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A Tisket, A Tasket: Basketing And Corporate Tax Shelters, Leandra Lederman Jan 2011

A Tisket, A Tasket: Basketing And Corporate Tax Shelters, Leandra Lederman

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In an income tax system that comported with the economic, or Haig-Simons, definition of income, deductible expenses would not face source-based limitations. A true Haig-Simons income tax system therefore would not take the schedular approach of sorting different types of expenses and losses into distinct conceptual “baskets” containing corresponding types of income. Practical realities often require departing from the Haig-Simons norm, however. The U.S. federal income tax system does require individuals to basket a number of types of expenses and losses. For example, individuals’ passive activity losses can only be deducted from passive income gains. By contrast, most corporations taxed …


"More Mighty Than The Waves Of The Sea": Toilers, Tariffs, And The Income Tax Movement, 1880-1913, Ajay K. Mehrotra Jan 2004

"More Mighty Than The Waves Of The Sea": Toilers, Tariffs, And The Income Tax Movement, 1880-1913, Ajay K. Mehrotra

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The Phoenix And The Perils Of The Second Best: Why Heightened Appellate Deference To Tax Court Decisions Is Undesirable, Steve R. Johnson Jan 1998

The Phoenix And The Perils Of The Second Best: Why Heightened Appellate Deference To Tax Court Decisions Is Undesirable, Steve R. Johnson

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In our judicial structure, both courts of general jurisdiction and specialized courts are empowered to adjudicate federal income tax controversies. A proper relationship among those courts has proved difficult to forge and maintain. Absent an enduring intellectual and political consensus, institutional arrangements have been subject to recurring question and challenge.


Reducing Legal Noise: A Comment On Clark, The Morphogenesis Of Subchapter C: An Essay In Statutory Evolution And Reform, William D. Popkin Jan 1978

Reducing Legal Noise: A Comment On Clark, The Morphogenesis Of Subchapter C: An Essay In Statutory Evolution And Reform, William D. Popkin

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The Treatment For Federal Income Tax Purposes Of Errors In The Deduction Of Other Taxes, Robert C. Brown Jan 1937

The Treatment For Federal Income Tax Purposes Of Errors In The Deduction Of Other Taxes, Robert C. Brown

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