Library Guides: Federal Tax Research: Research Services

Government Agencies

Free Resources

Tax Notes
- Daily news, analysis, and commentary for tax professionals
Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC)
- Provides comprehensive information about staffing, spending, and enforcement activities of the federal government. On a day-to-day basis, what are the agencies and prosecutors actually doing? Who are their employees and what are they paid?

DATABASES

GovInfo.gov This link opens in a new window
U.S. Government Publications Office web portal which disseminates official information from all three branches of the Federal Government. Includes the Code of Federal Regulations, the Federal Register, and the U.S. Code.
Tax: Bloomberg Law Practice Center This link opens in a new window
Bloomberg Practice Center focused on tax law. Includes state & federal materials. Primary law, secondary sources, agency materials, and tax news all integrated into one platform.
Tax: Lexis Practical Guidance This link opens in a new window
Tax-focused practical guidance from Lexis+. Provides forms, templates, resource kits, and comparative law charts. State and federal tax coverage.
Westlaw Precision This link opens in a new window

Current Awareness

State Tax Information

All States Tax Guide (RIA) (Westlaw)
Bender's State Taxation: Principles and Practice (Lexis)
Center for State Tax Policy (Tax Foundation)
- Produces timely high-quality data, research, and analysis on state fiscal issues that influence the debate toward economically principled tax policies.
Hellerstein & Hellerstein: State Taxation (Westlaw)
NYU Conference on State and Local Taxation
- The annual conference results in a law review that is scholarly but also includes articles that are very practical, laden with examples, tax-planning tips, and commentary.
Tax Practice Center - State (Bloomberg)
- Portfolios and Chart Builders to compare states

Research Guides

Internal Revenue Service

Forms, Instructions & Publications
- IRS Publications (on a variety of tax topics) and the Instructions to IRS Forms can often help you understand
  the IRS's view of tax laws. Keep in mind that these are NOT primary sources of law; however, they can be helpful
Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
Internal Revenue Manuals
Serve Your Clients
- A collection of IRS links likely to be of use to a tax professional, including a link to the Internal Revenue Manual
Tax Code, Regulations, and Official Guidance
Tax Statistics
- Here you will find a wide range of tables, articles, and data that describe and measure elements of the U.S. tax system.
Tax Topics
- Source for general individual and business tax information
Understanding IRS Guidance - A Brief Primer
- Explains the difference between Regulations, Revenue Rulings, Revenue Procedures, Private Letter
  Rulings, Technical Advice Memoranda, Notices, and Announcements