Available: April 2012

A popular teacher-created combination first and second-level tax course that offers comprehensive one-volume coverage of all the most important tax concepts and principles for a solid grounding in federal taxation. It offers clear and concise explanation of fundamental tax concepts in the framework of today's tax practice. Covering both planning and compliance, the book strikes an effective balance between AICPA model curriculum demands and the favored approaches of the majority of today's top tax teachers.

CCH's Comprehensive Topics introduces students to the complex and absorbing study of federal taxation, covering a broad range of subjects beginning with basic concepts and individual taxation. Once the fundamentals are covered, tax accounting and the taxation of partnerships and corporations become the focus. The final section of the book presents estate and gift taxation coverage, along with income taxation of trusts and estates. Deferred compensation, education savings, international tax, and state and local taxation are also addressed. 

Comprehensive Topics provides 25 chapters and additional support materials as follows:

  1. Introduction to Federal Taxation and Understanding the Federal Tax Law
  2. Tax Research, Practice and Procedure
  3. Individual Taxation--An Overview
  4. Gross Income
  5. Gross Income--Exclusions
  6. Deductions: General Concepts and Trade or Business Deductions
  7. Deductions: Business/Investment Losses and Passive Activity Losses
  8. Deductions: Itemized Deductions
  9. Tax Credits, Prepayments, and Special Methods
10. Property Transactions: Determination of Basis and Gains and Losses
11. Property Transactions: Nonrecognition of Gains and Losses
12. Property Transactions: Treatment of Capital and Section 1231 Assets
13. Tax Accounting
14. Taxation of Corporations--Basic Concepts
15. Corporate Nonliquidating Distributions
16. Corporate Distributions in Complete Liquidations
17. Corporate Reorganizations
18. Accumulated Earnings and Personal Holding Company Taxes
19. Partnerships--Formation and Operation
20. Partnerships--Distributions, Sales and Exchanges
21. S Corporations
22. Federal Estate Tax, Federal Gift Tax and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax
23. Income Taxation of Trusts and Estates
24. Deferred Compensation and Education Planning
25. Multijurisdictional Taxation: International and State and Local Transactions
- Appendix
- Glossary of Tax Terms
- Finding Lists
- Table of Cases
- Topical Index

Related books:

• Federal Tax Study Manual (2013) (U.S.)

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A popular first-level tax course textbook that provides a clear concise explanation of the fundamental tax concepts covering both tax planning and compliance. Basic Principles strikes a perfect balance between the AICPA model curriculum (focusing on business tax) and the demands favored by most teachers (covering the fundamentals and building toward the complex). The book is also a favorite in distant learning, because of its clarity and direct approach - and it is also used in special programs like CFP courses.

Basic Principles covers the core tax concepts and principles, including individual taxation, gross income, deductions, credits, property transactions, accounting methods and periods, deferred compensation, retirement plans, partnerships, corporations, trusts and estates, and tax planning for individuals.
 
It is written by an editorial board of tax teachers that includes members who are currently active in the American Accounting Association, American Taxation Association, the National Tax Challenge, CFP education, CPE lectures, CPA preparation and other programs, so you can be assured that the text is allied with real-world educational outcomes.

CONTENTS:
Basic Principles includes 18 Chapters and special support materials at the end of the volume as follows:

1. Introduction to Federal Taxation and Understanding the Federal Tax Law
2. Tax Research, Practice and Procedure
3. Individual Taxation-An Overview
4. Gross Income
5. Gross Income-Exclusions
6. Deductions: General Concepts and Trade or Business Deductions
7. Deductions: Business/Investment Losses and Passive Activity Losses
8. Deductions: Itemized Deductions
9. Tax Credits, Prepayments and Special Methods
10. Property Transactions: Determination of Basis and Gains and Losses
11. Property Transactions: Nonrecognition of Gains and Losses
12. Property Transactions: Treatment of Capital and Section 1231 Assets
13. Tax Accounting
14. Deferred Compensation and Education Savings Plans
15. Tax Planning for Individuals
16. Partnerships,Corporations and S Corporations
17. Federal Estate Tax, Federal Gift Tax and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax
18. Income Taxation of Trusts and Estates

-Appendix
-Glossary of Tax Terms
-Finding Lists
-Table of Cases
-Topical Index


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• Federal Tax Study Manual (2013) (U.S.)
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Only customers of the existing book, Federal Income Taxation of Estates, Trusts & Beneficiaries should order this product if you are not on a standing order basis to receive supplements.

