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SSRN Graduate Tax Faculty Rankings

Posted on September 25, 2008
Theodore P. Seto (Loyola-L.A.) has updated his rankings of the Top 15 Graduate Tax Faculties, as measured by the number of SSRN downloads (through 9/12/08) [click on chart to enlarge]: For purpose of Ted?s analysis, a tax professor is initially...

LSAT-Free Law School Admissions Can Goose U.S. News Ranking

Posted on September 25, 2008
My MoneyLaw colleague Tom Bell (Chapman) notes Michigan's new Wolverine Scholars Program -- in which Michigan undergrads with a minimum 3.80 GPA are admitted to Michigan Law School if they agree to not take the LSAT. The rankings benefit is...

SSRN Tax Faculty Rankings

Posted on September 24, 2008
Theodore P. Seto (Loyola-L.A.) has updated his rankings of the Top 25 U.S. Law School Tax Faculties, as measured by the number of SSRN downloads (through 9/12/08) [click on chart to enlarge]: For purpose of Ted?s analysis, a tax professor...

Tulane Tax Institute Kicks Off Today

Posted on September 24, 2008
The 57th Annual Tulane Tax Institute kicks off today in New Orleans. Tax Profs with speaking roles during the three-day conference include: Sam Donaldson (Washington), Recent Developments in Estate and Gift Taxation John Dzienkowski (Texas), Ethical Issues in Transactional Practice...

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Ordower: Seeking Consistency in Relating Capital to Current Expenditures

Posted on September 24, 2008
Henry M. Ordower (Saint Louis) has posted Seeking Consistency in Relating Capital to Current Expenditures, 24 Va. Tax Rev. 263 (2004), on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The court in Gilmore v. United States permitted the taxpayer to capitalize his...

ABA Tax Section Offers Teleconference & Webcast Today on Origination and Restructuring Activity Consequences Under � 864(b)

Posted on September 24, 2008
The ABA Tax Section offers a teleconference and webcast today on Origination and Restructuring Activity Consequences Under Section 864(b) from 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. EST: Section 864(b)(2) provides a safe harbor under which foreign corporations that limit their activities to...

July 2008 Florida Bar Results

Posted on September 24, 2008
Here are the July 2008 Florida Bar Results, along with the schools' U.S. News overall and peer ranking [click on chart to enlarge]: (Hat Tip: Michael Froomkin.)

Gergen: How Corporate Integration Could Kill the Market for Corporate Tax Shelters

Posted on September 24, 2008
Mark P. Gergen (UC-Berkeley) has published How Corporate Integration Could Kill the Market for Corporate Tax Shelters, 61 Tax L. Rev. 145 (2008). Here is the Conclusion: The existing literature on corporate integration has overlooked a significant feature of a...

Dorocak: Tax Informants: Should They be Paid?

Posted on September 24, 2008
John R. Dorocak (California State University, Department of Accounting & Finance) has published State Tax Informants: Rewards and Liabilities Implementation in California and Guidance From the New and Old Federal Program --Should They be Paid?, 38 Cumb...

Moot Court and Trial Advocacy Rankings

Posted on September 24, 2008
Following up on my prior post on law school moot court rankings: here are the updated 2008 Top 25 rankings from Brian Koppen's Law School Advocacy site: Moot Court (72 schools ranked): 1. South Texas 2. Georgetown 3. Washington University...

Optimal Taxation, Economic Growth and Income Inequality in the United States

Posted on September 23, 2008
Gerald W. Scully (Senior Fellow, National Center for Policy Analysis) has published Optimal Taxation, Economic Growth and Income Inequality in the United States on the National Center for Policy Analysis website: Up to a point, government spending on public goods...

Caplin, Cunningham & Engler: Rectifying the Tax Treatment of Shared Appreciation Mortgages

Posted on September 23, 2008
Andrew Caplin (NYU, Stern School of Business), No�l B. Cunningham (NYU) & Mitchell L. Engler (Cardozo) have published Rectifying the Tax Treatment of Shared Appreciation Mortgages, 61 Tax L. Rev. 121 (2008). Here is the abstract: The current mortgage crisis...

CCH: Tax Policies of the Presidential Candidates

Posted on September 23, 2008
CCH has released a 6-page tax briefing, Tax Policies of the Presidential Candidates: As the U.S. prepares to elect its 44th president, tax and accounting professionals and their clients are looking for details about the tax policies of the candidates...

Aujean Delivers Tillinghast International Tax Lecture Tonight at NYU

Posted on September 23, 2008
Michel Aujean (Partner in Charge, Taj?Soci�t� d?Avocats) delivers the Thirteenth Annual David R. Tillinghast Lecture on International Taxation on Towards a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base in the European Union tonight at NYU: According to a large study by the...

Tax Lawyer Mark Muntean Indicted for Wrongly Claiming $7.5m R&D Tax Credit on Bechtel's Tax Return

Posted on September 23, 2008
In today's National Law Journal: Tax Attorney, Former Global Manager at Bechtel Group, Indicted on Tax Charges, by Pamela A. MacLean: A long-time tax attorney and former global tax manager at Bechtel Group Inc., Mark A. Muntean, has been indicted...

Tulane Dean Apologizes for Errors in Law Review Article Claiming Donor Influence on Louisiana Supreme Court

Posted on September 23, 2008
Tulane law school dean Lawrence Ponoroff has written an extraordinary letter of apology to the Louisiana Supreme Court Justices over an article published in its law review: Vernon Valentine Palmer (Tulane) & John Levendis (Loyola-New Orleans), The Louisiana Supreme Court...

Kleinbard & Driessen: A Revenue Estimate Case Study: The Repatriation Holiday Revisited

Posted on September 23, 2008
Edward D. Kleinbard (Chief of Staff, Joint Committee on Taxation) & Patrick Driessen (Senior Economist, Joint Committee on Taxation) have published A Revenue Estimate Case Study: The Repatriation Holiday Revisited, 120 Tax Notes 1191 (Sept. 22, 2008)...

Greta Calls Law School Grading a "Fraud" -- She Gave "Almost Everybody" A's at Georgetown

Posted on September 23, 2008
Fox's Greta Van Susteren (J.D. & LL.M., Georgetown), who has taught several classes at Georgetown, goes off on a four-minute riff on law school grading, calling it a "fraud":

College Students Who Bragged on MySpace About Serving 1 Billion Customers in Keg Business Get $300k Tax Bill

Posted on September 22, 2008
From the Sunday Oklahoman: MySpace Bragging Brings $320,000 Tax Bill to Former, Current UCO Students, by Randy Ellis: A youthful attempt to party their way to popularity and some exaggerated MySpace boasting have turned into a $320,000 tax nightmare for...

TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup

Posted on September 22, 2008
Saturday: NY Times on Sarah Palin's Tax Problem NLJ: Recent Law School Grads Moonlight to Repay Loans IRS Issues Updated FAQ on LILO/SILO Settlement Initiative Professor Obama Lessons from U.S. v. Stein: The Line Between Criminal and Civil Sanctions for...

Fleischer: Taxing Blackstone

Posted on September 22, 2008
Victor Fleischer (Illinois) has published Taxing Blackstone, 61 Tax L. Rev. 89 (2008). Here is the abstract: This Essay analyzes the "Blackstone Bill," which would treat Blackstone and other publicly-traded private equity firms as corporations for tax purposes...

2007-2008 Survey of Applied Legal Education

Posted on September 22, 2008
The Center for the Study of Applied Legal Education has released Report on the 2007-2008 Survey of Applied Legal Education. Here is part of the Overview: This report tabulates the results of the 2007-08 Center for the Study of Applied...

Chang Presents Immigration Restriction as Redistributive Taxation Today at Loyola-L.A.

Posted on September 22, 2008
Howard Chang (Penn) presents Immigration Restriction as Redistributive Taxation: Working Women and the Costs of Protectionism in the Labor Market, 4 J.L. Econ. & Pol'y ___ (2008), at Loyola-L.A. today as part of its Tax Policy Colloquium Series. Edward McCaffery...

University of California Releases Draft Accountability Framework

Posted on September 22, 2008
University of California President Mark G. Yudof yesterday presented to the Board of Regents a draft 211-page accountability report, which is the first attempt to comprehensively assess and share the University's progress in meeting key teaching, research and public service...

WSJ: God, Patriotism and Taxes

Posted on September 22, 2008
Editorial in Wall Street Journal: God, Patriotism and Taxes: Joe Biden isn't backing down from his startling claim last week that raising taxes on the rich is the "patriotic" thing to do. On Thursday he upped the ante, thundering that...

McCain Law Schools

Posted on September 22, 2008
Earlier this month, I reported the results of my analysis of political contributions by self-identified "law professors" on the FundRace 2008 website of The Huffington Post: 635 "law professors" have made contributions to candidates in the 2008 Presidential election totalling...

2009 Tannenwald Tax Writing Competition

Posted on September 22, 2008
The Theodore Tannenwald, Jr. Foundation for Excellence in Tax Scholarship and American College of Tax Counsel are sponsoring the 2009 Tannenwald Writing Competition: Named for the late Tax Court Judge Theodore Tannenwald, Jr., and designed to perpetuate his dedication to...

Tax Motivation for Structure of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and AIG Bailouts

Posted on September 21, 2008
Adam J. Levitin (Georgetown) explains the tax motivation for structuring the Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and AIG bailouts so the Fed or Treasury Department wind up with 79.99% ownership of their stock: [T]he explanation is tax. Section 163 generally provides...

Top 5 Tax Paper Downloads

Posted on September 21, 2008
There is a bit of movement in this week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads, with a new paper debuting on the list at #4: 1. [1078 Downloads] A Guide to Starting Social Security Benefits, by Richard...

How Many Americans Should Have Skin in the Income Tax?

Posted on September 21, 2008
In 2006, roughly 33% of individual income tax filers reported no tax liability (up from 25% in 1998 and 20% in 1981). The Tax Foundation reports that the Presidential candidates' tax plans would increase this number dramatically -- 44% under...

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