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Packed with new "Big Picture" tax scenarios and new "What-If?" case variations, SOUTH-WESTERN FEDERAL TAXATION 2010: INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAXES remains the most effective text for helping you master detailed tax concepts and the ever-changing tax legislation. Renowned for its accessible, comprehensive, and time-tested presentation, this text provides thorough coverage while highlighting materials of critical interest to the tax practitioner. INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAXES offers you many opportunities to sharpen critical-thinking and writing skills. A new chapter-opening feature, the Tax Formula Framework for Individuals, provides a unique, organizational framework so you can understand how chapter topics relate to the 1040 form. Internet exercises are tied directly to chapter research cases in the text to give you hands-on experience using online resources to solve tax issues. H&R Block's TaxCut® software and Checkpoint® from Thomson Reuters come with each new copy of this text so you can obtain professional experience with leading software!

Introduction and Basic Tax Model
An Introduction to Taxation and Understanding the Federal Tax Law
Working with the Tax Law
Tax Determination
Personal and Dependency Exemptions
An Overview of Property Transactions
Gross Income
Gross Income: Concepts and Inclusions
Gross Income: Exclusions
Deductions
Deductions and Losses: in General
Deductions and Losses: Certain Business Expenses and Losses
Depreciation, Cost Recovery, Amortization, and Depletion
Deductions: Employee and Self-Employed-Related Expenses
Deductions and Losses: Certain Itemized Deductions
Investor Losses
Special Tax Computation Methods, Payment Procedures, and Tax Credits
Alternative Minimum Tax
Tax Credits and Payment Procedures
Property Transactions
Property Transactions: Determination of Gain or Loss and Basis Consideration
Property Transactions: Nontaxable Exchanges
Property Transactions: Capital Gains and Losses
Property Transactions: Section 1231 and Recapture Provisions
Accounting Periods, Accounting Methods, and Deferred Compensation
Accounting Periods and Methods
Deferred Compensation
Corporations and Partnerships
Corporations and Partnerships
Tax Rate Schedule and Tables
Tax Forms
Glossary of Tax Terms
Table of Code Sections Cited
Table of Regulations Cited
Table of Revenue
Procedures and Revenue Rulings Cited
Citator Example
Comprehensive Tax Return Problems
Subject Index
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South-western Federal Taxation 2010

South-western Federal Taxation 2010

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