Paul L. Caron
Dean
Pepperdine Caruso
School of Law
ABA Tax Section
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The Tax Lawyer Publishes New Issue
The Tax Lawyer has published Vol. 75, No. 2 (Winter 2022): Ryan M. Gurule (FACT Coalition), Captured: Regulating to 1.5C Through Tax and Escaping from Regressive Pitfalls, 75 Tax Law. 233 (2022) Christopher H. Hanna (SMU), Corporate Tax Integration: Past, Present, and Future, 75 Tax Law. 307 (2022) Xuan-Thao Nguyen (Indiana-McKinney) & Jeffrey A. Maine…
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ABA Tax Section Is Accepting Applications For The Inaugural Loretta Collins Argrett Fellowship
The ABA Tax Section is accepting applications for the inaugural Loretta Collins Argrett Fellowship, due on Sunday, April 3rd, 2022. The Loretta Collins Argrett Fellowship seeks to identify, engage, and infuse historically underrepresented individuals into the Tax Section, create a more accessible, equitable, and inclusive pathway into Tax Section leadership, support the expansion, diversification, and…
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ABA Tax Section Virtual 2022 Midyear Meeting
This week’s ABA Tax Section virtual 2022 Midyear Meeting (program) concludes today. Tax Profs with speaking roles included: Consequences of Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta: Ellen Aprill (Loyola-L.A.), Lloyd Mayer (Notre Dame) ESG and Tax Policy – Responsible Tax Policies for a Better Future: Susan Gary (Oregon), Janet Milne (Vermont) Increases in Math Error…
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ABA Teaching Taxation Panel Today On Riding The Tax Reform Wave In Real Time
I am looking forward to moderating the Teaching Taxation Section panel on Riding the Tax Reform Wave in Real Time at today's ABA Tax Section Virtual 2022 Mid-Year Meeting at 12:30-2:00 PM ET: What are the different ways in which law faculty and practitioners keep up with tax reform proposals, legislative changes, and administrative guidance…
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ABA Tax Section Seeks Nominations For Janet Spragens Pro Bono Award
The ABA Tax Section is soliciting nominations for the 2022 Janet Spragens Pro Bono Award: The Tax Section pleased to announce that we are accepting nominations for the 2022 Janet Spragens Pro Bono Award given to an individual or law firm for sustained and outstanding achievements in pro bono activities in the tax law. Find the nomination form here. The criteria…
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Help Create An Inclusive, Diverse, And Equitable ABA Tax Section
Julie Divola (Chair, ABA Tax Section), Help Create an Inclusive, Diverse, and Equitable Tax Section: I am delighted to announce the launch of the Loretta Collins Argrett Fellowship and the creation of the Justice, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (JDEI) endowment fund. The Loretta Collins Argrett Fellowship seeks to identify, engage, and infuse historically underrepresented individuals…
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The Tax Lawyer Publishes New Issue
The Tax Lawyer has published Vol. 75, No. 1 (Fall 2021): Karen C. Burke (Florida), Sorting Out Partner Payments, 75 Tax Law. 1 (2021) Amandeep S. Grewal (Iowa; Google Scholar), Section 265 Disallowance and the PPP Expense Allowance Nightmare, 75 Tax Law. 37 (2021) Mindy Herzfeld (Florida), The Role of Professional Organizations in Practice and…
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2021 Tannenwald Tax Writing Competition Winners
The Theodore Tannenwald, Jr. Foundation for Excellence in Tax Scholarship has announced the winners of the 2021 tax writing competition: First Prize ($5,000):Mohanad Salaimi (Michigan), Corporate Inversions: Getting on the Tax Reform Train Before It Leaves the StationFaculty Sponsor: Reuven S. Avi-Yonah Second Prize ($2,500):Alexander Pettingell (NYU), A Machine Learning Approach to the Debt-Equity Multifactor TestFaculty…
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Call For Articles: The Tax Lawyer
The Tax Lawyer is currently accepting submissions for its 2022 Spring and Summer issues. Submit your work by early December to be considered for the Spring issue. Why publish in The Tax Lawyer?
