Spring 2013
5459 Federal Income Tax - BUCKLES- 38581
Professor(s):
Johnny Buckles (FACULTY)
Credits: 4
Course Areas: Taxation
Time: 5:30p-7:30p TThLocation: 240 BLB
Course Outline: This course is designed (i) to introduce students to the basic doctrines of federal income tax law in the context of federal tax policy; (ii) to familiarize students with significant provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and United States Treasury regulations that govern personal income taxation, as well as judicial and administrative decisions interpreting the same; and (iii) to help students develop critical problem solving skills in federal income tax law.
Course Syllabus: Syllabus updated 1/9/13
Course Notes:
Prerequisites:
First Day Assignments: For Tuesday, read pages 1-24 of the textbook by Bankman et al.
For Thursday, read pages 24-58 of the textbook.
For the following week, read pages 58-110 of the textbook. (Note: Students will also be assigned concise supplemental materials on recent federal tax legislation the first or second week of classes.)
Final Exam Schedule: 05/03 6-10pm 240 TU2 215 TU2
This course will have:
Exam:
Paper:
Satisfies Skills Course Requirement: No
Satisfies Senior Writing Requirement: No
Book Requirements: