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New Issue of Tax Watch

Posted on April 26, 2009
The Tax Foundation has published the Spring 2009 issue of Tax Watch, with these articles: Federal Tax Reform on the Way? State Budget Shortfalls May Spark Tax Reform America's Tax Freedom Day Arrives Early Experts Talk Stimulus, Reform in Recent...

Alleged Tax and Financial Improprieties at Harvard Endowment

Posted on April 26, 2009
Harvard Crimson: HMC Tax Concerns Aided Federal Inquiries; Former Employee Expressed Concerns Over Tax Reporting, Offshore Accounts, by Peter F. Zhu: He says he was told it was simply a difference in investment policy. But to Steven M. Rose, then...

Which Companies Pay the Most (and Least) U.S. Taxes?

Posted on April 26, 2009
What U.S. Companies Really Pay in Taxes -- A Study Commissioned by BusinessWeek Shows That Corporate America Pays the IRS Anywhere From Zero to 400% of Income, by Nanette Byrnes: To get a real-world view of how corporate players fare...

Top 5 Tax Paper Downloads

Posted on April 26, 2009
The papers in this week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads are the same as last week's, with some shuffling in the order: 1. [256 Downloads]: 2008 Developments in Connecticut Estate and Probate Law, by Jeffrey A....

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Careers in Tax Law: Perspectives on the Tax Profession

Posted on April 26, 2009
The ABA Tax Section has published Careers in Tax Law: Perspectives on the Tax Profession and What It Holds for You, by John Gamino, Robb A. Longman & Matthew R. Sontag: Designed for those considering or beginning a career in...

Understanding Twitter

Posted on April 25, 2009
(Hat Tip: Jim Levy.)

Laity: The Competence of Nations and International Tax Law

Posted on April 25, 2009
Eric T. Laity (Oklahoma City) has published The Competence of Nations and International Tax Law, 19 Duke J. Comp. & Int'l L. 187 (2009). Here is the part of the Introduction: This article proposes a conceptual foundation for the field...

Section 162(m), Executive Compensation, and Rev. Rul. 2008-13

Posted on April 25, 2009
Sean M. Donahue (LL.M. (Tax) 2009, Georgetown) has published Section 162(m): Executive Compensation and the Implications of Rev. Rul. 2008-13, 8 Appalachian J.L. 89 (2008). Here is the Introduction: On February 21, 2008, the IRS issued Rev. Rul. 2008-13...

Emmanuel Saez Awarded John Bates Clark Medal

Posted on April 25, 2009
The American Economic Association announced on Friday that Emmanuel Saez (UC-Berkeley, Department of Economics) has won the 2009 John Bates Clark Medal, awarded to the "American economist under the age of forty who is judged to have made the most...

UC-Hastings Hosts Northern California Tax Roundtable

Posted on April 25, 2009
UC-Hastings hosted a Northern California Tax Roundtable yesterday with these papers and commentary: Patricia Cain (Santa Clara), DOMA and the Internal Revenue Code Commentator: David Gamage (UC-Berkeley) Mark Gergen (UC-Berkeley), A Pragmatic Case for Taxing an Equity Fund Manager's Profit...

U.S. News Is Looking Into Possible Errors in 2010 Law School Rankings

Posted on April 24, 2009
From Robert Morse, Director of Data Research at U.S. News: It has come to our attention, since the law rankings were published, that a few schools might have submitted incorrect data to U.S. News. We are studying these situations very...

Brown: Shades of the American Dream

Posted on April 24, 2009
Dorothy A. Brown (Emory), Shades of the American Dream, 87 Wash. U.L. Rev. ___ (2010): Federal tax policies such as the mortgage interest deduction do not generally encourage anyone to become a homeowner, yet they do increase the cost of...

Law School Reactions to 2010 U.S. News Rankings

Posted on April 24, 2009
Continuing a TaxProf Blog tradition: here are law school reactions to the U.S. News Law School Rankings (blogged here and here): Arkansas-Fayetteville: U.S. News Ranks University of Arkansas School of Law in Top Tier Boston College: BC Law Ranked 26th...

Houston Business & Tax Law Journal Publishes New Issue

Posted on April 24, 2009
The Houston Business & Tax Law Journal has published Vol. 8, with these tax articles: Samuel D. Brunson (Willkie Farr & Gallagher, New York), Elective Taxation of Risk-Based Financial Institutions: A Proposal, 8 Hous Bus. & Tax L.J. 1 (2008)...

Burman: A Blueprint for Tax Reform and Health Reform

Posted on April 24, 2009
Len Burman (Co-Director, Tax Policy Center) has published A Blueprint for Tax Reform and Health Reform, 28 Va Tax Rev. 287 (2009). Here is the abstract: Burman outlines a plan for tax reform that would maintain progressivity, raise enough revenues...

