this book will enable readers to think about the big things in taxes in an organized fashion without having to learn taxations byzantine details. unique among tax books, it accomplishes this by identifying generic tax planning strategies, providing a framework for applying them, illustrating how they can be applied in various standard situations. in addition, it is organized around business processes such as market penetration -- which is how organizational decision makers think, and how they encounter opportunities to save on taxes. the contents will be: (1) framework for understanding taxes; (2) utilizing the savant framework to guide tax planning; (3) choosing a legal entity: risk management, raising capital, and tax management; (4) financing a new venture; (5) new products: development, promotion, and advertising; (6) attracting and motivating employees and managers: company and employee tax planning; (7) market penetration: operating in different states; (8) market penetration: company and employee tax planning for operating in foreign countries; (9) operations management; (10) financing ongoing operations and tax planning; (11) capital budgeting; (12) financial statement analysis and proactive tax planning; (13) restructuring; (14) mergers and acquisitions; and (15) other topics in changing original form.