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List of contents
Part I: Business and Investment-Related Transactions 1. Business Income, Deductions, and Accounting Methods 2. Property Acquisition and Cost Recovery 3. Property Dispositions Part II: Entity Overview and Taxation of C Corporations 4. Entities Overview 5. Corporate Operations 6. FAS 109: Accounting for Income Taxes 7. Corporate Taxation: Nonliquidating Distributions 8. Corporate Taxation: Formation, Reorganization, and Liquidation Part III: Taxation of Flow-Through Entities 9. Forming and Operating Partnerships 10. Dispositions of Partnership Interests and Partnership Distributions 11. S Corporations Part IV: Multijurisdictional Taxation and Transfer Taxes 12. State and Local Taxes 13. The U.S. Taxation of Multinational Transactions 14. Transfer Taxes and Wealth Planning Appendix A: Tax Forms Appendix B: Tax Terms Glossary Appendix C: Comprehensive Tax Return Problems Appendix D: Code Indices
About the author
Brian Spilker teaches taxation at Brigham Young University where he received both B.S. and M.A.cc degrees. After work experience at a major tax firm, he earned his Ph.D. at the University of Texas at Austin. He has won numerous professional awards, including awards for innovative teaching and use of technology in the classroom. His research on tax information search and professional judgment have appeared in key scholarly journals of accountancy.
