South Western Federal Taxation or The Lean Six SIGMA Pocket ToolBook

South-Western Federal Taxation: Comprehensive Volume with CDROM

Author: Eugene Willis

Delivering the most thorough coverage available on individual and corporate taxation, the 2009 EDITION of SOUTH-WESTERN FEDERAL TAXATION: COMPREHENSIVE VOLUME is unquestionably the most effective text for helping you master the complex and ever-changing Tax Code. Preparing you for the long term, South-Western Federal Taxation offers many opportunities to sharpen critical-thinking and writing skills. Internet exercises tied directly to chapter research cases give you hands-on experience using online resources to solve tax issues. H&R Block's TaxCut® software comes with each new copy of this text to provide you with an additional tax preparation tool! Thomson/RIA's Checkpoint®, Student Edition is available as a bundle option!

Table of Contents:

PART 1: INTRODUCTION AND BASIC TAX MODEL. 1. An Introduction to Taxation and Understanding the Federal Tax Law. 2. Working with the Tax Law. 3. Tax Determination; Personal and Dependency Exemptions; An Overview of Property Transactions. PART 2. GROSS INCOME. 4. Gross Income: Concepts and Inclusions. 5. Gross Income: Exclusions. PART 3. DEDUCTIONS AND CREDITS. 6. Deductions and Losses: In General. 7. Deductions and Losses: Certain Business Expenses and Losses. 8. Depreciation, Cost Recovery, Amortization, and Depletion. 9. Deductions: Employee and Self-Employed-Related Expenses. 10. Deductions and Losses: Certain Itemized Deductions. 11. Investor Losses. 12. Tax Credits and Payments. PART 4. PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS. 13. Property Transactions: Determination of Gain or Loss, Basis Considerations, and Nontaxable Exchanges. 14. Property Transactions: Capital Gains and Losses, Section 1231, and Recapture Provisions. PART 5. SPECIAL TAX COMPUTATIONS AND ACCOUNTING PERIODS AND METHODS. 15. Alternative Minimum Tax. 16. Accounting Periods and Methods. PART 6. CORPORATIONS. 17. Corporations: Introduction and Operating Rules. 18. Corporations: Organization and Capital Structure. 19. Corporations: Distributions Not in Complete Liquidation. 20. Corporations: Distributions in Complete Liquidation and an Overview of Reorganizations. PART 7. FLOW-THROUGH ENTITIES. 21. Partnerships. 22. S Corporations. PART 8. ADVANCE TAX PRACTICE CONSIDERATIONS. 23. Exempt Entities. 24. Multistate Corporate Taxation. 25. Taxation of International Transactions. 26. Tax Practice and Ethics. PART 9. FAMILY TAX PLANNING. 27. The Federal Gift and Estate Taxes. 28. IncomeTaxation of Trusts and Estates. Appendix A. Tax Rate Schedules and Tables. Appendix B. Tax Forms. Appendix C. Glossary of Tax Terms. Appendix D. Table of Code Sections Cited, Table of Regulations Cited, Table of Revenue Prociedures and Revenue Rulings Cited. Appendix E. Comprehensive Tax Return Problems. Index.

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The Lean Six SIGMA Pocket ToolBook: A Quick Reference Guide to Nearly 100 Tools for Improving Quality, Speed, and Complexity

Author: Michael L Georg

Vital tools for implementing Lean Six Sigma--what they are, how they work, and which to use

The Lean Six Sigma Pocket Toolbook is today's most complete and results-based reference to the tools and concepts needed to understand, implement, and leverage Lean Six Sigma. The only guide that groups tools by purpose and use, this hands-on reference provides:

• Analyses of nearly 100 tools and methodologies--from DMAIC and Pull Systems to Control Charts and Pareto Charts
• Detailed explanations of each tool to help you know how, when, and why to use it for maximum efficacy
• Sections for each tool explaining how to create it, how to interpret what you find, and expert tips

Lean Six Sigma is today's leading technique to maximize production efficiency and maintain control over each step in the managerial process. With The Lean Six Sigma Pocket Toolbook, you'll discover how to propel your organization to new levels of competitive success--one tool at a time.

Soundview Executive Book Summaries

The Lean Six Sigma experts from George Group, the leading global Lean Six Sigma consultancy, have compiled a results-based reference guide to the tools and concepts that are necessary to understand, implement and leverage Lean Six Sigma. In The Lean Six Sigma Pocket Toolbook, the authors explain how each tool can be created; how results can be interpreted; and how, when and why each tool can be used properly. Copyright © 2005 Soundview Executive Book Summaries