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Pittsburgh Dean Discusses His School's Decline From #69 to #91 in the U.S. News Rankings

posted to TaxProf Blog on Sat 25th May 13

Pittsburgh Dean William M. Carter, Jr. discusses his school's decline in the U.S. News rankings from #69 in 2013 to #91 in 2014 (Pittsburgh ranked 67-73 in 2009-2012): (Hat Tip: Brian Leiter.)
Jason Jones on the IRS Scandal

posted to TaxProf Blog on Sat 25th May 13

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The IRS Scandal, Day 16

posted to TaxProf Blog on Sat 25th May 13

ABA Journal: IRS Official Took Fifth in House Testimony, But Did She Waive Right to Do So? Bloomberg: IRS Safeguards Toothless in Tea Party Nonprofit Cases Daily Beast: Former NPR CEO Ken Stern: The IRS Had the Right Idea The Economist: Why Americans Love the

Obama Releases 2000-2006 Tax Returns

posted to TaxProf Blog on Tue 25th Mar 08

Barack Obama today released his 2000-2006 returns: 2006 Return 2005 Return 2004 Return 2003 Return 2002 Return 2001 Return 2000 Return Here is a summary of the figures: What is surprising, given the recent controversy over Obama's membership in the...
GE Filed 57,000-Page Tax Return

posted to TaxProf Blog on Fri 18th Nov 11

The Weekly Standard, GE Filed 57,000-Page Tax Return, Paid No Taxes on $14 Billion in Profits: General Electric, one of the largest corporations in America, filed a whopping 57,000-page federal tax return earlier this year but didn't pay taxes on $14 billion
UNLV to Fire Tenured Faculty, Close Schools in Face of 'Fiscal Collapse'

posted to TaxProf Blog on Wed 16th Feb 11

Las Vegas Sun, UNLV President Plans for State of Fiscal Collapse: UNLV President Neal Smatresk told a somber Faculty Senate on Tuesday that the administration was planning a kind of bankruptcy to deal with its budget crunch. Under the "financial exigency" plan,

Vic Fleischer on the Apple Rule

posted to Conglomerate on Thu 23rd May 13

The late Larry Ribstein coined the phrase "the Apple Rule" when Apple seemed to be the only corporation engaged in options back-dating that got a pass from regulators and prosecutors. Now, it seems that the Apple Rule applies to corporate income taxes as well.Here
Hearing on Tax Reforms

posted to Wealth Strategies Journal 2.0 (Beta) on Thu 16th May 13

Yesterday a Subcommitee of the House Ways & Means Committee held a hearing on the discussion draft released by Committee Chair Dave Camp. The discussion draft focuses on reforms that would simplify tax compliance for small businesses and also help
Tuesday Links: The IRS Controversy and Other Things

posted to Tax Foundation - Tax Foundation's "Tax Policy Blog" on Tue 14th May 13

Some worry the IRS scandal will divert resources away from the comprehensive tax reform discussion. But both Chairman Camp and Chairman Baucus seem dedicated to reform, unveiling their new website and joint twitter account last week.France is considering a