Course Objectives
- Gain familiarity with the system of statutes, regulations, and rulings that make up federal tax law.
- Research primary and secondary resources using electronic tax research databases.
- Report the results of research through written memoranda and oral presentation.
Reading Sources
Required textbook: Raabe, Whittenburg, and Sanders, Federal Tax Research 8th ed. (South-Western/Cengage Learning, 2009) [ISBN 0324659652] [CourseSmart 9780324659658]
Course website (not currently available). The website will be used to disseminate handouts and also contains my office hours calendar.
Research Resources
BNA Tax and Accounting Center (WFU users only)
BNA's Tax Portfolios [Tax and Accounting Center > Federal Tax > Portfolios List] are comprehensive guides broken into specialty areas. They are a good place to begin research in a field so that a researcher can gain initial familiarity and get ideas
BNA's Tax Portfolios [Tax and Accounting Center > Federal Tax > Portfolios List] are comprehensive guides broken into specialty areas. They are a good place to begin research in a field so that a researcher can gain initial familiarity and get ideas
Tax in Movies and on TV
Frontline: Tax Me If You Can
Watch clips and/or the full episode of this special report on tax shelters and the leaseback depreciation scheme created by KPMG and First Union.
Watch clips and/or the full episode of this special report on tax shelters and the leaseback depreciation scheme created by KPMG and First Union.
An Inconvenient Tax (Movie Website)
Watch the trailer for this look at the need for reform in the tax code.
Watch the trailer for this look at the need for reform in the tax code.