Available: October 2011

The primary objective of the GAAS Practice Manual is to provide a complete, quick and valuable reference source for the practitioner of the currently effective pronouncements of Statements on Auditing Standards, Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements, Statements on Standards on Accounting and Review Services, and the new PCAOB Auditing Standards–and the interpretations of those standards.

Although the Sections in this book follow the sequence of sections presented in the AICPA's Professional Standards, the material is presented and analyzed in a different format. Each Section is divided into three major parts:

1. What Every Practitioner Should Know–which discusses the specific standard, its basic requirement and the practitioner's essential responsibilities.
2. Practice Issues and Frequently Asked Questions–which focuses on techniques for applying the standard by using a Q&A format.
3. Illustrations and Practice Aids–which includes checklists, questionnaires, sample working papers, sample correspondence, and sample accountant's reports.

Many of the illustrations and practice aids in the book appear on the free, companion CD-ROM that comes with GAAS Practice Manual. The adaptable sample letters, reports and checklists found in the text can be printed and customized to meet all of your auditing needs.

The Manual includes a cross-reference to the original pronouncements chart and a detailed topical index.

The 2012 edition has been updated for new pronouncements through the issuance of SAS-121 (Revised Applicability of Statement on Auditing Standards No. 100, Interim Financial Information).

The 2012 edition is current through the following pronouncements:

The 2012 edition also provides information on the AICPA's Accounting Standards Board (ASB) Clarity Project, which aims to clarify U.S. GAAS and converge them with international auditing standards.

Extant individual AU Sections that are affected by the ASB's Clarity Project contain Practice Points that address the issuance of (1) exposure drafts of clarified auditing standards, or (2) final clarified auditing standards, as applicable. In addition, as the 2012 GAAS Practice Manual goes to press, the ASB has issued SASs

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Available: November 2011

CCH's Guidebooks to State Taxes are the classic handbooks on specific State taxation. Widely used by practitioners and all those involved in State taxes, these time-saving guides are accepted as the premier source for quick reference to all taxes levied by the state, including personal and corporate income, inheritance and gift, sales and use, and property taxes (when applicable). The 2012 Guidebooks are reflecting significant new legislation, regulations and court decisions through press time.

• State Tax Handbook (2012)
• Guidebook to Illinois Taxes (2012)
• Guidebook to California Taxes (2012)
• Guidebook to Connecticut Taxes (2012)
• Guidebook to Maryland Taxes (2012)
• Guidebook to Massachusetts Taxes (2012)
• Guidebook to Michigan Taxes (2012)
• Guidebook to New Jersey Taxes (2012)
• Guidebook to New York Taxes (2012)
• Guidebook to North Carolina Taxes (2012)
• Guidebook to Ohio Taxes (2012)
• Guidebook to Pennsylvania Taxes (2012)
• Guidebook to Virginia Taxes (2012)
• Guidebook to Texas Taxes (2012)

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Available: November 2011

Provides extensive citation to important case and statutory law. Forty-five states and the District of Columbia impose a sales tax on the retail sale of tangible personal property and selected services. In addition, there are 7,500 cities, municipalities, towns, school districts, counties, and other special taxing districts that levy sales and use taxes. The varying rates, the changing jurisdictional boundaries, the different tax bases, and the often inconsistent and contradictory interpretations of similarly worded statutes are all covered. The book also includes a chapter on sales tax reforms, particularly the Streamlined Sales Tax and a chapter on the gross receipts taxes recently enacted in several states.

The 2012 edition of the Sales and Use Tax Answer Book continues to provide coverage of topics such as subjects of sales and use tax, taxable persons, taxable transactions, interstate and extraterritorial transactions, constitutional issues and the latest updates on the Streamlined Sales Tax. Also included are case summaries which cover such areas as statistical sampling methodology, nexus, collection of sales tax by remote sellers, sales tax and the requirements of the commerce clause, sales made through independent contractors or brokers, sales and use tax in internet/electronic commerce, collection of use tax by a remote seller and minimum contacts requirements for out-of-state retailers.

