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. [423 Downloads] 2009 Federal Tax Update, by Samuel A. Donaldson (U. Washington)
2. [259 Downloads] The Accidental Deduction: A History and Critique of the Tax Subsidy for Mortgage Interest, by Dennis J. Ventry, Jr. (UC-Davis)
3. [172 Downloads] Taxing Unreasonable Compensation: § 162(a)(1) and Managerial Power, by Aaron Zelinsky (J.D. 2010, Yale)
4. [166 Downloads] Through the Looking Glass: The Politics of Estate Tax Reform, by Edward J. McCaffery (USC)
5. [144 Downloads] Taxation of Credit Derivatives, by Lawrence Lokken (Florida)