Provides step-by-step guidance for dealing with the problems of preparation of the decedent’s final return, characterization of income in respect of a decedent, computation of distributable net income (DNI), the interaction of the system of taxation of trusts and estates and the passive activity rules, the grantor trust rules, and the rules relating to split interest charitable trusts.

CONTENTS:
1.    The Income Tax Meaning of Estates and Trusts
2.    Decedent's Income Tax Liability for the Year of Death
3.    Income in Respect of Decedents
4.    Partnership Interests
5.    Distributable Net Income
6.    The Charitable Deduction
7.    Distributions
8.    The Passive Activity Rules
9.    The Throwback Rule
10.    Grantor Trusts
11.    Split-Interest Charitable Trusts
12.    Termination and Modification
13.    The Executor's Personal Liability for Federal Taxes of the Decedent and the Estate

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Authors: David C. Garlock, J.D., Matthew S. Blum , Dr. Kyle H. Klein, Richard G. Larkins, and Alan B. Munro

This comprehensive treatise contains clear interpretations of the basic rules governing original issue discount and imputed interest and detailed coverage of many specialized topics. In addition to complete coverage of the final OID regulations, the book covers virtually every aspect of the taxation of debt instruments and many
related areas.

CONTENTS:

• Basic Concepts
• Determining Total Original Issue Discount
• Imputed Interest on Debt Issued for Property
• Below-Market and Intercompany Loans
• Current Inclusion and Deduction of OID
• Accounting for Interest
• Short-term Obligations
• Variable Rate Debt Instruments
• Contingent Debt Instruments and Integration
• OID: Additional Special Topics
• Market Discount
• Bond Premium
• Sales, Exchanges, Recapitalizations and Redemptions
• Debt Modifications
• Cancellation of Debt
• Coupon Stripping
• Information Reporting and Withholding
• International Issues

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 Author: Martin B. Dickinson

Provides a selection of the Internal Revenue Code and Treasury Regulations pertaining to income tax. This popular volume reflects the collective judgment of seven distinguished tax teachers and provides an effective mix of official materials for individual and business undergraduate and graduate tax courses offered in law and business schools. It provides in one volume, the provisions most commonly addressed in income tax courses. The book is an attractive alternative to the full text of the multi-volume Internal Revenue Code and Income Tax Regulations.

Special features of this volume include:

• Shortcut table for computation of corporation income taxes
• All Code sections that are indexed for inflation are flagged and cross-referenced to material providing the CPI-adjusted numbers for 2013
• Many Regulations sections that have not been updated by the Treasury to reflect later legislation are flagged
• Every Code section page carries a footer indicating the specific Code subsection carried on the page — for example, Sec. 271(e)
• Every Regulations section page carries a footer indicating the specific Regulation subparagraph carried on the page — for example, Reg. Sec. 1.706-1(c)(3)
• Includes CD of entire contents of the book

The 2013-2014 Edition is completely revised to reflect all legislation and regulations enacted or adopted on or before June 1, 2013 and other significant developments that took place throughout the year.

1,776 pages

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Income Tax Regulations, Summer 2013 Edition (U.S.)

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Provides a selection of the IRC and Treasury Regulations pertaining to income tax. This popular volume reflects the collective judgment of seven distinguished tax teachers and provides an effective mix of official materials for individual and business undergraduate and graduate tax courses offered in law and business schools. It provides in one volume, the provisions most commonly addressed in income tax courses. The book is an attractive alternative to the full text of the multi-volume IRC and Income Tax Regulations.

Special features of this volume include:

• Convenient shortcut table for computation of corporation income taxes
• All Code sections that are indexed for inflation are flagged and cross-referenced to material providing the CPI-adjusted numbers for 2012
• Many Regulations sections that have not been updated by the Treasury to reflect later legislation are flagged
• Every Code section page carries a footer indicating the specific Code subsection carried on the page--for example, Sec. 271(e)
• Every Regulations section page carries a footer indicating the specific Regulation subparagraph carried on the page--for example, Reg. Sec. 1.706-1(c)(3)
• Includes CD of entire contents of the book

The 2012-2013 Edition is completely revised to reflect all legislation and regulations enacted or adopted on or before June 1, 2012 and other significant developments that took place throughout the year. 

