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1959

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Tax Considerations In Selecting A Form Of Foreign Business Organization, Walter W. Brudno Dec 1959

Tax Considerations In Selecting A Form Of Foreign Business Organization, Walter W. Brudno

Vanderbilt Law Review

The provisions of the Internal Revenue Code which are of particular relevance to the planning of foreign operations are few in number and are generally deceptively simple in phraseology. The substantive provisions consist of those sections which specify rules for determining the source of income, for calculating the credit for foreign taxes paid in respect of foreign source income, and for allowance of concessional treatment accorded Western Hemisphere Trade Corporations, United States Possessions Corporations, and China Trade Act Corporations. Measures designed to prevent tax avoidance which are of particular relevance are those which relate to acquisition of corporate control for …


Extent Of The Legislature's Reserve Power To Change Common Law Attributes Of Corporations, Edward R. Hayes Dec 1959

Extent Of The Legislature's Reserve Power To Change Common Law Attributes Of Corporations, Edward R. Hayes

Vanderbilt Law Review

Does a stockholder have a right, at common law, to dissent and have his stock repurchased when his corporation purchases the assets of another business? If he does, is this a common law attribute of corporations? What other common law attributes may there be? To what extent has a legislature power to alter or modify these attributes, or to authorize alteration or modification by the holders of a majority of a corporation's stock? The discussion will be directed first to what attributes a corporation has apart from those bearing on its relations with its stockholders; next, to what attributes are …


Corporate Law Department Communications--Privilege And Discovery, Thomas R. Hunt Dec 1959

Corporate Law Department Communications--Privilege And Discovery, Thomas R. Hunt

Vanderbilt Law Review

With the growth in number and size of corporate law departments, there is increased interest in determining the conditions and areas in which their communications' may be called for, and used, in litigation. As business becomes more complex, requiring adherence to legislation and regulation which allows small tolerance between the licit and illicit, or demanding close attention to administrative detail, the role of the lawyer is amplified. Concurrently, corporate counsel is engaged in areas where the distinction between business and legal considerations becomes decreasingly apparent.