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New Journal From CCH Provides Cutting-edge Guidance On Corporate Tax Strategies

(RIVERWOODS, ILL., May 17, 2002) – For tax professionals involved with structuring corporate transactions – from mergers to compensation plans – there is a new resource from CCH INCORPORATED (CCH), a leading provider of tax law information and software. The new CCH Journal of Taxation of Corporate Transactions covers critical developments in the corporate tax area from the perspective of the transactional practitioner. Each bimonthly issue addresses the increasingly complex planning and compliance issues facing corporate taxpayers and the impact of the legislative, regulatory and administrative changes on these issues. ($205 for an annual print subscription. To order or for more information, visit onlinestore.cch.com or call 800-449-8114.)

Each issue of the Journal contains topically focused columns and in-depth articles that provide coherent, real-world analysis of recent developments and planning opportunities. The Journal also includes regular commentary on developments in areas such as cross-border rules, partnership and joint venture issues, executive compensation issues and other tax law topics as they impact corporate transactions.

In the inaugural issue of the Journal, Francis Wirtz, of Freeborn & Peters, examines the recent Rite-Aid holding and lays out the likely development of consolidated return rules in light of the decision and the government’s response to it.

In an article entitled Key Federal Income Tax Issues In Corporate Debt Structurings, Keith Vollmow and Olga Loy of Kirkland & Ellis provide a detailed look at the principal federal income tax situations that must be addressed in assisting corporations and their corporate debt holders formulate restructuring plans.

The IRS’s change of position on the taxability of the spin-off of corporate assets to a real estate investment trust is the focus of Assessing REIT Spin-Off Transactions by Andrea Despotes of Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg. She carefully examines whether corporate taxpayers with significant real estate holdings are likely to benefit from the government’s new position.

Recurring Columns

In every issue, subscribers receive comprehensive, in-depth articles and columns dealing with cutting-edge corporate transactions from the perspective of the transactional tax practitioner. Recurring columns focus on such issues as:

• Spin-Off Transactions
• International Developments
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Consolidated Returns
• Partnerships and Joint Ventures
• Recent Transactions and Planning Strategies
• Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits
• Corporate Tax Controversies

The Editor in Chief of the Journal of Taxation of Corporate Transactions is Kenneth L. Harris, who practices as the head of the Tax Practice Group of Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg. Harris specializes in the federal income tax aspects of corporate divestitures and acquisitions, partnership transactions and tax planning strategies. He has advised Fortune 500 companies, as well as mid-sized companies and entrepreneurial concerns, in all aspects of tax planning, including structuring tax-free reorganizations, spin-off transactions, partnerships, LLC joint venture agreements and cross-border investments.

Advisors and contributors to the Journal of Taxation of Corporate Transactions include leading members of the corporate taxation community:

• Thomas C. Borders--McDermott, Will & Emery
• Andrea M. Despotes--Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg
• Marshall E. Eisenberg--Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg
• Todd D. Golub--Baker & McKenzie
• Kenneth L. Harris--Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg
• George Javaras--Kirkland & Ellis
• Alan Kaden--Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
• Matthew P. Larvick--McDermott, Will & Emery
• James Lynch--Winston & Strawn
• John Rayis--Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
• Philip A. Stoffregen--Deloitte & Touche
• Frank J. Wirtz--Freeborn & Peters
• Bernard Wolfman--Harvard Law School

Contributions from this group to the premiere issue of the Journal include columns by Philip Stoffregen on the application of proposed regulations on spin-off transactions involving foreign corporations, Todd Golub on new IRS guidance regarding two-step acquisitions, Tom Borders and Matthew Larvick on corporate tax controversies in IES Industries and Compaq Computer and Bernard Wolfman and editor in chief Ken Harris on Enron, Corporate Tax Shelters and Professional Judgment.

For more information or to order the CCH Journal of Taxation of Corporate Transactions, visit the CCH Online Store at onlinestore.cch.com or call 800-449-8114. Price for a one-year subscription is $205, plus tax.

About CCH INCORPORATED

CCH INCORPORATED, headquartered in Riverwoods, Ill., was founded in 1913 and has served four generations of business professionals and their clients. The company produces more than 700 electronic and print products for the tax, legal, securities, human resources, health care and small business markets. CCH is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wolters Kluwer North America. The CCH web site can be accessed at cch.com. The CCH tax and accounting destination site can be accessed at tax.cchgroup.com.

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EDITORS NOTE: For members of the press, a complimentary review copy of the Journal of Taxation of Corporate Transactions is available by contacting Leslie Bonacum at 824-267-7153 or mediahelp@cch.com.