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Senate Holds Hearing Today on Canada, Iceland & Bulgaria Tax Treaties

Posted on July 10, 2008
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee holds a hearing today to consider proposed tax treaties with Bulgaria (Treaty Doc. 110-18), Canada (Treaty Doc. 110-15), and Iceland (Treaty Doc. 110-17). In connection with the hearing, the Joint Committee on Taxation has released...

NYSBA Issues Tax Reports

Posted on July 10, 2008
The New York State Bar Association Tax Section has issued several tax reports: IRS Notice 2008-32 (1160) Prepaid Forward Contracts (1159) Distributions in Connection with Acquisitions (1158) Tax Exemption for Foreign Sovereigns Under Section 892 (1157)

Distributional Effects of the 2001 and 2003 Tax Cuts: How Do Financing and Behavioral Responses Matter?

Posted on July 10, 2008
Douglas W. Elmendorf, Jason Furman, William G. Gale & Benjamin H. Harris have posted Distributional Effects of the 2001 and 2003 Tax Cuts: How Do Financing and Behavioral Responses Matter? on The Brookings Institution website. Here is part of the...

UC-Irvine Announces "Dream Team" of Founding Faculty and Administrators

Posted on July 10, 2008
UC-Irvine Dean Erwin Chemerinsky today announced his "dream team" of founding faculty and administrators as the law school prepares to welcome its first class in fall 2009. From the press release: ?I am proud to be joined by this talented...

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Lexis v. Westlaw

Posted on July 10, 2008
Law Librarians and LexisNexis vs. Westlaw: Survey Results, by Paul Lomio (Stanford) & Erika Wayne (Stanford) Lexis v. Westlaw For Research?Better, Different, or Same and the Qwerty Effect?, 47 IDEA 363 (2007), by Jon Cavicchi (Franklin Pierce) (Hat Tip: Law...

Taxes and the Sale of the Pittsburgh Steelers

Posted on July 10, 2008
Two articles on the impact of taxes on the potential sale of the Pittsburgh Steelers: CNBC: Pittsburgh Steelers, Taxes (Obama) And Selling Sports Teams Posted, by:Darren Rovell: The Wall Street Journal is reporting this morning that the Pittsburgh Steelers might...

University of Luxembourg Seeks to Hire Tax Prof

Posted on July 10, 2008
The University of Luxembourg is looking to hire a Professor/Assistant Professor in Tax Law: The successful candidate will be expected to have extensive research and teaching experience in various aspects European tax law as well as the fiscal system of...

Cords: Charitable Contributions for Disaster Relief

Posted on July 09, 2008
Danshera Cords (Capital) has published Charitable Contributions for Disaster Relief: Rationalizing Tax Consequences and Victim Benefits, 57 Cath. U. L. Rev. 428 (2008). Here is the abstract: This article advocates a consistent approach to the tax treatment of disasters, both...

U.S. News to Change Placement Component of Rankings to Exclude Unemployed Grads Who Are Not Seeking Work

Posted on July 09, 2008
Robert Morse, Director of Data Research at U.S. News & World Report, has just announced that the magazine will be changing the job placement component (at graduation (4% of ranking) and 9 months after graduation (14%)) of its law school...

NY Times: Helmsley Dog Bequest Highlights Need to Reform Charitable Deduction

Posted on July 09, 2008
Ray D. Madoff (Boston College) has published an op-ed in today's New York Times: Dog Eat Your Taxes?: The latest news from the Palace, that Leona Helmsley left instructions that her charitable bequest of as much as $8 billion be...

6th Circuit: Tax Court Is Not a "Court" and Thus Lacks Power to Transfer Case to District Court

Posted on July 09, 2008
The Sixth Circuit yesterday affirmed a Tax Court's decision that it lacked authority 28 U.S.C. � 1631 to transfer a case to the federal district court becasue the Tax Court is not a "court" for purposes of 28 U.S.C. �...

Some Economists Back Away From Support of McCain's Economic Plan

Posted on July 09, 2008
On Monday, I blogged the McCain campaign's announcement that 300 distinguished economists had signed a letter supporting his economic plan, including the tax component. Today's Politico reports that not all of the economists actually support the plan: [A] good many...

NLJ on Four Tax Nominations

Posted on July 09, 2008
Yesterday, I blogged the Senate's approval of these four tax nominations: Ed Eck, Dean of the University of Montana School of Law, to be a Member of the IRS Oversight Board David D. Gustafson, to be a Judge of the...

Benshalom: A Critique of the EU's Home State Taxation and CCCTB Initiatives

Posted on July 09, 2008
Ilan Benshalom (Northwestern) has posted A Comprehensive Solution for a Targeted Problem: A Critique of the EU's Home State Taxation and CCCTB Initiatives on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This Article examines the European Commission's Home State Taxation and CCCTB...

