Tax Resources - ACCT 710 - Tax Analysis & Strategy - InfoGuides at Rochester Institute of Technology

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Federal tax information including codes, rulings, regulations, cases, legislation, and IRS publications. Also includes state tax resources along with accounting standards from FASB, AICPA, IASB including IFRS. This is a shared account. No saving of documents or history of searching.

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Types of Materials in Checkpoint Helpful for Federal Tax Research

EDITORIAL MATERIALS (SECONDARY)	PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIALS
USTR (United States Tax Reporter)	The Internal Revenue Code, regulations, committee reports, cases, rulings, explanations, and annotations of cases and rulings.
FTC (Federal Tax Coordinator)	All Federal tax laws, regulations, relevant court cases, and IRS rulings and releases.
Citator 2nd	Presents histories of Federal tax cases & rulings citing or cited by other cases & rulings.

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IRS Guidance Information

Understanding IRS Guidance - A Brief Primer
From the IRS. Brief descriptions of Regulations, Revenue Rulings, Revenue Procedures, Private Letter Rulings, Technical Advice Memorandums, Notices, and Announcements.

ACCT 710 - Tax Analysis & Strategy: Tax Resources