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Income Tax Fundamentals 2027, 45th Edition

Gerald E. Whittenburg, Steven Gill

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Overview

Whittenburg/Gill’s “Income Tax Fundamentals 2027,” 45th Edition helps students explore today’s important areas of tax law. With a practical workbook presentation, this resource takes a unique forms-based approach that has set the standard in tax education for over 30 years. Students are introduced to the latest tax laws through relevant examples and real tax forms, while building career-ready skills and deepening their understanding through updated end-of-chapter questions and online problems. This edition’s tax return problems use source documents identical to those of real clients and provide extensive overlap with the federal tax education requirements for tax preparers in California, Oregon, and Maryland. Each new edition uses Intuit® ProConnect™ tax software to advance hands-on practice. Cengage’s learning platform, CNOWv2, and homework resources are also available to help you prepare students to become successful tax preparers.

Meet the Authors

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Gerald E. Whittenburg

As the original author of "Income Tax Fundamentals," Dr. Gene Whittenburg was critical in designing the forms-based approach that has clarified and reshaped how students have learned income tax fundamentals for three decades. Although co-author and dear friend Dr. Whittenburg has unexpectedly passed in March of 2015, this edition continues to uphold his highest standard of publishing excellence. This edition furthers the insights and advancements that Dr. Whittenburg started in preparing learners to be successful tax preparers years ago.

Steven Gill

Dr. Steven Gill is an associate professor in the Charles W. Lamden School of Accountancy at the Fowler College of Business at San Diego State University. He received a B.S. in accounting from the University of Florida (Gainesville, FL), an M.S. in taxation from Northeastern University (Boston, MA) and a Ph.D. in accounting (University of Massachusetts). Prior to entering academia, Dr. Gill worked for 12 years in the field of accounting, including roles in public accounting, internal audit, corporate accounting and ultimately, vice president of finance. Dr. Gill's research interests include a concentration in taxation, including mutual funds and college savings ("529") plans and wider interests in tax compliance behavior. He has taught undergraduate and graduate levels and his teaching interests include taxation and both financial and managerial accounting. In addition to this best selling text, Dr. Gill serves as co-author of "Federal Tax Research."

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Help students stay current with tax law through clear guidance on new and complex provisions and their impacts on individual taxpayers.
Give students hands-on practice with Intuit® ProConnect™ software, including tip features, calculators, and current tax information.
Meet tax preparer education requirements with key federal provisions for CA, MD, and OR, supporting students in states with preparer regulations.
Build real-world tax preparation skills with updated problems featuring source documents such as Form W-2, 1099, and income statements.
Keep learning aligned with the latest tax information through proven, updated, and new end-of-chapter questions, tax return problems, and test bank problems.
Make critical tax information easy to reference with Internal Revenue Code sections and the Quick Tax Reference Guide, including the tax formula.

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1. The Individual Income Tax Return.
2. Gross Income and Exclusions.
3. Business Income and Expenses.
4. Additional Income and the Qualified Deduction.
5. Deductions for and from AGI.
6. Accounting Periods and Other Taxes.
7. Tax Credits.
8. Depreciation and Sale of Business Property.
9. Employment Taxes, Estimated Payments, and Retirement Plans.
10. Partnership Taxation.
11. The Corporate Income Tax.
12. Tax Administration and Tax Planning.
Appendix A: Tax Rate Schedules and Tax Tables.
Appendix B: Earned Income Credit Table.
Appendix C: Withholding Tables.
Appendix D: Additional Comprehensive Tax Return Problems.
Appendix E: Solutions to Self-Study Problems.
Appendix F: Blank Forms.
Glossary of Tax Terms.
Index.