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-  Full official text of the estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and the corresponding Final, Temporary, and Proposed Regulations.  Also included are selected income tax Code sections and Regulations that closely relate to estate and gift taxes, as well as selected procedural Code sections and corresponding Regulations.

-  Unified transfer tax rates and the income tax rates applicable to estates and trusts, presented in tabular form for quick reference.

Reflects developments through March 2013.  

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Author: David J. Cartano

This hands-on treatise is dedicated entirely to the taxation of LLCs.  It answers all of your questions with an analysis of all federal tax issues applicable to LLCs with detailed references to related Code Sections and Treasury Regulations, plus cases, revenue rulings and private letter rulings. It provides a state-by-state analysis of state tax laws and filing requirements in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, with references to the applicable tax forms and places of filing listed. It explains how to prepare the most common LLC tax forms, state tax forms, checklists, practice tips, tables, and examples. This comprehensive manual offers scrupulous and exhaustive coverage of LLC taxation that accountants, tax attorneys, and CPAs working with LLCs will find invaluable for daily reference.

CONTENTS:

1. Introduction
2. Summary of LLC Laws
3. Advantages and Disadvantages of LLCs
4. Special Issues Regarding S Corporations and LLCs
5. Classification of LLCs
6. Contributions
7. Taxation of LLC Income
8. Allocations
9. Basis and Member's Share of Debt
10. Distributions
11. Reorganizations
12. Terminations
13. Loss Limitations
14. Payments and Benefits to Members
15. Transfer of Membership Interests
16. Self-Employment and Employment Taxes
17. Accounting Methods and Procedures
18. Foreign LLCs
19. Foreign-Owned Domestic LLCs
20. Investment LLCs
21. Estate and Gift Tax Planning
22. Federal and State Filing Requirements
23. State Tax Laws
24. Asset Protection, Charging Orders and Creditors' Rights

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Available: June 2012

Author: David J. Cartano

Provides clear and reliable guidance on what the latest tax treatment is for limited liability companies and what it means for your clients or your business. This hands-on treatise is dedicated entirely to the taxation of LLCs. It answers all of your questions with an analysis of all federal tax issues applicable to LLCs with detailed references to related Code Sections and Treasury Regulations, plus cases, revenue rulings and private letter rulings. It provides a state-by-state analysis of state tax laws and filing requirements in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, with references to the applicable tax forms and places of filing listed. It explains how to prepare the most common LLC tax forms, state tax forms, checklists, practice tips, tables, and examples. 

CONTENTS:

1. Introduction
2. Summary of LLC Laws
3. Advantages and Disadvantages of LLCs
4. Special Issues Regarding S Corporations and LLCs
5. Classification of LLCs
6. Contributions
7. Taxation of LLC Income
8. Allocations
9. Basis and Member's Share of Debt
10. Distributions
11. Reorganizations
12. Terminations
13. Loss Limitations
14. Payments and Benefits to Members
15. Transfer of Membership Interests
16. Self-Employment and Employment Taxes
17. Accounting Methods and Procedures
18. Foreign LLCs
19. Foreign-Owned Domestic LLCs
20. Investment LLCs
21. Estate and Gift Tax Planning
22. Federal and State Filing Requirements
23. State Tax Laws
24. Asset Protection, Charging Orders and Creditors' Rights

Related books:

• INTERNAL REVENUE CODE: Income, Estate, Gift, Employment and Excise Taxes, (Summer 2012 Edition)
• U.S. Master Tax Guide®, 2012

 

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Estate Planning provides the most encyclopedic coverage of estate planning practice, from complex transfer tax laws and essential strategy to inter vivos gifts and post-mortem activities. Providing indepth analysis and expert guidance on the various arrangements that may be employed to dispose of wealth, this valuable reference offers exhaustive coverage of the law, strategies, and practices needed to create a comprehensive estate plan, including advice on opportunities to escape or shift the tax burden in scores of typical and not-so-typical situations.

