
Paul L. Caron
Dean
Pepperdine Caruso
School of Law

This week, Blaine Saito (Ohio State; Google Scholar) reviews a new work by Tsilly Dagan (Oxford; Google Scholar), Tax and Globalization: Toward a New Social Contract: Political theory has often struggled in trying to determine what justice requires across the borders of nation-states. In her piece Tax and Globalization: Toward a New Social Contract, Tsilly
This week, Michelle Layser (San Diego; Google Scholar) reviews Ariel Jurow Kleiman (Loyola), Shayak Sarkar (UC Davis) & Emily Satterthwaite (Georgetown), Taxing Nannies: Nannies play an important role in the childcare system, helping many moderate-to-high income women pursue careers in fields like business, medicine, law, and politics. Research on the tax behavior of parent-hirers of
This week, Michelle Layser (San Diego; Google Scholar) reviews Ariel Jurow Kleiman (Loyola), Shayak Sarkar (UC Davis) & Emily Satterthwaite (Georgetown), Taxing Nannies: Nannies play an important role in the childcare system, helping many moderate-to-high income women pursue careers in fields like business, medicine, law, and politics. Research on the tax behavior of parent-hirers of
This week, Tracey M. Roberts (Cumberland; Google Scholar) reviews new works by Conor Clarke (Washington University; Google Scholar), Moore: The Overlooked Excise Power, 181 Tax Notes Fed. 1759 (Dec. 4, 2023) and Reuven Avi-Yonah (Michigan; Google Scholar), Effects from Moore: Does the Corporate Tax Require Realization, 182 Tax Notes Fed. 661 (Jan. 22, 2024). A
This week, Tracey M. Roberts (Cumberland; Google Scholar) reviews new works by Conor Clarke (Washington University; Google Scholar), Moore: The Overlooked Excise Power, 181 Tax Notes Fed. 1759 (Dec. 4, 2023) and Reuven Avi-Yonah (Michigan; Google Scholar), Effects from Moore: Does the Corporate Tax Require Realization, 182 Tax Notes Fed. 661 (Jan. 22, 2024). A
This week, Young Ran (Christine) Kim (Cardozo; Google Scholar) reviews Charles Delmotte (Michigan State, Google Scholar), Predistribution Against Rent-Seeking: The Benefit Principle’s Alternative to Redistributive Taxation, 39 Soc. Phil. & Pol’y 1 (2023). Taxation has several goals. The most obvious goal is to raise revenue for necessary government functions. A more controversial goal of taxation is
This week, Young Ran (Christine) Kim (Cardozo; Google Scholar) reviews Charles Delmotte (Michigan State, Google Scholar), Predistribution Against Rent-Seeking: The Benefit Principle’s Alternative to Redistributive Taxation, 39 Soc. Phil. & Pol’y 1 (2023). Taxation has several goals. The most obvious goal is to raise revenue for necessary government functions. A more controversial goal of taxation is
This week, Mirit Eyal-Cohen (Alabama; Google Scholar) reviews Daniel J. Hemel (NYU; Google Scholar), Phaseouts, 74 Tax L. Rev. __ (2024) (reviewed by Sloan Speck (Colorado; Google Scholar) here) Phaseouts are federal tax benefits that decrease with income. They are used for health insurance, higher education, and retirement savings tax breaks. As income rises, tax breaks
This week, Mirit Eyal-Cohen (Alabama; Google Scholar) reviews Daniel J. Hemel (NYU; Google Scholar), Phaseouts, 74 Tax L. Rev. __ (2024) (reviewed by Sloan Speck (Colorado; Google Scholar) here) Phaseouts are federal tax benefits that decrease with income. They are used for health insurance, higher education, and retirement savings tax breaks. As income rises, tax breaks
This week, David Elkins (Netanya; Google Scholar) reviews Mirit Eyal-Cohen (Alabama; Google Scholar), Tax Incentives for Investment Crowdfunding: A Comparative Analysis, 23 Colo. Tech. L. J. __ (2024). Crowdfunding is a widely used method for individuals to raise funds, whether it be for a charitable purpose, a business, or a specific event. As online crowdfunding
This week, David Elkins (Netanya; Google Scholar) reviews Mirit Eyal-Cohen (Alabama; Google Scholar), Tax Incentives for Investment Crowdfunding: A Comparative Analysis, 23 Colo. Tech. L. J. __ (2024). Crowdfunding is a widely used method for individuals to raise funds, whether it be for a charitable purpose, a business, or a specific event. As online crowdfunding
This week, Sloan Speck (Colorado; Google Scholar) reviews Chris William Sanchirico (Penn; Google Scholar) & Reed Shuldiner (Penn), Circular Partnerships. The current crisis in partnership tax enforcement is simultaneously well-established and difficult to define. Notwithstanding new tools (such as the centralized partnership audit regime), new funding (principally from the Inflation Reduction Act), and new initiatives (to
