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Federal Income Taxation of Insurance Companies addresses the tax treatment of life and non-life insurance companies as well as related economic, actuarial, regulatory, and tax policy issues. This book makes extensive references to the legislative history of insurance company tax provisions and other source materials. Insurance company tax developments after the book was published, at the end of 1996, are provided in the updates feature of the publisher’s website, in… More >>
Federal Income Taxation of Insurance Companies
Tags: Companies, Federal, Income, insurance, Taxation
I hereby nominate this book for a Pulitzer Prize for best book of all time. The title only promises a learned discussion of taxing insurance companies, but it delivers so much more. Reading this book turned my life around. I now look at things differently. I see the world in a whole new way. Mr. Burstein has a point of view concerning his topic that extends beyond the narrow confines of taxation to take in all of life. Thank-you Emanuel Burstein for this magnificent work. I can’t wait for the next edition.
Now for the particulars. The characters in this book, such as the IRS or the insurance companies, on a surface level are only large organizations. However, a careful reading will reveal that they represent much larger issues. The interaction of these large organizations is very complex. Out of this complexity Mr. Burstein finds ultimate truths that cannot be found anywhere else. To write more here would give away apparent “trade secrets” that can only be fully appreciated by a careful study of the entire volume. Therefore, to give justice to this great tome, I will only encourage potential readers to fulfill their potential in every possible way by interaction with Burstein’s “Federal Income Taxation of Insurance Companies.”
I have only one caveat. This book is too intense for young children. It will only benefit those who are old enough to understand its subtle meaning.
Rating: 5 / 5