AICPA tax membership section free for limited time.

• Position: Tax info

To help CPAs strengthen their tax practices with tools and information, all AICPA members can access tax section member benefits online between July 1 and Aug. 15. Among the resources available from the Web site (www.aicpa.org/tax) are the annual tax practice guides and checklists and e-alerts.

The 23,000 current members of the Tax Section ($135 annual cost per member) enjoy unique professional practice support and advocacy, as well as these time-saving, quality benefits:

* Checklists and Practice Guides (http://tax.aicpa.org/Resources/Tax+Prac tice+Guides+and+Checklists/2005+Tax+ Practice+Guides+and+Checklists/). Get access to more than 100 engagement letters, organizers and checklists for preparing and reviewing all major tax returns. With continual changes and ever-evolving nuances in tax law, it is easy to miss an election or overlook language in an engagement letter that would protect you from a future lawsuit. Safeguard your practice by using the materials prepared each year by experts in their fields. This product alone costs non-members $132.

* Tax Section E-Alert (http://tax.aicpa.org/ Resources/Publications/AICPA+Tax+E -Alerts.htm). Sent approximately biweekly, these e-mails will alert you to important tax legislation and IRS and court rulings on important practical developments affecting individuals and small businesses.

* The Tax Adviser (www.aicpa.org/pubs/ taxadv/index.htm). You can subscribe to the profession's top journal for tax planning...