1. BNA Bloomberg is best known in the tax community as the publisher of the:
a. BNA Collections
b. BNA Tax Management Portfolio
c. BNA Bloomberg Tax & Accounting Center
d. BNA Citators
2. In addition to the portfolios, BNA also offers the following source(s):
a. Expert Analysis
b. Events and Training
c. Cases and Decisions
d. all of the above.
3. The more than 500 BNA Portfolios are classified into five series: Federal; International; State; Accounting; and:
a. Citations;
b. Regulations;
c. Municipal;
d. Estate;
4. The BNA Portfolios can be accessed directly by clicking on the headings under:
a. Cases and Decisions
b. Practice Tools
c. Expert Analysis
d. Indexes and Finding Aids
5. BNA Portfolios are grouped by area of common topic into:
a. Sub–Folders
b. Collections
c. Journals
d. Guides
6. For which type of search does BNA offer four different ways to do a search in the tax databases?
a. Keyword search
b. Quick Search
c. Go To Search
d. Guided Search
7. The choice to search just a selected portfolio or collection is made available under the:
a. advanced search box.
b. index box.
c. quick search box.
d. Portfolio & Collections box.
8. The search technique similar to browsing and then searching within the browsed documents organized according to
type or content area is called a:
a. Keyword Search.
b. Topic Search.
c. Wildcard search.
d. Guided Search.
9. The BNA Portfolios most unique and useful feature is called the:
a. Keyword Section.
b. Guided Section.
c. Working Papers Section.
d. Topical Section.
10. The section of a portfolio that has a comprehensive listing of the primary and secondary sources of the tax law is
called the:
a. Bibliography Section.
b. Guided Section.
c. Keyword Section.
d. Working Papers Section.
11. The legal oriented services by the West Group designed by attorneys, for attorneys is called:
a. Westlaw.
b. WestlawNext.
c. Tax Management.
d. Mertens Law of Federal Income Taxation.
e. (a.) and (b.) only.
12. The Westlaw service to which many schools and universities subscribe, which has a more limited range of data than
WestlawNext is called:
a. WestlawNow.
b. Universal Research.
c. Campus Research.
d. Taxation Research.
13. The WestlawNext search engine designed to tailor search results to the most relevant items based on the expertise
of experienced law researchers is called the:
a. WestSearrch Search Engine.
b. Boolean Terms Search Engine.
c. Wildcard Search Engine.
d. Regulations Search Engine.
14. The search that uses the West Key Numbering System, which organizes key issues found in court cases into
hundreds of numbered topics is called the:
a. KeyCite.
b. KeySearch.
c. WestlawNext.
d. Keyword Search.
15. The Westlaw research service which helps determine whether a case, law, or regulation remains good law is called:
a. KeyCite.
b. KeySearch.
c. WestlawNext.
d. Campus Research.
16. The research source that is very effective for validating statutes, regulations, and administrative rulings and available
in WestlawNext as well as in Westlaw is called a:
a. Keyword.
b. Citator.
c. Inciter.
d. Searcher.
17. Possibly the world’s largest full–text information resource, accessible through mobile devices as well as conventional
personal computers is called:
a. BNA Bloomberg.
b. Westlaw.
c. LexisNexis.
d. CCH
18. The service developed by LexisNexis exclusively for tax practitioners is called the:
a. LexisNexis Academic.
b. Tax Research Consultant.
c. Lexis Tax Center.
d. Lexis Portfolios.
19. The service which presents the practitioner with a wide variety of databases in two sections: Tax Services and
Primary Law Sources; and Analytical Sources is called:
a. Tax Center.
b. Sources Unlimited.
c. Federal Topical.
d. Business and News.
20. The service LexisNexis offers to academic institutions and public libraries which is a customized version of its
services is called:
a. Lexis Nexis.
b. Tax Center.
c. KeySearch
d. LexisNexis Academic.
21. The results of a LexisNexis Academic search may be listed either by relevance, chronological date, or:
a. keyword.
b. search.
c. publication date.
d. publisher
22. The process of evaluating the validity of a case and locating additional authority often is called:
a. Analyzing.
b. Primary researching.
c. Citating.
d. Shepardizing.
23. 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:
a. Law Publisher‘s best.
b. Tax Periodicals.
c. Law Review.
d. Taxation Legal.
24. The collection of papers, seminars, lectures, panel discussions, and demonstrations presented at a yearly conferences
of tax professionals is called the:
a. Annual Proceedings.
b. Annual Webminars.
c. Annual Awards.
d. Annual Law News.
25. All major law schools, as well as organizations such as the National Tax Association, and the American Taxation
Association produce publications referred to as:
a. Newsletters.
b. Journal of Multistate State Taxation
c. Scholarly Reviews.
d. Tax Analyses.
26. 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.
a. True
b. False
27. 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.
a. True
b. False
28. 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.
a. True
b. False
29. 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.
a. True
b. False
30. 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.
a. True
b. False
31.
The citation for a printed tax journal article should take the following standard format: Sanders, Debra, Susan Gill,
and Jill Zuber. 2009. Deductibility of bankruptcy costs and the origin of the claim. The Tax Advisor 40 (8): at 528.
a. True
b. False
32. Today, BNA is owned by CCH, provides 350 news services, and is the largest independent publisher of business and
government analysis for professionals.
a. True
b. False
33. 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).
a. True
b. False
34. BNA offers four different ways to do a keyword search in the tax databases: Quick Search, Advanced Search,
Keyword, and Guided Search.
a. True
b. False
35. 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.
a. True
b. False
36. Virtually all law schools train their students using the Westlaw system.
a. True
b. False
37. Like BNA, Westlaw is not accessible via the Internet and through wireless mobile devices.
a. True
b. False
38. 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.
a. True
b. False
39. Realizing how important tax research has become, LexisNexis developed a service exclusively for tax practitioners
called the Lexis Tax Center.
a. True
b. False
40. BNA provides a State Tax Series of portfolios organized by individual state rather than by state tax issues.
a. True
b. False
41. How can finding a BNA Portfolio on point with a practitioner’s tax issue be like hiring someone to do the research?
42. How is each BNA Portfolio arranged?
43. What are KeySearch and the West Key Number System?
44. Why might some researchers find the citators in WestlawNext or Shepards’ superior to those found in Checkpoint or
IntelliConnect?
45. What are Scholarly Reviews? Who contributes to the publications? Expand on this.
46. What are some of the Tax Analysts publications? Describe them briefly.
47. What are some of BNA’s publications? Describe each briefly.