Available: March 2012

A handy desktop reference containing succinct explanations and quick-glance charts detailing common sales and use tax ssues for all states and the District of Columbia. It provides easy-to-read multistate overviews of sales taxes and describes for each state the basis, state and local tax rates, principal payment and return due dates, and countless other key facts and figures.

Especially helpful are the multistate quick-answer charts - a CCH exclusive!

OVERVIEW
- Constitutional Issues--Federal Limitations
- Multistate Agreements

CHARTS
- Agricultural Exemptions
- Clothing
- Collection Discounts Allowed Seller
- Components of Basis
- Computers and Computer Services
- Drop Shipments
- Electronic Payment of Sales Tax
- Exemption and Resale Certificates' Validity Periods
- Financial Institutions
- Food and Meals
- Interest Rates on Delinquent or Deficient Payments
- Leases and Rentals
- Mail-Order Sales
- Manufacturing and Machinery
- Medicines, Medical Services and Devices
- Newspapers and Periodicals
- Occasional Sales
- Penalties
- Pollution Control Equipment
- Rates and Basis
- Sales for Resale
- Services
- Statutes of Limitations
- Tax Calendar
- Taxpayer Remedies
- Trade-Ins
- Vending Machine Sales

STATE SUMMARIES
For each state:
- Scope of Tax
- Tax Base
- List of Exemptions, Exceptions and Exclusions
- Rate of Tax
- Local Taxes
- Returns, Payments, and Due Dates
- Prepayment of Taxes
- Vendor Registration
- Sales or Use Tax Credits
- Deficiency Assessments
- Audit Procedures
- Statute of Limitations
- Application for Refund

Additional discussion is included on the Uniform Sales Tax Administration Act and the Streamlined Sales Tax Project.

• Multistate Guide to Sales and Use Tax Audits (with CD-ROM), 2012
• Sales and Use Tax Answer Book (2013) 
• U.S. Master Excise Tax Guide (Seventh Edition)

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Available: December 2011

This book is a concise and reliable handbook for both tax advisors and estate representatives involved in federal estate and gift tax planning, return preparation and tax payment. It provides clear explanations of the laws relating to federal estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer taxes to give readers the solid understanding they need to understand and apply today's complex wealth transfer tax rules.

• Concise, up-to-date discussions of recent statutory and regulatory law changes, court decisions, and IRS rulings affecting the estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer taxes.
• Pertinent tax tables, such as the unified rate and credit, state death tax credit and pre-1977 gift tax rates for easy reference to key tax figures.
• Sample filled-in forms in the 706 and 709 series, as well as various generation-skipping transfer tax forms, that illustrate practical compliance application of the tax law.
• Citations to Internal Revenue Code, regulations, IRS rulings and court decisions to help practitioners further research  the estate and gift tax law.
• Code Finding List for quick reference to the IRC sections cited.
• Forms Finding List referencing where key IRS forms and worksheets are reproduced and discussed.

The Quick Tax Facts card is bound into the book for at-a-glance reference to key estate and gift tax rates and credits, figures, filing deadlines and other valuable information. 

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CCH's Guidebook to Illinois Taxes is the perfect resource for concise and reliable information for practitioners working with state taxation in Illinois.  Designed as a quick reference work, the Guidebook presents succinct discussions of state and local taxes, describing the general provisions of the respective tax laws and regulations and highlighting significant cases and administrative rulings.  This annual publication is useful to tax practitioners, in-state and multistate businesspersons, and those who are obligated to file Illinois returns or who are required to deal with Illinois taxes.

Now in its 41st edition, this popular handbook is the one source those involved with Illinois taxation need for timely and accurate answers in a convenient and accessible desktop format.  It presents concise coverage of the taxes of major interest including:

• Personal Income Tax
• Corporate Income Tax
• Sales And Use Taxes

Other Illinois taxes are summarized, as well, including the administration and imposition of City of Chicago taxes, with particular emphasis placed on persons or transactions subject to the tax, the basis and rate of tax, and the new annual return provisions.Administration and imposition of City of Chicago taxes 

The Guidebook includes additional practical tips, pointers and examples to practitioners by Marilyn A. Wethekam, Fred O. Marcus, Jordan M. Goodman, David A. Hughes, Brian L. Browdy, and C. Eric Fader of Horwood Marcus & Berk in Chicago.  This valuable commentary helps practitioners further apply the complex principles of Illinois tax law to specific practice situations.

