South-Western Federal Taxation 2013

Part I: INTRODUCTION AND BASIC TAX MODEL. 1. An Introduction to Taxation and Understanding the Federal Tax Law. 2. Working with the Tax Law. 3. Tax Determination; Personal and Dependency Exemptions; An Overview of Property Transactions. Part II: GROSS INCOME. 4. Gross Income: Concepts and Inclusions. 5. Gross Income: Exclusions. Part III: DEDUCTIONS AND CREDITS. 6. Deductions and Losses: In General. 7. Deductions and Losses: Certain Business Expenses and Losses. 8. Depreciation, Cost Recovery, Amortization, and Depletion. 9. Deductions: Employee and Self-Employed-Related Expenses. 10. Deductions and Losses: Certain Itemized Deductions. 11. Investor Losses. 12. Tax Credits and Payments. Part IV: PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS. 13. Property Transactions: Determination of Gain or Loss, Basis Considerations, and Nontaxable Exchanges. 14. Property Transactions: Capital Gains and Losses, Section 1231, and Recapture Provisions. Part V: SPECIAL TAX COMPUTATIONS AND ACCOUNTING PERIODS AND METHODS. 15. Alternative Minimum Tax. 16. Accounting Periods and Methods. Part VI: CORPORATIONS. 17. Corporations: Introduction and Operating Rules. 18. Corporations: Organization and Capital Structure. 19. Corporations: Distributions Not in Complete Liquidation. 20. Corporations: Distributions in Complete Liquidation and an Overview of Reorganizations. Part VII: FLOW-THROUGH ENTITIES. 21. Partnerships. 22. S Corporations. Part VIII: ADVANCE TAX PRACTICE CONSIDERATIONS. 23. Exempt Entities. 24. Multistate Corporate Taxation. 25. Taxation of International Transactions. 26. Tax Practice and Ethics. Part IX: FAMILY TAX PLANNING. 27. The Federal Gift and Estate Taxes. 28. Income Taxation of Trusts and Estates. Appendix A: Tax Rate Schedules and Tables. Appendix B: Tax Forms. Appendix C: Glossary of Tax Terms. Appendix D: Table of Code Sections Cited, Table of Regulations Cited, Table of Revenue Procedures and Revenue Rulings Cited. Appendix E: Comprehensive Tax Return Problems. Index.