Chapter 1 Nature and Purpose of Sales and Use Taxation
Chapter 2 Constitutional Rights
Chapter 3 Taxable Persons
Chapter 4 Taxable Transactions
Chapter 5 Interstate and Extraterritorial Transactions  
Chapter 6 Subjects of Sales and Use Taxes
Chapter 7 Amount of Tax
Chapter 8 Accounting Methods
Chapter 9 Rates of Tax
Chapter 10 Returns or Reports
Chapter 11 Payment
Chapter 12 Refunds and Credits
Chapter 13 Organization of State Sales and Use Tax Administrations
Chapter 14 License and Registration
Chapter 15 Audits
Chapter 16 Assessment and Appeals Process
Chapter 17 Collection of Tax by Seller
Chapter 18 Collection of Tax by State
Chapter 19 Penalties
Chapter 20 Local State Taxes
Chapter 21 Sales Tax Reform and the Streamlined Sales Tax
Chapter 22 Gross Receipts Tax 

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CCH's Guidebook to Connecticut Taxes is the perfect resource for concise explanation for practitioners working with state taxation in Connecticut.  Designed as a quick reference work, the Guidebook presents succinct discussions of state and local taxes, giving a general picture of the state tax laws and regulations and highlighting the significant cases and administrative rulings.  This annual publication is useful to tax practitioners, in-state and multistate businesspersons, and those who are obligated to file Connecticut returns or who are required to deal with Connecticut taxes.

The comprehensive and authoritative Guidebook is authored by a team of leading experts in Connecticut state taxation:

• Richard D. Pomp--Coordinating Editor
• Leslie E. Grodd, Esq.--Estate and Gift Taxes
• Christine L. Hill, Esq.--Sales and Use Taxes
• Diana L. Leyden, Esq.--Miscellaneous Taxes
• Glenn G. Rybacki, Esq.--Administration and Procedure
• David F. Sherwood, Esq.--Property Tax
• Jay M. Smolin, CPA--Personal Income Tax
• Richard W. Tomeo, Esq.--Corporate Business Tax
• Laura R. Wyeth, CPA--Sales and Use Taxes

• personal income tax
• corporation income tax
• sales and use taxes

Other Connecticut taxes are summarized, as well, with particular emphasis placed on persons or transactions subject to tax, exemptions, basis and rate of tax, and returns and payment.

For the user's convenience in determining what is new in the Connecticut tax law, a special Highlights of Tax Changes section is included to provide at-a-glance awareness of key recent developments in the law.  While this handbook focuses on the law applicable to the filing of income tax returns in 2011 for the 2010 tax year, legislative changes effective after 2010 are also noted with an indication of the effective date to avoid confusion and to assist in future tax planning.  Helpful references to both the Connecticut and related federal provisions are provided throughout for those who wish to examine full text of the applicable law.  Also, detailed Tables of Contents, Law and Regulations Finding Lists, a Topical Index and organized presentation of the content make pinpointing critical information quick and easy.  Helpful references to specific paragraphs in the comprehensive CCH Connecticut Tax Reports service are also provided throughout the Guidebook to assist users in further, more comprehensive tax research and tax planning.

• State

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Volumes I and II provide the most comprehensive resource for understanding and applying authoritative GAAP literature in clear language. Each FASB Accounting Standards Codification pronouncement/topic is discussed in a comprehensive format that makes it easy to understand and implement in day-to-day practice. Practical illustrations and examples demonstrate and clarify specific accounting principles.

Major standards, and interpretations of major standards, are covered in Volume I, and guidance for more narrow transactions is provided in Volume II.

The Practice Pointers throughout this edition explicate, in plain English, how to apply the standards just discussed. Observations enrich the discussion by presenting interesting aspects of GAAP, such as conflicts within the authoritative literature.

The GAAP Guide satisfies all AICPA peer review standards and requirements.

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles:

• Accounting Changes
• Accounting Policies and Standards
• Advertising
• Balance Sheet Classification and Related Display Issues
• Bankruptcy and Reorganization
• Business Combinations
• Capitalization and Expense Recognition Concepts
• Cash Flow Statement
• Computer Software
• Consolidated Financial Statements
• Contingencies, Risks, and Uncertainties
• Convertible Debt and Debt with Warrants
• Deferred Compensation Contracts
• Depreciable Assets and Depreciation
• Development Stage Enterprises
• Earnings per Share
• Equity Method
• Extinguishment of Debt
• Fair Value
• Financial Instruments
• Foreign Operations and Exchange
• Government Contracts
• Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
• Income Taxes
• Installment SalesIntangible Assets
• Interest Costs Capitalized
• Interest on Receivables and Payables
• Interim Financial Reporting
• Inventory
• Investments in Debt and Equity Securities
• Leases
• Long-Term Construction Contracts
• Long-Term Obligations
• Nonmonetary Transactions
• Pension Plans
• Personal Financial Statements
• Postemployment and Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions
• Product Financing Arrangements
• Property Taxes
• Real Estate Transactions
• Related Party Disclosures
• Research and Development
• Results of Operations
• Revenue Recognition
• Segment Reporting
• Stock-Based Payments
• Stockholder

