South-Western Federal Taxation: Taxation of Business Entities (with TaxCut® Tax Preparation Software CD-ROM) (West Federal Taxation Business Entities) (Hardcover)

by James E. Smith (Author), William A. Raabe (Author), David M. Maloney (Author)

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Complete with hundreds of examples, SOUTH-WESTERN FEDERAL TAXATION 2009: TAXATION OF BUSINESS ENTITIES uses a business entity perspective to introduce you to federal taxation. And unlike other texts, it emphasizes tax concepts and issues -- not the details of ever-changing tax rules -- to equip you with a solid understanding of the Tax Code and hands-on applications to put it into practice. Making it easier than ever for you to understand the impact that careful tax planning has in today's marketplace, TAXATION OF BUSINESS ENTITIES integrates a unique tax planning framework throughout the text to more effectively demonstrate the relevance of tax planning for businesses and individual taxpayers. Preparing you for the long term, SOUTH-WESTERN FEDERAL TAXATION provides numerous opportunities to sharpen your critical-thinking and writing skills. In addition, H&R Block's TaxCut® software comes with each new copy of this text to provide you with an additional tax preparation tool! Thomson/RIA's Checkpoint®, Student Edition, is an optional bundle item offering six-month access to the leading online tax research database.

About the Author
James E. Smith is the John S. Quinn Professor of Accounting at the College of William and Mary. He has been a member of the accounting faculty for over 30 years. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Arizona. Professor Smith has served as a discussion leader for Continuing Professional Education programs for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Federal Tax Workshops, and various state CPA societies. He has conducted programs in more than 40 states for about 25,000 CPAs. He has been the recipient of the AICPA's Outstanding Discussion Leader Award and the American Taxation Association/Arthur Andersen Teaching Innovation Award. Among his other awards are the Virginia Society of CPAs' Outstanding Accounting Educator Award and the James Madison University's Outstanding Accounting Educator Award. He was the president of the Administrators of Accounting Programs Group (AAPG) in 1991-1992. He was the faculty adviser for the William and Mary teams that received first place in the Andersen Tax Challenge in 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, and 2001, and in the Deloitte Tax Case Study Competition in 2002, 2004, 2005, and 2006.

William A. Raabe, PhD, CPA, teaches tax courses in the Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University. A graduate of Carroll College (WI) and the University of Illinois, Dr. Raabe's teaching and research interests include international and multistate taxation, technology in tax education, personal financial planning, and the economic impact of sports teams and fine arts groups. Professor Raabe also writes FEDERAL TAX RESEARCH as well as CALIFORNIA INCOME TAX FUNDAMENTALS. He coordinates the material on the West Federal Taxation Internet page, and he has written estate planning software used widely by tax professionals. Dr. Raabe has been a visiting tax faculty member for a number of public accounting firms, bar associations, and CPA societies. He has received numerous teaching awards, including the Accounting Educator of the Year award from the Wisconsin Institute of CPAs.

David M. Maloney, Ph.D., CPA, is the Carman G. Blough Professor of Accounting at the University of Virginia's McIntire School of Commerce. He completed his undergraduate work at the University of Richmond and his graduate work at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Since joining the Virginia faculty in January 1984, Professor Maloney has taught Federal taxation in the graduate and undergraduate programs, and has received major research grants from the Ernst & Young and KPMG Foundations. In addition, his work has been published in numerous professional journals, including JOURNAL OF TAXATION, THE TAX ADVISER, TAX NOTES, CORPORATE TAXATION, ACCOUNTING HORIZONS, JOURNAL OF TAXATION OF INVESTMENTS, and JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTANCY. He is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Accounting Association and the American Taxation Association.

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: South-Western College/West; 12 edition (April 30, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0324660510
• ISBN-13: 978-0324660517
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.8 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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The book was mandatory for my class but I have looked at other text and this one is the most streamlined. Some of the examples in the text are a bit confusing and you might need someone to assist you with the logistics.
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