TaxProf Blog
Features news, information, and resources related to tax law primarily for law school tax professors.
Author: Paul L. Caron, a law professor and director of faculty projects at the University of Cincinnati College of Law, edits TaxProf Blog, which is part of the Law Professor Blogs Network. He also is on the board of advisers for Law School Innovation.
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Recent Posts from TaxProf Blog
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Mann Presents Do Tax Breaks for Ethanol Reduce Global Warming? Today at Oregon
Roberta Mann (Widener; visiting at Oregon) presents Do Tax Breaks for Ethanol Reduce Global Warming? today at Oregon.
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2d Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Indictment Against 13 KPMG Tax Shelter Defendants
The Second Circuit today affirmed the dismissal of indictments against 13 former partners and employees of KPMG, who were charged with criminal tax fraud and conspiracy. United States v. Stein, No. 07-3042-cr (2d Cir. Aug.…
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Disgruntled Alabama Taxpayer Rams Car Into IRS Building
AccountingWeb.com: Disgruntled Taxpayer Rams Car Into IRS Building Brimingham News: Man Upset Over Finances Rams Car Into IRS Building, by Carol Robinson NBC13.com: Person Drives Vehicle Into Birmingham IRS Building (Hat Tip: Ben Cunningham.)
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Dilley Receives Rockefeller Foundation Innovation Award
Tax Prof Patricia E. Dilley (Florida) has received a Rockefeller Foundation Innovation Award for her proposal, Restoring Old Age Income Security for Low Wage Workers. See press releases from the Rockefeller Foundation and the University…
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Rating the New Forbes College Rankings
I previously blogged Forbes' new ranking of 569 colleges and universities, based on this methodology: Listing of Alumni in Who's Who in America (25%) Student Evaluations of Professors from RateMyProfessors.com (25%) Four- Year Graduation Rates…
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Call for Tax Papers: Constitutional and Supranational Review on Tax Legislation Across the Mediterranean
The Mediterranean Programme of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute in Florence (Italy) has issued a call for tax papers for a workshop on Constitutional and Supranational Review on…
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ABA Law Student Tax Challenge Releases This Year's Problem
The ABA Section of Taxation Young Lawyers Forum yesterday released the Problem, updated rules (J.D.; LL.M.), and entry forms (J.D.; LL.M.) for the 8th Annual Law Student Tax Challenge: For the eighth consecutive year, the…
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Tax Court Treats IRS Auditor's Greyhound Business as a Hobby
The Tax Court yesterday denied an IRS auditor's claimed $75k loss (over three years) in breeding greyhounds for racing because the actiivity was not engaged in for profit within the meaning of § 183. Whitecavage…
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Manchester Grand Hyatt Suffering From Growing Number of Boycotts
I previously blogged (here, here, here, here, and here) the AALS's decision to move all AALS events at the January 2009 annual meeting out of the Manchester Grand Hyatt because the owner of the hotel,…
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The Problems With Peer-Review
David B. Resnik (East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine), Christina Gutierrez-Ford (University of Miami, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine) & Shyamal Peddada (National Institute of Health) have published Perceptions of Ethical Problems with…