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Tax Research, 4/E
Barbara H Karlin

ISBN-10: 013601531X
ISBN-13: 9780136015314

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2009
Format: Cloth; 560 pp
Published: 03/19/2008

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For undergraduate and graduate courses in Tax Research.

 

This text covers the most up to date tax research students need to know from a practitioner’s perspective.

 

For undergraduate and graduate courses in Tax Research.

 

This text covers the most up to date tax research students need to know from a practitioner’s perspective.

 

Illustrative Examples

 

At the beginning of each chapter, a flow chart system illustrates the research process of various concepts, integrating all steps of each challenge to help students visualize what they are learning in class. A detailed appendix provides step by step illustrations of the research process using the two major online research services (RIA and CCH).

 

Tax Research in the Real-World

 

Barbara Karlin is an academic and a practioner, so the text is written from a “real world” perspective in an easy to understand language with many examples designed to assist students in learning how to be careful and efficient researchers.

 

Ethics

 

A substantially enhanced and updated chapter on the ethical considerations a tax practitioner must consider during the research process has been included, reflecting the most recent pronouncements by the Treasury Department and the AICPA.  Ethical issues that may arise during any step in the relationship with a client — from the engagement letter to the issuance of an opinion letter — are addressed and examples provided.

 

OTHER TOPICS OF DISTINCTION

 

* Inclusion of the newly released Treasury Circular 230 as well as the informative Treasury Decision that released the Circular.

 

* Enhanced step-by-step illustrations of how to use the two online research services (RIA and CCH).

For undergraduate and graduate courses in Tax Research.

 

This text covers the most up to date tax research students need to know from a practitioner’s perspective.

 

Updated and enhanced coverage of ethical issues

 

A substantially enhanced and updated chapter on the ethical considerations a tax practitioner must consider during the research process has been included, which includes tactics to engage the client and skills on how to write an opinion letter.

 

Updated step-by-step approach to online research

 

This comprehensive and expanded appendix illustrates for students a step-by-step approach to a variety of sample research questions using both of the major online tax research libraries – RIA and CCH. 

 

Tax Research in the Real-World

 

Barbara Karlin is an academic and a practioner, so the text is written from a “real world” perspective in an easy to understand language with many examples for students to clearly follow the material.

 

OTHER TOPICS OF DISTINCTION

 

* Inclusion of the newly released Treasury Circular 230  as well as the Treasury Decision that released the Circular.

Chapter One — Overview of Tax Research

 

Chapter Two — The Internal Revenue Code

 

Chapter Three —Treasury Interpretations

 

Chapter Four — Judicial Interpretations

 

Chapter Five — How to Discover Relevant Primary Authority: Using Reference Services and Other Secondary Sources

 

Chapter Six — Culmination of the Tax Research Process and Legal and Ethical Considerations

 

Chapter Seven — Communicating Research Results

 

Chapter Eight —  Overview of Tax Procedure

 

Chapter Nine — State Tax Research

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