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Examples and Explanations: Federal Income Taxation, Ninth Edition

Authors
  • Katherine Pratt
  • Thomas D. Griffith
  • Joseph Bankman
Series / Examples & Explanations Series
Description

A favorite classroom prep tool of successful students that is often recommended by professors, the Examples & Explanations (E&E) series provides an alternative perspective to help you understand your casebook and in-class lectures. Each E&E offers hypothetical questions complemented by detailed explanations that allow you to test your knowledge of the topics in your courses and compare your own analysis. 

Here's why you need an E&E to help you study throughout the semester: 

  • Clear explanations of each class topic, in a conversational style. 
  • Features hypotheticals similar to those presented in class, with corresponding analysis so you can use them during the semester to test your understanding, and again at exam time to help you review.  
  • It offers coverage that works with ALL the major casebooks, and suits any class on a given topic. 
  • The Examples & Explanations series has been ranked the most popular study aid among law students because it is equally as helpful from the first day of class through the final exam. 

New to the Ninth Edition: 

  • Extensions and modifications of provisions in Public Law 115-97, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), as part of Public Law 119-21, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), including TCJA rules regarding: 
    • The standard deduction and personal exemptions
    • Miscellaneous itemized deductions
    • Bonus depreciation
    • The SALT cap
  • Inclusion of new provisions enacted as part of OBBBA, including: 
    • Deductions for certain tips, overtime compensation, and passenger vehicle loan interest 
    • An additional deduction for senior taxpayers
    • An increased exclusion for childcare expense reimbursement
    • A tax credit for donations to certain scholarship-granting organizations
    • Tax-preferred IRAs (“Trump accounts”) created for the benefit of minor beneficiaries
  • Discussion of temporary changes (not incorporated into the IRC) in the casualty loss deduction rules for “major” disasters
  • Coverage of recent tax cases, including Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Moore v. United States
  • The Ninth edition also includes new and revised sample final examinations and answers in the Exam Appendix.
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About the authors
Joseph Bankman
Stanford University

A leading scholar in the field of tax law, Joseph Bankman is the author of two widely used casebooks on the subject. His writings on tax policy cover topics such as progressivity, consumption tax, and the role of tax in the structure of Silicon Valley start-ups. He has gained wide attention for his work on how government might control the use of tax shelters and has testified before Congress and other legislative bodies on tax compliance problems posed by the cash economy. He has written and spoken extensively on how we might use technology to simplify filing. He also worked with the State of California to co-author a bill creating ReadyReturn—a completed tax return prepared by the state. Before joining the Stanford Law School faculty in 1989, Professor Bankman was a professor at the University of Southern California Law Center and a tax practitioner with the Los Angeles firm of Tuttle Taylor.

Product Information
Edition
Ninth Edition
Publication date
2026-09-01
Copyright Year
2026
Pages
604
Print
9781543857856
eBook
9798892070034
Subject
Taxation, Federal Income
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