The Individual Tax Base: Cases, Problems, and Policies in Federal Taxation

This concise casebook distills the major technical points and policy themes of taxation, with Part I devoted to introductory income tax materials, and Part II focusing on taxation of property transactions. The casebook is designed for a 3-4-credit introductory income tax course, or a 3-credit income tax course plus a 3-credit taxation of property transactions course. Each chapter includes well-developed problems and discussion questions that can help prompt classroom discussion (reformulated and updated to feature issues under the 2017 Tax Act). The book is designed to help teachers and students make sense of both law and policy, and it demands that students read the Code in addition to the text. The casebook develops a running analysis of income-tax and consumption-tax elements in the Code. It also focuses on the social policy effects of the tax law, with new notes and chapters introducing political economy concerns in tax policy and the concept of “democratic fairness,” as well as additional material on the use of the tax code to carry out social policy. The third edition is fully updated through the 2017 Tax Act and includes guidance issued through early 2019

Management of Uthiravathasuronitham (Rheumatoid arthritis) by Siddha traditional formulation Amirdha Gandhi Kukkil Vallathy – A case series

Aim and Objectives: Rheumatoid arthritis is an auto immune disease and its signs and symptoms are correlated with Uthira vatha Suronitham (UVS) in Siddha. Here we discussed a case series of Rheumatoid arthritis managed by a novel, classical Siddha formulation Amirdha Gandhi Kukkil Vallathy (AGKV). Methods: Three cases were diagnosed as Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) based on ACR/EULAR 2010 criteria, along with symptoms of UVS as per Siddha literature. All the three cases were treated with Siddha medicine AGKV 2 gm bid for 48 days in the General out patients department, Siddha Central Research Institute. Observations: The assessment was made by the signs and symptoms and serological parameters like C-Reactive protein (CRP), Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR), Haemoglobin (Hb), Rheumatoid Arthritis factor (RA factor). Results: The RA Factor was reduced in all three patients from 60 to 13.9, from 133 to 106, from 60.7 IU/ml to 35.6 IU/ml ; CRP reduced in case 1 from 135.8 to 34.3, case 3 from 18.9 to  5.6, reduction in RAPS score and clinical symptoms were noticed in all three cases and were followed for 1 year and managed with diet advice. This case series highlights that RA can be successfully managed with Siddha herbo mineral preparation AGKV within a minimum period of 48 days. Hence in a long duration of treatment, it will certainly give good results to reduce the burden of RA patients