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Title Author Company
Aircraft Repair Expense Deduction Expanded Louis M. Meiners, Jr., CPA Advocate Aircraft Taxation Co.
Aircraft: Federal Tax Issues Valerie Shelton CPA, PFS, CFP Kraft CPAs, PLLC
Airport Wildlife Management Programs
May Tame Risks
Judy Sarles Next Dimension Publishing, LLC
Appreciating the Depreciation
- Tax Teatment for Business - Use Aircraft
Craig A. Max IV www.MaxLaw.org
Becoming A Helicopter Pilot Blake Moore Air Atlanta Helicopters
Bonus Depreciation and Enhanced Expensing
Available for Aircraft Purchases in 2009
Louis M. Meiners, Jr., CPA
and Jonathan Levy, JD
Advocate Aircraft Taxation Co.
Breaking The Accident Chain John Hayes Citation Jet Pilots Association
Changing Skies Create Pilot's Market Judy Sarles Next Dimension Publishing, LLC
Companies That Stress Safety Reap Rewards Joseph J. Moeggengberg Aviation Research Group U.S.
Defending Your Aircraft Deductions
Before the IRS
Louis M. Meiners, Jr., CPA Advocate Aircraft Taxation Co.
Economic Stimulus Package Includes Incentives
for Aircraft Acquisition in 2009
Daniel Cheung, CPA Aviation Tax Consultants, LLC
Electing to Group Your Aircraft with Your Operating
Business May Yield Income Tax Savings
Louis M. Meiners, Jr., CPA Advocate Aircraft Taxation Co.
CJP Insurance Program Endorsement Samples Next Dimension Editorial Staff Next Dimension Publishing, LLC
Estate and Liability Planning for Aircraft Operators
Under a New Democratic Administration
Louis M. Meiners, Jr., CPA
and Jonathan Levy, JD
Advocate Aircraft Taxation Co.
Expanded Expensing and Bonus Depreciation
Within the 2008 Economic Stimulus Act
Louis M. Meiners, Jr., CPA Advocate Aircraft Taxation Co.
Flight Qualification for Older Pilots Walt Adair Avex Aviation
Fuel Nozzle Maintenance for the MU-2 Dean Dhom Tennessee Aircraft Co., Inc.
Handling Crosswinds Isn't A Breeze Thomas C. Smith  
How to Jointly Own an Aircraft Louis M. Meiners, Jr., CPA
and Jonathan Levy, JD
Advocate Aircraft Taxation Co.
How to Qualify for Bonus Depreciation on a
Purchased Aircraft Position
Louis M. Meiners, Jr., CPA Advocate Aircraft Taxation Co.
Is a Lap Child an Unsafe Passenger Judy Sarles Next Dimension Publishing, LLC
James K Coyne Letter James K. Coyne National Air Transportation Association
Lithium Ion Batteries Should Be
Handled with Care
William A. Taylor Global Aerospace
Logging Flight Time Has Its Benefits Thomas M. Holliger Phoenix Aviation
Maintaining Flexibility Acquiring Jet Aircraft Louis M. Meiners, Jr., CPA
and Jonathan Levy, JD
Advocate Aircraft Taxation Co.
Make Your Voice Heard in the Fight
to Defeat User Fees
Ed Bolen President/CEO NBAA
Maximizing Tax Deductions for Personal
Use of a Business Aircraft
Louis M. Meiners, Jr., CPA Advocate Aircraft Taxation Co.
New Jobs Bill 2010 Jonathan Levy, JD Advocate Aircraft Taxation Co.
New Law Creates Enhanced Creditor
Rights Against Pilots
Louis M. Meiners, Jr., CPA Advocate Aircraft Taxation Co.
Not Just The Fortune 500:
International Business Risk Can
Impact Any Business
Scott Lambert ACE Global Underwriting Group.
Protecting and Preserving your
Family's Wealth
Joe M. Goodman  
Proposed Rule for Large Aircraft Stirs Controversy Judy Sarles AIRM Winter 2009
PT6 Engine Wash Jim Celentano Columbia Air Services, Inc.
Rebuilding Aircraft Records: An Overview Rick Smith Anchor Aeronautics, LLC
Recent Changes in teh Tax Law
Require a Fresh Look at Planning
Louis M. Meiners, Jr., CPA Advocate Aircraft Taxation Co.
Recurrent Training Increases Safety Tom Cunningham NBAA
Risk Management for the TBM Terry Winson Avex Aviation
Rules of the "What If" Game Judy Sarles Next Dimension Publishing, LLC
Sales and Use Tax Stephanie Dalton-Bechard Kraft CPAs, PLLC
Senate Bill Nixes Onerous Tax Change:
Existing Rules Remain Despite Lawmakers' Push
Craig A. Max IV www.MaxLaw.org
Standing Firmly on the Leading Edge
of Aviation Insurance
William Lovett (former president) AIG Aviation
Sunny Florida, Not So Sunny for
Some Aircraft Owners
Valerie Shelton, CPA, PFS, CFP Kraft CPAs, PLLC
TAXiing for Takeoff
Tax Consequences of Personal Use
of a Company Airplane
Craig A. Max IV www.MaxLaw.org
Tax Preflight - Personal Use Update Craig A. Max IV www.MaxLaw.org
The MU-2B Ken Davidson Ken Davidson Consultants
The Repeal of Sutherland Lumber:
Impact on Personal Use of Aircraft
Louis M. Meiners, Jr., CPA Advocate Aircraft Taxation Co.
Training Has It's Pluses and Minuses Scott W. Lunsford www.lunsfordair.com
Treaty May Delay Aircraft Sales
International Registry Faces Big Backlog
of Applications
Louis M. Meiners, Jr., CPA Advocate Aircraft Taxation Co.
Unlike the Airlines, You Can Check the
Safety of Charter Operations
Judy Sarles Next Dimension Publishing, LLC
Upcoming Measures Reflect Perceived
Gaps in General Aviation Security
Judy Sarles Next Dimension Publishing, LLC
USAIG Helps Beat Fatigue Dr. Mark Rosekind United States Aircraft Insurance Group
US Registered Aircraft In European Union Valerie Shelton CPA, PFS, CFP Kraft CPAs, PLLC
Welcome to the 2010 SM4 Program Global Aerospace Global Aerospace
With an Aircraft Purchase, You're Either
Soaring or Sorry
Blake Tumbleson Corporate Flight Management
Your Passenger Safety Briefing
May Be Too Brief
Judy Sarles Next Dimension Publishing, LLC