Prentice Hall's Federal Taxation 2002

History of Taxation in the United States. Types of Tax Rate Structures. Other Types of Taxes. Criteria for a Tax Structure. Objectives of the Federal Income Tax Law. Entities in the Federal Income Tax System. Tax Law Sources. Enactment of a Tax Law. Administration of the Tax Law and Tax Practice Issues. Components of a Tax Practice. Computer Applications in Tax Practice.

Formula for Individual Income Tax. Deductions from Adjusted Gross Income. Determining the Amount of Tax. Corporate Tax Formula and Rates. Treatment of Capital Gains and Losses.

Economic and Accounting Concepts of Income. Tax Concept of Income. To Whom Is Income Taxable? When Is Income Taxable? Items of Gross Income—Sec. 61(a). Other Items of Gross Income.

Items That Are Not Income. Major Statutory Exclusions.

Determination of Gain or Loss. Basis Considerations. Definition of a Capital Asset. Tax Treatment for Capital Gains and Losses of Noncorporate Taxpayers. Tax Treatment for Capital Gains and Losses: Corporate Taxpayers. Sale or Exchange. Holding Period. Preferential Treatment for Net Capital Gains.

For Versus from Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) Classification. Criteria for Deducting Business and Investment Expenses. General Restrictions on the Deductibility of Expenses. Proper Substantiation Requirement. When an Expense Is Deductible. Special Disallowance Rules.

Medical Expenses. Taxes. Interest. Charitable Contributions. Casualty and Theft Losses. Miscellaneous Itemized Deductions. Reduction of Certain Itemized Deductions.

Transactions That May Result in Losses. Classifying the Loss on the Taxpayer's Tax Return. Passive Losses. Casualty and Theft Losses. Bad Debts. Net Operating Losses.

Classification of Employee Expenses. Travel Expenses. Transportation Expenses. Entertainment Expenses. Reimbursed Employee Business Expenses. Moving Expenses. Education Expenses. Office in Home Expenses. Deferred Compensation.

Depreciation and Cost Recovery. Amortization. Depletion, Intangible Drilling, and Development Costs.

Accounting Periods. Overall Accounting Methods. Inventories. Special Accounting Methods. Imputed Interest. Change in Accounting Methods.

Like-Kind Exchanges. Involuntary Conversions. Sale of Principal Residence.

History of Sec. 1231. Overview of Basic Tax Treatment for Sec. 1231. Section 1231 Property. Involuntary Conversions. Procedure for Sec. 1231 Treatment. Recapture Provisions of Sec. 1245. Recapture Provisions of Sec. 1250. Additional Recapture for Corporations. Recapture Provisions—Other Applications.

Alternative Minimum Tax. Self-Employment Tax. Overview of Tax Credits. Personal Tax Credits. Miscellaneous Credits. General Business Credits. Refundable Credits. Payment of Taxes.

Overview of Tax Research. Steps in the Tax Research Process. Importance of the Facts to the Tax Consequences. The Sources of Tax Law. Tax Services. Citators. Computers as a Research Tool. Statements on Standards for Tax Services. Sample Work Papers and Client Letters.

Organization Forms Available. Check-the-Box Regulations. Legal Requirements for Forming a Corporation. Tax Considerations in Forming a Corporation. Section 351: Deferring Gain or Loss Upon Incorporation. Choice of Capital Structure. Worthlessness of Stock or Debt Obligations.

Corporate Elections. General Formula for Determining the Corporate Tax Liability. Computing a Corporation's Taxable Income. Controlled Groups of Corporations.

Nonliquidating Distributions in General. Earnings and Profits (E&P). Nonliquidating Property Distributions. Stock Dividends and Stock Rights. Stock Redemptions. Preferred Stock Bailouts. Stock Redemptions by Related Corporations.

The Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax. Personal Holding Company Tax. Accumulated Earnings Tax.

Overview of Corporate Liquidations. General Liquidation Rules. Liquidation of a Controlled Subsidiary Corporation. Special Shareholder Reporting Issues. Special Corporate Reporting Issues. Recognition of Gain or Loss When Property Is Distributed in Retirement of Debt.

Taxable Acquisition Transactions. Comparison of Taxable and Tax-Free Acquisitions. Types of Reorganizations. Tax Consequences of Reorganizations. Acquisitive Reorganizations. Divisive Reorganizations. Other Reorganization Transactions. Judicial Restrictions on the Use of Corporate Reorganizations. Tax Attributes.

Definition of a Partnership. Overview of Taxation of Partnership Income. Tax Implications of Formation of a Partnership. Partnership Elections. Partnership Reporting of Income. Partner Reporting of Income. Basis for Partnership Interest. Special Loss Limitations. Transactions between a Partner and the Partnership. Family Partnerships.

Nonliquidating Distributions. Nonliquidating Distributions With Sec. 751. Terminating an Interest in a Partnership. Optional Basis Adjustments. Special Forms of Partnerships.

Should an S Election Be Made? S Corporation Requirements. Election of S Corporation Status. S Corporation Operations. Taxation of the Shareholder. Basis Adjustments. S Corporation Distributions. Other Rules.

Concept of Transfer Taxes. The Unified Transfer Tax System. Gift Tax Formula. Transfers Subject to the Gift Tax. Exclusions. Gift Tax Deductions. The Gift-Splitting Election. Computation of the Gift Tax Liability. Comprehensive Illustration. Basis Considerations for a Lifetime Giving Plan. Below Market Loans: Gift and Income Tax Consequences.

Estate Tax Formula. The Gross Estate: Valuation. The Gross Estate: Inclusions. Deductions. Computation of Tax Liability. Comprehensive Illustration. Liquidity Concerns. Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax.

Basic Concepts. Principles of Fiduciary Accounting. Formula for Taxable Income and Tax Liability. Distributable Net Income. Determining a Simple Trust's Taxable Income. Comprehensive Illustration: Determining a Simple Trust's Taxable Income. Determining Taxable Income for Complex Trusts and Estates. Comprehensive Illustration: Determining a Complex Trust's Taxable Income. Income in Respect of a Decedent. Grantor Trust Provisions.

Role of the Internal Revenue Service. Audits of Tax Returns. Requests for Rulings. Due Dates. Failure-to-File and Failure-to-Pay Penalties. Estimated Taxes. Other More Severe Penalties. Statute of Limitations. Liability for Tax.

Appendix A: Tax Research Working Paper File. Appendix B: Complete Tax Forms. Appendix C: MACRS and ACRS Tables. Appendix D: Glossary. Appendix E: Statement on Standards for Tax Services. Appendix F: Comparison of Tax Attributes for C Corporations, Partnerships, and S Corporations. Appendix G: Credit for State Death Taxes. Appendix H: Actuarial Tables. Appendix I: Index of Code Sections. Appendix J: Index of Treasury Regulations. Appendix K: Index of Government Promulgations. Appendix L: Index of Court Cases. Appendix M: Subject Index.