This first edition casebook provides a comprehensive introduction to the law of federal income taxation. Coverage includes foundational concepts, core statutory and regulatory provisions, and specialized terminology. Students can use Federal Income Taxation in Focus and its associated materials to build a solid knowledge base and to enhance critical lawyering skills (e.g., comprehending complex rules and presenting persuasive text-based arguments). Because it provides thorough substantive grounding and familiarizes students with practice materials and research tools, the casebook enables students not only to make a meaningful contribution in a clinical setting but also to proceed comfortably to advanced study at the J.D. or L.L.M. level. Key Features: Student-Friendly Pedagogy Introductory Discussion of Topics Case Previews and Post-Case Follow-Ups Real-Life Applications Chapter Summaries Application Problems Federal Income Taxation in Practice Focus on Preparing Students for Practice Embrace of Accessible, Modern-Day Authorities and Landmark Precedent Authorities, Examples, and Exercises Reflect Student, Taxpayer, and Attorney Diversity
As it enters its Fifth Edition, PROBLEMS AND MATERIALS IN FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION retains the strengths that have made it so effective: more than 200 brief problems explore difficult concepts and cover federal income tax developments ...
When a casebook maintains its popularity edition after edition, As Andrews' has, you know it has proven its effectiveness. For an intelligent overview of basix taxation, there is still no...
Righter 400 F.2d 344 (8th Cir.1965) Before BLACKMUN, GIBSON and HEANEY, Circuit Judges. BLACKMUN, Circuit Judge. The decedent, Edna, died December 27, 1961. Edna's threatened contest of [her sister's] will was settled with the execution ...
Generations of instructors and students have praised Federal Income Taxation for the features that make it extraordinary: - problems interspersed among notes and questions - a unique introduction that provides historical background and ...
The text begins with subchapter S--an area of growing, practical significance--which serves to link individual and separate entity taxation Presents the taxation of transactions using a ""building-block"" approach
Unique in its structure, Federal Income Taxation, Fourth Editionpresents core materials that cover the basics of tax law and then offers "cells" at the end of the book that are self-contained units with more in-depth discussion of certain ...
The book provides an Introduction to the federal income taxation of partners and partnerships.
The final section of the book presents estate and gift taxation coverage, along with income taxation of trusts and estates. Deferred compensation and education savings plans are also addressed.
Richard A. Westin's accessible casebook combines a strong problems approach with a sufficient level of policy considerations to provide a coherent structure for understanding Federal Income Taxation.Designed to facilitate teaching...
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