Income Tax Fundamentals 2010 (with TaxCut Tax CD-ROM) - Softcover

Whittenburg, Gerald E.; Altus-Buller, Martha

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1439044090 ISBN 13: 9781439044094

Publisher: South-Western College Pub, 2009

Synopsis

Learn the skills you need for effective individual income tax preparation with the proven forms approach and hands-on workbook format. INCOME TAX FUNDAMENTALS 2010 Edition provides a concise, practical, and time-tested introduction to the most important areas of tax law. Easy-to-read sections incorporate real examples using actual tax forms. This edition presents intriguing, real, and often humorous tax situations. Strategically placed self-study problems provide immediate feedback, while strong end-of-chapter problems and online interactive quizzes help prepare you for tests and the real world. The text is revised annually to ensure you are learning the latest tax laws.

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About the Author

Dr. 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.

About this edition

• Publisher: South-Western College Pub
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1439044090
• ISBN 13: 9781439044094
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 816