Question 1

The Federal Tax Coordinator is a topical service.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which statement is CORRECT regarding annotated tax services?

Accepted Answer

A) They are organized by Internal Revenue Code section. 
B) They provide annotations, which are comprehensive, detailed analyses of related court cases and administrative rulings. 
C) They divide the tax law into transactions and related subject matter with underlying tax principles as an organizing format. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) They are organized by Internal Revenue Code section. 
B) They provide annotations, which are comprehensive, detailed analyses of related court cases and administrative rulings. 
C) They divide the tax law into transactions and related subject matter with underlying tax principles as an organizing format. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 3

Which service of Checkpoint is an annotated tax service?

Accepted Answer

A) Standard Federal Income Tax Reporter 
B) ​USTR 
C) Tax Research Consultant 
D) Federal Tax Coordinator 
A) Standard Federal Income Tax Reporter 
B) ​USTR 
C) Tax Research Consultant 
D) Federal Tax Coordinator

Question 4

There are four primary search methods in Checkpoint: (1) keyword, (2) contents, (3) index, and (4) citation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The starting point in approaching any tax research problem is to:

Accepted Answer

A) browse the Table of Contents 
B) formulate relevant tax questions and identify the issues associated with them 
C) evaluate the tax problem and suggest solutions to the taxpayers 
D) none of these are correct 
A) browse the Table of Contents 
B) formulate relevant tax questions and identify the issues associated with them 
C) evaluate the tax problem and suggest solutions to the taxpayers 
D) none of these are correct

Question 6

Checkpoint's flagship editorial content tax service is entitled the:

Accepted Answer

A) Federal Tax Coordinator 
B) Federal Tax Handbook 
C) Standard Federal Income Tax Reporter 
D) United States Tax Reporter 
A) Federal Tax Coordinator 
B) Federal Tax Handbook 
C) Standard Federal Income Tax Reporter 
D) United States Tax Reporter

Question 7

Thomson Reuters Checkpoint will NOT automatically use its Thesaurus and look for synonyms when you put in a search query.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Select three different primary sources, one from each area of tax law (legislative, administrative, and judicial), and provide a specific example of a source that is available in Checkpoint.

Accepted Answer

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Legislative: Internal Revenue Code, va

Question 9

A Checkpoint Contents search can be difficult to use.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Federal Tax Coordinator (FTC) is published by:

Accepted Answer

A) Thomson Reuters Checkpoint 
B) CCH 
C) Westlaw 
D) ​BNA 
A) Thomson Reuters Checkpoint 
B) CCH 
C) Westlaw 
D) ​BNA

Question 11

The key to effective tax research is:

Accepted Answer

A) finding your answer in free Internet sources 
B) avoiding preparer penalties 
C) finding the pertinent material necessary to arrive at an informed conclusion about the best treatment of a tax problem 
D) all of these are correct 
A) finding your answer in free Internet sources 
B) avoiding preparer penalties 
C) finding the pertinent material necessary to arrive at an informed conclusion about the best treatment of a tax problem 
D) all of these are correct

Question 12

Topical tax services:

Accepted Answer

A) provide annotations 
B) divide the tax law into transactions and related subject matter with underlying tax principles as an organizing format 
C) have explanations that are organized by Internal Revenue Code section numbers 
D) all of these are correct 
A) provide annotations 
B) divide the tax law into transactions and related subject matter with underlying tax principles as an organizing format 
C) have explanations that are organized by Internal Revenue Code section numbers 
D) all of these are correct

Question 13

Explain the difference between an annotated tax service and a topical tax service. Give an example of each.

Accepted Answer

An annotated tax service is organized fo

Question 14

A citator is a tool through which a tax researcher can learn the history of a legal source and evaluate the strength of its holdings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which is an editorial service provided by Checkpoint?