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Revenue Recognition Guide is a comprehensive reference manual covering the key concepts and issues that arise in determining when and how to recognize revenue. It covers the litany of existing authoritative literature related to revenue recognition and clarifies those revenue recognition concepts that are vague.

For issues not addressed in the accounting literature, this Guide provides suggested accounting treatments that are consistent with general revenue recognition concepts and principles.

The Guide also provides examples of key points, includes excerpts from the financial statements of public companies, illustrating key concepts and judgments, and discusses revenue recognition projects on the agendas of the various accounting standard-setters.

Revenue Recognition Guide is organized into 13 chapters. Within these chapters, a number of Observations and Practice Pointers highlight key consequences of the accounting guidance and identifies issues to watch for when dealing with certain revenue transactions. SEC Registrant Alerts highlights issues that the SEC is particularly focused on, as well as additional guidance provided by the SEC beyond the guidance typically followed by non-public companies.

To facilitate research, the text includes references to pertinent paragraphs of the authoritative literature addressing key points.

• U.S. Master Tax Guide®,2012
• ProSystem fx Tax: for U.S. Tax Returns
• INTERNAL REVENUE CODE: Income, Estate, Gift, Employment and Excise Taxes, Winter 2012 Edition
• U.S. INCOME TAX REGULATIONS, Winter 2012 Edition  

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Available: October  2011

The GAAS Guide describes today's engagement standards, practices, and procedures in use today, including Statements on Auditing Standards (SASs), Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAEs), and Statements on Standards on Accounting and Review Services (SSARSs) and their relationship to the PCAOB's standards. The latest interpretations of all the standards are also included.

The 2012 Edition includes coverage of the following:

• SAS-121 (AU 722) (Revised Applicability of Statement on Auditing Standards No. 100, Interim Financial Information)
• SSAE-17 (AT 301) (Reporting on Compiled Prospective Financial Statements When the Practitioner’s Independence is Impaired)
• SSARS-20 (Revised Applicability of Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services)

The book is organized to follow the arrangement of the AICPA's Professional Standards. Each section begins with a list of authoritative pronouncements and an Overview. A Promulgated Procedures Checklist identifies the essential professional responsibilities that must be satisfied in each phase of an engagement followed by an Analysis and Application of Reporting Standards, which explains how each specific promulgated procedure should be applied. Practitioner's Aids provide additional guidance on how to apply the promulgated standards to specific engagements.

Throughout the book Risk Assessment Points, Engagement Strategies, Planning Aid Reminders, and Observations provide helpful, practical tips. Fraud Pointers alert practitioners to issues affecting auditor responsibility for fraud and fraud risks throughout the audit engagement. To keep CPAs abreast of potential changes affecting AICPA professional standards, this edition contains new overviews of outstanding exposure drafts, which highlight key elements of possible changes to existing professional standards.

The sample letters, reports, and checklists found in the text are included on a CD-ROM that accompanies the book and can be printed and customized to meet all of your auditing needs.

The GAAS Guide meets accounting industry standards as overseen by the AICPA's peer review system (the book reproduces a letter by the book's peer reviewer).

• AU 100: Introduction
• AU 200: General Standards
• AU 300: Standards of Field Work
• AU 400: First, Second, and Third Standards of Reporting
• AU 500: Fourth Standard of Reporting
• AU 600: Other Types of Reports
• AU 700: Special Topics
• AU 800: Compliance Auditing
• AU 900: Special Reports of the Committee on Auditing Procedure
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Author: Daniel M. Davis, MBA (Taxation), CPA, CFE

Provides state-specific material for preparing for and handling an audit in all states that impose sales and use taxes. Readers will gain an increased understanding of why their businesses or clients were selected for audit, how their audits will proceed, what the audit staff will be looking for, and how assessments are developed.

