International Taxation is a comprehensive four volume treatise written by Joseph Isenbergh, Professor of Law at the University of Chicago. It provides in-depth discussion and insightful analysis of the United States tax regime as applied to international transactions. Covering both inbound and outbound transactions, the author reduces the most complicated issues to clear, understandable and practical domestic and foreign-based tax strategies. Exploring the labyrinth of international tax law in a compelling and illuminating way, the book fosters a new level of understanding and appreciation of the law for all tax practitioners.

International Taxation guides all those who face international tax questions and provides superlative commentary for those who must delve into the sprawling and amorphous assemblage of laws and regulation in this area.

It shows the practitioner how to:

• Structure international corporate transactions for maximum benefit.
• Minimize liability under applicable laws and treaties.
• Practice effectively and compliantly within the complex web of legal authority.

The book includes over 100 distinct chapters that effectively present material in digestible amounts for the reader.

Detailed footnotes, finding lists, a topical index help readers reference authority and facilitate additional research.

A Supplement authored by CCH Tax Law Editors provides updated information as necessary. Published as loose leaf pages, the supplement can easily be filed into the four volume set. International Taxation: U.S. Taxation of Foreign Persons and Foreign Income, Fourth Edition, includes information updated as of the end of 2008. Another Supplement will be published in December 2009.

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