Master the nuances of today's federal taxation using the balanced, conceptual approach in Murphy/Higgins' CONCEPTS IN FEDERAL TAXATION 2019. This edition presents the latest tax codes and changes for the most recent tax year using a clear, straightforward approach. You focus on understanding the unifying concepts behind the Internal Revenue Code rather than memorizing the details of the Code. Concepts and applications appear in brief, comprehensible segments that are ideal for CPA Exam review. In addition, examples relate concepts to familiar business scenarios while a wealth of exercises provides more practice than any other book of this kind. CengageNOWv2 online homework tool helps optimizes study. Intuit ProConnect software and RIA Checkpoint Student Edition from Thomson Reuters also provide practice with professional tax tools as you strengthen your conceptual understanding of taxation.

Author Biography

A professor emeritus at Oklahoma State University, Dr. Kevin E. Murphy earned his Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his B.S. and M.S. in accounting at Utah State University. He has published articles in the Journal of the American Taxation Association and The Journal of Accounting Education. Dr. Murphy is a member of the American Accounting Association and the American Taxation Association. Dr. Mark Higgins is Dean of the John Cook School of Business at Saint Louis University. He earned his Ph.D. at the University of Tennessee and his B.S. and M.S. in accounting at the University of South Carolina. He has articles published in Accounting Historians Journal, Journal of Accounting Education, Taxation for Accountants, Critical Perspectives in Accounting, Journal of Legal Tax Research, The CPA Journal and The Tax Adviser. He is also a Certified Public Accountant (inactive).