James M. Hopkins, CPA, retired professor of accounting at Morningside College, recently published a book for tax preparers on family tax benefits for qualifying child and qualifying relative dependents.

James M. Hopkins, CPA, retired professor of accounting at Morningside College, recently published a book for tax preparers on family tax benefits for qualifying child and qualifying relative dependents.

The book covers such topics as the child and dependent care credit, child tax credit, earned income credit, how to file when divorced, and head of household filing status. It lays out a variety of possible situations, such as when a grandparent or a sibling might be able to claim a dependent, personal and dependency exemptions in the year of death, or what to do if the parents live together but have never married. The book also includes relevant sections of the Internal Revenue Code.

“I thought it would be a good reference for people doing tax returns,” Hopkins said.

Hopkins taught income tax and accounting classes at Morningside College for 30 years. He recently retired and is an adjunct professor at Morningside. In addition to teaching, he has 13 years of experience in public accounting and private industry and currently maintains a tax consulting practice in the area.

During his teaching career, Hopkins wrote articles that were published in the Journal of Accountancy, The CPA Journal, Taxes – The Tax Magazine, and publications of the National Association of Tax Professionals (NATP).

His book can be purchased online at BarnesandNoble.com or at Amazon.com and is titled “Family Tax Benefits for Qualifying Child and Qualifying Relative Dependents.”