Provides introductory explanation of the purposes and uses of the federal income tax law relating to S corporations. Topics include acquiring and maintaining the S status, tax issues and consequences, effects of the S election to shareholders, and tax-free reorganizations and divisions of S corporations, as well as comparisons to C corporations and partnerships.

This looseleaf treatise examines all the rules and regulations applicable to the S corporation in detail. The work combines practical planning guidance with tax analysis on the election, operation, and termination of the S corporation status.

This well-regarded textbook continues its fundamental approach of clear explanations, pervasive examples, and comprehensive problem sets throughout. Utilizing a problems-based approach, Federal Income Taxation of Corporations and Partnerships, Sixth Edition by Howard E. Abrams and Don Leatherman covers taxation of the three major categories of business entities: Corporations, S Corporations, and Partnerships. New to the Sixth Edition: The text has been updated to reflect the 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act. The chapter on taxable acquisitions has been modified to be more complete yet easier to understand. The chapter on tax-free acquisitive reorganizations has been modified to include more problems as well as a section on the substance-over-form doctrine. The Partnership Taxation presentation has been updated to include integration with new bonus depreciation rules, modernization of section 751(b), elimination of technical terminations, and expansion of substantial built-in loss. Professors and students will benefit from: Clarification of the intricacies of the taxation of business enterprises Problems and examples in addition to cases and notes to cover all aspects of the subject Illustrations of typical commercial transactions An emphasis on major themes of policy and practice A book that is flexible enough to be used in two-, three-, or four-credit courses Stand-alone coverage of C corporations, S corporations, and partnerships

This 2011 supplement updates the casebook, which provides detailed information on federal income taxation of partnerships and S corporations. The casebook provides the tools for fast, easy, on-point research and includes selected cases designed to illustrate the development of taxation of partnerships and S corporations.