Instead of enacting tax increases, taxing agencies are quietly encouraged to mine every possible dollar from the existing tax structures. As a result, a sales and use tax audit notice generally may be regarded as the first step in a state civil action intended to extract additional funds from a specific taxpayer. Since this may often result in unfavorable consequences for the taxpayer, this book is intended to improve the taxpayer's chances of prevailing in what is often a losing battle. It aims to assist taxpayers in proactively avoiding paying more than their legal share of taxes.

This guide comes with a CD-ROM, containing approximately 200 state and local exemption certificates.

• U.S. Master Sales and Use Tax Guide (2012)
• Sales and Use Tax Answer Book 2013 
• California Sales and Use Tax Answer Book 2011

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Available: November 2011

This book organizes accounting pronouncements into two parts: general standards and industry-specific standards. The Practice Pointers featured throughout this edition point out, in plain English, how to apply the standards just discussed.

The 2012 International Accounting/Financial Reporting Standards Guide includes the following topics:

Part I: Overview (a recap of the International Accounting Standards Board and the formation of IFRAC)

Part II: General Standards

• Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates, and Errors
• Borrowing Costs
• Business Combinations
• Cash Flow Statement
• Changing Prices and Hyperinflationary Economies
• Consolidated Financial Statements
• Construction Contracts
• Earnings Per Share
• Employee Benefits
• The Equity Method
• Events After the Balance Sheet Date
• Financial Instruments
• Foreign Currency Translation
• Government Grants and Government Assistance
• Impairment of Assets
• Income Taxes
• Intangible Assets
• Interim Financial Reporting
• Inventories
• Investment Property
• Leases
• Non-Current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations
• Property, Plant, and Equipment
• Provisions, Contingent Liabilities, and Contingent Assets
• Related-Party Disclosures
• Revenue
• Segment Reporting
• Share-Based Payment

Part III: Industry-Specific Standards

• Agriculture
• Insurance Contracts
• Mineral Resources: Exploration and Evaluation  

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CCH's Guidebook to California Taxes is the classic handbook on California taxation. Widely used by practitioners and all those involved in California taxes, this time-saving aid is accepted as the premier source for quick reference to all taxes levied by the state, including personal and corporate income, inheritance and gift, sales and use, and property taxes. The 2011 Guidebook is the 62nd Edition, reflecting significant new legislation, regulations, court decisions, and State Board of Equalization decisions through press time in December. It is authored by CCH Tax Law Editors with additional editorial commentary provided by highly-regarded tax practitioners, Bruce Daigh and Christopher Whitney of PricewaterhouseCoopers.

This practical resource includes a guide to the preparation of California personal income tax returns--for residents, non-residents, and part-year residents. This special return preparation section discusses who must file, filing status, exemptions, deductions, rates, credits, where and when to file, extensions, and estimated taxes, as well as compliance procedures and requirements relevant to return preparation.  A special summary of key new legislative, regulatory and judicial developments provides at-a-glance awareness of changes and the impact on taxpayers. The Guidebook also compares state taxes with federal taxes and illustrates the differences. Cross references make it easy to trace comparable California and federal provisions.

The CCH Guidebook to California Taxes is designed to accomplish four main objectives
:

1. Give an updated and comprehensive picture of the impact and pattern of all taxes levied by the state of California and also the general property tax levied by local governmental units.
2. Provide quick and reliable step-by-step guidance to the preparation of individual resident, nonresident, and part-year resident income tax returns.
3. Present a readable quick reference to the personal income tax and taxes on corporate income.
4. Tell you quickly what the California tax law provides, whether the provision is the same as the federal and, if so, the significance of the difference.

• State Tax Handbook 2011
• Guidebook to Illinois Taxes (2011)
• Guidebook to Connecticut Taxes (2011)
• Guidebook to Florida Taxes (2011)
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Available: May 2012

Author: Clark Nuber

This title explains how a not-for-profit organization completes Form 990 and complies with the new disclosure requirements. It provides clear, time-saving guidance, filled with examples on how to properly complete the new revised Form 990, which can be daunting to prepare.
  
