Authors: Carol Cantrell, JD, CPA, F. Gordon Spoor, CPA/PFS

The most detailed reference book on the market for information on how to allocate receipts and disbursements between the income and principal beneficiaries of a trust or estate. Answer all questions about estate & trust accounting  including:

• An overview of fiduciary responsibility
• How situs impacts a will or trust
• The Uniform Principal & Income Act
• How to properly allocate income taxes between income and principal

1. Overview of Basic Fiduciary Concepts
2. Trust Situs
3. Overview of Fiduciary Accounting
4. Definitions and Fiduciary Duties — UPIA Sections 102 and 103
5. Trustee's Power to Adjust and Judicial Control — UPIA Sections 104 and 105
6. Determining Net Income and Beneficiary Distributions — UPIA Sections 201 and 202
7. Apportionment at the Beginning and End of an Income Interest — UPIA Sections 301-303
8. Receipts from Entities, Trusts and Estates — UPIA Sections 401 and 402
9. Business and Other Activities Conducted by the Trustee — UPIA Section 403
10. Rents, Interest, Insurance and Other Receipts Not Normally Apportioned — UPIA Section 404-408
11. Deferred Compensation, Annuities and Similar Payments — UPIA Section 409
12. Liquidating Assets — UPIA Section 410
13. Mineral, Water and Other Natural Resources and Timber — UPIA Sections 411 and 412
14. Underproductive Property — UPIA Section 413
15. Derivatives, Options and Asset-Backed Securities — UPIA Sections 414 and 415
16. Allocation of Disbursements During the Administration of a Trust — UPIA Sections 501 and 502
17. Transfers from Income to Principal — UPIA Sections 503 and 504
18. Income Taxes and Adjustments Between Principal and Income for Payment of Taxes — UPIA Sections 505 and 506

Author: Susan Flax Posner

Federal Tax Practitioner's Guide (formerly 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. The Guide presents a complete picture of the federal tax law for today's busy practitioners with clear and easy-to-understand explanations fully supported by the most recent primary source citations including IRS rulings and guidance. It discusses hundreds of tax strategies and uses authentic examples to illustrate application of tax principles.

This comprehensive manual provides more than 2,300 pages of completely updated material, which makes 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 present the details 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

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Robert E. Beam, FCA,
Stanley Laiken, PhD,
James J. Barnett, FCA

Designed to convey the fundamentals of taxation, this practical resource has been redesigned to improve accessibility and increase student comprehension.

Drawing on the well-established core text Introduction to Federal Income Taxation in Canada, this textbook is ideal for students enrolled in introductory accounting and taxation programs or related introductory courses.

• Covers the fundamental federal income taxation curriculum with a narrower scope and topical coverage.
• References to the Income Tax Act are incorporated throughout the text, with all key topics covered.
• Supplemental material for students and instructors makes learning even easier, including Study Guide with review questions, multiple choice questions and exercises.
• Includes two handy appendices: Individual Tax Facts and Withholding Tax.
• Instructor Resources include a Solutions Manual and a customizable PowerPoint Presentation for planning and lectures.

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At the death of the decedent, a separate taxable entity, the decedent's estate, is created. A fiduciary is appointed to take over administration of the decedent's estate. The representative gathers the assets, files the decedent's final income tax return, satisfies tax liabilities, oversees creation and funding of any testamentary trusts, which become separate taxpaying entities. The estate is liable for the tax on the income received during the period of its administration and the fiduciary oversees preparation of all tax forms required including the final income tax return and any estate and gift tax returns that are due.

This book provides concise, plain-English coverage of these issues and more. It presents the fundamental rules for preparing a decedent's final income tax return and highlights the income tax rules for the decedent's estate and related trusts. Also covered are the special rules regarding the taxation of grantor trusts and bankruptcy estates. Fiduciary duties, including liability for filing a return and paying any taxes due on behalf of the estate or trust, are also thoroughly discussed.

Among the subjects covered in this quick answer reference are:

• Decedent's last return
• Death of a partnership member
• Decedent's stock holdings
• Income tax return of estate or trust
• Grantor trusts
• Beneficiary's tax liability
• Bankruptcy estates
• Fiduciary duties and liabilities

Authors: David C. Garlock, J.D., Principal Author and Editor.
Contributing Authors:  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.

• 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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Martin B. Dickinson

Provides a selection of the IRC and Treasury Regulations pertaining to income tax. This book 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's highly readable 7-1/2" x 10" oversized page format make it easier to read for both professor and student. 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:

• 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 2014
• 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

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David J. Cartano, J.D.

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. 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.

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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William D. Mitchell, J.D.

Provides expanded coverage of financial and estate planning strategies for implementing individualized solutions for the special problems associated with retaining accumulated wealth for retirement and estate planning purposes. With its comprehensive two-part approach to the complex issues that link retirement planning and estate planning, this book includes coverage of such topics as updated distribution and limitation amounts for individual retirement accounts and qualified plan distributions, updated exclusion amounts and income tax rates, capital gains and Roth accounts and changes in the law to reflect the latest legislation.

