CCH's U.S. Master Excise Tax Guide provides a thorough explanation of federal excise taxes and follows the style of the U.S. Master Tax Guide. This convenient reference serves as an indispensable resource for accountants and tax professionals who work in the increasingly important and complex area of excise taxes. The new edition fully reflects changes brought about by recent tax legislation; including the significant excise tax Code changes made the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 and the Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007, as well as new regulations, rulings, and significant court decisions. The U.S. Master Excise Tax Guide provides detailed explanations of the full range of excise tax areas, including: - luxury automobile tax - heavy trucks and trailers tax - gasoline tax - diesel fuel tax - tax on tires - aviation fuel tax - tax on coal - tax on sports equipment - vaccines tax - tax on telecommunications services - tax on air travel - harbor maintenance tax - foreign insurance policies - taxes on wagering and games - heavy vehicle highway use tax - alcohol and tobacco taxes - guns and other firearms - environmental taxes - returns, payment, refunds and penalties - and more. Included in this handy quick reference are excise tax rate tables, a glossary of excise tax terms, a list of pertinent excise tax forms by subject matter and by number, an Internal Revenue Code section finding list, and handy checklists of taxed and non-taxed items. The checklists are especially helpful for those day-to-day quick-reference situations. Finally, a detailed Topical Index allows accountants and tax professionals to easily locate items of interest....

CCH's State Tax Handbook is the perfect quick-answer tool for tax practitioners and business professionals who work with multiple state tax jurisdictions. This handy and affordable reference provides readers with an overview of the taxation scheme of each state and the District of Columbia, as well as multistate charts on income taxes (personal and corporate), sales and use taxes and tax administration. It saves lots of time for busy practitioners, serving as a convenient single source of key state tax information for professionals instead of them having to wade through multiple sources to find this information. The book is set out in four parts, which together paint an overall picture of the states' levies, bases and rates of each tax, principal payment and return dates, and other important information on major state taxes. The State Tax Handbook provides a comprehensive Taxes by State section, which helpfully summarizes in one place the tax rules for each state, including key information such as tax rates and filing/payment dates. It details the taxing authorities for each jurisdiction, including addresses, phone numbers, websites and taxes governed by each office. This helpful section also includes a discussion on collection of out-of-state taxes. The major features of each state's revenue system are outlined in uniform arrangement which makes reference from state to state easy. At-a-glance multistate charts detail important issues to assist state tax compliance and planning. More than 120 charts are provided, covering discrete topics such as income tax rates, state corporate and personal income tax reporting requirements, filing extensions, state taxation of passthrough entities; allocation and apportionment, AMT on preference items, manufacturing exemptions, sales for resale, consolidated returns, and estimated tax requirements. The 2009 Edition reflects all state legislative activities affecting corporate and personal income taxes and sales and use taxes through printing in early December 2008 to give practitioners up-to-date state tax information entering tax season....

Find quick answers to individual tax questions with this powerful desktop reference tool from CCH Tax and Accounting. 1040 Express Answers is a spiral bound quick-reference guide that will help you and your staff prepare 1040 tax returns quickly, easily and accurately -- with practical, plain-English guidance that makes complex rules and exceptions easy to understand. You'll benefit from... - Form-oriented organization presented the way you work -- line-by-line, right down the return. - Plain English guidance, making the complex rules (and exceptions to the rules) easier to understand and apply. - New rules and form changes highlighted, so you can ensure your clients take advantage of new law changes to maximize tax-saving opportunities and avoid pitfalls. - Two-color format, making it it fast and easy to find the information you need. - Charts and tables summarizing important concepts, facts and figures to save you time when you need it most. - Quick-reference icons which identify Cautions, Examples, Planning Pointers, and Gray Areas to alert you to must-know information. - References to U.S. Master Tax Guide paragraphs, where you can find additional information on each topic....

The tax law is always changing and seemingly getting more complicated every year. The complex interrelationship of phased-in and delayed new law effective dates, changing IRS rules from a reorganized IRS, and an ever-changing mix of taxpayer wins and losses in the courts creates the need for the tax practitioner to constantly stay on top of the new rules and reassess tax strategies every year. The rules this year are different from the rules last year, and the rules next year promise to be different from those governing this year. This is a fact of life for the modern-day tax practitioner. CCH's Top Federal Tax Issues for 2007 Course is a helpful resource for practitioners to keep abreast of significant new tax rules and changes. It does so by explaining those provisions in new tax legislation and new IRS rules and regulations that need to be understood and considered for the coming year. It does so as well by examining current audit and litigation issues that have developed over the past year to create a new environment for tax strategies. Finally, it brings tax practitioners as return preparer of 2006 returns up to date on the significant tax developments -- including developments not always mentioned in official IRS publications and forms instructions either because they are too new or too controversial. Among the anticipated topics in the Top Federal Tax Issues for 2007 Course are: BUSINESS OPERATIONS: - Choice of Business Entity - Like-Kind Exchanges - Domestic Production Activities Deduction - Maximizing Section 179 Expensing...

