Examines the basics of federal income taxation with emphasis on statutory materials; special attention to problems of individual taxpayers and specific rules regarding gross income, adjusted gross income, taxable income, deductions, exemptions and credits. Students are required to take this course as one of the first two advanced graduate seminars in taxation. Cross-listed with and equivalent to TA 318. (JD students seeking to enroll must obtain the approval of the program director.) Corequisite: LLM 317A.