New for the 2007 Edition, the CCH Federal Tax Course has been completely revised and restructured. The new edition approaches the study of taxation from the perspective of the business person faced with business decisions that are inevitably affected by tax considerations. This perspective leads to a very different coverage in this textbook -- coverage that is useful for accounting, finance and general business majors. The new edition focuses on the central concepts that build our tax framework and avoids small exceptions and details to ensure the student can confidently master the critical underpinnings of federal taxation.

This book deals with the federal income tax as it bears on gratuitous transfers and with the federal wealth transfer taxes. The federal wealth transfer taxes presently consist of a partially unified estate and gift tax and a generation-skipping tax. The federal transfer tax system is separate and apart from the federal income tax. Features: Emphasis on text, statutes, and regulations, rather than cases (especially cases that involve routine application of law to facts) "Building block" organization (simple to complex estates), rather than segmented organization according to Code sections. Extensive use of questions and problems to aid students High-profile authorship in Joseph M. Dodge (a highly regarded tax specialist), Wendy C. Gerzog, and Bridget J. Crawford (both well-established in the field) The book reconstitutes the Estate and Gift tax course from the ground up in light of modern estates practice. For example, special valuation rules are treated as basic, as opposed to being just "tacked on" as other books treat them. More emphasis on valuation and use of FLPs than in other books. Valuation is introduced early on and integrated with other material Integration of related income tax materials, including income taxation of estates and trusts Relation of tax doctrine to tax planning strategies Focus on doctrine that influences the practice of estate and trust law, rather than doctrine for its own sake Reference to state law (including recent developments) as it bears on transfer tax issues, with full coverage of issues raised by community property systems

Book Description: Guide to Start and Grow Your Successful Tax BusinessThe mission of this book is to provide valuable information and guidance to help the reader start, operate and grow a successful income tax preparation business. While managing hundreds of tax offices throughout the past four decades, author Chuck McCabe, has mentored numerous people who aspired to become independent tax business owners and empowered them to achieve success in this rewarding profession. The book includes the following chapters1.Learning Tax Preparation & Obtaining Credentials2.Developing a Business Plan3.Risk Management4.Getting Started as a Tax Business Owner5.Establishing Your Tax Office6.Tax Office Operating Systems7.Buying a Tax Practice8.Marketing Planning9.Pricing Your Services10.Mass Media Advertising 11.Digital Marketing12.Your Website13.Social Media Marketing14.Neighborhood Marketing15.Client Retention Strategies16.Recruiting & Training Tax Preparers17.Employee Pre-work Training18.Motivating & Retaining Employees19.Continuing Education (CE)20.Diversification for Year-round Revenue21.IRS Circular 230, Due Diligence22.Peer Support & Tax Professional Associations23.Helping Your Client Deal with the IRSAccounting Today has recognized the author for multiple years in their ¿Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting.¿ Their foundation for this recognition is: ¿As a veteran in the tax preparation industry, McCabe had the vision to offer support to other tax business owners who opt to remain independent by providing them with tax education and business skills so they can be successful on their own.¿ In addition, to facilitate peer support, in 2009, Chuck founded the LinkedIn group, Tax Business Owners of America, that now has nearly 9,000 membersChuck McCabe and his team at The Income Tax School (ITS) are committed to serve and support independent tax business owners. The ITS website www.TheIncomeTaxSchool.com, provides valuable resources, many at no charge, to support tax business entrepreneurs. This book will enable small business entrepreneurs to adopt proven best practices comparable to those used by the national tax firms. - Their goal is to ensure the success of independent tax business owners.