Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Shepardizing is the process of evaluating the validity of a case and locating additional authority in legal research. Analyzing is too broad and could refer to any stage of legal research. Primary researching refers to the initial search for legal resources, but does not necessarily involve evaluating the validity of a case or locating additional authority. Citating is the process of citing legal authorities in legal writing.

Question 2

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:

Accepted Answer

Tax Periodicals are specifically designed to keep readers informed about current developments and changes in tax laws. Law Publisher's best and Taxation Legal are not commonly used terms in the industry, and Law Review is typically focused on legal theory and analysis rather than current events in tax law.

Question 3

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.

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Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

BNA (Bureau of National Affairs) was acquired by Bloomberg L.P. in 2011 and is not owned by CCH.

Question 5

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

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Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

The Westlaw system is widely used in law schools for legal research, so virtually all law schools train their students using it.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

The publications produced by major law schools and organizations such as the National Tax Association and the American Taxation Association are typically scholarly reviews, rather than newsletters or tax analyses. The Journal of Multistate State Taxation may be a specific publication within this category, but it is not a universal term.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

The question asks for an option in addition to relevance and chronological date, and out of the remaining options, publication date is the only one that makes sense as a way to organize search results in a meaningful way. Keyword and search are not sorting options, and publisher may not be relevant to the search topic.

Question 9

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.

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Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

The term "proceedings" typically refers to a collection of papers or presentations from a conference or symposium, often published in a book or journal. Therefore, "Annual Proceedings" would be the most appropriate choice for the collection of materials presented at a yearly conference of tax professionals. The other options, such as "Annual Webminars," "Annual Awards," or "Annual Law News," do not accurately reflect the nature of the materials presented at a professional conference.

Question 11

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.

Accepted Answer

Most search indexes and databases provide relevant results by using a guided search strategy, making it easier for users to locate articles on a particular topic or subject.

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

BNA (Bloomberg Tax) offers different search options, but the specific names and number of search methods may vary and should be verified from the latest resources.

Question 13

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.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

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.

Accepted Answer

The statement correctly describes the availability and importance of the BNA Daily Tax Report to practitioners.

Question 15

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.

Accepted Answer

The statement in the question is false. LexisNexis provides tax services as well as its competitors Checkpoint and Westlaw. Additionally, LexisNexis can be accessed through mobile devices as well as personal computers.

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

LexisNexis has indeed developed a tax research service called the Lexis Tax Center exclusively for tax practitioners.

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

Westlaw is accessible via the Internet and through mobile devices through its online platform and mobile app.

Question 18

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).

Accepted Answer

BNA Portfolios are indeed grouped by area of common topic into collections.

Question 19

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.

Accepted Answer

This statement is true. All major tax services provide newsletters as part of their service to inform subscribers of important tax law developments.

Question 20

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

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Quiz 8: Tax Services Specialty and Others