Deck 8: Other Tax Services and Tax Periodicals

Question 1

Clicking BNA Picks will present:

A)The most popular articles in the database
B)Closely related portfolios
C)Primary sources that link tothe currently open portfolio
D)Journal articles and treatises that discuss the current portfolio

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The research source available in Westlaw that is very effective for validating statutes, regulations, and administrative rulings is called a(n):

A)keyword
B)citator
C)inciter
D)searcher

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The process of evaluating the validity of a case and locating additional authority often is called:

A)analyzing
B)primary researching
C)citating
D)shepardizing

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The BNA Portfolios most unique and useful feature is called the:

A)Keyword Section
B)Guided Section
C)Working Papers Section
D)Topical Section

Question 5

The service developed by LexisNexis exclusively for tax practitioners is called the:

A)LexisNexis Academic
B)Tax Research Consultant
C)Lexis Advance Tax
D)Lexis Portfolios

Question 6

The Westlaw research service which helps determine whether a case, law, or regulation remains good law is called:

A)KeyCite
B)KeySearch
C)WestlawNext
D)Campus Research

Question 7

The BNA Portfolios can be accessed directly by clicking on the headings under:

A)Cases and Decisions
B)Practice Tools
C)Expert Analysis
D)Indexes and Finding Aids

Question 8

The search that uses the West Key Numbering System, which organizes key issues found in court cases intohundreds of numbered topics, is called:

A)KeyCite
B)KeySearch
C)WestlawNext
D)Keyword Search

Question 9

The Westlaw search engine designed totailor search results tothe most relevant items based on the expertise of experienced law researchers is called the:

A)WestSearch search engine
B)Boolean Terms search engine
C)Wildcard search engine
D)Regulations search engine

Question 10

The customized version of the services that LexisNexis offers toacademic institutions and public libraries is called:

A)Nexis Uni
B)Tax Center
C)KeySearch
D)LexisNexis Academic

Question 11

BNA Portfolios are grouped by area of common topic into:

A)Sub-Folders
B)Collections
C)Journals
D)Guides

Question 12

BNA Bloomberg is best known in the tax community as the publisher of the:

A)BNA Collections
B)BNA Tax Management Portfolio
C)BNA Bloomberg Tax & Accounting Center
D)BNA Citators

Question 13

The Westlaw service towhich many schools and universities subscribe, which has a more limited range of data than WestlawNext is called:

A)WestlawNow
B)Westlaw Universal Research
C)Westlaw Campus Research
D)Westlaw Taxation Research

Question 14

The service that presents the practitioner with databases that include primary sources and analytical materials is called:

A)Lexis Advance Tax
B)Sources Unlimited
C)Federal Topical
D)Business and News

Question 15

Which of the following is one of the twoways tosearch BNA?

A)Keyword Search
B)Quick Search
C)GoToSearch
D)Guided Search

Question 16

Tofind a specific publication in Nexus Uni, a researcher can:

A)enter  the publication name directly intothe keyword search box
B)use find publication  under the Guided Search function
C)build more sophisticated searches in Advanced Search
D)all of the above

Question 17

In addition tothe portfolios, BNA alsooffers the following source(s):

A)expert analysis
B)events and training
C)cases and decisions
D)all of these are correct

Question 18

Which of the following is not a series of the more than 500 BNA Portfolios?

A)U.S. Income
B)Estate, Gift & Trust
C)Municipal
D)U.S. International
E)Accounting for Income Taxes

Question 19

Possibly the world's largest full-text information resource, accessible through mobile devices as well as conventional personal computers, is called:

A)BNA Bloomberg
B)Westlaw
C)LexisNexis
D)CCH

Question 20

The legal oriented services by the West Group designed by attorneys, for attorneys is called:

A)Westlaw
B)WestlawNext
C)Tax Management
D)Mertens Law of Federal Income Taxation

Question 21

How can finding a BNA Portfolioon point with a practitioner's tax issue be like hiring someone todothe research?

Question 22

All major tax services include a publication as part of their service aimed at keeping the subscriber abreast of important tax law developments. These publications are called Newsletters.

Question 23

Perhaps the only  tax services not available on LexisNexis are its competitors Checkpoint and Westlaw.

Question 24

BNA offers four different ways todoa keyword search in the tax databases: Quick Search, Advanced Search, GoTo, and Guided Search.

Question 25

The West Group, an authoritative legal publisher, offers tax research capabilities through its Westlaw and WestlawNext services. These services were designed by attorneys, for attorneys.

Question 26

Virtually all law schools train their students  using the Westlaw system.

Question 27

BNA Portfolios are grouped by area of common topic intoCOLLECTIONS (e.g., there are multiple portfolios on income tax accounting that will be displayed if one clicks on that heading).

Question 28

Most search indexes and databases such as Google Scholar, JSTOR, Business Source Premier, Thomson Reuters Web of Science, and ABI/Inform, facilitate the locating of relevant tax articles by focusing on a guided search strategy.

Question 29

All major law schools, as well as organizations such as the National Tax Association, and the American Taxation Association, produce publications referred toas:

A)newsletters
B)journals of multistate state taxation
C)scholarly reviews
D)tax analyses

Question 30

The citation for a printed tax journal article should take the following standard format:  Sanders, Debra, Susan Gill, and Jill Zuber. 2009. Deductibility of bankruptcy costs and  the origin of the claim. The Tax Advisor 40 (8): at 528.

Question 31

Tax Analysts produces a variety of comprehensive state, federal, and international news, analysis, and commentary publications for the public on a daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis.

Question 32

Realizing how important tax research has become, LexisNexis developed a service exclusively  for tax practitioners called the Lexis Advance Tax.

Question 33

Tax Journals published for the purpose of keeping tax practitioners abreast of current changes and trends in the tax law are referred toas Professional Notes.

Question 34

Like BNA, Westlaw is accessible via the Internet and through wireless mobile devices.

Question 35

BNA provides a State Tax Series of portfolios organized by individual state rather than by state tax issues.

Question 36

How is each BNA Portfolioarranged?

Question 37

The collection of papers, seminars, lectures, panel discussions, and demonstrations presented at yearly conferences of tax professionals is called the:

A)annual proceedings
B)annual webinars
C)annual awards
D)annual law news

Question 38

The publications containing a variety of articles and news briefs that are designed tokeep readers up todate in specific or general areas of the tax law are called:

A)Law Publisher's best
B)Tax Periodicals
C)Law Review
D)Taxation Legal

Question 39

Today, BNA is owned by Bloomberg, provides 350 news services, and is the largest independent publisher of business and government analysis for professionals.

Question 40

One of the most important tax newsletters available topractitioners is the BNA Daily  Tax Report (DTR). DTR is available online; through wireless devices, including iPhones;  and in hard copy.

Question 41

What are Scholarly Reviews? Whocontributes tothe publications? Expand on this.

Question 42

What are some of BNA's publications? Describe each briefly.

Question 43

Why might some researchers find the citators in Westlaw or Shepard's superior tothose found in Checkpoint or AnswerConnect?

Question 44

What are some of the Tax Analysts publications? Describe them briefly.

Question 45

What are KeySearch and the West Key Number System?