CCH Federal Taxation Comprehensive Topics 2018

by Ted D. Englebrecht, Philip J. Harmelink, James R. Hasselback

Federal Taxation Comprehensive Topics is a popular teacher-created combination first- and second-level tax course that offers comprehensive one-volume coverage of all the most important tax concepts and principles for a solid grounding in federal taxation. It offers clear and concise explanation of fundamental tax concepts in the framework of today's tax practice. Covering both planning and compliance, the book strikes an effective balance between AICPA model curriculum demands and the favored approaches of the majority of today's top tax teachers. Comprehensive Topics introduces students to the complex and absorbing study of federal taxation, covering a broad range of subjects beginning with basic concepts and individual taxation. Once the fundamentals are covered, tax accounting and the taxation of partnerships and corporations become the focus. The final section of the book presents estate and gift taxation coverage, along with income taxation of trusts and estates. Deferred compensation, education savings, international tax, and state and local taxation are also addressed. Written by top tax teachers from across the country, Federal Comprehensive Topics presents materials in straightforward language to improve student comprehension. Emphasis is given to the most important topics that have the greatest real-world impact.

1216 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2000

Reviews

[Nancy · Rating 2 out of 5]

I have been quite frustrated with this series from CCH on Federal Taxation. Although the most popular series for teaching tax, it is rife with errors, and written so dryly that it makes the source Internal Revenue Code look fascinating by comparison. From edition to edition the typos just seem to get worse, and the cut-and-paste update approach leaves readers stranded with old data and no clear path forward at times. However, the examples throughout the books are for the most part excellent. There's major potential here -- they just need a really thorough edit before releasing any more editions. (The most recent I read was the 2008 edition.)

[Earline Beebe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tedious