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<em>The Flat Tax: How it Works and Why it is Good for America</em>
A new video released yesterday by the Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation (CF&P) explains "why a flat tax would be superior to…
Read More<em>Will a Tax LL.M. Cleanse a 4th Tier, Bottom of the Class J.D.?</em>
New York Law Journal, Advice for the Lawlorn: Question: I graduated from law school last summer. I went to a fourth tier school and graduated ne…
Read MoreNLJ: <em>The 40 Most Influential Lawyers, 2000-2009</em>
National Law Journal, The Decade’s Most Influential Lawyers: These are the lawyers who’ve defined a decade. For our annual Most Influentia…
Read MoreNY Times: <em> States Seeking Cash Hope to Expand Taxes to Services</em>
New York Times, States Seeking Cash Hope to Expand Taxes to Services: In the scramble to find something, anything, to generate more revenue, states ar…
Read MoreTax Profs on Chapman’s Dean Search Committee
Tax Profs Bobby L. Dexter and Francine J. Lipman are serving on Chapman University School of Law's Dean Search Committee.
Read MoreHellerstein & Swain: <em> State & Local Tax Commentary</em>
Walter Hellerstein (Georgia) & John A. Swain (Arizona) have published State & Local Tax Commentary (March 2010): Professors Hellerstein and Sw…
Read MoreChutzpah: Rep. Rangel Offers Tax Advice to His Constituents
Charlie Rangel, who has taken a leave of asbsence from chairing the House Ways & Means Committee while the House Ethics Committee investigat…
Read MoreLaw Library Rankings
What Makes a Great Library (National Jurist (March 2010)): Many thought that the digital age would render brick-and-mortar libraries obsolete. But the…
Read MoreWelcome to the Tax Blogosphere: <em>Tax Blawg</em>
Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Martin (West Conshohocken, PA) has launched Tax Blawg, describe das "Tax Talk for Tax Pros": A&…
Read MoreIFA International Tax Student Writing Competition
The International Fiscal Association is sponsoring the 2010 International Tax Student Writing Competition: Subject: Any topic relat…
Read MoreTaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
Saturday: Tax Lawyer Staged Suicide to Look Like Murder Saturday at the IRS Tax Articles in The Urban Lawyer Court Rejects NYLS Grade Complaint New Yo…
Read MoreTop 5 Tax Paper Downloads
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&#…
Read MorePresident Obama Makes Two Tax Recess Appointments
President Obama yesterday made 15 recess appointments: Michael F. Mundaca: Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy, Treasury DepartmentMi…
Read MoreStudents Who Visit College on a Cloudy Day Are More Likely to Enroll
Uri Simonsohn (University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School) has published Weather To Go To College, 120 Econ. J. 270 (2009). Here is the abs…
Read MoreBank of America, Wells Fargo to Pay Zero 2009 Federal Income Tax
Charlotte Observer, Bank of America, Wells Fargo Probably Won't Pay Income Tax for 2009: This tax season will be kind to Bank of America and Wells…
Read MoreFeuer: <em> A Former Spouse’s Right to Employee Benefits</em>
Albert Feuer (Law Offices of Albert Feuer, Forest Hills, NY) has posted Who is Entitled to Life Insurance Benefits and Top-Hat Benefits from an ERISA …
Read MoreTax Lawyer Staged Suicide to Look Like Murder
Alabama tax lawyer Major Bashinsky (Tax LL.M., Florida), 63, son of the late CEO of Golden Flake Snack Foods, staged his own suicide to make it …
Read MoreSaturday at the IRS
More than 180 local IRS ofices are open today from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m to help taxpayers complete their 2009 tax returns. From the IRS press releas…
Read MoreTax Articles in <em>The Urban Lawyer</em>
Lauren Ashley Smith (J.D. 2010, Washington University), Alternatives to Property Tax Increment Finance Programs: Sales, Income, and Nonproperty …
Read MoreCourt Rejects NYLS Grade Complaint
Following up on my prior post, Court Refuses 2L's Request to Change "C" Grade or to Order NYLS to Adopt Pass/Fail Grading System: …
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