Financial and Estate Planning Guide 2008 - Softcover

Sidney Kess; Terence Myers; Dorinda DeScherer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0808091492 ISBN 13: 9780808091493

Publisher: CCH, Inc., 2007

Synopsis

The CCH Financial and Estate Planning Guide is the premier guidebook for professionals who structure, tailor and administer financial and estate plans. In the clearest of language, the guide explains all the important planning concepts, and examines the most important techniques used to set and meet the financial goals of clients and their families. This new 15th Edition reflects the latest law changes, including the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, the Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004 and the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, as well as new regulatory and practice developments. Written simply and covering the full breadth of planning subjects, all financial and estate planning professionals--from novice planners to the most advanced estate tax attorneys--can benefit greatly from CCH's Financial and Estate Planning Guide. The book is divided into four main sections: GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES discusses the art of planning, client analysis

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About the Author

Terence M. Myers, J.D., is a graduate of Georgetown University and the National Law Center, George Washington University. He is former managing editor of the Tax & Professional Practice of Prentice Hall, Inc. He has more than 25 years of experience launching, writing, and editing tax and business publications. Dorinda D. DeScherer, J.D., is a graduate of Barnard College of Columbia University and the University of Maryland School of Law. She was formerly associate managing editor for Prentice Hall Information Services where she had primary responsibility for special projects, including explanatory materials on new tax laws. Ms. DeScherer has more than 25 years of writing and editing experience for a wide range of tax and business publications. The authors are the chief editors of Editorial Resource Group, Inc. (ERG). Through ERG they create, write, edit, and market successful tax, financial, business, and management-related publications. ERG s products are targeted to CPAs, tax lawyers, corporate officers and human resource professionals, tax return preparers, and small business owners. ERG s clients have included Aspen Publishers, the Institute of Management & Administration, Inc., Harcourt Professional Publishing, RIA, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and Intuit. The IRS has used CPE materials prepared by ERG for in-house staff training. Sidney Kess, CPA and attorney, is a nationally recognized tax authority who has been one of the top national leaders and authors in tax planning and education for more than 40 years. Through his long association with the AICPA's "Individual Income Tax Returns Workshop," "Corporate Tax Returns Workshop," and other programs, he has presented update, training and education programs to tens of thousands of tax planners and preparers across the country. In conjunction with CCH, he is the co-author/developer of several classic texts and subscription services, such as "1040 Preparation," "Financial and Estate Planning Guide," Financial and Estate Planning Reporter," "Business Strategies Guide" and numerous other products including dozens of CPE programs.

Edition details

• Publisher: CCH, Inc.
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0808091492
• ISBN 13: 9780808091493
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1024