For the user's convenience in determining what is new in the Illinois tax law, a special Highlights of Tax Changes section is included to provide at-a-glance awareness of key legislative developments in the law.  While this handbook focuses on the law applicable to the filing of income tax returns in 2011 for the 2010 tax year, legislative changes effective after 2010 are also noted with an indication of the effective date to avoid confusion and to assist in future tax planning.  Helpful references to both the Illinois and related federal provisions are provided throughout for those who wish to more fully examine explanations and text of the applicable law.  Also, detailed Tables of Contents, Law and Regulations Finding Lists, a Topical Index, and an organized presentation of the content combine to make pinpointing critical information quick and easy.  Detailed references to specific paragraphs in the comprehensive CCH Illinois Tax Reports service are also provided throughout the Guidebook to assist users in further, more comprehensive tax research and tax planning.

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Understanding the Taxation of Partnerships is now available online. Use your online subscription to: 

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Understanding the Taxation of Partnerships is the only publication in Canada that provides a comprehensive analysis of tax issues affecting one of the most common forms of business organization. This publication provides in-depth analysis of the tax issues that must be considered when a partnership is used as a business or investment vehicle.

The sixth edition of this indispensable reference is a complete guide to understanding Canadian income tax rules including important developments in case law and administrative practice affecting partnerships. This edition has been updated to include:

• changes to the Canada–US treaty that have affected the use of partnerships in cross-border planning;
• the SIFT partnership rules;
• recent cases that have implications for partnerships; and
• additional material on partnerships in the foreign affiliate context.

Other topics covered include:

• how partnerships differ from joint ventures and other entities;
• computation of partnership income;
• the "at-risk" rules;
• transfers of property to and from partnerships, and other reorganizations involving partnerships;
• professional partnerships; and
• partnerships in the international context.

The 6th Edition is current to September 30, 2010.

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The Canadian SR&ED Tax Incentives Handbook shows you how to take full advantage of one of the most generous R&D tax incentive programs in the world.

Every year, the Canadian government awards up to $4 billion in cash refunds and tax credits for Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED). The Canadian SR&ED Tax Incentives Handbook provides accountants, tax experts, lawyers, scientists and technologists with practical tools that assist in the management of SR&ED programs in order to realize the greatest tax advantage. Author Lucie Bélanger, of the accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, provides comprehensive commentary on all matters, including:

• Eligibility of activities and expenditures for the SR&ED program
• How to identify SR&ED activities in commercial projects
• Management and documentation of SR&ED projects
• The review of SR&ED contracts by tax authorities
• New CRA administrative policies
• Recent changes to the Income Tax Act

The Canadian SR&ED Tax Incentives Handbook includes practical examples, summaries of recent court decisions, keys to identifying SR&ED activities, and case studies by sector. Although comprehensive in its coverage and references, it offers practical strategies and tactics covering the most common SR&ED issues. Written by practitioners for practitioners, this essential guide provides the answers you need to ensure SR&ED planning is accurate, complete, efficient and by the rules.

