Federal Tax Procedure Book

I publish a Federal Tax Procedure book in two versions -- a nonfootnoted version for students and a footnoted version more suitable for practitioners.  These texts are available for purchase here.  Both texts are offered in pdf format only.  If the purchaser needs hard copies, the purchase will have to print the text of the pdf.  For the versions, there is a companion "Materials" pdf that can be downloaded free from my class website, here.

1.  Updates and Errata.

I will provide the material errata to both versions of the book via  this Federal Tax Procedure Blog.  I do not not note minor errata where, for example, I make minor syntactical and grammatical changes to the text or footnotes or add additional citations in a footnote for a point already established to establish only some nuanced point.  So, it is a judgment call I make as to which errata to post on the blog.  I will post the material errata.  I provide a downloadable spreadsheet below that will indicate the material errata for each version of the book.  The spreadsheet will provide (i) the table of contents section number for the errata, (ii) the page number for the errata, (iii) if the errata is in a footnote, the footnote for the errata, and (iv) a link to the blog page for the discussion of the contents of the errata.

This spreadsheet is in Excel 2010 and uses MS Excel's table features, which functions somewhat like a database.  Specifically, by clicking in the heading, viewers can sort in alphabetical or numeric order and limit the rows to only certain rows (e.g., if your version of the book is the Full version, you can exclude the Nonfootnoted errata and view only the Full version errata and then sort by chapter, page number, etc.).  Then, as to the substantive contents of the errata, there are links to the blog that will discuss them.

The Spreadsheet may be downloaded here in zip format.  This link takes the reader to Google docs which permits the download by clicking file in the upper left.  I will update this spreadsheet once a week, at least.

2.  Tips for Using the PDF Book.

The pdf can be used for digital review on a monitor or can be printed out for reading.  The printed copy functions the way hard copy books work, except that this book does not have a key-word index at the end. I will try to fix that issue in the next version.

The pdf is more functional if it is viewed digitally on a monitor.  The most important differences from the printed copy are:  (i) the digital copy has bookmarks (at the left of the screen) that can help navigate via the Table of Contents structure in which the bookmarks appear; and (ii), perhaps more importantly for the busy practitioner, the search feature is quite functional.  Even if view in the Abobe Acrobat Reader's, basic search functionality should permit you to pick up relevant material in the text and in the footnotes.  And, the full Adobe Acrobat program permits more sophisticated searches.  For practitioners purchasing the footnoted version, I am trying to make the footnotes as helpful as possible, and perhaps the easiest entre into the footnotes is by a word search.

Note the errata / update process above and, for those who are tax procedure fans, please read the blog regularly and make comments on the blog entries.  I will try to respond where appropriate.  Further, my expectation is that other readers will respond as well and readers will find those comments and responsive very helpful.  For an example of how the comment process works, readers might want to take a look at my Federal Tax Procedure Blog here: http://www.federaltaxcrimes.blogspot.com/

3.  Request for Feedback from Readers / Users.

I welcome feedback from readers and users.  If you spot errors or just unclear or awkward wording or syntax, please let me know.  Really, any idea you may have to make the book better will be greatly appreciated. Please send your comments to me at jack@tjtaxlaw.com.