This week, Sloan Speck (Colorado; Google Scholar) reviews Chris William Sanchirico (Penn; Google Scholar) & Reed Shuldiner (Penn), Circular Partnerships. The current crisis in partnership tax enforcement is simultaneously well-established and difficult to define. Notwithstanding new tools (such as the centralized partnership audit regime), new funding (principally from the Inflation Reduction Act), and new initiatives (to
This week, Tracey M. Roberts (Cumberland; Google Scholar) reviews a new work by Professor Andrew T. Hayashi (Virginia; Google Scholar), The Federal Architecture of Income Inequality. In The Federal Architecture of Income Inequality, Andrew Hayashi draws into question the national narrative on income inequality and the bias towards national solutions. Existing literature concludes that redistribution
This week, Tracey M. Roberts (Cumberland; Google Scholar) reviews a new work by Professor Andrew T. Hayashi (Virginia; Google Scholar), The Federal Architecture of Income Inequality. In The Federal Architecture of Income Inequality, Andrew Hayashi draws into question the national narrative on income inequality and the bias towards national solutions. Existing literature concludes that redistribution
This week, Blaine Saito (Ohio State; Google Scholar) reviews a new work by Jeremy Bearer-Friend (George Washington; Google Scholar), Paying for Reparations: How to Capitalize a Multi-Trillion Reparations Fund, 67 How. L.J. __ (2024). Even well-meaning liberals who support the idea in concept find reparations for slavery a difficult issue because question where we would get
This week, Blaine Saito (Ohio State; Google Scholar) reviews a new work by Jeremy Bearer-Friend (George Washington; Google Scholar), Paying for Reparations: How to Capitalize a Multi-Trillion Reparations Fund, 67 How. L.J. __ (2024). Even well-meaning liberals who support the idea in concept find reparations for slavery a difficult issue because question where we would get
This week, Young Ran (Christine) Kim (Cardozo; Google Scholar) reviews Wei Cui (British Columbia; Google Scholar), The Mirage of Mobile Capital (May 7, 2023). Over two years have passed since more than 140 countries signed the OECD's global tax deal, consisting of two Pillars, in October 2021. Pillar One is focused on expanding source country taxing
This week, Young Ran (Christine) Kim (Cardozo; Google Scholar) reviews Wei Cui (British Columbia; Google Scholar), The Mirage of Mobile Capital (May 7, 2023). Over two years have passed since more than 140 countries signed the OECD's global tax deal, consisting of two Pillars, in October 2021. Pillar One is focused on expanding source country taxing
This week, Mirit Eyal-Cohen (Alabama; Google Scholar) reviews Christopher Hanna (SMU), Moore, the Sixteenth Amendment, and the Underpinnings of the Deemed Repatriation Provision, 76 S.M.U. L. Rev. F. 156 (2023). On June 26, 2023, the Supreme Court in Moore v. United States granted the taxpayer’s petition to hear a rare case involving the constitutionality of
This week, Mirit Eyal-Cohen (Alabama; Google Scholar) reviews Christopher Hanna (SMU), Moore, the Sixteenth Amendment, and the Underpinnings of the Deemed Repatriation Provision, 76 S.M.U. L. Rev. F. 156 (2023). On June 26, 2023, the Supreme Court in Moore v. United States granted the taxpayer’s petition to hear a rare case involving the constitutionality of
This week, David Elkins (Netanya; Google Scholar) reviews John R. Brooks (Fordham; Google Scholar) & David Gamage (Indiana-Maurer; Google Scholar), “From Whatever Source Derived”: The Sixteenth Amendment and Congress’s Income Tax Power (2023). On June 26, 2023, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Moore v. United States. With the exception of National Federation of Independent Business v.
This week, David Elkins (Netanya; Google Scholar) reviews John R. Brooks (Fordham; Google Scholar) & David Gamage (Indiana-Maurer; Google Scholar), “From Whatever Source Derived”: The Sixteenth Amendment and Congress’s Income Tax Power (2023). On June 26, 2023, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Moore v. United States. With the exception of National Federation of Independent Business v.
This week, Sloan Speck (Colorado; Google Scholar) reviews new works by Reuven Avi-Yonah (Michigan; Google Scholar) & Eran Lempert (Erdinast, Ben Nathan & Toledano, Israel), The Historical Origins and Current Prospects of the Multilateral Tax Convention, 15 World Tax J. 379 (2023).. Half of the BEPS 2.0 project stands on the precipice. As Reuven Avi-Yonah
This week, Sloan Speck (Colorado; Google Scholar) reviews new works by Reuven Avi-Yonah (Michigan; Google Scholar) & Eran Lempert (Erdinast, Ben Nathan & Toledano, Israel), The Historical Origins and Current Prospects of the Multilateral Tax Convention, 15 World Tax J. 379 (2023).. Half of the BEPS 2.0 project stands on the precipice. As Reuven Avi-Yonah