Individual Income Taxes 2015

Introduce your students to individual income tax concepts and today's ever-changing tax legislation with Hoffman/Smith's SOUTH-WESTERN FEDERAL TAXATION 2015: INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAXES, 38E. Renowned for its understandable, time-tested presentation, this book remains the most effective solution for helping students thoroughly grasp individual taxation concepts. This book reflects the latest tax legislation for individual taxpayers at the time of publication, while continuous online updates keep your course current with additional tax law changes as they take effect. Proven learning features, such as "Big Picture" examples and tax scenarios, help clarify concepts and provide opportunities to sharpen students' critical-thinking, writing skills, and online research skills. The chapter-opening feature "Framework 1040: Tax Formula for Individuals" shows how topics relate to the 1040 form.

Dr. William H. Hoffman, Jr., earned his B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of Michigan and M.B.A. and Ph.D. degrees from The University of Texas. He is a licensed CPA and attorney in Texas. Recognized for his teaching excellence, Dr. Hoffman's academic experience includes The University of Texas (1957?1961), Louisiana State University (1961?1967), and the University of Houston (1967?1999). A frequently requested professional speaker, Dr. Hoffman has addressed many tax institutes and conferences and has published extensively in academic and professional journals. His articles appear in The Journal of Taxation, The Tax Adviser, Taxes - The Tax Magazine, The Journal of Accountancy, The Accounting Review, and Taxation for Accountants.

Dr. James E. Smith is the John S. Quinn Professor of Accounting at the College of William and Mary. He has been a member of the accounting faculty for more than 30 years. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Arizona. Dr. Smith has served as a discussion leader for Continuing Professional Education programs for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Federal Tax Workshops, and various state CPA societies. He has conducted programs in more than 40 states for approximately 25,000 CPAs. Dr. Smith has received the AICPA's Outstanding Discussion Leader Award and the American Taxation Association/Arthur Andersen Teaching Innovation Award. Other awards include the Virginia Society of CPAs' Outstanding Accounting Educator Award and the James Madison University's Outstanding Accounting Educator Award. He was the president of the Administrators of Accounting Programs Group (AAPG) in 1991-1992. Dr. Smith also served as faculty adviser for the William and Mary teams that received first place in the Andersen Tax Challenge for five years and placed first in the Deloitte Tax Case Study Competition for five years.