Problems and solutions for federal income taxation

Introduction -- Gross income -- Gains and losses from dealings in property -- Gifts and inheritance -- Discharge of indebtedness -- Fringe benefits -- Business and investment expense deductions -- Capital expenditures -- Depreciation and amortization -- Deductible personal expenses : casualty and theft losses -- Other deductible personal expenses : interest, taxes, charitable gifts, and medical expenses -- The deduction hierarchy : adjusted gross income, taxable income, the standard deduction, and the personal exemptions -- Timing rules and related principles -- Ordinary tax rates and taxpayer classification -- Tax credits -- First review problem -- Capital gains and losses -- Quasi-capital assets -- Recapture of depreciation -- The charitable contribution deduction -- Second set of review problems -- Residential real estate -- Hobby losses -- Like kind exchanges -- Involuntary conversions -- Installment sales -- Limitations on deductions -- Intellectual property development and acquisitions -- Intellectual property sales and licenses -- Assignment of income -- Alimony & support -- Transfers of property between spouses or incident to divorce -- Education benefits and costs -- Personal injury recoveries and punitive damages -- Attorney's fees -- Retirement resources and deferred compensation -- Overview of entity taxation -- Corporate formations -- Partnership formations -- Overview of international income taxation -- Overview of estate and gift taxation -- Tax practice and procedure.