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New Issue of Journal of Taxation of Investments

Posted on October 14, 2008
The Journal of Taxation of Investments has published its Summer 2008 issue (Vol. 25, No. 4), with these articles: Dashiell Shapiro & Daniel Mulcahy, Taxation of Exchange-Traded Notes, 25 J. Tax'n Inv. 3 (Summer 2008) Joseph C. Faucher & Michael...

I am delighted to be among the

Posted on October 14, 2008
I am delighted to be among the participants in the Stanford Law & Policy Review symposium on Closing the Tax Gap to be held November 8 at Stanford. Here is the agenda: 10:00 a.m.: Welcome and Introduction Joseph Bankman (Stanford)...

Air America: Roll Back the Reagan Tax Cuts

Posted on October 14, 2008
Air America Radio: Roll Back the Reagan Tax Cuts, by Thom Hartmann: Yes, you heard me right ? roll back the Reagan tax cuts. The national debt has grown by more than $4 trillion during George W. Bush?s Presidency. The...

Schwidetzky: Musings on a German Tax Conference

Posted on October 14, 2008
Walter D. Schwidetzky (Baltimore) shares his Musings on a German Tax Conference: I have recently returned from a German tax conference on the value added tax (19% in Germany). Some musings: A big issue for the value added tax in...

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Desai: The Decentering of the Global Firm

Posted on October 14, 2008
Mihir A. Desai (Harvard Business School) has posted The Decentering of the Global Firm on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This paper describes recent changes in the relationship between firms and nation states. Firms are typically linked to the nation...

Burman Presents A Blueprint for Tax Reform and Health Reform Today at Loyola-L.A.

Posted on October 13, 2008
Leonard E. Burman (Urban Institute) presents A Blueprint for Tax Reform and Health Reform at Loyola-L.A. today as part of its Tax Policy Colloquium Series. The commentator is Michael D. Intriligator (UCLA, Department of Economics). Here is the abstract: Burman...

WSJ: Obama's Tax Cut for 95% of Americans Is an Illusion

Posted on October 13, 2008
Editorial in today's Wall Street Journal: Obama's 95% Illusion; It Depends on What the Meaning of "Tax Cut" Is: One of Barack Obama's most potent campaign claims is that he'll cut taxes for no less than 95% of "working families."...

Why Both Obama and McCain Will Raise Taxes

Posted on October 13, 2008
Reason: Adventures in Fiscal Fairyland: Why Both Obama and McCain Will Raise Taxes, by Steve Chapman: When it comes to taxes, this election presents a clear choice. On one side you have a Democrat who proposes to raise taxes. On...

Top 15 Feeder Schools for Associate Positions at 15 Elite Law Firms

Posted on October 13, 2008
Brian Leiter (Chicago) lists the Top 15 feeder law schools for associate positions in 15 elite law firms concentrated on the two coasts (Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz; Cravath, Swaine & Moore; Sullivan & Cromwell; Skadden Arps; Davis Polk &...

Hundreds of Economists Sign Letter Opposing Obama's Tax Plan

Posted on October 13, 2008
Hundreds of economists (including Nobel Prize winners Gary Becker, James Buchanan, Robert Mundell, Edward Prescott, and Vernon Smith) have signed letters opposing Barack Obama's economic and tax plans (here, here, and here): We are equally concerned with his proposals to...

AP: McCain Weighs Tax Cuts for Wealthy to Combat Financial Meltdown

Posted on October 13, 2008
AP reports that John McCain is weighing a new proposal to cut dividend and capital gains taxes to boost the economy and stock market.

NY Times: Financial Meltdown Causes States to Rethink Tax Subsidies for Movies; $27m for Brad Pitts' Next Film

Posted on October 13, 2008
New York Times: States? Film Production Incentives Cause Jitters, by Michael Cieply: Already on the hook for billions to bail out Wall Street, taxpayers are also finding themselves stuck with a growing tab for state programs intended to increase local...

Golden Gate Seeks Estate Planning Visitor

Posted on October 13, 2008
Golden Gate University School of Law seeks a visitor in Estate Planning and Wills & Trusts for the 2009-2010 academic year. For more information or to apply, contact Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Rachel Van Cleave.

TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup

Posted on October 13, 2008
Saturday: McCain Proposes Suspension of Minimum Distribution Rules Temple: A Merit Pay Model? Galle & Seidenfeld: Admin Law's Federalism: Preemption, Delegation, and Agencies at the Edge of Federal Power States Zero-in on Tax Cheats as Economy Sags Sunday: Top 5...

Top 5 Tax Paper Downloads

Posted on October 12, 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 #5: 1. [406 Downloads] An Overview of the "Tax Gap", by Dave Rifkin...

