Circular 230 is a U.S. Treasury Dept. regulation, first issued 1921, which regulates tax practitioners before the IRS.

Unless you have worked for the IRS, it's pretty hard to get a handle on the inner workings of this massive governmental agency and use that information to most effectively represent your clients. The new third edition of the Internal Revenue Service Practice & Procedure Deskbook -- written by a former IRS Tax Examiner - puts valuable insider tips to work for you, offering proven techniques and practice-oriented advice for resolving IRS disputes. Now published in an easy-to-use looseleaf format, the new edition of the Deskbook is fully updated to reflect and analyse the numerous changes in federal tax procedure, including analysis of the IRS Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998, Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2 and 3, and the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997. In addition, Internal Revenue Service Practice & Procedure Deskbook contains a substantial appendix which includes sample forms and letters (such as sample protest letters to the Appeals Office and a model Tax Court petition) as well as the official IRS Audit Handbook.

The Circular 230 Deskbook from PLI helps tax practitioners comply with complex Circular 230 amendments more easily-- and avoid costly penalties and sanctions.

" ... Contains practice guidance for representing a client during the lifecycle of a civil or criminal tax examination, appeal and litigation. The [book] presents an overall discussion of IRS procedures, and practical and strategic considerations."--Publisher insert, October 2017.

Contains extensive coverage of the tax issues faced by all types of contractors, including large and small contractors, homebuilders, and other specialty trades, provides you with the clear, concise guidance you need to expertly address your tax issues.

This handbook is an authoritative, comprehensive reference on optical networks, the backbone of today’s communication and information society. The book reviews the many underlying technologies that enable the global optical communications infrastructure, but also explains current research trends targeted towards continued capacity scaling and enhanced networking flexibility in support of an unabated traffic growth fueled by ever-emerging new applications. The book is divided into four parts: Optical Subsystems for Transmission and Switching, Core Networks, Datacenter and Super-Computer Networking, and Optical Access and Wireless Networks. Each chapter is written by world-renown experts that represent academia, industry, and international government and regulatory agencies. Every chapter provides a complete picture of its field, from entry-level information to a snapshot of the respective state-of-the-art technologies to emerging research trends, providing something useful for the novice who wants to get familiar with the field to the expert who wants to get a concise view of future trends.

PowerPoint was the first presentation software designed for Macintosh and Windows, received the first venture capital investment ever made by Apple, then became the first significant acquisition ever made by Microsoft, who set up a new Graphics Business Unit in Silicon Valley to develop it further. Now, twenty-five years later, PowerPoint is installed on more than one billion computers, worldwide. In this book, Robert Gaskins (who invented the idea, managed its design and development, and then headed the new Microsoft group) tells the story of its first years, recounting the perils and disasters narrowly evaded as a startup, dissecting the complexities of being the first distant development group in Microsoft, and explaining decisions and insights that enabled PowerPoint to become a lasting success well beyond its original business uses.

This practical handbook of properties for soils and rock contains, in a concise tabular format, the key issues relevant to geotechnical investigations, assessments and designs in common practice. In addition, there are brief notes on the application of the tables. These data tables are compiled for experienced geotechnical professionals who require a reference document to access key information. There is an extensive database of correlations for different applications. The book should provide a useful bridge between soil and rock mechanics theory and its application to practical engineering solutions. The initial chapters deal with the planning of the geotechnical investigation, the classification of the soil and rock properties and some of the more used testing is then covered. Later chapters show the reliability and correlations that are used to convert that data in the interpretative and assessment phase of the project. The final chapters apply some of these concepts to geotechnical design. This book is intended primarily for practicing geotechnical engineers working in investigation, assessment and design, but should provide a useful supplement for postgraduate courses.

Lawyer's Desk Book is an extraordinary guide that you can't afford to be without. Used by over 150,000 attorneys and legal professionals, this must-have reference supplies you with instant, authoritative legal answers, without exorbitant research fees. Packed with current, critical information, Lawyer's Desk Book includes: Practical guidance on virtually any legal matter you might encounter: real estate transactions, trusts, divorce law, securities, tax planning, credit and collections, employer-employee relations, personal injury, and more - over 70 key legal areas in all! Quick answers to your legal questions, without having to search stacks of material, or wade through pages of verbiage. Key citations of crucial court cases, rulings, references, code sections, and more. More than 1500 pages of concise, practical, insightful information. No fluff, no filler. Just the facts you need to know. The Lawyer's Desk Book, Second Edition incorporates recent court decisions, legislation, and administrative rulings. Federal statutes and revised sentencing guides covered in this edition reflect a growing interest in preventing terrorism, punishing terror-related crimes, and promoting greater uniformity of sentencing. There is also new material on intellectual property law, on legislation stemming from corporate scandals, such as the Sarbanes- Oxley Act, and on legislation to cut individual and corporate tax rates, such as the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act. Chapters are in sections on areas including business planning and litigation, contract and property law, and law office issues. Previous Edition: Lawyer's Desk Book, 2018 Edition, ISBN 9781454885153¿