McGraw-Hill Education Principles of Taxation for Business and Investment Planning, 2008 Edition

This text is appropriate for a one-semester introductory tax course at either the undergraduate or graduate level in which the instructor emphasizes business planning and decision-making. The content of the text is highly compatible with the AICPA Model Tax Curriculum and is ideal for preparing students to take the revised computer-based CPA exam. Jones takes a different approach to the study of taxation than the traditional tax return preparation approach. This book teaches students to recognize the role taxes play in business and investment decisions. In addition, the book presents the general role of taxation and its implications across all taxpaying entities before discussing the details relevant to specific entities. This approach allows students to really grasp the fundamental concepts that are the foundation for specific tax rules. The benefit is that the students will understand the framework of the tax system, even though specific tax rules and regulations change from year to year About the Author Sally M. Jones is professor emeritus of accounting at the McIntire School of Commerce, University of Virginia, where she taught undergraduate and graduate tax courses. Before joining the Virginia faculty in 1992, Professor Jones spent 14 years on the faculty of the Graduate School of Business, University of Texas at Austin. She received her undergraduate degree from Augusta College, her MPA from the University of Texas, and her PhD from the University of Houston. She is also a CPA. Professor Jones was the first editor of Advances in Taxation (JAI Press) and the Price Waterhouse Case Studies in Taxation. She has published numerous articles in the Journal of Taxation, The Tax Adviser, and the Journal of the American Taxation Association. Professor Jones is a frequent speaker at tax conferences and symposia, a past president of the American Taxation Association, and the 2000 recipient of the Ray M. Sommerfeld Outstanding Tax Educator Award. Shelley Rhoades-Catanach is an associate professor of accountancy at Villanova University and a CPA. She teaches a variety of tax courses in Villanovas undergraduate, masters of accounting, and graduate tax programs. Before joining the Villanova faculty in 1998, Professor Rhoades-Catanach spent four years on the faculty of Washington University in St. Louis. She has also served as a visiting faculty member at the Darden Graduate School, University of Virginia, and at INSEAD, an international MBA program in Fontaine bleau, France. She received her undergraduate degree in accounting from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and her PhD from the University of Texas at Austin. Professor Rhoades-Catanach has published articles in numerous journals, including the Journal of the American Taxation Association, Accounting Review, Issues in Accounting Education, Journal of Accounting Education, and Review of Accounting Studies. She has served as president, vice president, and trustee of the American Taxation Association and on the editorial boards of the Journal of the American Taxation Association and the Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation. She currently serves as co-editor of the Journal of International Accounting, Auditing, and Taxation. Professor Rhoades-Catanach is the 2010 recipient of the Ray M. Sommerfeld Outstanding Tax Educator Award.