Topics include:

• Eligible SR&ED activities as defined in the law
• Excluded activities
• Common practice
• Tribunals and the concept of SR&ED
• The CRA’s interpretation of the concept of experimental development
• Issues with respect to the eligibility of the activities
• SR&ED projects and business projects
• Fundamental and applied research
• Industrial research
• Experimental development projects within business projects
• Research and development of products and processes
• Strategic development of products and processes
• Innovation and business strategy
• Introduction of new technologies and development of products and processes
• Purchases of technology, know-how or SR&ED results
• Purchase, development and improvement of production equipment
• Projects involving industrial control and automation
• Moulds and tools
• Eligible experimentation activities and trial runs
• Software development
• Documentation

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If you are a tax professional, Taxprep is for you. We have put our years of tax experience into this product, giving you the most sophisticated line of tax preparation programs available in Canada. Taxprep has been developed by professionals with you in mind. It incorporates a wide range of features designed with one purpose – to help you do your job faster and serve your clients more effectively. And all Taxprep programs are fully bilingual and cover all provinces and territories. The fact is, 28 of the top 30 accounting firms in Canada trust the power and reliability of Taxprep. If you're not using Taxprep, why not give it a try. Once you do, you'll wonder how you ever managed without it!

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Preparing Your Trust Tax Returns is updated annually and provides the most current, detailed information available. The commentary provided is practical in nature and addresses substantive income tax issues relating to trusts and beneficiaries and that are relevant to the reporting requirements.

Features & Coverage:

• Context-sensitive links from Taxprep and Cantax software to the commentary in the online formats
• Saves you time by putting search at your finger tips
• More topics in detail than any other guides available
• Easy-to-understand format lets you find what you need
• References to CRA documents, legislation and cases

Recognized as the industry standard by tax professionals across Canada, the Preparing Your Tax Returns series provides total coverage and thorough examination of all rules and interpretations for income tax. Loaded with "how-to" advice, tax planning tips, and fast answers to all of your challenging questions, it’s indispensable during your T3 season.

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1 - Introduction

What is a Trust?

• Basic Types of Trusts
• Determining Whether a Trust Exists
• Parties to a Trust
• Purpose Trusts and Charitable Purpose Trusts

Chapter 2 - Filing a Trust Income Tax Return and Related Matters

• Filing Requirements
• Payment of Tax
• Penalties
• Assessments, Objections and Appeals
• Taxpayer Relief Provisions
• Other Considerations

Chapter 3 - Identification: Types of Trusts

• Testamentary Trusts
• Inter Vivos Trusts

Chapter 4 - Total Trust Income

• Total Trust Income (“Step 2" on T3 return)
• Capital Gains and Losses
• Pension Income
• Dividends from Taxable Canadian Corporations
• Foreign Investment Income
• Other Investment Income
• Business, Farming, Fishing, and Rental Income
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Introduction to Federal Income Taxation in Canada, 32nd Edition gives you a smart learning advantage – here’s how:

• Each chapter includes examples, problems, multiple choice questions, and exercises designed to reinforce the material and text comprehension – with solutions provided for the student
• Review questions throughout the textbook include discussion notes at the end of the book
• Assignment problems and advisory cases have solutions provided in the Instructor’s Solutions Manual
• Student DVD includes extra problems and solutions for self-study
• CCH research software and CANTAX software also included on DVD

New this year – Student Study Guide:  This guide contains the solutions to the Review Question, Multiple Choice Questions, and Exercises, as well as additional study material and a glossary.

Income Tax Act compliant

Students dedicated to taxation and students interested in developing a solid general understanding of federal tax law will benefit from this resource. The contents are arranged in a sequence that follows the organization of the Income Tax Act for easy cross-referencing.

Reality checked

We know accuracy is critical and we pride ourselves on providing the most accurate and current content.

• Updated annually to reflect Budget and other legislative changes to income tax provisions
• All assignment materials have been carefully prepared and tested

Robert E. Beam, F.C.A., is a Professor Emeritus in the School of Accounting and Finance, University of Waterloo. He was associated with Ernst & Young, Chartered Accountants, Toronto.

From 1972 to 1998, he was Coordinator of the Tax Section of the School of Accountancy, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario. In September 2002, Mr. Beam became the first recipient of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants Award for Excellence in Tax Practice and Education. His articles have appeared in the Canadian Tax Journal.

Stanley N. Laiken, Ph.D., is the Deloitte Professor in the School of Accounting and Finance, University of Waterloo. He has taught taxation to students in professional programs, both at the university and post-university levels, since 1972.

