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Expanding The Orbit Of Maya Culture: Creating A Non-Profit In The United States, Apollo Liu, Callie Passwater, Skyler Steckler, Ryan Rowberry Oct 2023

Expanding The Orbit Of Maya Culture: Creating A Non-Profit In The United States, Apollo Liu, Callie Passwater, Skyler Steckler, Ryan Rowberry

Journal of Maya Heritage

Archaeologists Without Borders of the Maya World (AWBMW) is a Mexican non-profit organization focused on promoting and preserving Mayan history, particularly archaeological sites and tangible culture. To assist its mission, AWBMW wants to be able to solicit donations from U.S. entities to assist in spreading awareness of Maya culture worldwide. Using the U.S. tax code and laws from state of Georgia, this article outlines the legal steps and strategies a foreign non-profit organization must consider when desiring to start a non-profit organization in the United States. Strategies on opening a U.S. branch of an existing foreign non-profit, linking a new …


Putting Paper To Pen: Generation Juul's Case For Harm Reduction, Liz Emanuel Jan 2021

Putting Paper To Pen: Generation Juul's Case For Harm Reduction, Liz Emanuel

Indiana Law Journal

Part I of this Note soberly explores and delineates the perceived and real threats of vaping for America’s youth, concluding with an analysis of the socioeconomic and developmental health effects of nicotine addiction. Part II delves into the federal government’s response to e-cigarettes as well as the powers and limitations of federal regulation under the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) “Deeming Rule” and the potential effectiveness of an increase in the national tobacco purchase age or a federal ban on flavored vaping products. Part III discusses the realistic benefits of taking a harm reduction approach to youth vaping in the …


How Hard Can This Be? The Dearth Of U.S. Tax Treaties With Latin America, Patricia A. Brown Feb 2020

How Hard Can This Be? The Dearth Of U.S. Tax Treaties With Latin America, Patricia A. Brown

University of Miami Law Review

The United States has fewer tax treaties with countries in Latin America and the Caribbean than the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain and even China have with such countries. After first describing ways in which tax treaties reduce barriers to cross-border trade and investment, this Article considers in turn various possible explanations for this situation. It examines, and rejects, the hypothesis that Latin American countries are reluctant to enter into tax treaties in general. It then considers, and rejects, the possibility that Latin American countries are opposed to in-creased trade and investment from the United States in particular. It then …


Should The United States Adopt Crs?, Noam Noked Jun 2019

Should The United States Adopt Crs?, Noam Noked

Michigan Law Review Online

The United States' one-sided approach to tax transparency might lead to an unprecedented clash with the European Union (EU) in the near future. In light of the EU's deadline for the United States, the U.S. Treasury and Congress should urgently engage in a discussion on whether the United States should adopt the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) for automatic exchange of financial account information. A recent report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office considered this issue and did not recommend adopting CRS. This Essay discusses the contents of the report, as well as important considerations that were left out of the …


A View From American Courts: The Year In Indian Law 2017, Grant Christensen Jun 2018

A View From American Courts: The Year In Indian Law 2017, Grant Christensen

Seattle University Law Review

This Article provides a comprehensive review of Indian law for 2017. It does not include a citation to every case related to Indian law issued by the courts but tries to incorporate the majority of opinions into its catalog to provide a robust discussion of the changes in Indian law over the course of 2017. Part I of this Article provides some general statistics about Indian law in 2017. Part II focuses on activity at the U.S. Supreme Court, which is the most watched forum for Indian law cases for obvious reasons. Part III groups cases by subject area and …


Unilateral Responses To Tax Treaty Abuse: A Functional Approach, Omri Marian Jan 2016

Unilateral Responses To Tax Treaty Abuse: A Functional Approach, Omri Marian

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

In recent years, there has been a dramatic increase in the attention given to abusive tax schemes that take advantage of bilateral tax treaties. The ensuing discourse tends to view potential responses to treaty abuses as a hierarchical set of options, gradually escalating, in which treaty termination is a last resort option. This article argues that the hierarchical view of unilateral responses to treaty abuse is misguided. Unilateral responses to treaty-based abuse are not hierarchically ordered. Rather, the approach to treaty abuse is (and should be) functional, adopting specific types of unilateral responses based on the type of treaty abuse …


When International Tax Agreements Fail At Home: A U.S. Example, Diane Ring Jan 2016

When International Tax Agreements Fail At Home: A U.S. Example, Diane Ring

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

Over the past two and a half years, the international tax community has focused on the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Project (BEPS project) undertaken by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) at the behest of the G20. According to the OECD, the resulting 2015 agreement involved the direct participation of more than sixty countries. An additional fifty-nine countries indirectly participated through regional dialogues. Furthermore, numerous international organizations are credited with participating in discussions and contributing to the resulting product. But, effective implementation of the BEPS agreement requires domestic action of various types—the domestic side of international agreement …


How Reform-Friendly Are U.S. Tax Treaties?, Fadi Shaheen Jan 2016

How Reform-Friendly Are U.S. Tax Treaties?, Fadi Shaheen

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

This article addresses the treaty compatibility aspect of proposals for reforming the U.S. international tax system. Finding that a reform proposal is treaty compatible obviates the need for renegotiating or overriding existing U.S. treaties to implement the proposal if enacted. After establishing that a U.S. move to an exemption system would be treaty compatible despite the literal reading of Article 23 of the U.S. Model income tax treaty as requiring a credit system, the article argues that any system that is or can be expressed as an outright fixed or floating combination of exemption and credit is treaty compatible regardless …


