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Abortion Politics: The Roman Catholic Church's Tax-Exempt Status In Jeopardy Under Section 501(C)(3) Of The Internal Revenue Code, Junji John Shimazaki Nov 1988

Abortion Politics: The Roman Catholic Church's Tax-Exempt Status In Jeopardy Under Section 501(C)(3) Of The Internal Revenue Code, Junji John Shimazaki

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Tax Avoidance And Income Measurement, Joshua D. Rosenberg Nov 1988

Tax Avoidance And Income Measurement, Joshua D. Rosenberg

Michigan Law Review

This article first will explain our system of "transaction taxation" and will further explore the problems caused by the transactional focus of our tax system. It then will consider the current judicial responses to these problems and examine their inadequacies. Finally, it will set forth and explore the alternative responses suggested above in more detail.


Class Tax To Mass Tax: The Role Of Propaganda In The Expansion Of The Income Tax During World War Ii, Carolyn C. Jones Oct 1988

Class Tax To Mass Tax: The Role Of Propaganda In The Expansion Of The Income Tax During World War Ii, Carolyn C. Jones

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.


What Has Happened To The Tax Legislative Process?, Pamela Brooks Gann May 1988

What Has Happened To The Tax Legislative Process?, Pamela Brooks Gann

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Showdown at Gucci Gulch: Lawmakers, Lobbyists and the Unlikely Triumph of Tax Reform by Jeffrey H. Birnbaum and Alan S. Murray


Federal Income Tax—Exceptions To Definition Of Capital Asset Are Narrowed. Arkansas Best Corp. V. Commissioner, 108 S. Ct. 971 (1988)., Mike Watts Apr 1988

Federal Income Tax—Exceptions To Definition Of Capital Asset Are Narrowed. Arkansas Best Corp. V. Commissioner, 108 S. Ct. 971 (1988)., Mike Watts

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.


Improving The Earned Income Credit: Transition To A Wage Subsidy Credit For The Working Poor, Jonathan Barry Forman Apr 1988

Improving The Earned Income Credit: Transition To A Wage Subsidy Credit For The Working Poor, Jonathan Barry Forman

Florida State University Law Review

Millions of American families have incomes that fall below the poverty line. Of these, many families are poor despite the fact that at least one member of these families works during the year. In this article, Professor Forman examines one tool in the fight against poverty, the earned income credit. Professor Forman examines the history of the credit and its shortcoming and then suggests ways in which the credit could be improved to better serve the working poor.


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 …


Tax Symposium: An Overview Of The Low Income Housing Tax Credit, Andrew Zack Blatter, Elena Marty-Nelson Jan 1988

Tax Symposium: An Overview Of The Low Income Housing Tax Credit, Andrew Zack Blatter, Elena Marty-Nelson

University of Baltimore Law Review

No abstract provided.


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.


University Of Richmond Law Review Jan 1988

University Of Richmond Law Review

University of Richmond Law Review

No abstract provided.


Tax Symposium: Capital Losses: Falling Short On Fairness And Simplicity, Fred W. Peel Jr. Jan 1988

Tax Symposium: Capital Losses: Falling Short On Fairness And Simplicity, Fred W. Peel Jr.

University of Baltimore Law Review

No abstract provided.


Taxation Issues Facing The Foreign Athlete Or Entertainer, Debra Dobray, Tim Kreatschman Jan 1988

Taxation Issues Facing The Foreign Athlete Or Entertainer, Debra Dobray, Tim Kreatschman

NYLS Journal of International and Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


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.