
Paul L. Caron
Dean
Pepperdine Caruso
School of Law

Rebecca M. Kysar (Fordham; Google Scholar), The Global Tax Deal and the New International Economic Governance, 77 Tax L. Rev. __ (2024): The ethos of economic integration and trade liberation no longer reigns supreme. Instead of multilateral trade agreements, nations are turning towards protectionism and unilateralism. Yet in late 2021, nearly 140 countries agreed to
Rebecca M. Kysar (Fordham; Google Scholar), The Global Tax Deal and the New International Economic Governance, 77 Tax L. Rev. __ (2024): The ethos of economic integration and trade liberation no longer reigns supreme. Instead of multilateral trade agreements, nations are turning towards protectionism and unilateralism. Yet in late 2021, nearly 140 countries agreed to
Harvey Gilmore (Hartford), The Kinder, Gentler IRS? Where?, 21 DePaul Bus. & Com. L.J. 31 (2022): I was a practicing accountant for the better part of ten years. I prepared income tax returns, sales tax returns, property tax returns, payroll tax returns, and New York City Commercial Rent tax returns. Over the years, I’ve also
Harvey Gilmore (Hartford), The Kinder, Gentler IRS? Where?, 21 DePaul Bus. & Com. L.J. 31 (2022): I was a practicing accountant for the better part of ten years. I prepared income tax returns, sales tax returns, property tax returns, payroll tax returns, and New York City Commercial Rent tax returns. Over the years, I’ve also
Myanna Dellinger (EinStrong Foundation), A Future for Carbon Taxation?, 46 Fordham Int'l L.J. 659 (2023): Carbon taxation has been the topic of academic and political discussions for quite some time. With the exception of some Northern European countries, far too few states or nations have adopted taxation in amounts likely to impact climate change mitigation
Myanna Dellinger (EinStrong Foundation), A Future for Carbon Taxation?, 46 Fordham Int'l L.J. 659 (2023): Carbon taxation has been the topic of academic and political discussions for quite some time. With the exception of some Northern European countries, far too few states or nations have adopted taxation in amounts likely to impact climate change mitigation
David Hasen (Florida; Google Scholar), Taxation of Work in Christian Theology: How should Christian theological principles inform rules for the taxation of work? The answer to this question is ambiguous because work plays an ambiguous role in the life of the believer. Scripture accords dignity to work, but work, like almost any activity, can become
David Hasen (Florida; Google Scholar), Taxation of Work in Christian Theology: How should Christian theological principles inform rules for the taxation of work? The answer to this question is ambiguous because work plays an ambiguous role in the life of the believer. Scripture accords dignity to work, but work, like almost any activity, can become
This week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads is the same as last week's list. [879 Downloads] Don't Blame the Victims: Individuals and the MRT, by Karen Alpert (FixTheTax Treaty.org), John Richardson (TaxResidentAbroad.com) & Laura Snyder (Association of Americans Resident Overseas) [569 Downloads] No More Tax-Free Lunch for Billionaires: Closing the Borrowing
This week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads is the same as last week's list. [879 Downloads] Don't Blame the Victims: Individuals and the MRT, by Karen Alpert (FixTheTax Treaty.org), John Richardson (TaxResidentAbroad.com) & Laura Snyder (Association of Americans Resident Overseas) [569 Downloads] No More Tax-Free Lunch for Billionaires: Closing the Borrowing
Michael Hatfield (University of Washington; Google Scholar), Safeguarding Taxpayer Data, 26 Fla. Tax Rev. ___ (2023): The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) collects more information on more individuals than any other government agency. The information is not only financial but personal, potentially including information about health care needs and decisions; the caregivers, disabilities, and foreign birth
Michael Hatfield (University of Washington; Google Scholar), Safeguarding Taxpayer Data, 26 Fla. Tax Rev. ___ (2023): The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) collects more information on more individuals than any other government agency. The information is not only financial but personal, potentially including information about health care needs and decisions; the caregivers, disabilities, and foreign birth
This week, Tracey M. Roberts (Cumberland; Google Scholar) reviews a new work by Danielle A. Chaim (Bar-Ilan; Google Scholar) and Gideon Parchomovsky (Penn; Google Scholar), The Missing “T” in ESG, 77 Vanderbilt L. Rev. 789 (2024). In The Missing T in ESG, Danielle Chaim and Gideon Parchomovsky take a magnifying glass to ESG investing and
This week, Tracey M. Roberts (Cumberland; Google Scholar) reviews a new work by Danielle A. Chaim (Bar-Ilan; Google Scholar) and Gideon Parchomovsky (Penn; Google Scholar), The Missing “T” in ESG, 77 Vanderbilt L. Rev. 789 (2024). In The Missing T in ESG, Danielle Chaim and Gideon Parchomovsky take a magnifying glass to ESG investing and
Friday, May 24: Guido Alfani (Bocconi University; Google Scholar) will present Economic Inequality in Preindustrial Times: Europe and Beyond, 59 J. Econ. Lit. 3 (2021), as part of the Oxford-Virginia Legal Dialogs. If you would like to attend, please RSVP.