The Law School Admissions Arms Race: Top 50 Median LSAT Up 2, Median GPA Up .2, Over 15 Years

Posted on October 12, 2008
Bill Henderson (Indiana) has a fascinating post on our sister Legal Profession Blog, The Drift Toward Pure Numbers Admissions: [O]ver the last 15 years, the rankings arms race has pushed U.S. law schools toward a pure numbers approach to admissions.....

Tax Foundation Launches Tax Fact Check

Posted on October 12, 2008
The Tax Foundation and the Tax Policy Blog have launched Tax Fact Check: The Tax Foundation helps sort through the facts, lies, nuances, and half-truths with its Tax Fact Check publications, blog posts, and podcasts. Tax Foundation scholars analyze political...

McCreary: The Laptop-Free Zone

Posted on October 12, 2008
Jana R. McCreary (Florida Coastal) has posted The Laptop-Free Zone, 43 Valparaiso L. Rev. ___ (2009), on SSRN. Here is part of the abstract: This new article ... addresses the hotly debated issue of laptops in law school classroom; ......

McCain Proposes Suspension of Minimum Distribution Rules

Posted on October 11, 2008
John McCain yesterday proposed (see AP, CNN, MSNBC) to suspend the minimum distribution rules: We must also protect investors -- especially those relying on their investments for retirement. Current rules mandate that investors must begin to sell off their IRAs...

Temple: A Merit Pay Model?

Posted on October 11, 2008
Inside Higher Ed: Debating the Merits of Merit Pay, by Andy Guess: [A]t Temple University, ... the administration is attempting to switch entirely to ?pay per performance? raises that would not take cost-of-living increases or other factors into account ?...

Galle & Seidenfeld: Admin Law's Federalism: Preemption, Delegation, and Agencies at the Edge of Federal Power

Posted on October 11, 2008
Brian D. Galle (Florida State) & Mark Seidenfeld (Florida State) have published Admin Law's Federalism: Preemption, Delegation, and Agencies at the Edge of Federal Power, 57 Duke L.J. 1933 (2008). Here is the abstract: This Article critiques existing and nascent...

States Zero-in on Tax Cheats as Economy Sags

Posted on October 11, 2008
AP: States to Zero-in on Tax Cheats as Economy Sags, by Richard Richtmyer.

Doran Presents Tax Penalties and Tax Compliance at Columbia

Posted on October 10, 2008
Michael Doran (Virginia) presented Tax Penalties and Tax Compliance, 45 Harv. J. on Legis. ___ (2008), at Columbia yesterday as part of its Tax Policy Colloquium Series. Here is part of the Introduction: The analysis of this paper yields three...

Turnier Presents A Malthusian Analysis of the So-Called Dynasty Trust Today at Kansas

Posted on October 10, 2008
William J. Turnier (North Carolina) presents A Malthusian Analysis of the So-Called Dynasty Trust (with Jeffrey Lynch Harrison (Florida)) at Kansas today as part of its Faculty Workshop Series. Here is the abstract: Select financial institutions and members of the...

Illinois Offers LSAT-Free Admission to Undergrads With 3.0 GPA

Posted on October 10, 2008
Last month, I blogged the rankings implicatations noted by Tom Bell (Chapman) and Bill Henderson (Indiana) of Michigan's new Wolverine Scholars Program -- in which Michigan undergrads with a minimum 3.80 GPA are admitted to Michigan Law School if they...

Thorndike: The Historical Link Between Bailouts and Pay Caps

Posted on October 10, 2008
Joseph J. Thorndike has published Too Much: The Historical Link Between Bailouts and Pay Caps on the Tax History Project website: Complaints about outsized executive pay have prompted Congress to include compensation limits in the recently passed Wall Stree bailout...

Law School Financial Aid Rankings

Posted on October 10, 2008
In the October 2008 issue of The National Jurist: Which Law Schools Give Away the Most Money?, by Karen Dybis: The National Jurist took a close look at which of the nation's American Bar Association-approved law schools give away the...

Burke: Taxing Hot Asset Sales

Posted on October 10, 2008
Karen C. Burke (San Diego) has published Taxing Hot Asset Sales, 8 Fla. Tax Rev. 327 (2007). Here is the abstract: The Article comments on I.R.S. Notice 2006-14 which proposes to simplify and rationalize the collapsible partnership rules of section...

Loyola-L.A. Launches 3-Year J.D.-Tax LL.M. Degree

Posted on October 10, 2008
Loyola-L.A. yesterday announced America's first three-year joint J.D./Tax L.L.M. Program. Students in the program complete the requirements for both the J.D. and Tax L.L.M. degrees in three academic years: First Academic Year: Required J.D. Courses Summer After First Year: Intensive...

July 2008 Pennsylvania Bar Exam Results

Posted on October 10, 2008
Here are the July 2008 Pennsylvania Bar Results for first time test-takers, along with the schools' U.S. News overall and peer ranking [click on chart to enlarge]: (Hat Tip: Above the Law.)

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