Fundamentals of Business Enterprise Taxation is available as an alternative to the authors' widely used separate texts on corporate and partnership tax. It covers all the basics and offers more condensed coverage of a few advanced topics for a consolidated J.D.-level course on taxation of business enterprises. The Third Edition is faithful to the authors' problem-oriented "fundamentals" approach and incorporates all relevant changes made by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 and the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. Important new highlights include: Fully integrated discussion of the impact of the reduced tax rates on qualified dividends and capital gains on transactions between business entities and their owners Policy-based explanations of new statutory rules preventing transfers and duplication of losses in the partnership and C corporation settings. Discussion of the impact of recent tax legislation on choice of business entity, including analysis of I.R.S. statistical data on contemporary trends. Updated chapters on corporate reorganizations and S corporations, reflecting the Service's evolving liberal approach to continuity of interest, multi-step acquisitions and corporate divisions, and the more permissive S corporation eligibility requirements. New published rulings on partnership mergers and terminations and corporate divisions, and discussion of all new relevant proposed and final regulations.

This is a comprehensive casebook on federal income taxation of corporations, focusing almost entirely on issues arising under Subchapter C of the Internal Revenue Code. It is aimed at students who have already completed a basic course in federal income taxation, and so have an understanding of basic tax concepts. In addition to helping students understand the statutes and their administrative and judicial overlays, the book encourages them to evaluate the law and the various proposals for changing it. Attention is given to identifying long term trends and challenges.