CCH's 1041 Express Answers is the ideal quick-answer tool for busy tax practitioners who prepare fiduciary income tax returns. Updated annually, 1041 Express Answers is a spiral-bound resource that helps practitioners prepare Form 1041 tax returns quickly, easily and accurately -- with practical, plain-English guidance that clearly explains the rules and procedures that the preparer needs to know to correctly complete the required tax forms. It is designed specifically for busy tax practitioners who need a ready answer to questions that arise while actually preparing the return. Preparers will benefit from: - Compliance oriented, line-by-line approach, so you can quickly get the help you need while completing the return and answering client questions. - Plain-English guidance, making the complex rules (and exceptions to the rules) easy to understand and apply. - New rules and form changes highlighted, so you can be confident that you're aware of new developments that may affect the 1041 return and can help your clients take advantage of new tax law changes to maximize their tax-saving opportunities and avoid pitfalls. - Highly visual, two-color presentation, making it it faster and easier to find the information you need. - Charts and tables summarizing important concepts, facts and figures to save you time when you need it most. - Quick-reference icons associated with key features, such as Cautions, Examples, Planning Pointers, and Gray Areas, are used throughout to alert you to must-know information. - References to U.S. Master Tax Guide paragraphs, where you can find additional information on each topic discussed. - Detailed topical index, including references to everyday practice terminology, point you to the answers you need. - Handy tabbed divider section help you instantly identify the area you're looking for at a glance....

This Special Edition of the U.S. Master Tax Guide (MTG) comes complete with references to CCH's comprehensive tax analysis update service -- the Tax Research Consultant. CCH's U.S. Master Tax Guide (MTG) provides helpful and practical guidance on today's federal tax law. This 92nd Edition reflects all pertinent federal taxation changes that affect 2008 returns and provides fast and reliable answers to tax questions affecting individuals and business income tax. The 2009 MTG contains timely and precise explanation of federal income taxes for individuals, partnerships, corporations, estates and trusts, as well as new rules established by key court decisions and the IRS. Significant new tax developments are conveniently highlighted and concisely explained for quick reference and understanding. The handbook's explanations are meticulously researched and footnoted to provide tax practitioners with the most accurate and legally-sound guidance to help them understand, apply and comply with today's complex federal tax laws. This handbook is built for speed with numerous time-saving features, including a tax calendar, taxpayer-specific return flowcharts, lists of average itemized deductions, selected depreciation tables, rate tables, checklists of income, deduction and medical expense items, and more. These features help users quickly and easily determine how particular tax items and situations should be treated and answer client questions....

Anyone who uses a car, travels away from home, entertains, or makes a gift for business reasons needs to substantiate the expense in order to claim a tax deduction. The first rule of substantiation is good recordkeeping and CCH's Business Expense Log provides business taxpayers with a convenient way of meeting the recordkeeping requirements. CCH's Business Expense Log is an extremely effective handout for all manner of professionals and businesses, including financial advisers, tax preparers, auto sales and service companies, and leasing providers. Clients and customers who have to keep a record of their daily business expenses will appreciate receiving a copy of CCH's Business Expense Log, which makes expense recordkeeping painless by providing a convenient and easy-to-use place to track expenses and by clearly explaining the rules. The handy format is perfect for carrying in the pocket, brief case, or glove compartment. Updated and published annually, CCH's Business Expense Log includes: - Overview of recordkeeping and basic travel and entertainment deduction rules - Diary pages for tracking auto mileage and expenses, monthly recap sheets, and reimbursement tracking sheets - Explanation of how to determine the basis of a car used for business purposes to compute allowable depreciation deductions - Explanation of allowable depreciation deduction for computers and handy computer time log sheets to facilitate such deduction. - Sample filled-in diary expenses...

The tax law is always changing and seemingly getting more complicated every year. Each year, a handful of tax issues typically requires special attention by tax practitioners. The reasons vary, from a particularly complicated new provision in the Internal Revenue Code, to a planning technique opened up by a new regulation or ruling, or the availablity of a significant tax benefit. This creates the need for the tax practitioner to constantly stay on top of the new rules and reassess tax strategies every year. CCH's Top Federal Tax Issues Course is a concise exploration of each year's new tax developments. It focuses on the latest most important topics for tax practitioners. It examines selected new law provisions, new IRS rules and regulations, and important case developments that CCH Editors deem to be the most critical for the coming year. It also brings tax practitioners up to date on the significant tax developments not always mentioned in official IRS publications and forms instructions either because they are too new or too controversial. Top Federal Tax Issues helps reassure the tax practitioner that he or she is not missing out on advising clients about a hot, new tax opportunity -- or is not susceptible to being caught unaware by a brewing controversy. It's the top quality tax review and analysis that every practitioner needs to keep a step ahead. Practitioners may also earn CPE credit by successfully completing and submitting the Final Exam answer sheets for grading. The Course is divided into modules and an additional fee applies for each module's answer sheet that is submitted for CPE grading and administration. NOTE: Because continuing education requirements vary from state to state and among different licensing agencies, practitioners should always check with their licensing boards and governing agencies for specific information on their CPE requirements and to verify the applicability of this Course for meeting their requirements....

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The Hardbound Edition of CCH's U.S. Master Tax Guide is identical in content to the standard softbound MTG, but is produced in an attractive hardcover format with elegant gold stamping for year-round, permanent reference. Like the softbound edition, the Hardbound Edition provides helpful and practical guidance on today's federal tax law....