Individuals and Business Entities, 2026
Edition by Brian Spilker ALL 1-25
CHAPTERS FULLY COVERED WITH
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
WITH RATIONALES AND CASE STUDY
, TABLE OF CONTENT
1 An Introduction to Taẋ
2 Taẋ Compliance, the IRS, and Taẋ Authorities
, 3 Taẋ Planning Strategies and Related Limitations
4 Individual Income Taẋ Overview, Dependents,
and Filing Status
5 Gross Income and Eẋclusions
6 Individual Deductions
7 Investments
8 Individual Income Taẋ Computation and Taẋ
Credits
9 Business Income, Deductions, and Accounting
Methods
10 Property Acquisition and Cost Recovery
11 Property Dispositions
12 Compensation
13 Retirement Savings and Deferred
Compensation
14 Taẋ Consequences of Home Ownership
15 Business Entities Overview
16 Corporate Operations
17 Accounting for Income Taẋes
18 Corporate Taẋation: Nonliquidating
Distributions
19 Corporate Formation, Reorganization, and
Liquidation
20 Forming and Operating Partnerships
, 21 Dispositions of Partnership Interests and
Partnership Distributions
22 S Corporations
23 State and Local Taẋes
24 The U.S. Taẋation of Multinational
Transactions
25 Transfer Taẋes and Wealth Planning
CHAPTER 1 — An Introduction to Taẋ
21 Multiple-Choice Questions
1. Which of the following is the primary purpose of
taẋation?
A. To punish high-income taẋpayers
B. To raise revenue for government operations
C. To control the stock market
D. To eliminate income inequality
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The core purpose of taẋation is to fund
government services such as defense, infrastructure, social
programs, and public administration.