McGraw-Hill Education McGraw-Hill's Taxation of Individuals, 2012e

McGraw-Hill’s Taxation Series continues to provide a unique, innovative, and engaging learning experience for students studying taxation. The breadth of the topical coverage, the storyline approach to presenting the material, the emphasis on the tax and nontax consequences of multiple parties involved in transactions, and the integration of financial and tax accounting topics make this book ideal for the modern tax curriculum. With over 250 schools adopting the 2nd edition, McGraw-Hill’s Taxation of Individuals resonates with instructors who were in need of a bold and innovative approach to teaching tax. 280 professors have contributed 250 book reviews, in addition to 17 focus groups and symposia. These instructors were impressed on the book’s organization, pedagogy, and unique features that are a testament to the grassroots nature of this book’s development. About the Author Brian Spilker teaches taxation at Brigham Young University where he received both B.S. and M.A.cc degrees. After work experience at a major tax firm, he earned his Ph.D. at the University of Texas at Austin. He has won numerous professional awards, including awards for innovative teaching and use of technology in the classroom. His research on tax information search and professional judgment have appeared in key scholarly journals of accountancy. Ben Ayers, dean of the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia, received an M.T.A. and B.S. from the University of Alabama. and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. A tax manager and a contract manager before he earned his doctorate, he is the recipient of 11 teaching awards at the school, college, and university levels, including the Richard B. Russell Undergraduate Teaching Award and Ray M. Sommerfeld Outstanding Tax Educator Award. His research interests include the effects of taxation on firm structure, mergers and acquisitions, and capital markets, and he has published articles in major journals of accounting, law, and economics. John Robinson earned a J.D. from and Ph.D. in accounting from the University of Michigan and holds a chair in the business department at Texas A&M University, where he teaches courses on individual and corporate taxation and advanced accounting. He has taught at the University of Kansas and the University of Texas at Austin, and he has served as an academic fellow on the Securities and Exchange Commission. A former president of American Taxation Association, his numerous awards include the Henry A. Bubb Award for outstanding teaching and the Outstanding Service Award from the ATA. His research and scholarly publishing involve a broad variety of topics involving financial accounting, mergers and acquisitions, and the influence of taxes on financial structures and performance. Ed Outslay, a professor of accounting in the Department of Accounting and Information Systems at Michigan State University, received a B.A. from Furman University and an M.B.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. He teaches graduate classes in corporate taxation, multiunit enterprises, accounting for income taxes, and international taxation. His many awards for teaching and service include ATA/Deloitte Teaching Innovations Award, the Ray M. Sommerfeld Outstanding Tax Educator Award and the Lifetime Service Award from the American Taxation Association. He has also received several awards for his baseball coaching. Ron Worsham teaches taxation in the graduate, undergraduate, M.B.A., and Executive M.B.A. programs at Brigham Young University, where he is an associate professor in the School of Accountancy. Before earning his Ph.D. at the University of Florida, he received both B.S. and M.A.cc (tax emphasis) degrees from Brigham Young University and worked as a tax consultant, earning his C.P.A. license. He has been honored for outstanding innovation in the classroom at Brigham Young University, and has published academic research in the areas of taxpay