TY - BOOK AU - Livingston,Michael A. AU - Gamage,David S. TI - Taxation: law, planning, and policy SN - 9781422476802 (hbk.) AV - KF6369 .L58 2010 U1 - 343.7304 22 PY - 2010/// CY - New Providence, NJ PB - LexisNexis KW - Income tax KW - Law and legislation KW - United States KW - Cases KW - Taxation N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Background and basic themes -- Introduction to the income tax : classic problems in the definition of income -- Noncash compensation and fringe benefits -- Timing I : the basis concept and the relationship between taxable years -- Timing II : realization, recognition, and the problem of deferred compensation -- Loans, interest, and mortgages -- Deductions I : business and personal expenses and the line-drawing problem -- Deductions II : charitable contributions and other itemized deductions -- Capitalization, depreciation, and tax avoidance -- Capital gain and loss -- Taxation of the family unit -- Business taxation and the choice of business entity -- International and comparative taxation : toward a global perspective ER -