- A new primer on basic debt concepts has been added, which includes A glossary of basic debt terms and their definitions, along with A concise explanation of the economics of interest accrual and other debt topics.
- Discussions of various issues relating to distressed debt have been consolidated, coordinated and expanded.
- Discussions of various issues relating to hedging with a focus on hedging of debt instruments have been consolidated with other related materials in the book.
- Coverage on the cancellation of debt income has been extensively rewritten and streamlined.
- The discussion of Wall Street hybrid instruments has been updated and expanded.
- A new discussion of the accrual of OID resulting from certain credit card fees being treated as A form of discount has been added.
- Various aspects of Chapter 11, dealing with market discount have been rewritten, expanded and reorganized.
- The discussion of debt-for-debt exchanges in Chapter 13 has been streamlined and also consolidated with other related materials from the book.
- A new discussion of the consolidated return rules dealing with intercompany obligations has been added.
- A new discussion of the rules relating to dispositions of installment obligations has been added.
- A new discussion of the so-called "TEFRA D" rules under which certain debt instruments targeted to foreign investors can be issued in bearer form has been added.
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