Volume 8, Number 4, April 2012
 
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TECHNOLOGY

IntelliConnect Tax Enhancements May 2012

More Tax content and powerful research tools have been added to IntelliConnect for Tax subscribers, including the following:

Federal Tax Glossary — Builds on IntelliConnect’s pop-up capability and helps define terms for practitioners researching new areas—a valuable resource for training new staff

Suggested Search Expansion — Significantly increases the number of federal tax substantive terms along with adding thousands of additional state tax topic terms

Treatment Codes in Federal Tax Rulings — Treatment codes from the Federal Citator are now merged directly into the text of the impacted IRS ruling. Also saves time by providing links to associated rulings for easy navigation

New Federal Tax Practice Tools — New node now included in the Browse Tree and Library Views allowing easier access

Treatise Relate — Related information functionality extracts details and guidance from selected CCH Expert Treatise Library titles

CCH Law, Explanation and Analysis on tax legislation sunset provisions:
Sunset of the 2001 & 2003 Tax Relief Acts: Law Explanation & Analysis

CCH Tax Briefing — 2012 Sunset of 2001 and 2003 Tax Cuts and Benefits
and more!

Click here for a complete list of the May 2012 IntelliConnect Tax Enhancements


Product News

New product: IP Law Daily

IP Law Daily is a new daily email service that provides the latest case law and statutory and rulemaking developments in all areas of intellectual property including copyright, trademark, patent, technology/internet law and trade secrets. Included with news stories are links to the full text of cases, statutory and regulatory materials. Stories are archived on IntelliConnect for searching and browsing.

Contact your Wolters Kluwer account representative for more information, or visit http://wolterskluwerlbinfo.com/iplawdaily. Take advantage of the 14-day free trial to experience the value of attorney-editor assembled updates as well as the confidence of having the latest developments pushed wherever you are via email, RSS feed, and mobile.

Content Realignment Notice: Business Organizations and Corporation Law Libraries now separate practice areas on IntelliConnect

In order to facilitate a more efficient research experience, Corporations and Business Organizations Law content has become two separate practice area nodes on IntelliConnect. Now, all of your LLC, partnership and "S" Corporation resources can be found under the "Business Organizations" node, and your entire C" Corporation formation and corporate governance materials are found under "Corporation Law" on the browse tree.

Please note that due to the changes in the practice area listings, some updating to your intranet links may be required. In addition, you may need to update any customized Practice Area sets by creating a new set for the Business Organizations content and a separate one for the Corporation Law content or selecting both under one Practice Area set.

NEW Business Organizations Library with tax planning content

The new Business Organizations Library includes all of the relevant tax content as a complement to the analytic treatises. For existing subscribers to the Business Organizations library you can either migrate over to the NEW Business Organizations library or take advantage of the Tax Planning Add-on for existing subscribers. Either way you will receive the same additional content including the Limited Liability Company guide, Partnership Tax Planning and Practice and S Corporations guide plus seven practice tools including decision trees and Smart Charts. This content complements the analytic treatises in the current library including Bromberg & Ribstein on Partnership and Drafting Limited Liability Company Operating Agreements by John Cunningham.

Special Report: Guidance and Comments Inform JOBS Act Implementation

Wolters Kluwer Law & Business Principal Analyst, James Hamilton, J.D., LL.M., has authored a Special Report entitled, “Guidance and Comments Inform JOBS Act Implementation,” which reviews recently issued SEC staff guidance on many aspects of the Act as well as discusses and provides insight on comments from within the industry such as from SIFMA (Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association) and ICBA (Independent Community Bankers of America). Click here for a PDF of the report.

Special Report: Health Care Reform Journey Continues as Supreme Court Ponders Law's Fate

The experts at Wolters Kluwer Law & Business have developed a special report on health care reform as the Supreme Court ponders the Law's fate. Highlights of the report include:

  • Progress in the private health insurance market as ACA is implemented
  • Most states have taken some action to implement the reform law
  • Providers start process of establishing ACOs for Medicare
  • Fraud and abuse prevention under reform law steps up
Click here for a copy of the report.

RBsource continues to re-imagine the way you research rules, regulations, and related SEC guidance

This new research tool powered by the Securities Redbook (Securities Act Handbook) offers securities laws, rules, regulations and forms together with related SEC guidance and interpretations. With RBsource, you get SEC guidance related to a specific law, regulation, or rule at your fingertips without the need of further searching or browsing. RBsource also uniquely associates related content, going beyond the limits of standard searching making research more streamlined and productive. This intuitive research tool will drastically reduce your research time and provide the unparalleled confidence expected from the trusted Securities Act Handbook.

Among the many RBsource features are:

  • Related content from rules, regulations, forms and SEC Guidance always in view
  • Multiple browse paths — Laws, Rules, Regulations; Practice Matter Topics; and Favorites
  • Personalize your content with user notes and highlights
  • Practice Matter Topics mapped by Wolters Kluwer securities attorney-editors
  • Current and future effective language is exposed in context. Choose to view current language, future effective language, or both
  • Updated daily
To learn more about RBsource, or to sign up for a 14-day trial, click here or contact your Wolters Kluwer account representative.

Training & Customer Support

Training Tip for IntelliConnect

How do I find out more about specific product content within IntelliConnect?

You can click on the "Information" icon. It is a small "i" in a square to the left of an item in the Browse Tree. Information might include: description of the source, how often it is updated, authors, etc.

Training Tip for IntelliConnect

How current are case law databases in LoislawConnect?

LoislawConnect typically adds new cases to its searchable databases within 24-48 hours after the cases are released. They are also available in PDF format immediately upon release. To view the most recent cases in PDF format:

From the LoislawConnect Start Page, use commands under Jurisdiction:
- Click Federal or State (and then find desired state library)
- Click the red R next to a case law database to display the most recent cases from that court, going back about 30 days.

LegalPro Training

Register and attend one of our LegalPro training sessions where you connect to a webinar and dial in to a conference call to have one of our professional trainers guide you through the use of your subscription service. Most sessions are limited to a single registrant, although the connection details may be shared with others in your firm. (Click here to view registration instructions.)

Training for end-users in U.S.
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IntelliConnect Training
RBsource Training
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Training for end-users outside of U.S.
IntelliConnect Training
RBsource Training
Customizable Kluwer Training

Request customized telephone training for your online subscription service. Send an email request to LegalTraining@WoltersKluwer.com and one of our professional trainers will contact you to arrange a session.

Training Resources for Legal Professionals website
Check out our Training Resources for Legal Professionals website for additional online resources regarding our internet products and platforms. You can review materials by Platform/Application, such as IntelliConnect, Kluwer Arbitration and LoislawConnect, or by type of material, such as LegalPro Training, Videos or Other Resources.

Recent additions to IntelliConnect resources:
IntelliConnect Tax Enhancements May 2012

Where Can I Find Practice Tools?

Contact Wolters Kluwer Law & Business Customer Support

IntelliConnect and RBsource subscriptions:
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CALL: 1-800-449-6435 (available 8 am to 8 pm CT Monday - Friday)

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EMAIL: supportservices@loislaw.com (available 3 am to 10 pm CT Monday-Friday)
CALL: 1-877-471-5632 (available 8 am to 8 pm CT Monday - Friday)

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