Please note that this class will begin on Monday, May 18, at 6:00 in Room 12. We shall meet on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays (excluding Memorial Day) from 6:00 to 7:40 through July 9 (July 4 is a Saturday).

Course Materials

Please download (for free) my e-textbook at www.cali.org/books/us-federal-income-taxation-individuals-2015. You will need access to the textbook in class. Those who have a laptop to bring with them may be comfortable with just this pdf version. For those who prefer to have a hard copy (like me), you can purchase one (at cost, with no profit for CSU) for $33 in LB 115 (just off the atrium).

You will also need access to the Internal Revenue Code and Treasury Regulations. For those who are comfortable accessing them online, I will walk you through how to do so by using your Bloomberg Law account on the first day of class. (Those using this method should be sure to know how to sign on to your Bloomberg account before the first class.) If you are like me and prefer a hard copy, I recommend (and will be bringing to class) "Selected Federal Taxation--Statutes and Regulations--2015 edition," published by West Academic Publishing (ISBN 978-1-62810-084-6). You may be able to purchase a used copy from a student who took Tax I, Tax II, or Advanced Corporate Tax this academic year.

For the final exam, you will have access to your laptop's hard drive (in order to access the e-textbook in pdf format, your notes, etc.), but you will not have access to the Internet. Therefore, those who rely on Internet access to the Code and Regulations throughout the course are advised to print out hard copies of those sections and regs that you would like to have with your during the final exam (which is open book).

I honestly do not think that any study aids are necessary, as my texbook walks students through many more examples than do many others. Nevertheless, for those who just can't resist, the best is probably "Federal Income Tax" (6th ed) , Examples & Explanations, by Bankman, Griffith, and Pratt.

First Class

Please read both the Preface and Introduction to the textbook. See you on the 18th!