Hitler’s Article Is Rejected by the Stanford Law Review

Written by Paul Caron on February 28th, 2010 with comments disabled.
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Top 5 Tax Paper Downloads

The papers in week’s list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads are the same as last week’s, with some shifting within the #3 - #5 positions: 1. [360 Downloads] The Regulatory Systems for Employee Benefits, by Brian A. Benko (McDermott Will & Emery, Washington, D.C.) 2. [250 Downloads]…

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Today Is the Last Day to Make a Haiti Donation and Deduct It on Your 2009 Tax Return

Today is the last day to make a donation for Haiti earthquake relief and claim a charitable deduction on your 2009 tax return. See Notice 1396 and this IRS video: You can make online donations to groups such as Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, Red Cross, and World Vision.

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ABA Tax Section Submits Comment Letters

The ABA Tax Section has submitted comment letters on: § 987 Foreign Currency Gains and Losses Proposed Regulations § 142(a)(6) Solid Waste Disposal Facilities Proposed Regulations § 104(a)(2) Exclusion for Physical Injuries or Sickness Proposed Regulations

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NYSBA Tax Section Releases Tax Reports

The New York State Bar Association Tax Section has issued tax reports on: New York State Budget Revenue Proposals (No. 1206) New York State Budget Proposal to Modify Taxation of Resident Trusts (No. 1205) Estimated Tax Consequences of Roth IRAs (No. 1204)

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Mankiw: Spreading the Wealth Around: Reflections Inspired by Joe the Plumber

N. Gregory Mankiw (Harvard University, Department of Economics) gives the Presidential Address today at Eastern Economic Association’s 36th Annual Conference in Philadelphia on Spreading the Wealth Around: Reflections Inspired by Joe the Plumber: One of my favorite recent moments in political theater was when “Joe the Plumber” posed a question…

Written by Paul Caron on February 27th, 2010 with comments disabled.
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Oddball Tax Deductions

Kiplinger, Oddball Tax Deductions: [O]ver the years your fellow taxpayers have successfully claimed write-offs for many crazy things that most of us wouldn’t even dream of taking. Here’s our list of what we think are the strangest deductions allowed, ranging from cat food to a casualty loss for a vehicle…

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Former Maryland Dean Asked to Return $60k Paid for Summer Research; AG to Decide Propriety of $350k Paid for Untaken Sabbatical

Following up on my post this week on the controversy surrounding a state audit report flagging “questionable compensation payments” to Maryland Dean Karen Rothenberg: university officials have asked Dean Rothenberg to return $60,000 paid as four summer research grants, and have asked the state attorney general whether the Dean can…

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Taxation, Economic Efficiency, and the Dormant Commerce Clause in Davis

Casey J. Jennings (J.D. 2010, North Carolina) has published Recent Development, To Form a More Perfect Union: Taxation, Economic Efficiency, and the Dormant Commerce Clause in Department of Revenue v. Davis, 88 N.C. L. Rev. 311 (2009). Here is part of the Introduction: In Part I, this Recent Development will…

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The International and Comparative Tax War

Richard T. Page (J.D. 2010, Tulane) has published Comment, The International and Comparative Tax War: A Strategic Tax Cut Recommendation for the Obama Administration, 18 Tul. J. Int’l & Comp. L. 287 (2009): A. Purpose Statement: The purpose of this Comment is to answer three comparative tax policy questions. First,…

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