Book Description

The Tenth Edition of Freeland, Lind & Stephens' Fundamentals of Federal Income Taxation incorporates changes made by 1996 & 1997 legislation including: * A new Chapter 11A dealing with the inclusion of gains on principal residences under Section 121 * A new Chapter 11C dealing with Exclusions & Other Tax Benefits Related to the Costs of Higher Education. These include the Sections 25A Hope & Lifetime Learning Credits, the Section 135 Savings Bond Exclusion Provision, the Section 529 Qualified State Tuition Programs & the Section 530 Educational IRAs * An addition to Chapter 20C to cover Roth IRAs & SIMPLE retirement plans * Changes in Chapter 21 dealing with Capital Gains & Losses to reflect the amendments to Section 1(h) & other legislative changes to the taxation of capital gains & losses * Consideration in Chapter 27B of the Qualified Adoption Expense Credit & the Child Credit