E-DIRT Fall 2000 (Volume I, Issue 4) Newsletter of the Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section of the American Bar Association TABLE OF CONTENTS IN THIS ISSUE: 1) Articles Installment Sales-New Prohibitions and Relief by Steven B. Gorin, Esq. of Thompson Coburn LLP in St. Louis, Missouri - Discusses recent limitations on use by accrual method taxpayers of the installment method for reporting gain, and some possible relief therefrom Family Limited Partnerships-One Answer to Reducing Estate Taxes by Arthur H. Kroll, Esq. of KST Consulting Group, Inc. in Hartsdale, New York - Deals with the family limited partnership as a potential vehicle for efficiently disposing of wealth while preserving control of assets REV. PROC. 2000-37-A Safe Harbor for Reverse Exchanges by Nancy N. Grekin, Esq. of Gerson, Grekin & Wynhoff in Honolulu, Hawaii - Outlines the new safe harbor rules for carrying out a reverse 1031 exchange The Case for Accelerated Depreciation of Building Components by William E. Burris, Esq. also of Thompson Coburn LLP in St. Louis, Missouri - Describes how property within a building might be depreciated on an accelerated basis 2) New Web Sites Information about interesting websites you may find useful to your pracitce! 3) CLE Programs Find out about some of the CLE Programs to be presented at the Section's Spring Meeting scheduled to take place on April 26-27, 2001 at the Ritz Carlton in Pentagon City, Virginia.   E-DIRT Fall 2000 (Volume 1, Issue 4) Newsletter of the Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section of the American Bar Association