West's Federal Tax Research [Hardcover]

William A. Raabe (Author), Gerald E. Whittenburg (Author), Debra L. Sanders (Author)

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Publication Date: January 28, 2002 | ISBN-10: 032412385X | ISBN-13: 978-0324123852 | Edition: 6

Specifically designed for the one-semester tax research course, this text takes a practical, hands-on approach that goes beyond a random sampling of tax research sources. Fully updated, it extensively covers computer-oriented research tools including CD-ROMs, the Internet and computerized databases.

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William A. Raabe, Ph.D., CPA, teaches graduate tax courses at the Fisher College of Business of The Ohio State University, and at the Capital University (OH) Law School. He is a leader among business school tax faculty in incorporating developments in technology into curricula for the educational development of tax professionals. Dr. Raabe’s teaching and research interests focus on Multijurisdictional taxation and financial planning, and he is recognized as the leader among business school academics in the fields of state and local income, sales, and property taxation. Dr. Raabe is the author or editor of approximately twenty books, including South-Western Federal Taxation, Schedule M-3 Compliance, and the Multistate Corporate Tax Guide. He has received university-wide recognition as the winner of the AMOCO Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence, and the Wisconsin Institute of CPAs named him the Educator of the Year.

Gerald E. Whittenburg, Ph.D., CPA, EA, is a professor in the School of Accountancy at San Diego State Univeristy. A graduate of the University of Houston, Dr. Whittenburg is interested individual and corporate taxation, pension plans, and tax research methodology. Dr. Whittenburg is also an author of the textbook Income Tax Fundamentals. In addition, he has published articles in journals such as Advances in Taxation, Practical Tax Strategies,Taxes—The Tax Magazine, Journal of Taxation of Investments, Journal of Taxation of Employee Benefits, Journal of Taxation of Financial Institutions, Valuation Strategies, Journal of Small Business Strategy, The Tax Adviser, and Journal of Accounting Education. He has received numerous awards for teaching, including the Trustee’s Outstanding Faculty Award for the entire California State University System. Recently, Dr. Whittenburg was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to the Ukraine.

Debra L. Sanders, PhD, CPA, is a professor in the Washington State University School of Accounting, Information Systems and Business Law. She has received numerous awards for outstanding teaching, research, and service including the Boeing Distinguished Faculty Research Award, the Shell Corporation Outstanding Teacher Award, and the College of Business and Economics Outstanding Service Award. Dr. Sanders, a graduate of Arizona State University, has published in both academic and professional journals. Her work has appeared in the academic journals BEHAVORIAL RESEARCH IN ACCOUNTING, NATIONAL TAX JOURNAL, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN TAXATION ASSOCIATION, ADVANCES IN TAXATION, and THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING. Professional journals that have published her articles include TAXATION FOR ACCOUNTANTS, TAXATION FOR LAWYERS, THE REVIEW OF INDIVIDUALS, TAXES, THE TAX ADVISER, and JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL PLANNING.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 528 pages
• Publisher: South-Western College/West; 6 edition (January 28, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 032412385X
• ISBN-13: 978-0324123852
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,416,974 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Instructor's perspective, December 25, 2007

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Michael Cid (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Federal Tax Research (with RIA Checkpoint and Turbo Tax Business) (Hardcover)

I found the material to be well-organized, clear, and thorough. The graphics and exercises further served to reinforce the material. The textbook though should have embedded additional examples that pertained to calculations (e.g. penalty calculations). Overall, the textbook is a strong choice to educate the readers in the methodologies and legal underpinnings of federal tax research and the workings of the Internal Revenue Service. Instructors can gear the material for students of varying aptitudes.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT BOOK!, June 21, 2011

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I RECEIVED THIS BOOK SHORTLY AFTER ORDERING IT. IT IS AN EXCELLENT RESEARCH BOOK THAT ALSO
GIVES MANY GOOD INSIGHTS TO TAXATION. I RECOMMEND TO ALL THAT AIM TO TRULY LEARN TAXATION.

SIXTO LOPEZ

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Text, November 10, 2010

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This review is from: Federal Tax Research (Hardcover)

Federal Tax Research 6th Ed is an excellent textbook. The 7th Ed is coming out and I would recommend if possible getting it since there clearly are some updates to the federal law that are in order. The text was one of the better books that I have used in graduate school. Indeed it is written FOR graduate students. The text was clear and the exercises were excellent. One caveat: it is imperative to have access to RIA, BNA, Westlaw, CCH, LexisNexis, and others list in the text in order to gain the maximum benefit from the research materials. Otherwise some of the studies in the middle chapters will not be as beneficial. The related online quizzes and PowerPoints were very helpful. My class did not provide answers to the text questions. A major limitation in my studies.