Business Opportunities in the United States: The Complete Reference Guide to Practices and P... Book

Pt. 1	General and Planning	1
1	Strategic Planning - The Key to Optimizing Opportunities in the United States	3
2	Communications: The Key to Successful Marketing	28
3	Identifying and Evaluating Acquisition Candidates	61
4	Special Considerations for the German Investor	80
5	Tax Planning for Japanese Investment in the United States	97
Pt. 2	Banking, Finance, and Insurance	131
6	Banking and Finance in the United States	133
7	Commercial Property and Casualty Insurance in the United States	166
8	Investment Incentives - Government as a Business Partner	190
9	Export Financing	262
Pt. 3	Legal Matters	273
10	Forms of Doing Business in the United States	275
11	Federal Laws and Regulations Restricting Foreign Investment in the United States	306
12	U.S. Treaty Agreements Affecting Foreign Investors	343
13	U.S. Export Controls	360
14	Environmental Law in the United States	377
15	Fundamentals of American Product Liability Law	408
Pt. 4	Taxation	457
16	The Federal Tax System	459
17	State and Local Taxes in the United States	511
18	Transfer Pricing: Section 482	538
19	Taxation of U.S. Investments of Foreign Corporations	569
20	Taxation of Aliens in the United States	592
21	Financial Reporting in the United States	651
Pt. 5	Employee Relations	683
22	Employee Benefits: An Overview of the Legal and Tax Implications	685
23	Compensation and Employee Benefits in the United States: A Primer on Design and Human Resource Implications	724
24	Introduction to the Employment and Immigration Laws of the United States for the Foreign Investor	745
25	Executive Recruitment in the United States	798
Pt. 6	Real Estate and Construction	819
26	Taxation of Foreign Investment in U.S. Real Estate	821
27	Managing the Commercial Property in the United States	853
28	Development and Construction in the United States	876
	Index	917