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 Columbia Journal of Tax Law Publishes New Issue tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4eab53ef0192ab508cdb970d 2013-06-19T15:57:55-04:00 2013-06-19T19:58:06Z 2013-06-19T19:57:55Z The Columbia Journal of Tax Law has published its eighth issue (Vol. 4, No. 2): Andrew J. Haile (Elon), Sales Tax Exceptionalism, 4 Colum. J. Tax. L. 136 (2013): "There is something different about the state sales tax, or so it seems based on judicial decisions creating unique jurisdictional and... Paul Caron Scholarship Tax Merritt: W&L's Dismal Placement Results Question Experiential Learning Push for 'Practice-Ready' Lawyers tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4eab53ef0192ab5023ba970d 2013-06-19T14:57:50-04:00 2013-06-19T19:21:46Z 2013-06-19T18:57:50Z Deborah Jones Merritt (Ohio State), An Employment Puzzle: Employers say they are eager to hire these better-trained, more rounded, more “practice ready” lawyers -- and they should be. That’s why the employment results for Washington & Lee’s School of Law are so troubling. Washington & Lee pioneered an experiential third-year... Paul Caron Legal Education Mann: Smart Tax Incentives for the Smart Energy Grid tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4eab53ef01910327d789970c 2013-06-19T14:00:00-04:00 2013-06-19T18:00:00Z 2013-06-19T18:00:00Z Roberta F. Mann (Oregon), Smart Incentives for the Smart Grid, 43 N.M. L. Rev. 127 (2013): Clean, renewable energy from the sun and wind — the green revolution is supposed to change the world. Since 2005, the United States has increased government investment in renewable energy generation, both from direct... Paul Caron Scholarship Tax How Librarians Can Enhance the Visibility of Faculty Scholarship tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4eab53ef0192aaf07600970d 2013-06-19T13:25:00-04:00 2013-06-19T17:25:00Z 2013-06-19T17:25:00Z Simon Canick (William Mitchell), Library Services for the Self-Interested Law School: Enhancing the Visibility of Faculty Scholarship, 105 Law Libr. J. 175 (2013): This article suggests a new set of filters through which to evaluate law library services, in particular those that support faculty scholarship. These filters include recent profound... Paul Caron Legal Education Scholarship The IRS Works to Regain the Public's Trust tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4eab53ef01901d90ae0a970b 2013-06-19T12:34:00-04:00 2013-06-19T16:48:22Z 2013-06-19T16:34:00Z Here. (Hat Tip: Andy Morriss.) Paul Caron IRS News Tax Taxation, Tyranny, and Theocracy: A Biblical Response to Susan Hamill tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4eab53ef01901d625da6970b 2013-06-19T08:05:00-04:00 2013-06-19T12:16:32Z 2013-06-19T12:05:00Z Gary North, Taxation, Tyranny, and Theocracy: A Biblical Response to Susan Hamill, 14 J. Accounting, Ethics & Pub. Pol'y 331 (2013): I respond to Prof. Hamill’s assertion that she is not recommending the exercise of theocratic power, as defined by Rev. Gregory Boyd. [Susan Pace Hamill (Alabama), Tax Policy Inside... Paul Caron Scholarship Tax Listokin & Eigen: Do Lawyers Really Believe Their Own Hype? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4eab53ef01901d327e59970b 2013-06-19T05:01:00-04:00 2013-06-19T09:01:00Z 2013-06-19T09:01:00Z Yair Listokin (Yale) & Zev J. Eigen (Northwestern), Do Lawyers Really Believe Their Own Hype, and Should They? A Natural Experiment, 41 J. Legal Stud. 239 (2012): Existing research suggests that practicing litigators are too confident in the merits of their clients’ cases. But practicing attorneys often self select (1)... Paul Caron Legal Education Scholarship Tax Institutional Corruption in the Tax-Exempt Bond Market tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4eab53ef01901d31d9fa970b 2013-06-19T03:41:00-04:00 2013-06-19T07:41:00Z 2013-06-19T07:41:00Z Zachary Fox (Harvard University, Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics), Tax-Exempt Corruption: Exploring Elements of Institutional Corruption in Bond Finance: This paper