LAW G998:
Tax Research and Writing
Spring 2024 • Section 21
Course Description
Tax practice, unlike subjects grounded on common law, proceeds from statute with distinct contributions from the executive and judicial branches, weaving an intricate web. Taxpayers must self-report, and most taxes are self-assessed. Tax has special professional-conduct rules and penalties. These differences affect how practitioners research, interpret, analyze, and write about tax law. This course focuses on those skills, including consideration of research resources and authorities unique to tax law, and modes for interpreting and analyzing tax authorities. While methods for good writing apply whatever is the content one seeks to explain, the course focuses on some formats and difficulties that are particular to tax practices. The work skills and methods covered are applicable to tax practice generally and specialized knowledge of any practice area is not assumed
Schedule
| Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|
| Th 5:30-7:20 PM | Klein 6A |
Registration Info
Registration Notes
This is a Graduate Tax Program courses. The course is open to JD students with permission from Professor Kathy Mandelbaum. This course will not satisfy the JD writing requirements. This course is open to all Graduate Tax Students, including those pursuing and LL.M or MST and those pursuing an Estate Planning or Employee Benefits Certificate (though this course would not count toward the certificate requirements.)
Pre-Requisites
You must have completed the following courses before enrolling in this course:
- LAW 0600 (Taxation) or LAW G518 (Introduction to Tax and Legal Reasoning )