Volume One

• Chapter 1 Introduction
• Chapter 2 Intestacy: Estate Plans by Operation of State Law
• Chapter 3 Wills as Estate Planning Instruments
• Chapter 4 Trusts as Estate Planning Instruments
• Chapter 5 Income Taxation of Trusts, Estates, Grantors and Beneficiaries
• Chapter 6 Inter Vivos Transfers
• Chapter 7 Wealth Transfer Taxation of Inter Vivos Transfers

Volume Two

• Chapter 8 Nonprobate Transfers: Life Insurance
• Chapter 9 Nonprobate Transfers: Retirement Benefits
• Chapter 10 Concurrent Interests
• Chapter 11 Future Interests
• Chapter 12 Powers of Appointment: Building Flexibility Into the Plan
• Chapter 13 Marital Deduction Planning
• Chapter 14 Charitable Deduction Planning
• Chapter 15 Postmortem Estate Planning: Administration and Compliance

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Author: Susan Flax Posner

Provides advice on estate and gift tax practice and procedure, and is a useful resource for estate-planning practitioners, fiduciaries, attorneys, and others dealing with the complexities of the estate and gift tax system. Now you can have one place to find all the information and tools necessary to arrange a person's affairs, both before and after death, to minimize the estate and gift tax burden and maximize wealth transfers through lifetime and testamentary giving.

The 2013 edition of the Estate & Gift Tax Handbook updates the volume to reflect all legislative, judicial and administrative changes to the wealth transfer tax laws that occurred in the past year.

Included in the 2013 Estate & Gift Tax Handbook are important IRS revenue rulings, forms and publications, private letter rulings and IRS treasury regulations and significant developments from the federal courts including the U.S. Tax Court and the U.S. Courts of Appeal around the country.

The following forms are completed for hypothetical taxpayers and entries and are explained line by line in the 2013 Estate & Gift Tax Handbook:

-Form 709, United States Gift (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return, for both a husband and a wife
-Form 706, United States Estate (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return
-Form 1041, United States Income Tax Return for a Trust
-Form 1041, United States Income Tax Return for an Estate
-Schedule J (Form 1041), Accumulation Distribution for Certain Complex Trusts
-Form 1040, Decedent's Final Individual Income Tax Return.

Chapter 1: Estate and Gift Tax Planning in Light of Tax Relief Act of 2010
Chapter 2: The Federal Gift Tax
Chapter 3: Revocable Living Trusts
Chapter 4: Life Insurance
Chapter 5: Anti-Freeze Valuation Rules
Chapter 6: GRITs, GRATs, GRUTs
Chapter 7: Qualified Personal Residence Truats (QPRTs)
Chapter 8: Penalties Imposed on Estate and Gift Tax Preparers
Chapter 9: Tax-Free Gifts
Chapter 10: Charitable and Split Interest Transfers
Chapter 11: Marital Deduction
Chapter 12: Disclaimers — A Powerful Post-Mortem Tax Planning Tool
Chapter 13: Family Limited Partnerships (FLPs)
Chapter 14: Calculation of the Gift Tax
Chapter 15: Gifts by Nonresident Citizens
Chapter 16: Transfer Taxes Imposed on Expatriates
Chapter 17: The Gift Tax Return — Form 709
Chapter 18: The Federal Estate Tax
Chapter 19: Valuation
Chapter 20: Estat

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A comprehensive source of practical solutions, strategies, techniques, procedures, and formulas covering all key aspects of accounting and financial management.  Its examples, checklists, step-by-step instructions, and other practical working tools simplify complex financial management issues and give you answers to day-to-day questions.  

The Handbook covers important developments in government rules, accounting procedures, taxation and information technology. It includes references to relevant topics of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification references, as well as Accounting Standards Updates. The practical, hands-on guidance helps diagnose a firm's financial health, boost financial results, avoid unpleasant surprises, cut costs, and make financial decisions with confidence.

This edition also includes a free CD-ROM containing searchable PDFs of each chapter, along with the following Excel forms:

-    Capital Budgeting: Advice of Project Change Form
-    Capital Budgeting: Appropriation Request Form
-    Capital Budgeting: Economic Feasibility Study for a New Information System
-    Capital Budgeting: Initial Cash Outlay and Operating Costs Checklist for a New Information System
-    Capital Budgeting: Lease Versus Purchase Evaluation Report
-    Capital Budgeting: Project Application Form
-    Internal Control: Internal Control Assessment Form
-    Internal Control: Computer Applications
-    Checklist: Medium to Large Business
-    Internal Control: Financial Reporting Information Systems and Controls Checklist — Medium to Large Business
-    Variance Analysis: Daily Labor Mix Report
-    Variance Analysis: Daily Material Usage Report by Week
-    Variance Analysis: Labor Performance Report
-    Variance Analysis: Monthly Material Variance Report
-    Variance Analysis: Marketing Performance Report for a Regional Sales Manager
-    Variance Analysis: Marketing Performance Report for a Vice-President

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Available: June 2012

A comprehensive source of practical solutions, strategies, techniques, procedures, and formulas covering all key aspects of accounting and financial management.  Its examples, checklists, step-by-step instructions, and other practical working tools simplify complex financial management issues and give you answers to day-to-day questions. 