will apply the theory of institutional corruption to the world of private-activity bonds, which offer private entities access to tax-exempt borrowing, which generally provides lower interest rates. The... Paul Caron Scholarship Tax The IRS Scandal, Day 41 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4eab53ef0192ab464189970d 2013-06-19T03:06:00-04:00 2013-06-19T12:13:04Z 2013-06-19T07:06:00Z American Thinker: What the IRS Has Become Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Democrats' IRS Testimony 'Bombshell' Is a Big Nothingburger The Atlantic: The Great Battle Over the IRS Scandal Enters the Please-Let-It-End Phase Bloomberg: How IRS Says One Tea Party Application Goaded Controversy Business Insider: Darrell Issa Furious After Democrat Releases IRS Transcript... Paul Caron IRS News Tax Dubay's New Tax Papers tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4eab53ef019102feeb42970c 2013-06-19T03:05:00-04:00 2013-06-19T11:55:07Z 2013-06-19T07:05:00Z Curtis S. Dubay (Heritage Foundation): PEP and Pease Hurt Larger Families Most and Slow Growth: "In the fiscal cliff deal, President Barack Obama and Congress surprisingly reinstated two long dormant tax policies: the personal exemption phaseout (PEP) and “Pease,” a cap on itemized deductions. The 2001 Bush tax cuts rightfully... Paul Caron Tax Think Tank Reports NYU Provides Sweetheart Loans to Faculty, Administrators to Buy Vacation Homes tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4eab53ef0192ab4524f6970d 2013-06-18T15:52:00-04:00 2013-06-18T19:58:45Z 2013-06-18T19:52:00Z New York Times: NYU Gives Its Stars Loans for Summer Homes: NYU has already attracted attention for the multimillion-dollar loans it extends to some top executives and professors buying homes in New York City, a practice it has defended as necessary to attract talent to one of the most expensive... Paul Caron Legal Education Posner, Becker Debate Tax Reform tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4eab53ef01901d7eb9fa970b 2013-06-18T15:05:00-04:00 2013-06-18T19:05:00Z 2013-06-18T19:05:00Z Richard Posner, Tax Reform: There is a good deal of dissatisfaction with the federal tax system (the state and local systems as well, but I’ll confine my attention to the federal). Most proposals for reform, however good in theory, are totally impractical from a political standpoint. But since politics is... Paul Caron Tax Billionaire Claims IRS Political Bias in $186 Million Tax Refund Suit tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4eab53ef0191037d6598970c 2013-06-18T13:51:52-04:00 2013-06-18T17:52:04Z 2013-06-18T17:51:52Z Forbes: Billionaire Seeks $186 Million Tax Refund, Claims IRS Biased By 'Politically Charged Atmosphere', by Janet Novack: Billionaire investor Peter R. Kellogg and IAT Reinsurance Co. Ltd., the Bermuda-based insurance company his family owns, are suing the Internal Revenue Service for refunds of $186 million in taxes and interest they... Paul Caron Tax CBPP: State Income Tax Revenues Surge 17.6% tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4eab53ef0191035876b8970c 2013-06-18T13:00:00-04:00 2013-06-18T22:53:58Z 2013-06-18T17:00:00Z Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: States Should React Cautiously to Recent Income Tax Growth April Surge Provides Opportunity to Invest in Infrastructure, Boost Reserves: Recent tax collections are considerably higher than last year in most states and, in many cases, exceed states’ projections when they adopted their current budgets... Paul Caron Tax Think Tank Reports G-8 Declares War on Corporate Tax Evasion tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4eab53ef0192ab450f75970d 2013-06-18T12:13:50-04:00 2013-06-18T16:38:34Z 2013-06-18T16:13:50Z President Obama announced at the G-8 Summit today a National Action Plan on Preventing the Misuse of Companies and Legal Arrangements to assist law enforcement and tax authorities in their investigations of shell companies set up to illegally avoid paying taxes. United States G-8 Action Plan for Transparency of Company... Paul Caron Tax