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Mcgraw-Hill’s Taxation Of Individuals 2024 Edition,
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15th Edition By Spilker, Ayers, Ayers, All Chapters 1-
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PartvfI:vfIntroductionvftovfTaxation

Chaptervf1:vfAnvfIntroductionvftovfTax

Chaptervf2:vfTaxvfCompliance,vfthevfIRS,vfandvfTaxvfAuthoriti

esvfChaptervf3:vfTaxvfPlanningvfStrategiesvfandvfRelatedvfLimita

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PartvfII:vfBasicvfIndividualvfTaxation

Chaptervf4:vfIndividualvfIncomevfTaxvfOverview,vfDependents,vfandvfFilingvfStatusvfChapte

rC5:vfGrossvfIncomevfandvfExclusions

Chaptervf6:vfIndividualvfDeductionsvfCh

apterC7:vfInvestments

Chaptervf8:vfIndividualvfIncomevfTaxvfComputationvfandvfTaxvfCredits



PartvfIII:vfBusiness-RelatedvfTransactions

Chaptervf9:vfBusinessvfIncome,vfDeductions,vfandvfAccountingvfMethodsvf

Chaptervf10:vfPropertyvfAcquisitionvfandvfCostvfRecovery

Chaptervf11:vfPropertyvfDispositions



PartvfIV:vfSpecializedvfTopics

ChapterC12:vfCompensation

Chaptervf13:vfRetirementvfSavingsvfandvfDeferredvfCompensationvfChapterC

14:vfTaxvfConsequencesvfofvfHomevfOwnership

, Chapter 1vf


An Introduction to Tax
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Discussion Questions
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pevfrsonalvfdecisionsvfthatvfindividualsvffacevf(e.g.,vfinvestmentvfdecisions,vfevaluatingv f alt
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(2) [LOvf1]vfWhatvfarevfsomevfaspectsvfofvfbusinessvfthatvfrequirevfknowledgevfofvftaxatio
n?vfWhatCarevfsomevfaspectsvfofvfpersonalvffinancevfthatvfrequirevfknowledgevfofvftaxa
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• Wherevfshouldvfthevfbusinessvflocate?
• Howvfshouldvfbusinessvfacquisitionsvfbevfstructured?
• Howvfshouldvfthevfbusinessvfcompensatevfemployees?
• Whatvfisvfthevfappropriatevfmixvfofvfdebtvfandvfequityvfforvfthevfbusiness?
• Shouldvfthevfbusinessvfrentvforvfownvfitsvfequipmentvfandvfproperty?
• Howvfshouldvfthevfbusinessvfdistributevfprofitsvftovfitsvfowners?
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(3) [LOvf1]vfDescribevfsomevfwaysvfinvfwhichvftaxesvfaffectvfthevfpoliticalvfprocessvfinvft
hevfUnitedvfStates.

U.S.vfpresidentialvfcandidatesvfoftenvfdistinguishvfthemselvesvffromvftheirvfopponents