Essentials of Federal Income Taxation for Individuals and Business (2024)

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This textbook introduces the concepts of taxation and illustrates them with examples, filled-in forms and worksheets.
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Essentials of Federal Income Taxation for Individuals and Business by Robert Jamison features an easy-reading, straightforward forms approach that is both simple and direct without complex legal language. It introduces basic tax concepts and then fully illustrates them with clear examples and helpful filled-in forms. Organized to save time, Essentials of Federal Income Taxation for Individuals and Business builds a firm foundation on which to build students’ knowledge and understanding of the tax issues which will affect them throughout their careers.

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 actual 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.

For Adopting Instructors:

Wolters Kluwer offers a complete teaching package to support adopting instructors. Instructors adopting this book receive a downloadable Instructor’s Guide that includes the following:

  • Course outlines that show how the text can be used by teachers in various types of courses
  • Summary of each to facilitate course preparation and development of lesson plans
  • Answers to End-of-Chapter Questions and Problems
  • Testbank questions and answers that correspond to each chapter in the book
  • Respondus-ready and Microsoft® Word files of the Testbank questions created by the textbook authors for all chapters, allowing instructors to customize their own tests
  • Computer Slide Presentations for each chapter that help facilitate class lectures and discussions

Upon request, adopting teachers with classes of 10 or more students will receive a complimentary one-year subscription to CCH® AnswerConnect - a tax research platform uniquely designed to deliver comprehensive, technical information in an easy-to-use format, keeping instructors completely abreast of recent legislation and other judicial developments.

Upon request, adopting teachers with classes of 10 or more students will also receive TaxWise® Tax Preparation Software. This cloud based software allows the professor to monitor each of the student’s progress as he or she performs the return, assign homework, and checkup on the students at anytime from anywhere.

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Robert W. Jamison
Robert W. Jamison, CPA, PH.D., is Professor Emeritus of Accounting at Indiana University, Purdue University, Indianapolis (IUPUI). He received his PhD from the University of Texas at Austin, his MBA from Portland State University, and his BA from DePauw University. His principal area of specialization is S Corporations. He is the sole author of S Corporation Taxation, published annually by Wolters Kluwer. His professional experience has included employment with Ohio University, University of Illinois, San Diego State University, Portland State University, Ernst & Young, and other national and local CPA firms. His last full-time position in public accounting was as a senior manager in Ernst & Young's Washington National Tax practice. His articles have appeared in Practical Tax Strategies, Journal of Passthrough Entities, The Tax Adviser, Journal of S Corporation Taxation, The Journal of Accountancy, and various other publications. Professor Jamison has taught many professional education programs for national and local accounting firms and has developed material used in their continuing education programs. He has been a lecturer in AICPA programs and has been the author of several AICPA tax courses. He is a chapter author in the Van-Griner Taxation Series of textbooks. He is a regular contributor to Land Grant University Tax Education Foundation, Inc. National Income Tax Workbook and has contributed to Federal Tax Workshop. He is a frequent speaker at the Indiana Tax Institute, as well as at tax conferences sponsored by other states' CPA societies. He presents advanced and update S Corporation seminars for various states' CPA societies and to other professional organizations.