- Real-world examples
- Filled-in-forms and checklists
- Worksheets
- Discussion of unresolved issues
- Traps for the unwary 

1. Introduction to Form 990, Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax
2. Form 990 Heading
3. Part I - Summary
4. Part II - Signature Block
5. Part III - Statement of Program Service Accomplishments
6. Part IV - Checklist of Required Schedules
7. Part V - Statements Regarding Other IRS Filings and Tax Compliance
8. Part VI- Governance, Management, and Disclosure
9. Part VII - Compensation of Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, Highest  Compensated Employees, and Independent Contractors
10. Part VIII - Statement of Revenue
11. Part IX - Statement of Functional Expenses
12. Part X - Balance Sheet
13. Part XI - Reconciliation of Net Assets
14. Part XII - Financial Statements and Reporting
15. Schedule A - Public Charity Status and Public Support
16. Schedule B - Schedule of Contributors
17. Schedule C - Political Campaign and Lobbying Activities
18. Schedule D - Supplemental Financial Statements
19. Schedule E - Schools
20. Schedule F - Statement of Activities Outside the United States
21. Schedule G - Supplemental Information Regarding Fundraising or Gaming Activities
22. Schedule H - Hospitals
23. Schedule I - Grants and Other Assistance to Organizations, Governments, and Individuals in the U.S.
24. Schedule J - Compensation Information
25. Schedule K - Supplemental Information on Tax-Exempt Bonds
26. Schedule L - Transactions With Interested Persons
27. Schedule M - Noncash Contributions
28. Schedule N - Liquidation, Termination, Dissolution, or Significant Disposition of Assets
29. Schedule O - Supplemental Information to Form 990
30. Schedule R - Related Organizations and Unrelated Partnerships

Related books:

• Tax Compliance for Tax-Exempt Organizations (2012) (U.S.)

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Updated annually, this spiral-bound resource helps you prepare Form 1120S tax returns – with practical, plain-English guidance.  It is designed specifically for anyone who needs a ready answer to questions that arise while preparing the return.Preparers will benefit from:

1. Compliance oriented, line-by-line approach,
2. Plain-English guidance, making the complex rules (and exceptions to the rules) easy to understand and apply.
3. New rules and form changes highlighted.
4. Charts and tables summarizing important concepts, facts and figures
5. 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.
6. References to U.S. Master Tax Guide paragraphs.

Related Books:

• 1040 Express Answers (2012)
• 1041 Express Answers (2012)
• 1065 Express Answers (2012)
• U.S. Master Tax Guide®,2012
• ProSystem fx Tax: for U.S. Tax Returns
• INTERNAL REVENUE CODE: Income, Estate, Gift, Employment and Excise Taxes, Winter 2012 Edition
• Income Tax Regulations (Winter 2012)

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Available: March 2012

A handy desktop reference containing succinct explanations and quick-glance charts detailing common sales and use tax ssues for all states and the District of Columbia. It provides easy-to-read multistate overviews of sales taxes and describes for each state the basis, state and local tax rates, principal payment and return due dates, and countless other key facts and figures.

Especially helpful are the multistate quick-answer charts - a CCH exclusive!

OVERVIEW
- Constitutional Issues--Federal Limitations
- Multistate Agreements

CHARTS
- Agricultural Exemptions
- Clothing
- Collection Discounts Allowed Seller
- Components of Basis
- Computers and Computer Services
- Drop Shipments
- Electronic Payment of Sales Tax
- Exemption and Resale Certificates' Validity Periods
- Financial Institutions
- Food and Meals
- Interest Rates on Delinquent or Deficient Payments
- Leases and Rentals
- Mail-Order Sales
- Manufacturing and Machinery
- Medicines, Medical Services and Devices
- Newspapers and Periodicals
- Occasional Sales
- Penalties
- Pollution Control Equipment
- Rates and Basis
- Sales for Resale
- Services
- Statutes of Limitations
- Tax Calendar
- Taxpayer Remedies
- Trade-Ins
- Vending Machine Sales

STATE SUMMARIES
For each state:
- Scope of Tax
- Tax Base
- List of Exemptions, Exceptions and Exclusions
- Rate of Tax
- Local Taxes
- Returns, Payments, and Due Dates
- Prepayment of Taxes
- Vendor Registration
- Sales or Use Tax Credits
- Deficiency Assessments
- Audit Procedures
- Statute of Limitations
- Application for Refund

Additional discussion is included on the Uniform Sales Tax Administration Act and the Streamlined Sales Tax Project.