Stimulating the Dead

Posted on July 09, 2008
I received a $600 economic stimulus check this week as the executor of my deceased father's estate. The IRS's Economic Stimulus Payments Information Center indicates that is the normal practice: Q. If an individual dies, what happens to his or...

Some Christian Ministries Cooperate With Senate Investigation of Their Finances; Others Lawyer Up

Posted on July 08, 2008
I previously have blogged Sen. Grassley's investigation of six Christian ministries seeking detailed data on expenses, executive compensation, and amenities given to executives. Sen. Grassley issued a press release yesterday reporting on which ministries have coooerated in the investigation and...

National Taxpayer Advocate Releases Mid-Year Report to Congress

Posted on July 08, 2008
National Taxpayer Advocate Nina E. Olson today released her mid-year report to Congress, setting forth her objectives for the year: Among the key areas of focus will be improving IRS procedures to protect victims of tax-related identity theft and expanding...

1,331 Tax Amendments Since 2001

Posted on July 08, 2008
I previously blogged David Zaring's post on the Internal Revenue Code as the federal statute that the Supreme Court interprets the most. David today notes the number of tax amendments since 2001: 2007: 141 2006: 229 2005: 259 2004: 370...

Welsh: The Future of Education

Posted on July 08, 2008
Take the time to watch this fantastic one-hour video by Michael Welsh (Kansas State) on The Future of Education -- I guarantee it will change the way you think about integrating technology into your teaching. (Hat Tip: John Mayer.) Michael...

Weisbach: The Taxation of Carried Interests in Private Equity

Posted on July 08, 2008
David A. Weisbach (Chicago) has published The Taxation of Carried Interests in Private Equity, 94 Va. L. Rev. 715 (2008). Here is the abstract: This Essay analyzes the tax treatment of carried interests in private equity. It argues that there...

Senate Approves Tax Nominations

Posted on July 08, 2008
The Senate yesterday approved these tax nominations: Ed Eck, Dean of the University of Montana School of Law, to be a Member of the IRS Oversight Board David D. Gustafson, to be a Judge of the U.S. Tax Court Richard...

Law Prof's Paternity Defense

Posted on July 08, 2008
One of the enjoyable aspects of being a law professor is getting together with colleagues and trading bizarre faculty stories. Although I have heard some amazing tales through the years, this one takes the cake: Unhappy Father's Day: Retired U...

Law Firm Tax Rankings

Posted on July 08, 2008
Over the past week, I have blogged the separate law firm tax rankings in the corporate tax and tax controversy areas developed by Chambers as part of its ranking of the top U.S. law firms by various specialities. The rankings...

Johnston: Blame It on Rio: GE?s Brazilian Headache

Posted on July 07, 2008
David Cay Johnston has published Blame It on Rio: GE's Brazilian Headache, 50 Tax Notes In'l ___ (June 30, 2008). Here is the summary: In 2005 the new manager of a General Electric subsidiary in Brazil that made light bulbs...

TaxProf Blog Holiday Weekend Roundup

Posted on July 07, 2008
Friday: Judge: Pringles Are Not Potato Chips, So Are Exempt From U.K. 17.5% Potato Chip Tax 7th Circuit Chides IRS For "Clearly Erroneous Proposition of Law" in Form Letter SOI Releases Updated Individual Income Tax Return Statistics NLJ: IRS Clarifies...

The Tax Treatment of Frequent Flyer Miles: An Update

Posted on July 07, 2008
The tax treatment of frequent flyer miles is a staple in the basic income tax course. Beginning over twenty years ago, commentators began discussing the issue: M. Bernard Aidinoff, Frequent Flyer Bonuses: A Tax Compliance Dilemma, 31 Tax Notes 1345...

Walker & Fleischer: Book/Tax Conformity and Equity Compensation

Posted on July 07, 2008
David I. Walker (Boston University) & Victor Fleischer (Illinois) have posted Book/Tax Conformity and Equity Compensation on SSRN. Here is the abtsract: Should we require companies to report the same amount of income to the IRS as they report to...

NLJ: Deans Dislike Proposed Change in U.S. News Rankings Methodology

Posted on July 07, 2008
I previously blogged (here, here, here, and here) the announcement (here and here) by Robert Morse, Director of Data Research at U.S. News & World Report, that the magazine is "seriously studying" two changes to its law school rankings methodology...

Federalist Society Offers Paid Research Leaves to Junior Faculty

Posted on July 07, 2008
The Federalist Society has announced a new Searle Young Legal Scholars Research Fellowship Program to provide two junior tenure-track faculty members funding to take a semester-long research leave to make major progress on an important scholarly article: The Award: Fellows...

300 Economists Support McCain's Economic Plan

Posted on July 07, 2008
The McCain campaign announced today that over 300 economists support his economic plan, including his tax plan: His plan would keep taxes from rising, because higher tax rates are exactly the wrong policy to restore economic growth, especially at this...

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