Deck 8: Tax Services Specialty and Others

Question 1

In addition to the portfolios, BNA also offers the following source(s):

A) Expert Analysis
B) Events and Training
C) Cases and Decisions
D) all of the above.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The choice to search just a selected portfolio or collection is made available under the:

A) advanced search box.
B) index box.
C) quick search box.
D) Portfolio & Collections box.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The search technique similar to browsing and then searching within the browsed documents organized according to type or content area is called a:

A) Keyword Search.
B) Topic Search.
C) Wildcard search.
D) Guided Search.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

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

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

Question 5

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.
E) (a.) and (b.) only.

Question 6

BNA Portfolios are grouped by area of common topic into:

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

Question 7

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 8

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

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

Question 9

The WestlawNext search engine designed to tailor search results to the most relevant items based on the expertise of experienced law researchers is called the:

A) WestSearrch Search Engine.
B) Boolean Terms Search Engine.
C) Wildcard Search Engine.
D) Regulations Search Engine.

Question 10

The section of a portfolio that has a comprehensive listing of the primary and secondary sources of the tax law is called the:

A) Bibliography Section.
B) Guided Section.
C) Keyword Section.
D) Working Papers Section.

Question 11

For which type of search does BNA offer four different ways to do a search in the tax databases?

A) Keyword search
B) Quick Search
C) Go To Search
D) Guided Search

Question 12

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 13

The service which presents the practitioner with a wide variety of databases in two sections: Tax Services and Primary Law Sources; and Analytical Sources is called:

A) Tax Center.
B) Sources Unlimited.
C) Federal Topical.
D) Business and News.

Question 14

The service LexisNexis offers to academic institutions and public libraries which is a customized version of its services is called:

A) Lexis Nexis.
B) Tax Center.
C) KeySearch
D) LexisNexis Academic.

Question 15

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 16

The research source that is very effective for validating statutes, regulations, and administrative rulings and available in WestlawNext as well as in Westlaw is called a:

A) Keyword.
B) Citator.
C) Inciter.
D) Searcher.

Question 17

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 18

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 19

The more than 500 BNA Portfolios are classified into five series: Federal; International; State; Accounting; and:

A) Citations;
B) Regulations;
C) Municipal;
D) Estate;

Question 20

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

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

Question 21

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.

Question 22

The publications containing a variety of articles and news briefs that are designed to keep readers up to date 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 23

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

Question 24

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

Question 25

How can finding a BNA Portfolio on point with a practitioner's tax issue be like hiring someone to do the research?

Question 26

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

Question 27

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

A) Newsletters.
B) Journal of Multistate State Taxation
C) Scholarly Reviews.
D) Tax Analyses.

Question 28

The results of a LexisNexis Academic search may be listed either by relevance, chronological date, or:

A) keyword.
B) search.
C) publication date.
D) publisher

Question 29

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 30

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

A) Annual Proceedings.
B) Annual Webminars.
C) Annual Awards.
D) Annual Law News.

Question 31

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 32

BNA offers four different ways to do a keyword search in the tax databases: Quick Search, Advanced Search, Keyword, and Guided Search.

Question 33

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

Question 34

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

Question 35

Perhaps the only tax services not available on LexisNexis are its competitors Checkpoint and Westlaw. LexisNexis cannot be accessed through mobile devices as well as conventional personal computers.

Question 36

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

Question 37

Like BNA, Westlaw is not accessible via the Internet and through wireless mobile devices.

Question 38

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

Question 39

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 40

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

Question 41

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

Question 42

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

Question 43

What are KeySearch and the West Key Number System?

Question 44

Why might some researchers find the citators in WestlawNext or Shepards' superior to those found in Checkpoint or
IntelliConnect?

Question 45

What are Scholarly Reviews? Who contributes to the publications? Expand on this.

Question 46

How is each BNA Portfolio arranged?