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Washington Law Review

1988

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The Taxation Of Prizes And Awards—Tax Policy Winners And Losers, Bruce I. Kogan Apr 1988

The Taxation Of Prizes And Awards—Tax Policy Winners And Losers, Bruce I. Kogan

Washington Law Review

This article evaluates whether the recent emasculation of the exclusion for bona fide public achievement prizes or awards was justified. In order to accomplish the task, the article will begin by setting forth the applicable statutory provisions and tracing their historical development. Second, the policy implications of new section 74(b) will be analyzed in depth. Next, the article will offer an alternative that would effectively deal with the problem of compensatory employer to employee awards, while retaining the long standing policy of using tax incentives to encourage humanitarian or public contribution. The article concludes by arguing that Congress' shift to …


The Taxation Of Prizes And Awards—Tax Policy Winners And Losers, Bruce I. Kogan Apr 1988

The Taxation Of Prizes And Awards—Tax Policy Winners And Losers, Bruce I. Kogan

Washington Law Review

This article evaluates whether the recent emasculation of the exclusion for bona fide public achievement prizes or awards was justified. In order to accomplish the task, the article will begin by setting forth the applicable statutory provisions and tracing their historical development. Second, the policy implications of new section 74(b) will be analyzed in depth. Next, the article will offer an alternative that would effectively deal with the problem of compensatory employer to employee awards, while retaining the long standing policy of using tax incentives to encourage humanitarian or public contribution. The article concludes by arguing that Congress' shift to …


The Alternative Minimum Tax For Individuals: Present Problems And Future Possibilities, Kerry Sean Bucklin Jan 1988

The Alternative Minimum Tax For Individuals: Present Problems And Future Possibilities, Kerry Sean Bucklin

Washington Law Review

This Comment addresses the problems presented by the revised alternative tax. First, the alternative tax is described in the context of the 1986 Tax Reform Act. Second, the new provisions of the alternative tax are analyzed to show that even with them, the alternative tax still does not tax all economic income. Third, the inefficiency and inequitable nature of the alternative tax are examined. Fourth, short and long-term solutions to the current alternative tax problems are proposed.


The Alternataive Minimum Tax For Individuals: Present Problems And Future Possibilities, Kerry Sean Bucklin Jan 1988

The Alternataive Minimum Tax For Individuals: Present Problems And Future Possibilities, Kerry Sean Bucklin

Washington Law Review

This Comment addresses the problems presented by the revised alternative tax. First, the alternative tax is described in the context of the 1986 Tax Reform Act. Second, the new provisions of the alternative tax are analyzed to show that even with them, the alternative tax still does not tax all economic income. Third, the inefficiency and inequitable nature of the alternative tax are examined. Fourth, short and long-term solutions to the current alternative tax problems are proposed.