Fundamentals Of Federal Income Taxation

The third edition of The Fundamentals of Federal Taxation is a problem-based, transaction-oriented treatment of the basics of federal taxation. It features a balanced approach toward tax planning and tax policy and is structured for easy accessibility through the use of forty-two chapters, each of which can readily be covered in one, or occasionally two, class sessions. A new chapter in this edition brings together the various exclusions, deductions and credits concerning education. This is a topic of particular relevance to students that often receives scattered treatment in other books. Thoroughly up to date, this edition incorporates the changes arising from the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, the so-called ¿fiscal cliff¿ legislation. The authors also prepare an annual supplement each August. The first half of the book provides students with an understanding of the overall structure of the federal income tax. This part culminates in two major review problems that assist students in integrating the knowledge gained. Thereafter, the book covers various major topics of taxation¿including real estate taxation, intellectual property taxation, family taxation, tax consequences of litigation, and deferred compensation -- with an emphasis on tax planning. It is designed to give students an appreciation for how the law of taxation connects with everyday events of American life. The book also contains chapters on corporate and partnership income taxation, international income taxation and the federal wealth transfer taxes in order to introduce students to those important areas of tax law. In this cogent, straightforward treatment of a complex subject, the topics, the selection of cases, and the design of the problems are all calculated to make tax fun and thought-provoking. This edition is available in both hard copy and electronic versions. A teacher¿s manual with complete solutions to all of the problems is available.

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The Tenth Edition of Freeland, Lind & Stephens' Fundamentals of Federal Income Taxation incorporates changes made by 1996 & 1997 legislation including: * A new Chapter 11A dealing with the inclusion of gains on principal residences under Section 121 * A new Chapter 11C dealing with Exclusions & Other Tax Benefits Related to the Costs of Higher Education. These include the Sections 25A Hope & Lifetime Learning Credits, the Section 135 Savings Bond Exclusion Provision, the Section 529 Qualified State Tuition Programs & the Section 530 Educational IRAs * An addition to Chapter 20C to cover Roth IRAs & SIMPLE retirement plans * Changes in Chapter 21 dealing with Capital Gains & Losses to reflect the amendments to Section 1(h) & other legislative changes to the taxation of capital gains & losses * Consideration in Chapter 27B of the Qualified Adoption Expense Credit & the Child Credit

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This widely-adopted casebook provides detailed information on federal income taxation, with specific assignments to the Internal Revenue Code, selected cases, and regulations and rulings from the Internal Revenue Service. The revised and updated Twentieth Edition marks the 50th anniversary of the casebook's first publication, and in this edition Professor Heather M. Field (University of California, Hastings) joins the casebook as an author. This new edition retains the book's long standing format and much of its prior materials, but it is updated to reflect recent events including legislative, judicial, and regulatory developments. The new edition contains expanded materials on tax policy, including discussions of (1) the fundamentals of tax policy, (2) a comparison of the definition of income under the Internal Revenue Code and under Haig-Simons, (3) the realization requirement for gains and losses, (4) the argument for and against the stepped-up basis in Section 1014, (5) a critique of tax expenditures, and (6) the preferential treatment of capital gains. Other significant changes in the casebook include new or revised coverage, sometimes with problems, of: (1) judicial review of Treasury regulations, (2) taxation of virtual currencies, (3) the exclusion for discharge of student loans, (4) the Section 274 limitation on the deductibility of entertainment and meal expenditures, (5) the Section 280A limitation on the deductibility of expenses in connection with the business use of a home, (6) the Section 280E limitation on the deductibility of expenditures in connection with sales of illegal drugs, (7) the concepts of adjusted gross income and miscellaneous itemized deductions, (8) the tax benefit doctrine, (9) net operating losses, (10) Special Opportunity Zones, and (11) the definition of "real property" under Section 1031.