Friday, May 24: Guido Alfani (Bocconi University; Google Scholar) will present Economic Inequality in Preindustrial Times: Europe and Beyond, 59 J. Econ. Lit. 3 (2021), as part of the Oxford-Virginia Legal Dialogs. If you would like to attend, please RSVP.
Amanda Parsons (Colorado; Google Scholar), Cryptocurrency, Legibility, and Taxation, 72 Duke L.J. Online 1 (2022): In Jarrett v. United States, a taxpayer in Tennessee is arguing that staking cryptocurrency did not result in him earning “income” under federal income tax law. This case illustrates the fundamental challenge that cryptocurrency and blockchain technology present for tax
Amanda Parsons (Colorado; Google Scholar), Cryptocurrency, Legibility, and Taxation, 72 Duke L.J. Online 1 (2022): In Jarrett v. United States, a taxpayer in Tennessee is arguing that staking cryptocurrency did not result in him earning “income” under federal income tax law. This case illustrates the fundamental challenge that cryptocurrency and blockchain technology present for tax
Andrew T. Hayashi (Virginia; Google Scholar) & Ashley Deeks (Virginia; Google Scholar), Tax Sanctions and the Russia-Ukraine Conflict, 48 N.C. J. Int'l L. 433 (2023): The Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 provoked the imposition of economic sanctions that are unprecedented in their swiftness, severity, and novelty. In this essay, we evaluate the possible role
Andrew T. Hayashi (Virginia; Google Scholar) & Ashley Deeks (Virginia; Google Scholar), Tax Sanctions and the Russia-Ukraine Conflict, 48 N.C. J. Int'l L. 433 (2023): The Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 provoked the imposition of economic sanctions that are unprecedented in their swiftness, severity, and novelty. In this essay, we evaluate the possible role
Timothy M. Todd (Liberty; Google Scholar) & Philip Manns (Liberty), Seeing Through the Sleight of Hand: Estate Tax Consequences of Redeeming Stock With Life Insurance Proceeds, 183 Tax Notes Fed. 437 (Apr. 15, 2024): The Supreme Court granted certiorari in Connelly v. United States to resolve a circuit court split concerning the federal estate tax
Timothy M. Todd (Liberty; Google Scholar) & Philip Manns (Liberty), Seeing Through the Sleight of Hand: Estate Tax Consequences of Redeeming Stock With Life Insurance Proceeds, 183 Tax Notes Fed. 437 (Apr. 15, 2024): The Supreme Court granted certiorari in Connelly v. United States to resolve a circuit court split concerning the federal estate tax
Andy Grewal (Iowa; Google Scholar), The Mandatory Repatriation Tax Is Not a Tax: In Moore v. United States, the Supreme Court has agreed to address whether the Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to tax unrealized sums. The case arises over Section 965(a). Under that section, taxpayers with substantial equity interests in a foreign corporation must immediately
Andy Grewal (Iowa; Google Scholar), The Mandatory Repatriation Tax Is Not a Tax: In Moore v. United States, the Supreme Court has agreed to address whether the Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to tax unrealized sums. The case arises over Section 965(a). Under that section, taxpayers with substantial equity interests in a foreign corporation must immediately
Bridget J. Crawford (Pace; Google Scholar), Crystal Lichtenberger (Pace), Kaitlyn Maguire (Pace) & Gigi McQuillan (Pace), Step-Up in Basis: Policy Perspectives on a Longstanding Policy Loophole, 7 Bus. & Fin. L. Rev. __ (2024): This essay offers three different and conflicting perspectives on the income tax step-up in basis for property acquired from a decedent