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Brennan, Staudt & Epstein: Economic Trends and Judicial Outcomes: A Macrotheory of the Court

Posted on May 13, 2009
Thomas J. Brennan (Northwestern), Lee Epstein (Northwestern) & Nancy C. Staudt (Northwestern) have published Economic Trends and Judicial Outcomes: A Macrotheory of the Court, 58 Duke L.J, 1191 (2009) as part of a symposium on Measuring Judges and Justice...

"Florida No Longer Has Any First Tier Law Schools"

Posted on May 13, 2009
From the Miami Daily Business Review: The University of Miami School of Law showed the only improvement out of four South Florida law schools on U.S. News & World Report?s annual list of the nation?s best law schools. The school?s...

State Tax Revenues Fall 12.6%

Posted on May 13, 2009
The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government reported today that state tax revenues are down 12.6% in the first quarter of 2009: Corporate income tax: -16.2% Personal income tax: -15.8% Sales tax: -7.6% The decline was biggest in the Far...

Hanna: The Real Value of Tax Deferral

Posted on May 13, 2009
Christopher H. Hanna (SMU) has published The Real Value of Tax Deferral, 61 Fla. L. Rev. 203 (2009). Here is the abstract: A leading law professor [William D. Andrews] wrote a quarter-century ago that deferral of gain ?is not as...

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Stephan: Comparative Tax Procedure and Tax Enforcement

Posted on May 13, 2009
Paul B. Stephan III (Virginia) has posted Comparative Taxation Procedure and Tax Enforcement on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This essay, a chapter in a book on international investment law and comparative public law forthcoming from Oxford University Press, reviews...

WSJ: Charitable Gift Annuities Can Stop Giving

Posted on May 12, 2009
In today's Wall Street Journal: Donors Find Gift Annuities Can Stop Giving; Market Turmoil Saps Ability of Some Charities to Continue Paying Out Promised Yields, by Mike Spector & Shelly Banjo: It sounds good on paper: You make a donation...

Scalia on the U.S. New Rankings: "You Can't Make a Sow's Ear Out of a Silk Purse"

Posted on May 12, 2009
New York Times: On the Bench and Off, the Eminently Quotable Justice Scalia, by Adam Liptak: After giving a talk on administrative law at American University Washington College of Law on April 24, Justice Scalia took a few questions. One...

Southern Federal Tax Institute

Posted on May 12, 2009
The Board of Trustees of the Southern Federal Tax Institute invites all full-time tax professors to attend the Forty-Forth Annual Institute in Atlanta on October 19-23, 2009 as guests of the Trustees (the $895 registration fee will be waived). If...

Cheating Scandal Erupts at Syracuse Following Biden's Graduation Speech

Posted on May 12, 2009
Following Vice-President Joe Biden's commencement address at Syracuse University on Sunday, a cheating scandal has erupted at the law school -- bringing to mind Biden's plagiarism as a Syracuse 1L thirty-four years ago. According to the New York Times, the...

Media Wrap-Up of Obama Tax Proposals

Posted on May 12, 2009
Following up on yesterday's post, Details of Obama Tax Proposals: here are some of today's media and blogosphere commentary: Bloomberg News: Obama Targets Financiers to Close "Loopholes" in US Tax Code Chronicle of Philanthropy: Obama Budget Would Keep Estate Tax...

More From The Stand-Up Economist

Posted on May 12, 2009
I have previously blogged (here and here) the comedy stylings of Yoram Bauman, Ph.D., the "World's First and Only Stand Up Economist." Yesterday, he posted his appearance at the January 2009 meeting of the American Economic Association:

Goodwin: Robertson v. Princeton and Cy Pres Reform

Posted on May 12, 2009
Iris J. Goodwin (Tennessee) has published Ask Not What Your Charity Can Do For You: Robertson v. Princeton Provides Liberal-Democratic Insights Into the Dilemma of Cy Pres Reform, 51 Ariz. L. Rev. 75 (2009). Here is the abstract: This Article...

Sartori: Effects of Strategic Tax Behaviors on Corporate Governance

Posted on May 12, 2009
Nicola Sartori (S.J.D. candidate, University of Michigan) has posted Effects of Strategic Tax Behaviors on Corporate Governance on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This paper addresses agency tensions and conflicts that may emerge between managers (agents) and shareholders (principals) as...

NYSBA: Tax Issues Faced by Investors in Ponzi Schemes

Posted on May 12, 2009
The New York State Bar Association Tax Section yesterday released a report on Tax Issues Confronting Private Foundation Investors in Ponzi Schemes and Other Frauds.(No. 1183): Bernard L. Madoff ... [has] admitted to defrauding investors out of upwards of $65...