Replete with scores of examples that illustrate and analyze estate planning strategies and their effects, it brings insight and expertise to the realm of estate and retirement planning by focusing on the tax-free transfer of wealth and by providing an insider's view of the various retirement benefits available to the corporate executive under both qualified and non-qualified retirement plans.

Chapter 1 The Accumulation and Preservation of Wealth
Chapter 2 Wills, Revocable Trusts, and Other Alternatives
Chapter 3 Overview of Tax Principles
Chapter 4 The Marital Deduction
Chapter 5 Bypass Trusts
Chapter 6 Gifts
Chapter 7 Life Insurance
Chapter 8 Annuities
Chapter 9 Valuation of Business Interests and Other Property
Chapter 10 Charitable Contributions
Chapter 11 Funding for Liquidity
Chapter 12 Using Trusts with Grantor Retained Interests in Estate Planning
Chapter 13 Asset Protection
Chapter 14 Benefits and Domestic Relations
Chapter 15 Post-Death Estate Planning
Chapter 16 Benefit Plans
Chapter 17 Tax-Qualified Retirement Plans
Chapter 18 Employee Stock Ownership Plans
Chapter 19 Nonqualified Retirement Plans
Chapter 20 Personal Investing
Chapter 21 Business Transfers
Chapter 22 Individual Retirement Accounts and Simplified Employee Pensions
Chapter 23 Tax-Qualified Plan Distributions
Chapter 24 Distributions From Nonqualified Plans
Chapter 25 Protection of Retirement Income
Chapter 26 Incapacity and Other Retirement Issues
Chapter 27 Estate Planning for Qualified Retirement Plan Benefits and IRAs
Chapter 28 Estate Planning for Nonqualified Retirement Plans
Chapter 29 IRA Distributions
Chapter 30 Audits, Administrative Proceedings, and Tax Court Litigation
Chapter 31 Family Limited Partnerships
Appendix A Treasury Regulations Section 1.401(a)(9)-9 Life Expectancy and Distribution Period Tables
Appendix B Act/Public Law Number

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Author: Linda M. Johnson, Ph.D., CPA

Features an easy-reading, straightforward forms approach that is both simple and direct without complex legal language. It introduces basic tax concepts and then fully illustrates them with clear examples and helpful filled-in forms.

• Concise presentation that covers all the basic material required for an introductory tax course.
• Organization that clearly focuses student attention on key concepts and important learning objectives for better overall comprehension.
• Use of IRS forms, schedules and worksheets that develop real-world tax preparation skills and illustrate specific reporting requirements.
• Filled-in forms that support the explanatory material, so students see actual tax compliance, in practice.
• Tax Tips throughout the text that offer tax-planning guidance, so students see how to minimize tax liability and avoid costly taxpayer mistakes.    
• End of Chapter Questions and Problems that reinforce the salient points presented, as well as key skills required in tax prep.
• Special Comprehensive Problems that integrate the major concepts from several chapters to help students "put the pieces together" and prepare for examination.

1. An electronic file of the entire Instructor's Guide, so teachers can access all the great information contained in the print Instructor's Guide at their office/home PC or on their laptop.
2. Respondus-ready and Microsoft® Word files of the Testbank questions created by the textbook authors for all chapters in the book. These files allow instructors to customize their own tests.
3. CCH's Computer Slide Presentations for each chapter that help enhance and facilitate class lectures and discussion.

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Author:  Bert L. Swain, CPA

Developed through 30 years of experience in auditing practice for clients in a broad spectrum of industries, the CPA's Guide to Management Letter Comments provides literally hundreds of management comment examples for numerous situations that that are encountered by real firms working with real clients. Beginning with an example of the actual opening paragraph of a management letter, this compendium continues through all critical areas encountered during an audit and ends with suggested closing paragraphs so that even a first-time management letter preparer can produce a high-quality final product like a well-seasoned auditor.

All of the management comment letter text in the book is provided on a free companion CD-ROM in folders that correspond to the chapters in the book where the text appears.

• Opening for Letter
• Cash
• Investments
• Accounts Receivable
• Inventory
• Fixed Assets
• Sales, Invoicing, and Revenue
• Purchasing and Expenses
• Accounts Payable
• Payroll
• Taxes
• Insurance Coverage
• Equity
• Grants
• Organizational/Governance Structure
• Administrative Issues
• Computer Systems
• Annual Audit and Client Cooperation
• Miscellaneous (e.g., Accrual Basis of Accounting, Restricted Funds Review Needed)
• SAS-99 and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
• Closing for Letter
• The Auditor's Communication with Those Charged with Governance

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Jae K. Shim, PhD,
Joel G. Siegel, Ph.D., CPA,
Nick Dauber, MS, CPA

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 CFOs, corporate financial managers, and controller’s quick 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, back-of-the book 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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CCH's Guidebooks to State Taxes are the classic handbooks on specific State taxation. Widely used by practitioners and all those involved in State taxes, these time-saving guides are accepted as the premier source for quick reference to all taxes levied by the state, including personal and corporate income, inheritance and gift, sales and use, and property taxes (when applicable). The 2015 Guidebooks are reflecting significant new legislation, regulations and court decisions through press time.

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