Accepted Answer

A) Federal Tax Coordinator 
B) United States Tax Reporter 
C) Federal Tax Handbook 
D) all of these are correct 
A) Federal Tax Coordinator 
B) United States Tax Reporter 
C) Federal Tax Handbook 
D) all of these are correct

Question 16

Commercial tax services provide editorial explanations and expert analysis of primary tax law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

It is imperative that a citator be examined to determine how later legal sources have considered the document of interest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

One of the greatest benefits of Checkpoint and any Internet service is:

Accepted Answer

A) the lack of information available 
B) only published IRS documents can be researched 
C) the currency of the information provided 
D) only a few Courts are covered 
A) the lack of information available 
B) only published IRS documents can be researched 
C) the currency of the information provided 
D) only a few Courts are covered

Question 19

Boolean connectors are used:

Accepted Answer

A) when the researcher is unsure as to which keywords would be most effective in a search 
B) to define the relationship between keywords 
C) in intuitive searches 
D) none of these are correct 
A) when the researcher is unsure as to which keywords would be most effective in a search 
B) to define the relationship between keywords 
C) in intuitive searches 
D) none of these are correct

Question 20

Checkpoint's annotated service, which formerly was known as PH Federal Taxes, is known by the following acronym:

Accepted Answer

A) the U.S. Master Tax Guide 
B) AFTR 
C) USTR 
D) none of these are correct 
A) the U.S. Master Tax Guide 
B) AFTR 
C) USTR 
D) none of these are correct

The Federal Tax Coordinator is a topical service.

Which statement is CORRECT regarding annotated tax services?

Which service of Checkpoint is an annotated tax service?

There are four primary search methods in Checkpoint: (1) keyword, (2) contents, (3) index, and (4) citation.

The starting point in approaching any tax research problem is to:

Checkpoint's flagship editorial content tax service is entitled the:

Thomson Reuters Checkpoint will NOT automatically use its Thesaurus and look for synonyms when you put in a search query.

Select three different primary sources, one from each area of tax law (legislative, administrative, and judicial), and provide a specific example of a source that is available in Checkpoint.

A Checkpoint Contents search can be difficult to use.

The Federal Tax Coordinator (FTC) is published by:

The key to effective tax research is:

Topical tax services:

Explain the difference between an annotated tax service and a topical tax service. Give an example of each.

A citator is a tool through which a tax researcher can learn the history of a legal source and evaluate the strength of its holdings.

Which is an editorial service provided by Checkpoint?

Commercial tax services provide editorial explanations and expert analysis of primary tax law.

It is imperative that a citator be examined to determine how later legal sources have considered the document of interest.

One of the greatest benefits of Checkpoint and any Internet service is:

Boolean connectors are used:

Checkpoint's annotated service, which formerly was known as PH Federal Taxes, is known by the following acronym:

Introduction to Tax Practice and Ethics

Tax Research Methodology

Constitutional and Legislative Sources

Administrative Regulations and Rulings

Judicial Interpretations

Tax Services CCH Intelliconnect

Tax Services Specialty and Others

Multijurisdictional and Other Research

Financial Accounting Research

Communicating Research Results

Tax Planning

Working With the IRS

Tax Practice and Administration: Sanctions, Agreements, and Disclosures

Filters

Exam 6: Tax Services Ria Checkpoint

The Federal Tax Coordinator is a topical service.

Which statement is CORRECT regarding annotated tax services?

Which service of Checkpoint is an annotated tax service?

There are four primary search methods in Checkpoint: (1) keyword, (2) contents, (3) index, and (4) citation.

The starting point in approaching any tax research problem is to:

Checkpoint's flagship editorial content tax service is entitled the:

Thomson Reuters Checkpoint will NOT automatically use its Thesaurus and look for synonyms when you put in a search query.

Select three different primary sources, one from each area of tax law (legislative, administrative, and judicial), and provide a specific example of a source that is available in Checkpoint.

A Checkpoint Contents search can be difficult to use.

The Federal Tax Coordinator (FTC) is published by:

The key to effective tax research is:

Topical tax services:

Explain the difference between an annotated tax service and a topical tax service. Give an example of each.

A citator is a tool through which a tax researcher can learn the history of a legal source and evaluate the strength of its holdings.

Which is an editorial service provided by Checkpoint?

Commercial tax services provide editorial explanations and expert analysis of primary tax law.

It is imperative that a citator be examined to determine how later legal sources have considered the document of interest.

One of the greatest benefits of Checkpoint and any Internet service is:

Boolean connectors are used:

Checkpoint's annotated service, which formerly was known as PH Federal Taxes, is known by the following acronym:

Introduction to Tax Practice and Ethics

Tax Research Methodology

Constitutional and Legislative Sources

Administrative Regulations and Rulings

Judicial Interpretations

Tax Services CCH Intelliconnect

Tax Services Specialty and Others

Multijurisdictional and Other Research

Financial Accounting Research

Communicating Research Results

Tax Planning

Working With the IRS

Tax Practice and Administration: Sanctions, Agreements, and Disclosures

Filters