Bloomberg BNA Course Provides Mergers and Acquisitions Tax Strategy Structuring

Arlington, Va., (October 9, 2012) -  Bloomberg BNA | CITE will host a live conference, U.S. Taxation of Mergers and Acquisitions, to be held October 15-16 at The Allerton Hotel in Chicago, Ill., that will provide instruction on tax developments and strategies in structuring domestic and cross-border corporate mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Attendees will examine indemnification issues, key tax issues in reviewing acquisition documents, tax sharing agreements, foreign tax credit documentation and carryover issues, and state tax nexus issues. Participants will also receive a checklist to help them get through key aspects of tax compliance.

Strategies for making a Sec. 338 (h) (10) election will be discussed, and questions-including when a stock purchase can be treated like an asset purchase, the benefits of electing asset sale treatment, and what buyers and sellers should take under consideration-will be answered.

Sessions will cover deal structuring, provide an overview of taxable and tax-free acquisitions, discuss examples of typical transactions under Subchapter C and alphabetical classes of reorganizations, and identify the role of the tax director in corporate M&A deals. 

By attending the two-day conference, attendees will learn how to:

• Optimize the structuring of M&A transactions
• Understand the M&A issues involving partnerships, LLCs and hybrids
• Learn how to 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

To register, go to www.bna.com or call (914) 328.5656 for further information on special rates.