Instructors: Please visit https: //engagetax.wolterskluwer.com/ExamCopies to learn more and request a desk copy for review. Essentials of Federal Income Taxation for Individuals and Business by Robert Jamison features an easy-reading, straightforward forms approach that is both simple and direct without complex legal language. It introduces basic tax concepts and then fully illustrates them with clear examples and helpful filled-in forms. Organized to save time, Essentials of Federal Income Taxation builds a firm foundation on which to build students' knowledge and understanding of the tax issues which will affect them throughout their careers. Features include: - Concise presentation that covers all the basic material required for an introductory tax course. - Organization that clearly focuses student attention on key concepts and important learning objectives for better overall comprehension. - Use of IRS forms, schedules and worksheets that develop real-world tax preparation skills and illustrate specific reporting requirements. - Filled-in forms that support the explanatory material, so students see actual tax compliance, in practice. - Tax Tips throughout the text that offer tax-planning guidance, so students see how to minimize tax liability and avoid costly taxpayer mistakes. - End of Chapter Questions and Problems that reinforce the salient points presented, as well as key skills required in tax prep. - Special Comprehensive Problems that integrate the major concepts from several chapters to help students put the pieces together and prepare for examination. To speed course preparation and to help teachers make the transition from other textbooks, a comprehensive Instructor's Guide is available to adopting teachers. The CCH Classroom Essentials includes: 1) An electronic file of the entire Instructor's Guide, so teachers can access all the great information at their office/home PC or on their laptop. 2) Respondus-ready and Microsoft(R) Word files of the Testbank questions created by the textbook author for all chapters in the book. These files allow instructors to customize their own tests. 3) CCH's Slide Presentations for each chapter that help enhance and facilitate class lectures and discussion. For Adopting Instructors: Wolters Kluwer offers a complete teaching package to support adopting instructors. Instructors adopting this book receive a downloadable Instructor's Guide that includes the following: Course outlines and AICPA Model Tax Curriculum outlines that show how the text can be used by teachers in various types of courses Summary of each to facilitate course preparation and development of lesson plans Answers to Keystone Problems and End-of-Chapter Questions and Problems Testbank questions and answers that correspond to each chapter in the book Respondus-ready and Microsoft(R) Word files of the Testbank questions created by the textbook authors for all chapters, allowing instructors to customize their own tests. Computer Slide Presentations for each chapter that help facilitate class lectures and discussions Upon request, adopting teachers with classes of 10 or more students will receive a complimentary one-year subscription to CCH(R) AnswerConnect -- a research platform uniquely designed to deliver comprehensive, technical information in an easy-to-use format, keeping instructors completely abreast of recent legislation and other judicial developments. Upon request, adopting teachers with classes of 10 or more students will also receive TaxWise(R) Online -- our Educational Online Tax Preparation Software. This cloud based software allows the professor to monitor each of the students' progress as he or she performs the return, assign homework, and checkup on the students at anytime from anywhere.