Essentials of Federal Income Taxation for Individuals and Business (2008)

Features Include:

• Concise presentation that covers all the basic material required for an introductory tax course.
• Organization that clearly focuses student attention on key concepts and important learning objectives for better overall comprehension.
• use of IRS forms, schedules and worksheets that develop real-world tax preparation skills and illustrate specific reporting requirements.
• filled-in forms that support the explanatory material, so students see real-world tax compliance, in practice.
• tax Tips throughout the text that offer tax-planning guidance, so students see how to minimize tax liability and avoid costly taxpayer mistakes.
• End of Chapter Questions and Problems that reinforce the salient points presented, as well as key skills required in tax prep.
• Special Comprehensive Problems that integrate the major concepts from several chapters to help students "put the pieces together" and prepare for examination.

Available To Adopting Teachers:

• Comprehensive Instructor's Guide speeds course preparation and helps teachers make the transition from other textbooks
• CCH Classroom Essentials CD provides an electronic Test Maker and Slide Presentations.
• Test Maker helps teachers create custom tests quickly and easily.
• Slide Presentations are Microsoft PowerPoint slides designed to support classroom lectures and increase student comprehension.
• Hard copy tests are also provided in the Instructor's Guide for duplication for those teachers who prefer a more traditional approach,

Available Free For Teachers Who Adopt 10 Or More Copies:

• One-year subscription to the CCH Essentials Internet Tax Research Library (EPIG). Teachers can use their free subscription for classroom presentations to demonstrate live tax research, or in their accounting lab/library for researching specific issues in depth.