The Handbook covers important developments in government rules, accounting procedures, taxation and information technology. It includes references to relevant topics of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification references, as well as Accounting Standards Updates. The practical, hands-on guidance helps diagnose a firm's financial health, boost financial results, avoid unpleasant surprises, cut costs, and make financial decisions with confidence.

This edition also includes a free CD-ROM containing searchable PDFs of each chapter, along with the following Excel forms:

• Capital Budgeting: Advice of Project Change Form
• Capital Budgeting: Appropriation Request Form
• Capital Budgeting: Economic Feasibility Study for a New Information System
• Capital Budgeting: Initial Cash Outlay and Operating Costs Checklist for a New Information System
• Capital Budgeting: Lease Versus Purchase Evaluation Report
• Capital Budgeting: Project Application Form
• Internal Control: Internal Control Assessment Form
• Internal Control: Computer Applications
• Checklist: Medium to Large Business
• Internal Control: Financial Reporting Information Systems and Controls Checklist — Medium to Large Business
• Variance Analysis: Daily Labor Mix Report
• Variance Analysis: Daily Material Usage Report by Week
• Variance Analysis: Labor Performance Report
• Variance Analysis: Monthly Material Variance Report
• Variance Analysis: Marketing Performance Report for a Regional Sales Manager
• Variance Analysis: Marketing Performance Report for a Vice-President

Related books:

• Practical Guide to Corporate Taxation (U.S.)
• Almanac of Business & Industrial Financial Ratios (2012)
• U.S. Master Tax Guide®, 2012

 

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A supplement to the U.S. Master Tax Guide providing additional coverage of the federal tax rules applicable to participants in the construction industry including contractors, subcontractors, and real estate developers.  The publication provides helpful and practical guidance on today’s federal tax laws that affect 2012 returns such as accounting for long or short term construction contracts, common deductible business expenses, and classifying workers as employees or independent contractors.  Significant new tax developments are conveniently highlighted and concisely explained for quick reference and understanding. In addition, “Examples” are provided that illustrate the application of the tax laws.
 
Accounting for Construction Contracts
• Accounting for Long-Term Contracts
— Percentage-of-Completion Method (PCM)
— Look-Back Interest
— Home Construction Contract Exception
— Small Construction Contractor Exception
    — Completed Contract Method
• Accounting for Short-Term Contracts
    — Cash Method
    — Accrual Method
— Exempt-Contract Percentage of Completion Method
• Allocation of Costs
• Changing Accounting Methods

Business Expenses
• Trade or Business Expenses
    — Tools and Supplies
    — Rental Equipment
    — Insurance
    — Business Licenses
    — Trade Association Dues
    — Legal and Professional Fees
    — Advertising
• Compensation and Benefits
• Taxes and Interest
• Code Sec. 179 Expensing and Depreciation
• Car and Truck Expenses
• Travel, Meals, and Entertainment
• Home Office Expenses
• Domestic Production Activities

Business Expenses continued …
• Other Business Expenses
— Business Bad Debts
— Casualty Losses
— Net Operating Losses (NOLs)
— Continuing Education

Employee Tool Reimbursement Plans
• Accountable v. Non-Accountable Plans
• Business Connection
• Substantiation of Expenses
• Return of Excess Reimbursements

Employment and Other Taxes
• Employee vs. Independent Contractor
    — Worker Classification
    — Subcontractors
    — Day Laborers
• Income Tax Withholding
    — Backup Withholding
• FICA & FUTA Taxes
• Self-Employment Income
• Other Taxes

Real Estate Developers
• Real Property Subdivided for Sale
• Common Improvements
• Acquisition Costs
• Sale or Disposit

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Available: June 2012

Provides guidance on the application of Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 740, Income Taxes. It also addresses income tax-related paragraphs in certain other Codification topics, including Topic 805, Business Combinations, and Topic 980, Regulated Operations. This publication presents the authors’ interpretation on areas that have not been specifically addressed by the Codification or that require further explanation. The analysis in this publication is based on discussions with the staffs of the FASB and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), combined with lessons learned from leading accounting practitioners.

