This law school casebook contains changes made by the Tax Reform Act of 1986 and by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993. Includes recent and significant cases, rulings, and regulations that break new ground or expand on existing law. Covers the history of and constitutional framework for the federal income tax and gross income, including benefit received, definition, exclusions, and tax-free fringe benefits. Also covers travel, entertainment, and other limitations on deductions. Looks at capitalization requirements, personal deductions, tax consequences of interest, assignment of income, advanced property, and capital asset transactions plus advanced timing issues.

This casebook provides comprehensive instruction for courses on civil and criminal tax practice and procedure, and as well as tax ethics.

Klein's High Court Case Summaries on Federal Income Taxation, 14th contain well-prepared briefs for each major case in this casebook. High Court briefs are written to present the essential facts, issue, decision and rationale for each case in a clear, concise manner. While prepared briefs can never substitute for the insight gained by actually reading a case, these briefs will help readers to identify, understand, and absorb the core "take away" knowledge from each case. Moreover, these briefs are followed by a useful legal analysis, which provides extra tips and contextual background about each case, connecting the case to the broader concepts being developed throughout the casebook. This book also supplies case vocabulary, which defines new or unusual legal words found throughout the cases. Finally, to enhance the reader's recall, there is a corresponding memory graphic for each brief that portrays an entertaining visual representation of the relevant facts or law of the case.

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