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Book SynopsisMaster today's most current tax concepts and tax law with Young/Nellen/Persellin/Lassar/Cuccia/Cripe's SOUTH-WESTERN FEDERAL TAXATION 2024: INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAXES, 47th EDITION, and accompanying professional tax software. Updates emphasize the most recent tax changes impacting individuals, as well as financial statements. You examine updates and reforms to 2023 tax laws as you learn to work with individual taxation and the Form 1040. Recent examples, summaries and tax scenarios clarify concepts and sharpen your critical-thinking, writing and research skills. Sample exam questions from Becker C.P.A. Exam Review help you better study for testing. Each new book includes access to Intuit ProConnect tax software, Checkpoint Edge (Student Edition) from Thomson Reuters, and the online learning platform CNOWv2. Use this introduction to prepare for the C.P.A. exam or the Enrolled Agent exam, or to further your career in tax accounting, financial reporting or auditing.
Table of ContentsPart 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 Formula and Tax Determination: An Overview of Property Transactions. Part II: GROSS INCOME. 4. Gross Income: Concepts and Inclusions. 5. Gross Income: Exclusions. Part III: DEDUCTIONS. 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. Part IV: SPECIAL TAX COMPUTATIONS METHODS, TAX CREDITS, AND PAYMENT PROCEDURES. 12. Alternative Minimum Tax. 13. Tax Credits and Payment Procedures. Part V: PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS. 14. Property Transactions: Determination of Gain or Loss, and Basis Considerations. 15. Property Transactions: Nontaxable Exchanges. 16. Property Transactions: Capital Gains and Losses. 17. Property Transactions: Section 1231, and Recapture Provisions. Part VI: ACCOUNTING PERIODS, ACCOUNTING METHODS, AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION. 18. Accounting Periods and Methods. 19. Deferred Compensation. Part VII: CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS. 20. Corporations and Partnerships. Appendix A: Tax Formulas, Tax Rate Schedules, and Tables. Appendix B: Tax Forms. Appendix C: Glossary. Appendix D: Table of Code Sections Cited. Appendix E: Present Value and Future Value Tables. Appendix F: Practice Set Assignments ��� Comprehensive Tax Return Problems. Index.
