Main description:

McGraw-Hill's Taxation Series continues to provide a unique, innovative, and engaging learning experience for students studying taxation. The breadth of the topical coverage, the storyline approach to presenting the material, the emphasis on the tax and nontax consequences of multiple parties involved in transactions, and the integration of financial and tax accounting topics make this book ideal for the modern tax curriculum. With over 300 schools adopting the series to date, McGraw-Hill's Taxation of Individuals and Business Entities resonates with instructors who were in need of a bold and innovative approach to teaching tax. 380 professors have contributed 390 book reviews, in addition to 23 focus groups and symposia. These instructors were impressed on the book's organization, pedagogy, and unique features that are a testament to the grassroots nature of this book's development.

Contents:

Part I: Business and Investment-Related Transactions 1. Business Income, Deductions, and Accounting Methods 2. Property Acquisition and Cost Recovery 3. Property Dispositions Part II: Entity Overview and Taxation of C Corporations 4. Entities Overview 5. Corporate Operations 6. Accounting for Income Taxes 7. Corporate Taxation: Nonliquidating Distributions 8. Corporate Taxation: Formation, Reorganization, and Liquidation Part III: Taxation of Flow-Through Entities 9. Forming and Operating Partnerships 10. Dispositions of Partnership Interests and Partnership Distributions 11. S Corporations Part IV: Multijurisdictional Taxation and Transfer Taxes 12. State and Local Taxes 13. The U.S. Taxation of Multinational Transactions 14. Transfer Taxes and Wealth Planning Appendix A: Tax Forms Appendix B: Tax Terms Glossary Appendix C: Comprehensive Tax Return Problems Appendix D: Code Indices