Appendix I includes a series of interpretations of income tax-related paragraphs that are located in other topics in the Codification.

Appendix II, "Index of Accounting Literature Cited," includes cross-references to the interpretations that either refer to or incorporate the pre-Codification authoritative pronouncement or interpretive literature, in whole or in part, that was not codified by the FASB into its Codification. The FASB decided to exclude “nonessential material, such as redundant summaries of existing standards, historical content, discussions of previous practice, summaries of constituent feedback, and similar content." However, we believe such information may be useful to readers of this publication.

Appendix III contains recent examples reflecting how various U.S. public entities have disclosed the information required by Topic 740.

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• Full Article

This comprehensive volume provides full text of the California personal and corporate income (franchise) tax law and Franchise Tax Board regulations as amended through January 1, 2013.

California Income Tax Laws and Regulations Annotated presents the following divisions of the Revenue and Taxation Code in the order in which they appear in the California Code:


-    Personal Income Tax

-    Administration of Franchise and Income Tax

-    Senior Citizens Property Tax Assistance and Postponement Law

-    Taxpayers' Bill of Rights

-    Corporation Tax

-    Multistate Tax Compact



Each Code section is annotated with significant rulings, court decisions, and decisions of the State Board of Equalization, organized according to pertinent sections of the law.  Detailed indexes precede the Personal Income Tax, Administration of Franchise and Income Tax Laws, and the Corporation Tax provisions.  In addition, Federal-California and California-Federal cross reference tables make research thorough and easy.

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 Authors: Lois Ruffner Plank, Donald Morris, Bryan R. Plank and Christie Plank Ciraulo

Provides a detailed explanation of the tax-related provisions contained in over 40 pieces of legislation enacted in the 112th Congress during 2011 and 2012.

The Blue Book provides the legislative history for each Act, a provision-by-provision description of the prior law and new law, the reasons for the law change if the provision was reported out of committee before enactment, and the effective date of each law change. Descriptions prepared by the Joint Committee on Taxation were included in the absence of other committee reports or when the Joint Committee issued a contemporaneous technical explanation of the bill. An Appendix shows the estimated budget effects of the tax legislation enacted in the 112th Congress for fiscal years 2010 – 2012.

The Blue Book's explanations serve as a useful guide in understanding the intent and meaning of the new tax laws and, along with committee and conference reports, is considered substantial authority for the tax treatment of an item for purposes of avoiding the Code Sec. 6662 accuracy-related penalty on substantial understatements of income tax (Reg. §1.6662-4(d)(3)(iii)).

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Comprehensive how-to book that guides the reader on performing risk management-based audits. The book covers the Enterprise Risk Management Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO).

Following the passage of Sarbanes-Oxley and its strict corporate governance and accountability provisions, developing better risk management techniques is becoming more important in meeting higher audit committee expectations.

The first part of the Auditor's Risk Management Guide provides a broad understanding of corporate governance, ERM principles, and different auditing approaches. It also provides step-by-step instructions on how to execute the risk management-based audit, including frequently asked questions.

The second part of the book is devoted to detailed case studies that illustrate the risk management-based audit methodology and tools in different scenarios, beginning with a business risk assessment and working through common audit areas such as closing the books, accounts payable, and accounts receivable. Practice Pointers and Observations throughout provide additional commentary to assist the reader in understanding the methodology.

A free CD-ROM is included with the book provides electronic versions of the various work programs, checklists, and other tools in the book.

PART I: Risk Management-Based Auditing
1.      Overview of Enterprise Risk Management
2.      The Enterprise Risk Management Funnel
3.      Evolution of Auditing Approaches
4.      Strategy: The Beginning of the Journey
5.      Risk Assessment: Business Level
6.      Risk Assessment Qualification Techniques
7.      Entity-Level Control
8.      Risk Assessment: Process Level
9.      Process Design Phase
10.      Testing Phase
11.      Risk Infrastructure Assessment
12.      Action Planning Phase: The Real Value
13.      Monitoring and Follow-Up
14.      Auditing the ERM Process
15.      The Future of Risk Management-Based Auditing
16.     Frequently Asked Questions