Kahng: The Single Taxpayer in a Joint Return World

Posted on April 24, 2009
Lily Kahng (Seattle) has posted One Is the Loneliest Number: The Single Taxpayer in a Joint Return World on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The United States is one of the few developed countries to retain the joint return, available...

2010 U.S. News Rankings: Peer, Lawyer-Judge, LSAT & GPA

Posted on April 24, 2009
Here is a ranking of the 184 law schools using only four U.S. News measures: Peer Assessment, Lawyer/Judge Assessment, LSAT, and GPA (which together account for 62.5% in the U.S. News methodology), taking into account the data over the past...

BNA Tax Management Advisory Board Meets on U.S. Income

Posted on April 24, 2009
The BNA Tax Management Advisory Board met yesterday and discussed three U.S. Income papers: Textron: What Does It Mean for the Transparency v. Privilege Debate, by Michelle M. Henkel (Alston & Bird, Atlanta) The Evolution of the Midco Transaction, by...

Lang Presents Patented Tax Strategies, Ethics, and Circular 230 at Hofstra

Posted on April 24, 2009
Michael B. Lang (Chapman) presented Patented Tax Strategies, Ethics, and Circular 230 at Hofstra yesterday, co-sponsored by the Hofstra Tax Law Society and Linda Galler's Ethics in Tax Practice Seminar. Here is part of the Introduction: The tax lawyer or...

NYLS Hosts Annual Tax Lawyering Workshop

Posted on April 24, 2009
The New York Law School Graduate Tax Program today hosts its annual Tax Lawyering Workshop with three panels: Tax Opinions (David T. Moldenhauer (Clifford Chance, New York)) New Rules of Professional Conduct in New York -- New Questions for Tax...

Schwartz: The Future of Tax Privacy

Posted on April 24, 2009
Paul Schwartz (UC-Berkeley School of Law) has published The Future of Tax Privacy, 61 Nat'l Tax J. 883 (2008) (Symposium on Technology, Privacy, and the Future of Taxation). Here is the abstract: This essay considers the past, present, and future...

Brennan Presents The Taxation of Risky Returns Today at NYU

Posted on April 23, 2009
Thomas Brennan (Northwestern) presents Certainty and Uncertainty in the Taxation of Risky Returns at NYU today as part of its Colloquium Series on Tax Policy and Public Finance. The co-convenors are Daniel Shaviro (NYU) & Alan Auerbach (UC-Berkeley, Department of...

More on Ed Kleinbard's Move From Joint Tax Committee to USC

Posted on April 23, 2009
On Tuesday, I blogged the news that Edward D. Kleinbard is leaving his position as Chief of Staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation on May 15, 2009 (after 20 months in the job) to join the faculty at USC...

Barnett: Next Step After the Tax Tea Parties: Repeal the 16th Amendment

Posted on April 23, 2009
Op-ed in today's Wall Street Journal: The Case for a Federalism Amendment: How the Tea Partiers Can Make Washington Pay Attention, by Randy Barnett (Georgetown): In response to an unprecedented expansion of federal power, citizens have held hundreds of "tea...

NYC Tax Lawyer Kills Wife, Two Daughters, Himself

Posted on April 23, 2009
New York City tax lawyer William Parente, 59, killed his wife, Betty, 58, and his daughters Stephanie, 19, and Catherine, 11, by bludgeoning and asphyxiating them at a Sheraton in Towson, MD on Sunday, and then killed himself with a...

Peroni Presents Better Than Exemption Today at San Diego

Posted on April 23, 2009
Robert J. Peroni (Texas) presents Better Than Exemption: How Our Current International Income Tax Regime Produces Greater Tax Benefits Than Does an Exemption System (with J. Clifton Fleming, Jr. (BYU) & Stephen E. Shay (Ropes & Gray, Boston)) at San....

ABA Tax Section Submits Comment Letters

Posted on April 23, 2009
Treatment of Interests in Money Market Mutual Funds Under � 856(c)(4)(A) Reform of Federal Civil Tax Penalties Funding of the IRS

Smart Cards in Taxation

Posted on April 23, 2009
Frank A. Cowell (London School of Economics) has published Problems and Promise of Smart Cards in Taxation, 61 Nat'l Tax J. 865 (2008) (Symposium on Technology, Privacy, and the Future of Taxation). Here is the abstract: The potential impact of...

New 2010 U.S. News Tax Rankings

Posted on April 23, 2009
The new 2010 U.S. News Law School Tax Rankings were released today: 1. NYU (#1 last year) 2. Florida (#2) 2. Georgetown (#3) 4. Northwestern (#4) 5. Harvard (#6) 6. Boston University (#8) 6. Miami (#6) 6. UCLA (#5) 9....

Toronto Seeks to Hire Tax Prof

Posted on April 23, 2009
The University of Toronto Faculty of Law seeks to hire a Tax Prof at the Assistant, Associate or Full Professor rank: The position will commence July 1, 2010. The closing date for applications is July 1, 2009. Job Qualifications: The...

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