This fourth edition covers the basics of the federal income taxation of partnerships and corporations including the taxation of LLCs, LLPs and S corporations. In addition, it alludes to a short list of other business enterprises. It is designed to be taught as two major components: partnerships and corporations. Both components use the traditional "cradle-to-grave" approach. Because of their practical importance, the book makes reference to Social Security taxes and estate taxes. There is no discussion of State income taxes. Although the book is comparatively short, the materials are thorough and are heavily supplemented with problems. The cases have been extensively edited, and most footnotes in the original cases have been eliminated without any explicit reference to the fact of their elimination, other than the words in this paragraph. Case and statute citations of the court and commentators, as well as footnotes, have been omitted without so specifying; numbered footnotes are from the original materials but do not retain the original numbering, except by accident.

This well-regarded textbook continues its fundamental approach of clear explanations, pervasive examples, and comprehensive problem sets throughout. Utilizing a problems-based approach, Federal Income Taxation of Corporations and Partnerships, Sixth Edition by Howard E. Abrams and Don Leatherman covers taxation of the three major categories of business entities: Corporations, S Corporations, and Partnerships. New to the Sixth Edition: The text has been updated to reflect the 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act. The chapter on taxable acquisitions has been modified to be more complete yet easier to understand. The chapter on tax-free acquisitive reorganizations has been modified to include more problems as well as a section on the substance-over-form doctrine. The Partnership Taxation presentation has been updated to include integration with new bonus depreciation rules, modernization of section 751(b), elimination of technical terminations, and expansion of substantial built-in loss. Professors and students will benefit from: Clarification of the intricacies of the taxation of business enterprises Problems and examples in addition to cases and notes to cover all aspects of the subject Illustrations of typical commercial transactions An emphasis on major themes of policy and practice A book that is flexible enough to be used in two-, three-, or four-credit courses Stand-alone coverage of C corporations, S corporations, and partnerships

This fifth edition covers the basics of the federal income taxation of partnerships and corporations including the taxation of LLCs, LLPs and S corporations. In addition, it alludes to a short list of other business enterprises. We designed the text for teaching in two components: partnerships and corporations. Both components use the traditional "cradle-to-grave" approach. Because of their practical importance, the book refers to Social Security taxes and estate taxes. There is no discussion of State income taxes. Although the book is comparatively short, the materials are thorough and heavily supplemented with problems that are scattered along the way, rather than at the end of each chapter. The problems are not especially difficult. Instead, we designed the problems to build confidence while at the same time forcing students to review the central Code provisions and pertinent regulations. We edited the cases extensively, and eliminated most footnotes as well as the court's and commentators' case and statute citations, without any explicit reference their elimination. Numbered footnotes are from the original materials but, except by accident, they do not retain their original numbering.

This third edition covers the basics of the federal income taxation of partnerships and corporations including the taxation of LLCs, LLPs and S corporations. In addition, it alludes to a short list of other business enterprises. It is designed to be taught as two major components: partnerships and corporations. Both components use the traditional "cradle-to-grave" approach. Because of their practical importance, the book makes reference to Social Security taxes and estate taxes. There is no discussion of State income taxes. Although the book is comparatively short, the materials are dense and are heavily supplemented with problems. The cases have been extensively edited, and most footnotes in the original cases have been eliminated without any explicit reference to the fact of their elimination, other than the words in this paragraph. Case and statute citations of the court and commentators, as well as footnotes, have been omitted without so specifying; numbered footnotes are from the original materials but do not retain the original numbering, except by accident. The book is rich with problems that are scattered along the way, rather than at the end of each chapter. They are not especially difficult and are designed to build confidence while at the same time forcing students to review the central Code provisions and pertinent regulations. RICHARD A. WESTIN is Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky, College of Law. He joined the College of Law faculty in 1998 as the Laramie L. Leatherman Distinguished Professor of Tax Law. He was a member of the faculty of the University of Houston College of Law from 1984 until 1998, where he taught in the areas of business and tax law. He holds B.A. and M.B.A. degrees from Columbia University and was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School as a member of Order of the Coif. RICHARD C.E. BECK is Professor of Law at the New York Law School. An expert in federal individual income tax who has testified before the Oversight Subcommittee of the House Ways & Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee on spousal liability income taxes, Professor Beck teaches Individual Tax, Tax Policy, and International Tax. He has also taught Corporate & Partnership Tax. Professor Beck grew up in Chicago and earned a B.A. and Ph.D. in linguistics from the University of Chicago, where he also taught for a year. He then taught Indo-European linguistics and Sanskrit at Brown for seven years before turning to law. SERGIO PAREJA is Associate Professor of Law at the University of New Mexico School of Law. He joined the UNM law faculty in 2005 after nearly nine years in private practice in Colorado and Indiana. Most recently, Pareja was a partner in the tax department at a large Denver law firm. While in private practice, Pareja specialized in Federal individual and corporate income tax planning, state and local tax matters, and estate and gift tax planning.

This fifth edition covers the basics of the federal income taxation of partnerships and corporations including the taxation of LLCs, LLPs and S corporations. In addition, it alludes to a short list of other business enterprises. We designed the text for teaching in two components: partnerships and corporations. Both components use the traditional "cradle-to-grave" approach. Because of their practical importance, the book refers to Social Security taxes and estate taxes. There is no discussion of State income taxes. Although the book is comparatively short, the materials are thorough and heavily supplemented with problems that are scattered along the way, rather than at the end of each chapter. The problems are not especially difficult. Instead, we designed the problems to build confidence while at the same time forcing students to review the central Code provisions and pertinent regulations. We edited the cases extensively, and eliminated most footnotes as well as the court's and commentators' case and statute citations, without any explicit reference their elimination. Numbered footnotes are from the original materials but, except by accident, they do not retain their original numbering.