• Multistate Guide to Sales and Use Tax Audits (with CD-ROM), 2012
• Sales and Use Tax Answer Book (2013) 
• U.S. Master Excise Tax Guide (Seventh Edition)

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Available: November 2011

This book helps accountants solve many complex accounting and disclosure problems. Superior technical analysis and practical explanations of accounting principles are provided. The Guide uses a helpful three-step approach for each topic covered. First, flowcharts illustrate the decision process and accounting procedures. Then, general discussion of the major provisions provides a context for understanding; and, finally, detailed examples show the specific computations and accounting requirements.

To reflect the structure of the FASB’s Accounting Standards Codification (ASC), the U.S. Master GAAP Guide is organized into nine chapters that correspond to the areas of the ASC.

• Topically arranged to follow the FASB's Accounting Standards Codification (ASC).
• Three-level approach to explanation and analysis, including flowcharts, general discussion, and detailed examples, makes the official pronouncements easy to understand.
• Serves as a working guide so practitioners can find solutions to complex practice problems quickly.
• Helps prepare CPA Exam candidates for the GAAP pronouncements portion of the Exam.
• Enables clear understanding of the accounting requirements of the pronouncements.

Chapters:

• General principles
• Presentation
• Assets
• Liabilities
• Equity
• Revenue
• Expenses
• Broad transactions
• Industry

Also contains:

• Conceptual framework
• Accounting Standards Updates
• Exposure Drafts
• How to cross-reference the Codification and pre-Codification standards
• Present value factors

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Available: September 2011

Authors: Jerry J. McCoy, J.D.; and Kathryn W. Miree; J.D.

Provides comprehensive coverage of the legal, tax, and business aspects of forming and operating a family foundation. From grantmaking to investment management, accounting procedures to tax filings, and funding the foundation to protecting it from liability, this handbook provides coverage of all the issues a family foundation faces. This valuable resource provides forms, checklists, questionnaires, training forms, and other items to help provide the professional assistance every foundation needs.

                          1.  Introduction

                           9.  Special Issues

• U.S. Master Estate and Gift Tax Guide (2012)
• Estate Planning (2012 Edition) (U.S.)

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Available: October 2010

Authors: Jerry J. McCoy, Kathryn W. Miree, J.D.

The Family Foundation Handbook provides comprehensive coverage of the legal, tax, and business aspects of forming and operating a family foundation. From grant making to investment management, accounting procedures to tax filings, and funding the foundation to protecting it from liability, this handbook provides coverage of all the issues a family foundation faces. This valuable resource provides forms, checklists, questionnaires, training forms, and other items to help provide the professional assistance every foundation needs.

2011 Highlights:

• A new section on L3Cs and B Corporations and the role those new entities play in grantmaking.
• New regulations, revenue rulings, and private letter rulings impacting family foundations.
• The most recent statistics of related to family foundation trends and profiles from The Foundation Center, the Council on Foundations, the IRS, and the Association of Small Foundations.
• The most recent data on family foundation investment returns, asset allocations, and administrative expenses with a special emphasis on salary data.
• Updated statutory references for state volunteer protection laws.
• Updated statutory references for states that have adopted the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act (which is quickly replacing Uniform Management of Institutional Funds Acts across the country) and the impact that will have on foundation management.
• The most current list of resources for family foundations including resources, publications grants and administrative software, online research sites, charitable trade groups, and socially responsible investment funds and firms.
• The new statutory rules under the Pension Protection Act affecting Type III supporting organizations, and the Proposed Treasury Regulations associated with those rules.
• Expanded discussion of the uncertain status of the federal estate tax and the tax on generation-skipping transfers as this edition went to press.
• An additional alternative for the person considering a family foundation – the medical research organization.
• Expanded discussion of the privacy and disclosure aspects of a family foundation with some potential strategies for the person who regards this as a major concern.

Content:

• Introduction.
• Family Foundation Basics
• How To Create A Family Foundation
• Using Charitable Trusts To Fund The Family Foundation
• Designing The Family Foundation
• Operating Restrictions
• Grantmaking
• Foundation Administration
• Special Issues
• Bibliography
• Table of Cases
• Table of Statute

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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.