Taxation And Inequality In Canada And The United States: Two Stories Or One?, Richard M. Bird, Eric M. Zolt Jan 2015

Taxation And Inequality In Canada And The United States: Two Stories Or One?, Richard M. Bird, Eric M. Zolt

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

Canada and the United States have both experienced a substantial increase in income inequality over the last several decades. In this article, we examine the complex interaction of income inequality with tax and transfer systems in Canada and the United States. We begin by comparing the data on taxation and expenditure to understand the similarities and differences between the two countries. We then consider how changes to tax and transfer policies have affected the levels of inequality in both countries. The article concludes by offering some policy recommendations that each country may consider to address the increasing levels of inequality.


The Role Of International Law And Practice In Addressing International Tax Issues In The Global Era, Charles H. Gustafson Jan 2011

The Role Of International Law And Practice In Addressing International Tax Issues In The Global Era, Charles H. Gustafson

Villanova Law Review

The article discusses the role of international law and practice in deciphering complex international tax policy and administration issues as of July 2011. An August 2009 deal between the U.S. and Switzerland, known as the U.S.-Swiss Agreement, is also mentioned. The international law of jurisdiction is examined as it relates to the issue of double taxation.


Accountants, Privilege, And The Problem Of Working Papers, Paul Paton Oct 2005

Accountants, Privilege, And The Problem Of Working Papers, Paul Paton

Dalhousie Law Journal

Full and frank disclosure between corporate issuers and their auditors and accounting advisors is critical for maintaining access to the information required for audits and public confidence in the capital markets. While tax authorities in the United States, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom have the power to make broad requests for working papers, in all four jurisdictions, legislation or administrative practice reflects the determination that the best approach for balancing tax and capital markets requirements is for the revenue authorities to seek working papers only in exceptional circumstances. Additionally, limited forms of privilege for accountants have been recognized …


Corporate Nonrecognition Provisions: A Comparison Of The U.S. And Canadian Tax Regimes, Catherine Brown, Christine Manolakas Apr 1999

Corporate Nonrecognition Provisions: A Comparison Of The U.S. And Canadian Tax Regimes, Catherine Brown, Christine Manolakas

Dalhousie Law Journal

This article compares the rules governing the federal income taxation of corporate reorganizations in Canada with those in the United States, including transfers of property to a corporation, corporate divisions, share-for-share exchanges, amalgamations or mergers, recapitalizations, and corporate dissolutions. The paper outlines the provisions governing a particulartype of corporate transaction, compares the Canadian tax results with those of the United States, comments on any differences between particular tax provisions, and examines the practical implications of these differences. The authors conclude that although there are a number of parallels between the U.S. and Canadian tax systems, fundamental differences exist that change …


Marriage Neutrality: An Old Idea Comes Of Age, Douglas K. Chapman Jan 1985

Marriage Neutrality: An Old Idea Comes Of Age, Douglas K. Chapman

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Foreign Illegality: No Absolute Bar To Enforcement Of Internal Revenue Service Summons, Carol S. Goldstein Apr 1982

Foreign Illegality: No Absolute Bar To Enforcement Of Internal Revenue Service Summons, Carol S. Goldstein

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.


Federal Income Tax Treatment Of The Acquisition And Disposition Of Coal Interests: An Examination Of I.R.C. 631(C), John C. Coggin Iii Jun 1980

Federal Income Tax Treatment Of The Acquisition And Disposition Of Coal Interests: An Examination Of I.R.C. 631(C), John C. Coggin Iii

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Tax Incentive Approach To The Depletion Allowance Dilemma, Thomas E. Bulleit Jr. Jun 1980

A Tax Incentive Approach To The Depletion Allowance Dilemma, Thomas E. Bulleit Jr.

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Acquisition Of Coal Property Interests: Some Federal Tax Planning Observations, Aaron H. Haspel, Douglas Sumner Jun 1980

Acquisition Of Coal Property Interests: Some Federal Tax Planning Observations, Aaron H. Haspel, Douglas Sumner

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Federal Income Tax Aspects Of The Disposition Of Coal Interests By A Corporation, Louis S. Southworth, James H. Nix Jun 1980

Federal Income Tax Aspects Of The Disposition Of Coal Interests By A Corporation, Louis S. Southworth, James H. Nix

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Comparison Of The Tax Consequences Of A Sale Of Good Will With A Covenant Not To Compete, William Walter Smith Apr 1965

A Comparison Of The Tax Consequences Of A Sale Of Good Will With A Covenant Not To Compete, William Walter Smith

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Income Tax--Jurisdiction Of Federal District Court To Grant Refund Of Partial Income Tax Payment, Aaron David Trub Feb 1961

Income Tax--Jurisdiction Of Federal District Court To Grant Refund Of Partial Income Tax Payment, Aaron David Trub

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Final Determination Of Domicil In The United States, Fowler V. Harper Jun 1934

Final Determination Of Domicil In The United States, Fowler V. Harper

Indiana Law Journal

Reprinted from Pennsylvania Bar Quarterly, April, 1934