2017 income tax fundamentals important internal revenue code sections

Page 1

Chapter : Important Internal Revenue Code Sections Important Internal Revenue Code Sections

Important Internal Revenue Code Sections The United States income tax was authorized by the Sixteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution on March 1, 1913. The Internal Revenue Code (IRC) is the detailed tax law as passed by the U.S. Congress. Some of the most important sections (adapted from Raabe, et.al. Federal Tax Research, 10th Ed.) of the code are summarized below, along with the chapter (and, where appropriate, specific learning objective numbers) of the text in which the section is covered.

CODE SECTION

CONTENTS

TEXT CHAPTER

1

Individual Tax Rates

Chapter 1 (LO 1.5 and Appendix A)

11

Corporate Tax Rates

Chapters 1 & 11 (LO 1.2 and LO 11.1)

36B

Premium Tax Credit

Chapters 6 (LO 6.4)

61

Definition of Gross Income

Chapter 2 (LO 2.1)

62

Deductions for Gross Income

Chapters 3 & 4

162

Trade or Business Deductions Chapters 3 & 4

163

Interest Deduction

Chapter 5 (LO 5.3)

164

Deduction for Taxes

Chapter 5 (LO 5.2)

165

Losses

Chapters 3 & 8 (LO 3.8 and LO 8.3)

167, 168, 179

Depreciation, Election to

Chapter 7 (LOs 7.3, 7.4, 7.5,

Expense

7.6 and 7.7)

1/2


CODE SECTION

CONTENTS

TEXT CHAPTER

212

Production of Income

Chapter 5 (LO 5.6)

Expenses

351

Forming a Corporation

Chapter 11 (LO 11.7)

469

Passive Activities

Chapter 4 (LO 4.2)

721

Forming a Partnership

Chapter 10 (LO 10.2)

904

Foreign Tax Credit

Chapter 6 (LO 6.6)

1245

Depreciation Recapture

Chapter 8 (LO 8.7)

5000A

Minimum Essential Care

Chapter 6 (LO 6.4)

6662

Penalties for Tax Filings

Chapter 12 (LO 12.3)

http://ng.cengage.com/static/nb/ui/index.html?nbId=465961&nbNodeId=163785971&eISBN=9781305872837#!&parentId=163785989

2/2


Turn static files into dynamic content formats.

Create a flipbook
Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.