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Galle: Hidden Taxes

Posted on March 17, 2009
Brian D. Galle (Florida State) has posted Hidden Taxes, 86 Wash. U. L. Rev. ___ (2009), on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The idea of hidden taxes is as old as John Stuart Mill, but convincing evidence of their existence...

IRS Provides Tax Relief for Madoff Investors

Posted on March 17, 2009
The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing today on Tax Issues Related to Ponzi Schemes and an Update on Offshore Tax Evasion Legislation. Here are the member and witness statements: Max Baucus (Chair) Charles Grassley (Ranking Member) Douglas H. Shulman...

Another Law Prof Dying of ALS

Posted on March 17, 2009
Folowing up on Sunday's post on Steven Gey (Florida State): Today's Faculty Lounge has a moving post about Michael Goldsmith (BYU), who also is dying of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS -- Lou Gehrig's disease). Michael wrote about his plight in...

Mehrotra Presents The Treasury, WWI, and the Modern Fiscal State Today at Michigan

Posted on March 17, 2009
Ajay Mehrotra (Indiana) presents Lawyers, Guns & Public Monies: The U.S. Treasury, World War One, and the Administration of the Modern Fiscal State today at Michigan as part of its Tax Policy Workshop Series hosted by Reuven S. Avi-Yonah. Here...

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TPC Examines Obama Tax Proposals

Posted on March 17, 2009
The Tax Policy Center has released Tax Proposals in the 2010 Budget (Mar. 16, 2009): President Obama's 2010 Budget contains a number of tax provisions that would cut taxes for low- and middle-income households and raise taxes on wealthier taxpayers.....

Using Stimulus Money to Pay Taxes

Posted on March 17, 2009
From today's local Cincinnati paper: Butler Dismayed by IRS Finding It Owes $500,000: Butler County might have to pay $500,000 in back taxes for not reporting the use of county-issued cell phones, uniforms and cars as employee benefits. The IRS...

Probation Condition: No Law School For You!

Posted on March 17, 2009
National Law Journal: Ex-Top Aide to Detroit's Fallen Mayor Is Out of Jail, But Won't Return to Law School Any Time Soon: The former top aide and mistress of Detroit's fallen mayor has completed her jail sentence for lying under...

Brauner: The Valuation of Intangibles for Transfer Pricing Purposes

Posted on March 17, 2009
Yariv Brauner (Florida) has published Value in the Eye of the Beholder: The Valuation of Intangibles for Transfer Pricing Purposes, 28 Va. Tax Rev. 79 (2008). Here is the abstract: This article assesses the desirability of our current, arms' length...

Use the Tax Code to Reclaim the AIG Bonuses

Posted on March 16, 2009
Aaron Zelinsky (Yale 2L & son of Tax Prof Ed Zelinky (Cardozo)) writes: Larry Summers: Stop the AIG Bonuses. Yes You Can: Larry Summers claims that nothing can be done about the AIG bonuses. As a former Secretary of the...

ABA Tax Section Accepting Nominations for 2010-2012 Public Service Fellowships

Posted on March 16, 2009
The ABA Tax Section is accepting applications for Public Service Fellowships for 2010-2012: Applications must be received by August 1, 2009 to be considered. Applicants selected for interviews will be invited to attend the Section?s meeting in Chicago on September...

More on Laptops in the Classroom

Posted on March 16, 2009
Following up on my latest laptops in the classroom post: Tax Prof Scott Taylor (University of St. Thomas asks: Banning Laptops: A Good Idea?: Law professors are currently debating whether to ban student use of laptops in the law school...

WSJ: Tax Me If You Can

Posted on March 16, 2009
Wall Street Journal editorial: Tax Me If You Can: [T]he movie industry ... is pleading in state capitals across the country for most-favored-tax status. Hollywood productions are highly mobile and can film just about anywhere. So they have taken to...

TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup

Posted on March 16, 2009
Saturday: Illinois Gov. to Propose 50% Increase in State Income Tax CTJ Applauds Obama's Tax Proposals Smith: Let the Poor Sue for Refund Without Full Payment Sunday: Top 5 Tax Paper Downloads Update on Steven Gey's Condition IRS Releases 2008...

IRS Releases New NOL Rules

Posted on March 16, 2009
The IRS today released guidance on the new NOL rules for small businesses: The new provision was enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. No. 111-5) and allows small businesses with a net...

Zelinsky: Tax Nexus and Apportionment

Posted on March 16, 2009
Edward A. Zelinsky (Cardozo) has published Rethinking Tax Nexus and Apportionment, 28 Va. Tax Rev. 1 (2008). Here is the abstract: The dormant Commerce Clause concept of tax nexus is best understood as a rough, but serviceable, proxy for the...