PART II: Case Studies
17.  Case Study: Business Risk Assessment
18.  Case Study: Risk Management Infrastructure
19.  Case Study: Close the Books
20.  Case Study: Inventory
21.  Case Study: Procurement
22.  Case Study: Accounts Payable and Disbursements
23.  Case Study: Accounts Receivable and Collections
24.  Case Study: Quality Assurance
25.  Case Study: Payroll and Relat

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Author: Dr. Leo Troy

The comprehensive resource puts 50 comparative performance indicators at the practitioner's command and covers all of North America (U.S., Canada, and Mexico) using NAICS data. The Almanac provides financial information that is calculated and derived from the latest available IRS data on nearly 5 million U.S. and international companies. The Almanac gives you accurate performance data for 50 operating and financial factors in 199 industries. 

Data for each industry is divided into 13 categories based on company size, so you'll find a precise benchmark against which to measure any company's performance. One quick glance at the appropriate field of business and company-size category and you've found the definitive starting point for competitive performance analysis. The Almanac provides competitive norms in actual dollar amounts for revenue and capital factors, such as net receivables, net property, inventories, total assets, portfolio income, and more. It then gives you important average operating costs in percent of net sales, including cost of operations, pensions and benefits, interest, and more.

The Almanac provides ratios for industry-wide results for inventory turnover, current assets to working capital, quick ratio, asset turnover, and others. It also provides other critical financial factors in percentages, including debt ratio, return on assets, and return on equity, and profit margin.
The Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios comes complete with a CD that contains a special Excel Spreadsheet Template that can be used to input data on a given company to see how a company compares with the data provided in the Almanac.

The book is organized by the following major industry sectors, which in turn cover 199 industries, including:

• Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting
• Mining
• Utilities
• Construction
• Manufacturing
• Wholesale trade
• Retail trade
• Transportation and warehousing
• Information
• Finance and insurance
• Real estate and rental leasing
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• Health care and social assistance
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The 2013 MTG contains timely and precise explanations of federal income taxes for individuals, partnerships, corporations, estates and trusts, as well as new rules established by key court decisions and the IRS. Significant new tax developments are conveniently highlighted and concisely explained for quick reference and understanding. The Master Tax Guide's explanations are meticulously researched and footnoted to provide tax practitioners with the most accurate and legally sound guidance to help them understand, apply and comply with today's complex federal tax laws.

With this edition you will also receive the U.S. Master Tax Guide, 2013 Legislative Update which provides tax professionals with explanations of the key components of late-breaking legislation including the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. The provisions, whether impacting individuals, families or business, are succinctly explained and generously complemented with cautions, examples and comments. Moreover, the effective dates of these wide-ranging provisions are clearly set out. All explanations will be keyed to the corresponding discussions in the 2013 U.S. Master Tax Guide. 

The 2013 U.S. Master Tax Guide's updated explanations cover:

• Highlights of New Tax Developments
• Tax Rates and Tax Tables
• Individuals
• Corporations
• S Corporations
• Partnerships
• Trusts and Estates
• Exempt Organizations
• Income
• Exclusions from Income
• Business Expenses
• Non-Business Expenses
• Losses and Bad Debt
• Depreciation, Amortization and Depletion
• Tax Credits
• Minimum Tax
• Tax Accounting
• Basis for Gain or Loss
• Sales, Exchanges and Capital Gains
• Installment Sales/Deferred Payment Sales
• Securities Transactions
• Tax Shelters/At-Risk Rules/Passive Losses
• Retirement Plans
• Corporate Acquisitions/Reorganizations
• Taxation of Foreign Activities/Taxpayers
• Returns and Payment of Tax
• Withholding and Estimated Taxes
• Examination of Returns – Collection of Tax
• Penalties and Interest
• Estate, Gift and Generation-Skipping Tax

The U.S. Master Tax Guide is conveniently cross-referenced to the Internal Revenue Code, Income Tax Regulations, certain other important tax law sources, and CCH's Standard Federal Tax Reports for further research.

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Updated annually, 1120S Express Answers is a spiral-bound resource that helps practitioners prepare Form 1120S tax returns quickly, easily and accurately – with practical, plain-English guidance that clearly explains the rules and procedures that the preparer needs to know to correctly complete the required tax forms. It is designed specifically for busy tax practitioners who need a ready answer to questions that arise while actually preparing the return.