SNL: The Bank Stress Tests

Posted on May 12, 2009

ABA Tax Section Publishes Spring 2009 Issue of News Quarterly

Posted on May 11, 2009
The ABA Tax Section has published 28 News Quarterly No. 3 (Spring 2009): Dealing with an Uncooperative Client, by Michael Lang (Chapman) (pp. 1, 18-20) Tax CLE Highlights at the Annual Meeting (p. 2) From the Chair (William J. Wilkins)...

Lederman Wins Teaching Award at Indiana

Posted on May 11, 2009
Leandra Lederman (Indiana-Bloomingon) has won the Trustees Teaching Award: Trustees Awards recognize excellence in teaching, and are awarded by a committee that reviews student and faculty nominations.

Sartori: Corporate Governance Dynamics and Tax Compliance

Posted on May 11, 2009
Nicola Sartori (S.J.D. candidate, University of Michigan) has posted Corporate Governance Dynamics and Tax Compliance on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This paper addresses the effects that corporate governance dynamics may have on corporate tax compliance...

TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup

Posted on May 11, 2009
Saturday: Buchanan: Stasis in Tax Policy Law School Party Rankings CTJ: Obama's International Tax Proposals IRS Releases 2006 Corporate Tax Data Sunday: Goodbye, Class of 2009 Top 5 Tax Paper Downloads President Obama at Last Night's White House Correspondents' Dinner...

Details of Obama Tax Proposals

Posted on May 11, 2009
The Obama Administration today released documents amplifying the tax proposals contained in the President's FY 2010 budget: Treasury Department, Office of Tax Policy General Explanations of the Administration's Fiscal Year 2010 Revenue Proposals (2009 Green Book) Press Release and Summary...

Motivating Faculty Dandelion Pickers

Posted on May 11, 2009
Michael Madison (Pittsburgh), The Law School Faculty as a Commons: In a comment on my last post, Jacqui Lipton asked about the greatest challenge that I?ve faced as Research Dean at Pitt. The short answer is that it is relatively...

Newsweek: Obama Is Grandstanding With International Tax Proposals

Posted on May 11, 2009
In this week's Newsweek: Tax Dodge Myths: Are Multinationals Not Paying Their Fair Share?, by Robert J. Samuelson: Listen to President Obama, and the status quo seems a cesspool. Pervasive "loopholes" engineered by "well-connected lobbyists" allow U.S...

An Empirical Study of the Change in the Burden of Proof in the U.S. Tax Court

Posted on May 11, 2009
Janene R. Finley (Augustana College, Department of Accounting) & Allan Karnes (Southern Illinois University, School of Accountancy, College of Business Administration) have published An Empirical Study of the Change in the Burden of Proof in the United States Tax Court,...

IRS Sues Robin Givens for $300k in Back Taxes

Posted on May 11, 2009
The IRS has sued actress Robin Givens, ex-wife of boxer Mike Tyson, for $300,000 in back taxes, interest, and penalties for eight of the twelve calendar years through 2007. Ms Givens also has state tax difficulties, with tax liens filed...

ABA Tax Section May Meeting

Posted on May 10, 2009
The ABA Tax Section's three-day May Meeting concluded yesterday at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, D.C. A list of Tax Profs with speaking roles, and their topics, is below the fold. Bankruptcy and Workouts-- Bryan Camp (Texas Tech), Keith Fogg...

IRS Releases 2008 State Tax Data

Posted on May 10, 2009
The IRS's Statistics of Income Division has released Tax Stats 2009-12, with State Tax Data at a Glance for Fiscal Year 2008 and Revised Examination Data for Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007: IRS Data Book ? New state tables that...

Goodbye, Class of 2009

Posted on May 10, 2009
The University of Cincinnati College of Law sent off the Class of 2009 into the world today at our graduation ceremony. They are our 176th graduating class, making us the fourth-oldest conitnuously operating law school in the country. It is...

Top 5 Tax Paper Downloads

Posted on May 10, 2009
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 #5: 1. [272 Downloads]: 2008 Developments in Connecticut Estate and Probate Law, by...

President Obama at Last Night's White House Correspondents' Dinner

Posted on May 10, 2009

CTJ: Obama's

Posted on May 09, 2009
Citizens for Tax Justice has released: Obama's Proposals to Address Offshore Tax Abuses Are a Good Start, but More Is Needed: On May 4, President Obama proposed several measures to address overseas tax avoidance and tax evasion that are steps...

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