Using the WG&L Tax Dictionary

The WG&L Tax Dictionary is an authoritative reference guide to key taxation terminology. It includes definitions and explanations of more than 4,000 federal taxation terms, ranging from the highly technical definitions found in legislation to everyday tax slang. The WG&L Tax Dictionary serves as an optional add-on available to all Checkpoint subscribers. If you are interested in adding WG&L Tax Dictionary to your subscription, please call Tax & Accounting Sales at 1-800-950-1216.

Entries in the WG&L Tax Dictionary are drawn from many authoritative resources:

Internal Revenue Code Sections
Treasury Regulations
IRS Rulings
Court Decisions
Legislative History
Law Review Articles
Leading Tax Publications

To locate a tax term definition using the WG&L Tax Dictionary:

On the menu bar, click the Search menu. The Search screen appears.
On the left navigation bar, click WG&L Tax Dictionary. The WG&L Tax Dictionary can be used from Federal, Estate Planning, Pension and Benefits and All Practice Area screens.
Type the term you are searching for in the Enter a Tax Term field.
Click Search. Search results for the tax term definition appear on the Search Results screen. The results show the words that appear around the search term in each of the hits. Document tools icons are available for printing, exporting, or saving. documents. You can also flag documents or add notes to documents.
Select the definition that meets your search criteria.