"What Apple is doing is pretty mainstream, " said accounting expert Robert Willens, in an interview.

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And a Heinz win is likely, opines Lehman Brothers tax analyst Robert Willens.

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Robert Willens, an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School, said his M.

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Meanwhile--perhaps preparing for a rash of bankruptcies--the IRS last month issued a final rule squelching another ploy that Wall Street tax consultant Robert Willens says had been widely used by those in the know: "abandoning" securities and claiming an ordinary loss, deductible against ordinary income.

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