Instructions:
For this assignment, explore and analyze the following:

1- What are the goals of tax research?
2- Assess how one becomes an effective tax researcher.
3- Analyze the functions of commercial tax services, annotated tax services and topical tax services.
4- Describe the function of the citatory in the tax research process.
5- What topic areas are covered by Lexis and Nexus and what is LexisNexis academic?
6- Compare and contrast the database structure of Lexis from RIA and CCH tax services.
7- What is Westlaw and how does it relate to tax research?
8- provide a decision tree diagraming how you would research each of the key issues. Use the above tax research diagram . as a guide.

Support your paper with five (5) scholarly sources.

Length: 5-7 pages (not including title and reference pages).