- Form 1120S - General Information
- Schedules A and B
- Schedules K and K-1
- Schedles M-1, M-2 and M-3
- Schedule D
- Corp. Level Taxes and Estimated Tax Payments
- Special Rules
- Distributions to Shareholders
- Taxation of Shareholders
- Formation of an S corporation
- Funding the S Corporation
- Administrative Matters
- Stock Transfers and Terminations
- Election Statements and Checklists
- State Tax Information
- Index

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Updated annually, 1065 Express Answers is a spiral-bound resource that helps practitioners prepare Form 1065 tax returns quickly, easily and accurately - with practical, plain-English guidance that clearly explains the rules and procedures that the preparer needs to know to correctly complete the required tax forms. It is designed specifically for busy tax practitioners who need a ready answer to questions that arise while actually preparing the return.

- Form 1065 - General Information
- Income and Deductions
- Schedules A and B
- Schedule K
- Schedules L, M-1, M-2 and M-3
- Schedule D
- Partner’s Schedule K-1
- Allocation Rules
- Partnership Formation
- Depreciation
- Transfers of Interest
- Death or Retirement of a Partner
- Terminations, Mergers and Divisions
- Real Estate Partnerships
- LLCs, LLPs and LLLPs
- State Tax Information
- Election Statements
- Form 1065 Checklist
- Index

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Updated annually, 1041 Express Answers is a spiral-bound resource that helps tax practitioners who prepare fiduciary income tax returns.

1. Compliance oriented, line-by-line approach,
2. Plain-English guidance, making the complex rules (and exceptions to the rules) easy to understand and apply.
3. New rules and form changes highlighted.

Tab 1: Filing Issues
Tab 2: Form 1041
Tab 3: Income In Respect of a Decedent
Tab 4: Business Income (or Loss)
Tab 5: Farm Income (or Loss)
Tab 6: Rents, Royalties, Partnerships
Tab 7: Schedules A - Charitable Deduction and B - Income Distribution Deduction
Tab 8: Schedule G - Tax Computation and Other Information
Tab 9: Schedule I - AMT
Tab 10: Schedule D - Capital Gains and Losses
Tab 11: Schedule J - Accumulation Distribution
Tab 12: Depreciation, Depletion, Amortization
Tab 13: Schedule K-1
Tab 14: Modification and Termination
Tab 15: State Tax Information
Tab 16: Index

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1040 Express Answers is a spiral bound quick-reference guide that will help you and your staff prepare 1040 tax returns quickly, easily and accurately - with practical, plain-English guidance that makes complex rules and exceptions easy to understand.

- Form-oriented organization presented the way you work - lineby-line, right down the return.
- Plain English guidance, making the complex rules (and exceptions to the rules) easier to understand and apply.
- New rules and form changes highlighted, so you can ensure your clients take advantage of new law changes to maximize taxsaving opportunities and avoid pitfalls.

Tab 1 Form 1040
Tab 2 Schedules A and B
Tab 3 Schedules C, F and SE
Tab 4 Schedule D and Form 4797
Tab 5 Schedule E: PALs and At-Risk Rules
Tab 6 Form 2106
Tab 7 Form 4562: Depreciation
Tab 8 Cars and Listed Property
Tab 9 Social Security and Retirement Planning
Tab 10 Tax Credits and AMT
Tab 11 Estimated Payments/Penalties/Amended Returns
Tab 12 Tax Representation Issues and Filings
Tab 13 Family and Education
Tab 14 Estate Planning
Tab 15 State Tax Information
Tab 16 Developments and Planning Tools
Tab 17 Tax Tables
Tab 18 Index

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Penfacts is a one-stop guide to pensions in Canada. It provides information on pension plans that is of significant benefit to plan sponsors, administrators, students, and other pension stakeholders. Penfacts also provides easy to understand information about pension plan investing as well as brief and easy to read details about the role of actuaries in the field of pensions.

Includes focus on:

• Pension Plans
• Legislation
• Investment Management
• Other Retirement Programs
• Pension Administration
• Interpreting an Actuarial Report

Penfacts is written in conjunction with the Association of Canadian Pension Management (ACPM), and edited by Neil Cohen, B.Sc., B.A., LL.B., a research lawyer who concentrates his work in the area of pensions and benefits. A graduate of the University of Western Ontario’s Law School and a member of the Bar of the Law Society of Upper Canada, Neil is a member of various pensions and benefits organizations.

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