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Pratt: Learning To Live Without Form 1040
Katherine Pratt (Loyola-L.A.), Learning to Live Without Form 1040, 75 Tax Law.__ (2022): A prominent tax reform proposal made by Michael Graetz in 2008 would replace much of the federal income tax with a Value Added Tax (VAT), a new consumption tax. If enacted, low-income and middle-income Americans would file 120 million fewer federal income…
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ABA Tax Section Women’s Tax Forum Hosts Women In Tax Law Student Outreach Panel
ABA Tax Section Women's Tax Forum: Women In Tax Law Student Outreach Panel: Join the Women in Tax Forum today at 3:00 pm ET (free registration here) for a panel as they provide insight into their careers, advice for how to pursue a career in tax, and share ideas on ways of making tax more…
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Northwestern Offers 4-6 Graduate Tax Program Tuition Scholarships ($69k) To Serve As Student Editors Of The Tax Lawyer
From Philip Postlewaite (Harry R. Horrow Professor in International Law and Director, Northwestern’s Graduate Tax Program): As you know, the Tax Program at Northwestern is the educational affiliate of the ABA’s Tax Section. Each year, four to six LLM-Tax students are selected to serve as editors of The Tax Lawyer, the Tax Section’s flagship journal.…
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Florida, Georgetown Win 2012 ABA Law Student Tax Challenge
The ABA Tax Section has released the list of winners of the 2012 Law Student Tax Challenge: J.D. Division: 1st Place: Florida — Stephanie Malen & Paul D'Alessandro 2nd Place: William & Mary — Kandyce Korotky & Kate Ward 3rd Place: Florida — KaLynn Ryker & Sara Heuer Best Written Submission: Harvard — Tyson Willis…
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ABA Tax Section Names 2013 Nolan Fellows
The ABA Tax Section has announced the recipients of its 2013 Nolan Fellowships: Christina M. Crockett (Hunton & Williams, McLean, VA) Cynthia Kahl (IRS, San Francisco, CA) Sean J. Norton (Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Portland, ME) Matthew R. Sontag (KPMG, Washington, D.C.) Samuel P. Weiler (Ernst & Young, Columbus, OH) Zhanna A. Ziering (Caplin & Drysdale,…
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ABA Tax Section Awards Two Public Service Tax Fellowships
The ABA Tax Section today announced the winners of its two Public Service Tax Fellowships for 2013-2015: Susanna Birdsong, scheduled to earn her J.D. from the American University College of Law in May 2013, will be working as policy counsel with the National Women’s Law Center in Washington, D.C. She will focus on tax credits available…
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Death of Christine Brunswick
Christine Ann Brunswick, Executive Director of the ABA Tax Section for over 25 years, died on Monday at the age of 60. She was Vice President and a Member of the Board of Directors of the National Breast Cancer Coalition: A longtime breast cancer advocate, Chris was part of the National Breast Cancer Coalition since…
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Mark Moreau and Carlton Smith Receive Janet Spragens Pro Bono Award
ABA Tax Section Press Release (Feb. 20, 2013): The ABA Section of Taxation presented its annual Janet Spragens Pro Bono Award to Mark Moreau, Co-Executive Director, Southeast Louisiana Legal Services in New Orleans, and Carlton Smith, Clinical Associate Professor of Law and Director, Tax Clinic, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University, during…
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ABA Tax Section Publishes Winter 2013 Issue of News Quarterly
The ABA Tax Section has published 32 News Quarterly No. 2 (Winter 2013): Point & Counterpoint: Tax Incentives for Homeownership—A Lincoln–Douglas Debate Neil H. Buchanan (George Washington), The Tax System Should Be Neutral with Respect to Homeownership, pp. 1, 14-15 Dennis J. Ventry, Jr. (UC-Davis), Tax Neutrality for Housing: The MID and Section 121, pp.…
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USC Tax Institute
The USC Gould School of Law Tax Institute continues today with its Partnerships, Individual, and Ethics session. Kathryn Keneally (Assistant Attorney General, Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice) delivers the keynote address on Tax Issues of Interest to the Department of Justice. Among the other speakers today are: Michael D. Fernhoff (Proskauer, New York) David…
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ABA Tax Section Midyear Meeting
The ABA Tax Section midyear meeting concluded yesterday in Orlando. The full program is here. Tax Profs with speaking roles included: Diversity: Lily Kahng (Seattle) Employee Benefits: Kathryn Kennedy (John Marshall) Foreign Activities of U.S. Taxpayers: Robert Peroni (Texas) Individual & Family Taxation and Pro Bono & Tax Clinics: Stephen Black (Texas Tech), Keith Fogg (Villanova),…
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ABA Tax Section Publishes Fall 2012 Issue of News Quarterly
The ABA Tax Section has published 32 News Quarterly No. 1 (Fall 2012): Thinking About Tax Malpractice, by Michael B. Lang (Chapman), pp. 1, 27-29 Section Meeting Calendar, p. 2 From the Chair, by Rudolph R. Ramelli (Jones, Walker, New Orleans), p. 3 Interview: Mark Prater (Minority Chief Tax Counsel, Senate Finance Committee), by Jasper…
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The Tax Lawyer Publishes New Issue
The Tax Lawyer has published Vol. 65, No. 3 (Spring 2012): Harry L. Gutman (KPMG), The Role of the Tax Advisor in the Changing World of Global Tax Administration: The 2012 Erwin N. Griswold Lecture Before the American College of Tax Counsel, 65 Tax Law. 461 (2012) William C. Brown (Brown Winick, Des Moines), Judicial…
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ABA Tax Section Seeks Nominations for Janet R. Spragens Pro Bono Award
The ABA Tax Section is soliciting nominations for the 2013 Janet Spragens Pro Bono Award. This award was established in 2002 to recognize one or more individuals or law firms for outstanding and sustained achievements in pro bono activities in the tax law. In 2007 the award was renamed in honor of the late Janet…
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ABA Tax Section Publishes Summer 2012 Issue of News Quarterly
The ABA Tax Section has published 31 News Quarterly No. 4 (Summer 2012): Home Concrete: One Case, Two Perspectives, by Steve R. Johnson (Florida State University, College of Law) & William J. Wilkins (Chief Counsel, IRS), pp. 1, 24-27 Section Meeting Calendar, p. 2 From the Chair, by William M. Paul (Covington & Burling, Washington,…
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ABA Tax Section Fall Meeting
The ABA Tax Section fall meeting concludes today in Boston. The full program is here. Tax Profs with speaking roles today include: Civil & Criminal Tax Penalties: Flaws in the Façade: The Anti-Injunction Act After NFIB v. Sibelius and Cohen v. United States — Steve Johnson (Florida State) Pro Bono & Tax Clinics: Decisions and Rulings…