Problems and Solutions for Federal Income Taxation

The third edition of Problems and Solutions for Federal Income Taxation is a problem-based, transaction-oriented treatment of the basics of federal taxation that incorporates developments in the law through 2022, including the Inflation Reduction Act. Changes since the second edition include new treatments of clean energy and climate change tax credits, pandemic tax relief, loan forgiveness, sexual harassment settlements, the charitable deduction, retirement plans, and education tax credits.

This edition includes more than 400 problems with complete solutions. Each problem set is introduced with a concise overview. The book contains 42 chapters that are accessible by topic, code section, case name, or keyword. No matter the main text assigned, this comprehensive problem set will aid students in assessing and refining their knowledge of the federal income tax and its application to typical fact patterns. Coverage includes treatments of individual and family income tax principles, business taxation, real estate taxation, intellectual property taxation, deferred compensation, characterization of income and losses, and tax procedure. The final chapters include introductions to corporate and partnership taxation, international taxation, and federal transfer taxation.