He is a recipient of the Distinguished Teacher Award at the University of Waterloo and the Canadian Academic Accounting Association’s L.S. Rosen Award in recognition of outstanding contributions to Canadian accounting education. His articles have appeared in the Canadian Tax Journal. He is also the Director of the Deloitte Centre for Tax Education and Research at the University of Waterloo.

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Federal Tax Course: A Guide for the Tax Practitioner offers the knowledge and know-how needed to deal effectively with all current developments in federal tax. This easy-to-use guide is written by Susan Flax Posner, one of today's most effective communicators on the tax law. The Guide presents a complete picture of the federal tax law for today's busy practitioners with clear and easy-to-understand explanations.  It discusses hundreds of tax strategies and uses real-world examples to illustrate application of tax principles. 

This comprehensive manual provides more than 2,300 pages of completely updated material, which has made it an essential and necessary reference for thousands of tax return preparers, business planners, legal advisors or business owners. The  Guide is the tax reference of choice for so many practitioners because it covers taxes in a uniquely approachable and understandable way and it helps readers avoid costly tax traps and keep tax bills at their rock-bottom minimum. Simply written and illustrated, yet comprehensive, the Guide provides:

• Eight chapters on figuring the individual tax that clearly explain all the rules and concepts involved
• Six chapters on deductions and exemptions that painstakingly present the detail in clear language
• Five chapters on withholding, AMT and tax accounting that cut through the complexity for better understanding
• Six chapters on taxation of corporations, S corporations, partnerships, and estates and trusts that plainly explain the rules
• Five chapters on returns, payments, foreign income and estate and gift that crystallize the issues

The new 2011 Edition reflects the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, and the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act, as well as recent regulations, rulings and case law that impact the many topics covered.

CONTENTS:

Key Tax Return Filing Facts       
Excise Tax Rates         
2011 Federal Tax Calendar

Figuring the Individual Tax

1.    Individuals Filing Status, Personal Exemptions, Standard Deduction and Rates 
2.    Gross Income Inclusions          
3.    Retirement Plans 
4.    Employee Fringe Benefits 
5.    Gross Income Exclusions
6.    Gain or Loss Basis Recognition
7.    Gain or Loss, Sale of Residence, Casualty, Theft, Condemnation
8.    Capital Gains and Losses of Individuals

Maximizing Deductions and Credits

9.    Personal Deductions
10.  Travel and Entertainment Deductions
11.  Depreciation
12.  Business Deductions
13.  Losses and Bad Debts <

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A collection of important tax resources that saves time and improves accuracy

Canadian Tax Library Plan is ideally suited to professionals who depend on up-to-the-minute tax information.

The Internet version is updated frequently.

Content includes:

• Income Tax Bulletins, Circulars, and Technical News
• Income Tax Act and Regulations
• Canadian Tax Reporter commentary
• Current Dominion Tax Cases
• Archival Dominion Tax Cases
• Tax treaties and Social Security agreements
• Canadian Master Tax Guide
• Federal Income Tax forms and guides
• Tax Window Files
• Special reports

• Wolters Kluwer CCH newsletters provide timely, pragmatic articles written by high-profile tax practitioners, as well as synopses of recent government developments. Included in your subscription:
  
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  Roadmaps are a practical jumping-off point for tax research that help you navigate tax issues and related commentary more efficiently. Each roadmap provides a summary of relevant tax considerations to specific types of transactions, events, issues, or topics, as well as links to Wolters Kluwer CCH commentary and other key references for further research.
• CCH Smart Charts^® (with CCH Online only)
  Using exclusive technology, these time-saving interactive research tools integrate your subscription content to quickly create federal-provincial tax comparisons in an easy-to-read chart format. CCH Smart Charts let you move easily between explanations, analysis, and primary source documents. You choose the topics. You choose the jurisdictions. You choose the year. Smart Charts do the rest.
• Quick Links
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Wolters Kluwer CCH research subscriptions deliver the most timely, relevant and reliable tax information and commentary to Canada's tax professionals, significantly reducing research time.

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