the state postal code. ** Where xx is the two-digit year. TAX SEARCH TIPS Sources Source Name Library;File Source Name Library;File IRS General Counsel Memos, Actions on Decisions, & Technical Memos FEDTAX;MEMOS Tax Analysts Internal Revenue Code TAXANA;IRCODE CCH Internal Revenue Code CCHTAX;CCHIRC US Tax Court Cases, Memorandum Decs., & Board of Tax Appeals Decisions FEDTAX;TCTCM CCH Internal Revenue Code Index CCHTAX;IRCINX BNA Tax Management Journals CCHTAX;IRCTOC FEDTAX;TMJNL CCH Internal Revenue Code Table of Contents BNA Tax Management Portfolios TNT Regs - Final and Temporary Prop & Comments TAXANA;TNTREG FEDTAX;TMPORT International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation Tax Treaties & News FEDTAX;IBFD USCS – Title 26, Tax Annotated FEDTAX;USCS Tax Cases, Administrative Decisions, and ALR’s, All States CFR – Federal Tax Regulations FEDTAX;CFR FEDTAX;STOMNI State regulation tracking by individual year STTAX;RGTRxx** Tax Law Reviews FEDTAX;TAXLR Treasury Regulations - Final and Temporary FEDTAX;REGS CCH All Tax Reporters and Guides 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The LEXIS Search Advisor classification system for taxation: 2 Federal Income Tax Computation 2 Compensation & Welfare Benefits 4 Cafeteria Plans (IRC sec. 125) 4 Death Benefits (IRC sec. 101) 4 Disability Payments (IRC secs. 104-106) 4 Fringe Benefits (IRC secs. 61, 132) 4 Life Insurance (IRC sec. 79) 4 Stock Options (IRC secs. 421-424) 4 Wages, Tips & Other Compensation (IRC secs. 61, 3121, 3231) 2 Deductions for Business Expenses 4 Capital Expenditures (IRC secs. 263-263A) 4 Carrying Charges (IRC sec. 266) 4 Credits (IRC secs. 38-54, 1396-1397) 4 Expenses for Production of Income (IRC sec. 212) 4 Exploration & Drilling Costs (IRC secs. 263(c), 616-617) 4 Interest (IRC sec. 163) 4 Other Business Expenses (IRC secs. 162, 274, 212) 4 Research & Experimentation (IRC sec. 174) 4 Residential Property Used for Business (IRC sec. 280A) 4 Taxes (IRC sec. 164) 18 2 Deductions for Depreciation, Amortization & Depletion 4 Cost Recovery, Depreciation & Amortization (IRC secs. 167-169, 171, 178, 194-195, 197, 216, 248, 280F) 4 Depletion (IRC secs. 611-613A) 4 Election to Expense Depreciable Business Property (IRC sec. 179) 4 Investment Tax Credit (IRC secs. 38, 39, 46, 48) 2 Deductions for Losses 4 Activities Not Engaged in for Profit (IRC sec. 183) 4 At-Risk Limitations (IRC secs. 49, 465) 4 Bad Debts (IRC sec. 166) 4 General Losses (IRC sec. 165) 4 Net Operating Loss (IRC secs. 172, 382) 4 Passive Activity Loss (IRC sec. 469) 2 Deductions for Nonbusiness Expenses 4 Charitable Contributions (IRC sec. 170) 4 Education Deduction & Credit (IRC secs. 127, 221) 4 Interest Expense Deduction (IRC secs. 163, 267) 4 Medical & Dental Deduction (IRC sec. 213) 4 Moving Expense Deduction (IRC sec. 217) 4 Personal & Dependent Exemption (IRC secs. 151-153) 4 Taxes-Paid Deduction (IRC sec. 164) TAX SEARCH TIPS 2 Retirement Plans 4 Community Property (IRC sec. 2056) 4 Contributions (IRC secs. 401-404A, 406-408A, 410-420) 4 Credits (IRC secs. 2010-2016, 2505) 4 Defined Benefit & Hybrid Plans (IRC secs. 411, 414, 415) 4 Estate Tax Return Filing & Payment (IRC secs. 2001-2002) 4 Defined Contribution Plans (IRC secs. 414-415) 4 Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax (IRC secs. 2601-2664) 4 Determination Letters 4 Gifts (IRC secs. 2035, 2501-2524) 4 Distributions (IRC secs. 401-404, 408-409, 411, 4 Jointly Held Property (IRC sec. 2040) 414, 416-417) 4 Life Insurance (IRC sec. 2042) 4 Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) (IRC sec. 409) 4 Lifetime Transfers (IRC secs. 2035-2038) 4 Individual Retirement Plans (IRC sec. 219) 4 Marital Deduction (IRC secs. 2056, 2523) 4 Integration (IRC sec. 401) 4 Nonresident Aliens (IRC secs. 2101-2109) 4 Multiemployer Plans (IRC secs. 418-418E) 4 Powers of Appointment (IRC secs. 2041, 2514) 4 Nondiscrimination Rules (IRC sec. 401) 4 Property Held at Death (IRC secs. 2033, 2044) 4 Qualified Plans (IRC secs. 401-403, 404A, 408, 410-411, 2 Federal Excise Taxes 415-416) 4 Alcohol, Tobacco & Related Excise Taxes (IRC secs. 4371-4374, 4 Rollovers, Vesting & Merger (IRC secs. 401, 408-409, 411) 4681-4682, 5001-5694, 5701-4763, 5801-5872, 5881) 4 SEPs, SIMPLEs & Keoghs (IRC secs. 402, 404, 408) 4 Communications (IRC secs. 4251-4254) 4 Tax-Sheltered Annuities (IRC sec. 403) 4 Fuels (IRC secs. 4041-4042, 4081-4084, 4091-4093, 4121) 4 Top-Heavy Plans (IRC sec. 416) 4 Manufacturers (IRC secs. 4131-4132, 4161, 4181-4182, 2 Sales & Exchanges 4216-4227) 4 Basis (IRC secs. 1011-1017, 1019, 1023, 1921) 4 Transportation (IRC secs. 4261-4263, 4271-4272, 4281-4282, 4 Capital Gains & Losses (IRC secs. 1201-1203, 1211-1212, 4461-4462, 4471-4472) 1221-1223, 1231-1259, 1271-1279, 1281-1298) 4 Vehicles (IRC secs. 4481-4484, 4064, 4071-4073, 4101-4103, 4 Installment Sales (IRC secs. 1001, 1031, 1231) 4051-4053, 4001-4003) 4 Intangible Property (IRC secs. 1234-1235, 1241, 1253) 2 International Taxation 4 Involuntary Conversions (IRC sec. 1033) 2 Americans Operating Abroad 4 Like-Kind Exchanges (IRC sec. 1031) 4 Base Company Income (IRC secs. 954, 970) 4 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