CONTENTS:

Tab 1:  Filing Issues

Tab 2:  Form 1041

Tab 3:  Income In Respect of a Decedent

Tab 4:  Business Income (or Loss)

Tab 5:  Farm Income (or Loss)

Tab 6:  Rents, Royalties, Partnerships

Tab 7:  Schedules A--Charitable Deduction and B--Income Distribution Deduction

Tab 8:  Schedule G--Tax Computation and Other Information

Tab 9:  Schedule I--AMT

Tab 10:  Schedule D--Capital Gains and Losses

Tab 11:  Schedule J--Accumulation Distribution

Tab 12:  Depreciation, Depletion, Amortization

Tab 13:  Schedule K-1

Tab 14:  Modification and Termination

Tab 15:  State Tax Information

Tab 16:  Index 

With CCH's 1041 Express Answers, you'll speed through tax season, with concise and reliable answers right at your fingertips!

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Available: December 2011

This book is a concise and reliable handbook for both tax advisors and estate representatives involved in federal estate and gift tax planning, return preparation and tax payment. It provides clear explanations of the laws relating to federal estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer taxes to give readers the solid understanding they need to understand and apply today's complex wealth transfer tax rules.

• Concise, up-to-date discussions of recent statutory and regulatory law changes, court decisions, and IRS rulings affecting the estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer taxes.
• Pertinent tax tables, such as the unified rate and credit, state death tax credit and pre-1977 gift tax rates for easy reference to key tax figures.
• Sample filled-in forms in the 706 and 709 series, as well as various generation-skipping transfer tax forms, that illustrate practical compliance application of the tax law.
• Citations to Internal Revenue Code, regulations, IRS rulings and court decisions to help practitioners further research  the estate and gift tax law.
• Code Finding List for quick reference to the IRC sections cited.
• Forms Finding List referencing where key IRS forms and worksheets are reproduced and discussed.

The Quick Tax Facts card is bound into the book for at-a-glance reference to key estate and gift tax rates and credits, figures, filing deadlines and other valuable information. 

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CCH's Guidebook to Illinois Taxes is the perfect resource for concise and reliable information for practitioners working with state taxation in Illinois.  Designed as a quick reference work, the Guidebook presents succinct discussions of state and local taxes, describing the general provisions of the respective tax laws and regulations and highlighting significant cases and administrative rulings.  This annual publication is useful to tax practitioners, in-state and multistate businesspersons, and those who are obligated to file Illinois returns or who are required to deal with Illinois taxes.

Now in its 41st edition, this popular handbook is the one source those involved with Illinois taxation need for timely and accurate answers in a convenient and accessible desktop format.  It presents concise coverage of the taxes of major interest including:

• Personal Income Tax
• Corporate Income Tax
• Sales And Use Taxes

Other Illinois taxes are summarized, as well, including the administration and imposition of City of Chicago taxes, with particular emphasis placed on persons or transactions subject to the tax, the basis and rate of tax, and the new annual return provisions.Administration and imposition of City of Chicago taxes 

The Guidebook includes additional practical tips, pointers and examples to practitioners by Marilyn A. Wethekam, Fred O. Marcus, Jordan M. Goodman, David A. Hughes, Brian L. Browdy, and C. Eric Fader of Horwood Marcus & Berk in Chicago.  This valuable commentary helps practitioners further apply the complex principles of Illinois tax law to specific practice situations.

For the user's convenience in determining what is new in the Illinois tax law, a special Highlights of Tax Changes section is included to provide at-a-glance awareness of key legislative developments in the law.  While this handbook focuses on the law applicable to the filing of income tax returns in 2011 for the 2010 tax year, legislative changes effective after 2010 are also noted with an indication of the effective date to avoid confusion and to assist in future tax planning.  Helpful references to both the Illinois and related federal provisions are provided throughout for those who wish to more fully examine explanations and text of the applicable law.  Also, detailed Tables of Contents, Law and Regulations Finding Lists, a Topical Index, and an organized presentation of the content combine to make pinpointing critical information quick and easy.  Detailed references to specific paragraphs in the comprehensive CCH Illinois Tax Reports service are also provided throughout the Guidebook to assist users in further, more comprehensive tax research and tax planning.

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