Category: State Tax Strategies

Jan 24
TaxProf Blog: Next Week’s Tax Workshops

Monday, January 27: Andy Grewal (Iowa; Google Scholar) will present Tax Regulations After Loper Bright, 2025 Mich. St. L. Rev. ___ as part of the Missouri-Columbia Tax Policy Colloquium. If you would like to attend, please contact David Gamage. Tuesday, January 28: Jeff Gordon (Vanderbilt) will present Carbon Accounting as…

Jan 24
TaxProf Blog: Weisbach: Taxing Corporate Payouts

David A. Weisbach (Chicago; Google Scholar), Taxing Corporate Payouts: Corporate distributions total about $1.5 trillion per year, yet the system for taxing distributions is a mess. It favors buybacks over dividends, and therefore is a possible cause of the growth of buybacks in recent years. It is almost comically complex….

Jan 24
TaxProf Blog: Tax Policy In The Trump Administration

Bloomberg, 100 Days at the IRS: Rules Pause, Workforce and Leader Shakeup Bloomberg, House GOP Bill Threatens Retaliation Against Global Taxes Bloomberg, OECD Global Tax Deal Has No Force In US, Trump Says Bloomberg, OECD Will Keep Working With US Despite Trump’s Tax Deal Threat Bloomberg, SALT Talks Gain Steam…

Jan 24
TaxProf Blog: Department Of Justice Rescinds Job Offers To 3Ls Accepted Into Honors Program

New York Times, Justice Dept. Cancels Entry-Level Job Offers in Honors Program: The Justice Department has abruptly rescinded job offers made to dozens of recent law school graduates who were to be placed in entry-level positions in its antitrust, criminal, civil rights, immigration and national security divisions, and at the…

Jan 24
TaxProf Blog: Weekly Legal Education Roundup

ABA Journal, As Los Angeles Deals With Wildfires, Law Schools Offer Support ABA Journal, Stanford Law Prof Fires Meta as Client, Citing Platform’s ‘Descent into Toxic Masculinity’ Megan Bess (Illinois-Chicago), Straight From The Students: The Impact Of Law School Experiences On Professional Identity Formation Bloomberg, Trump’s DEI Scrutiny Coming To…

Jan 24
TaxProf Blog: SCOTUSblog Founder Tom Goldstein Hit With 22-Count Federal Tax Evasion Indictment

National Review, The Wild Indictment of Tom Goldstein of SCOTUSBlog: You might think that Tom Goldstein would be enjoying the pinnacle of respectability in the legal profession right now. As a young lawyer, he was at the side of David Boies and Laurence Tribe for the Democratic team arguing Bush…

Jan 24
TaxProf Blog: Trump’s DEI Scrutiny Coming To Law Schools

Bloomberg, Trump’s DEI Scrutiny Coming to Bar Associations, Law Schools: Diversity, equity and inclusion programs at bar associations and law schools will be subject to more scrutiny under a second Trump administration. A new, anti-DEI executive order will open up private sector entities, including state and local bar and medical…

Jan 24
TaxProf Blog: As Los Angeles Deals With Wildfires, Law Schools Offer Support

ABA Journal, As Los Angeles Deals With Wildfires, Law Schools Offer Support: As the wildfires around Los Angeles cause significant chaos for residents, Southern California law schools are mobilizing—with students and faculty offering assistance to those who’ve lost their homes. … Area law school clinics, including those at the Pepperdine…