Jensen Named Editor of Journal of Taxation of Investments

Posted on March 16, 2009
Erik M. Jensen (Case Western) is the new editor of the Journal of Taxation of Investments, published by Civic Research Institute: This isn't a "scholarly" publication; it's aimed at a non-academic audience of investors and their advisors. But, as we....

Law Student Chart of Economic Gloom

Posted on March 16, 2009
The Shark has assembled announcements of associate layoffs and summer program reductions in this one chart (which currently lists the cutbacks at 29 law firm and government agencies).

West to Provide Research Services to IRS

Posted on March 16, 2009
Thomson-Reuters, the exclusive sponsor of this blog and our Law Professor Blogs Network, announced today that its West division has been awarded a new multi-year contract from the IRS for comprehensive research services, including legal, tax, news and business information...

IRS Releases 2008 IRS Data Book

Posted on March 15, 2009
The IRS on Friday released the 2008 IRS Data Book (Publication 55B), which provides an annual snapshot of IRS activities for Oct. 1, 2007 - Sept. 30, 2008. The Data Book includes information about returns filed, tax collections, enforcement, taxpayer...

NYSBA Releases Tax Reports

Posted on March 15, 2009
The New York State Bar Association has issued tax reports on: Selected Tax Provisons of the 2009-10 NYS Budget (1179) Draft Amendments to Combined Returns Regs (1178) Proposed Regs Under �� 367, 1248 & 3068 (1177) Treatment of Capital Contributions...

Update on Steven Gey's Condition

Posted on March 15, 2009
I previously have blogged (here, here, and here) the tragic news that one of the true giants and nicest people in our business, Steven G. Gey, David and Deborah Fonvielle and Donald and Janet Hinkle Professor of Law at Florida...

Top 5 Tax Paper Downloads

Posted on March 15, 2009
There is a bit of movement in this week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads, with a new #1 paper and a new paper debuting on the list at #5: 1. [231 Downloads]: Design of a Carbon...

Smith: Let the Poor Sue for Refund Without Full Payment

Posted on March 14, 2009
Carlton Smith (Cardozo) has posted Let the Poor Sue for Refund Without Full Payment on SSRN. Here is the abstract: In Flora v. United States, 362 U.S. 145 (1960), the Supreme Court held that 28 U.S.C. � 1346(a)(1) requires the...

Illinois Gov. to Propose 50% Increase in State Income Tax

Posted on March 14, 2009
Chicago Tribune: Illinois Income Tax Rate May Rise by 50%: Gov. Pat Quinn today acknowledged he plans to raise income taxes in the wake of a Chicago Tribune story that he is considering a 50 percent increase on individuals. He...

State Tax Revenues Fell 3.6% in 4Q 2008

Posted on March 13, 2009
The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government reported yesterday that state tax revenues declined 3.6% in the fourth quarter of 2008: Individual income tax revenues: -0.4% Sales tax revenues: -5.9% corporate income tax revenues: -9.3%

Death of Pam Champine

Posted on March 13, 2009
I am sorry to bring you the news that Tax Prof Pamela R. Champine (New York Law School) died on March 8 at the age of 44. From the press release: In a moving tribute announcing the news of Professor...

Christians Presents Networks, Norms and National Tax Policy Today at Wisconsin

Posted on March 13, 2009
Allison Christians (Wisconsin) presents Networks, Norms and National Tax Policy at Wisconsin today as part of its Ideas and Innovations in Legal Scholarship in Legal Scholarship Series. Here is the abstract: Global economic crisis demonstrates how critical it is for...

Mason: Tax Expenditures and Global Labor Mobility

Posted on March 13, 2009
Ruth Mason (UConn) has posted Tax Expenditures and Global Labor Mobility, 84 NYU L. Rev. ___ (2009), on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Governments often deliver social welfare benefits through "tax expenditures," provisions of the tax code - such as...

Cattarin: A Comparative Analysis

Posted on March 13, 2009
Amleto Cattarin (NYU) has published Hands Off My Taxes! A Comparative Analysis of Direct Democracy and Taxation, 9 J. L. Soc'y 136 (2008). Here is the abstract: The purpose of the article is to analyse the phenomenon of direct democracy...

Bartlett: Treat All Taxpayers Like The Treasury Secretary

Posted on March 13, 2009
Forbes: A Strategy for Capital Gains, by Bruce Bartlett: [T]here is a generally unknown upside to presidential appointments that may be worth a lot to certain individuals. Section 1043 of the Internal Revenue Code permits those appointed to high-level positions...

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