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Crypto Assets And The Problem Of Tax Classifications, Eric D. Chason
Crypto Assets And The Problem Of Tax Classifications, Eric D. Chason
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To date, Internal Revenue Service (I.R.S.) guidance on cryptocurrencies has been thin. When the I.R.S. has issued guidance, it occasionally mishandles the technical details (such as confusing air drops and hard forks). More personnel (and personnel with greater technical expertise) would allow the I.R.S. to keep pace with the explosive growth of cryptocurrency. Nevertheless, the I.R.S. could better leverage its existing resources by focusing on select issues and seeking enabling legislation from Congress. Specifically, the I.R.S. should focus on crypto issues occurring on a system-wide basis and not requiring taxpayer-specific considerations.
For example, determining whether Bitcoin is a “security” under …
The Tiley Trilogy And U.S. Anti-Avoidance Law, Erik M. Jensen
The Tiley Trilogy And U.S. Anti-Avoidance Law, Erik M. Jensen
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This article examines an influential set of articles, written by Professor John Tiley in the late 1980s, about anti-avoidance doctrines developed by US courts. The trilogy of articles was written for a British audience, as part of Tiley’s efforts to resist importation of US doctrines (“bleeding chunks of alien doctrine,” as he put it) into the UK, but his ideas remain relevant to tax theorists in all countries, including the US. The article also examines the work of the Aaronson Committee, of which Tiley was a member, which successfully recommended in 2011 that the UK adopt a general anti-avoidance rule …
The Post-Tarp Movement To Regulate Banker Pay, Eric D. Chason
The Post-Tarp Movement To Regulate Banker Pay, Eric D. Chason
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No abstract provided.
Quantifying The Tax Advantage Of Deferred Compensation, Eric D. Chason
Quantifying The Tax Advantage Of Deferred Compensation, Eric D. Chason
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No abstract provided.
Why Pension Funding Matters, Eric D. Chason
Why Pension Funding Matters, Eric D. Chason
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And The Rebuttal, Glenn E. Coven
The Art Of Regulation Drafting: Structured Discretionary Justice Under Section 355, John W. Lee
The Art Of Regulation Drafting: Structured Discretionary Justice Under Section 355, John W. Lee
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This article analyzes the 35-year evolution of the section 355 regulations from the perspectives of the jurisprudential dichotomy between general principles and detailed rules and administrative law theory as to agency discretion.
Limiting Losses Attributable To Nonrecourse Debt: A Defense Of The Traditional System Against The At-Risk Concept, Glenn E. Coven
Limiting Losses Attributable To Nonrecourse Debt: A Defense Of The Traditional System Against The At-Risk Concept, Glenn E. Coven
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No abstract provided.
The Relevance Of Fresh Investment To The Characterization Of Corporate Distributions And Adjustments, Glenn E. Coven
The Relevance Of Fresh Investment To The Characterization Of Corporate Distributions And Adjustments, Glenn E. Coven
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The Alternative Minimum Tax: Proving Again That Two Wrongs Do Not Make A Right, Glenn E. Coven
The Alternative Minimum Tax: Proving Again That Two Wrongs Do Not Make A Right, Glenn E. Coven
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No abstract provided.
Retroactive Allocations To New Partners: An Analysis Of The Area After Rodman, John W. Lee, Robert S. Parker Jr.
Retroactive Allocations To New Partners: An Analysis Of The Area After Rodman, John W. Lee, Robert S. Parker Jr.
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In the recent Rodman case, the Tax Court has held that a partner newly admitted near year-end must report his share of the full year's partnership profits. Messrs. Lee and Parker analyze the status of retroactive partnership allocations in view of Rodman, the first decision to expressly sanction retroactive allocations of income (and implicitly of losses) to new partners, and reallocations under Section 704.