Business Basics for Law Students: Essential Concepts and Applications / Edition 4

by Robert W. Hamilton, Richard Booth

Overview

To supply the background law students need to succeed in business-related courses — such as accounting, economics, real estate, tax, business organizations, and finance — try the text known for its effectiveness, edition after edition. BUSINESS BASICS FOR LAW STUDENTS, Fourth Edition, explains the mechanics, concepts, and legal context of business topics in exceptionally clear and accessible language.

The book demystifies business principles through:

• the combined skills of distinguished authors who draw on their teaching and writing experience to build student confidence
• straightforward explanations of daunting topics (accounting, financial statements, taxes, mortgages, etc.) tailored to students without a business background
• generous use of examples to convey ideas and applications
• a helpful list of new terms in the appendix, conveniently keyed to the pages where they are used and explained
• frequent use of visual aids, such as tax forms, financial quotes as they appear in the newspaper, tables, and graphs
• an accessible design featuring lists of topics keyed to headings at the beginning of each chapter, key terms and concepts bolded for easy identification, and frequent use of lists to clearly enumerate points and examples

  Thoroughly updated to respond to recent developments, the Fourth Edition features:

• new material on recent scandals and reforms in the chapters on accounting, forms of organization, trading, and mutual funds
• the latest information on executive compensation
• extensive revisions to the chapters on tax and retirement planning, in light of recent and proposed reforms, especially in connection with Social Security
• an expanded chapter on insurance that now includes health insurance, auto insurance, and more
• new material on spinoffs and other divisive reorganization in the chapter on mergers, as well as discussion of taxable and tax-free transactions
• new coverage of securities regulation, antitrust, intellectual property law, and international business transactions integrated throughout the text

 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780735557444
Publisher:	Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
Publication date:	04/10/2006
Series:	Introduction to Law Series
Edition description:	Fourth Edition, New Edition
Pages:	576
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

• Debt and Interest
• Present Value
• Real Estate
• Annuities and Retirement Plans
• Insurance
• Accounting and Financial Reporting
• Valuation of a Going Business
• Federal Taxation
• Insolvency and Bankruptcy
• Business Organizations
• Corporate Securities
• Dividends and Distribution
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Trading in Stocks and Bonds
• Options, Futures, and Derivatives
• Investment Companies and Investment Advice
• The Business of Law

Editorial Reviews

Hamilton (law, U. of Texas) and Booth (law, U. of Maryland) describe the fundamentals of business law and practice for law students with little or no business background. They discuss modern business forms, securities regulation and trading, income taxation, investments, insurance, and bankruptcy. Focusing on business and finance rather than legal concepts, this text is intended to be a supplement to standard law school texts. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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