Income Tax Fundamentals (with TaxCut Tax Prep Software)

Income Tax Fundamentals (with TaxCut Tax Prep Software)

Trust the number one tax preparation text to introduce your students to individual income tax preparation using a proven forms approach in a hands-on workbook format. As the market-leading tax preparation text for 26 years, Whittenburg/Altus-Buller's INCOME TAX FUNDAMENTALS, 2008 EDITION, Twenty-Sixth Edition, provides a concise, yet complete, practical introduction to the most important areas of the tax law for your students. Easy-to-digest sections of tax information throughout this edition incorporate numerous real examples using actual tax forms. New features in this edition present intriguing, and even humorous, actual tax situations to maintain student interest. Strategically placed self-check problems provide immediate feedback before students proceed to the next section. Strong end-of-chapter reinforcement, including online interactive quizzes, further prepares students for future exams and career success. Up-to-the-minute tax information, revised each year to reflect the current tax law, ensures you are presenting the latest information, while New Law Alerts sections detail the effects of the latest tax laws. With the help of INCOME TAX FUNDAMENTALS' comprehensive support package and complete proven presentation, your students leave your course with the knowledge and skills to handle the challenges today's tax preparers frequently face.About the AuthorDr. Gerald E. Whittenburg was a professor of accounting and taxation at San Diego State University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Houston and his professional designations included Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Enrolled Agent (EA). Dr. Whittenburg's research interests focused on corporate and individual taxation as well as the tax research process. His articles on these and other topics appeared in such journals as the Accounting Review, Advances in Taxation, Accounting Education: An International Journal, Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, Journal of Taxation, Taxes, Management Accounting, Practical Tax Strategies Journal of Taxation of Investments, Valuation Strategies, Journal of Small Business Strategy, Journal of Taxation of Financial Institutions, The Tax Adviser, Tax Notes, Real Estate Accounting and Taxation , and Journal of Accounting Education. Dr. Whittenburg has authored several tax textbooks, including Income Tax Fundamentals and Federal Tax Research. He was a visiting scholar at the University of Adelaide (Australia) in 1999 and 2005 and the University of South Australia in 2009 and 2010. In 2003, he received a Fulbright Senior Specialist grant at the Academy of Tax Services of Ukraine.Martha Altus-Buller is a CPA with her own tax practice in San Diego, California. She attended Reed College in Portland, Oregon for two years, holds a BA in Mathematics from the University of California at San Diego and a MS in Accounting from San Diego State University. Ms. Altus Buller was awarded the Sells award for scoring among the top in the country on the May 1983 CPA exam. Her practical experience includes work as a tax manager for Arthur Young, now Ernst & Young, one of the (then) Big 8 accounting firms. She also has more than two decades of experience with a full-time practice in tax accounting.