Dean Tim Canova was quoted in an article in Fortune Magazine entitled “Four questions for Tim Geithner: Forget the tax problems. Here is what legislators really need to ask Obama’s choice for Treasury secretary at Wednesday’s hearing.” In the piece, Dean Canova said Geithner needs to show legislators that he is clearly independent of the
Dean John Eastman spoke at a press conference in Sacramento, California regarding the filing of a suit to block illegal state tax increases. The suit was filed by The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association (HJTA) and Chapman’s Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, joined by the National Federation of Independent Business and more than 40 state legislators to
Professor Michael Lang was elected Chair of the American Association of Law Schools Section on Post-Graduate Legal Education. In addition, he was appointed to the American Bar Association Section of Taxation Committee on Government Submissions (COGS), which reviews and edits all submissions to the Government made on behalf of the Section of Taxation. He was
Professor Michael Lang was interviewed and quoted by Tax Notes Today in an article entitled, “Changes to Preparer Penalty Standard Won’t Require Scrapping Regs, Practitioners Say.” The article discusses the Bailout Act’s change to the return preparer penalty standard. “The changes to Section 6694 in the bailout law are the correct approach for Congress,” Professor
Professor Ronald Rotunda published an op-ed in the Los Angeles Daily Journal, entitled “Simplify, Simplify: A Mantra for Transcendentalists and Tax Reformers Alike.” Professor Rotunda’s article discusses the effect of lowering tax rates and praises the tax plan proposed by Presidential candidate, John McCain. “History shows that lowering tax rates will help the economy, make
Professor Francine Lipman published an article in ABA News Quarterly Section of Taxation / Vol. 28, No. 1, entitled “Time is of the Essence: Seize the Opportunity for Fulfillment in 2009.” Professor Lipman’s article responds to the increasing global demand for fulfilling work and responds to Randy Pausch’s “Last Lecture” on making your dreams come
Chapman University School of Law ranked #5 on the list of the Top 15 Graduate Tax Faculties, as measured by Theodore Seto of Loyola-LA. The rankings are measured by the number of downloads of SSRN postings by tax professors. Chapman totaled 4665 all-time downloads as of September 12, 2008. Read article…
Professor Kurt Eggert was quoted in the Wall Street Journal in a story entitled “More Loan Forgiveness Sought” about the tax implications of the “loan forgiveness” that comes with foreclosures, short sales and loan modifications for troubled loans. In the piece, Professor Eggert stated: “A double whammy for many in the current housing market is
Professor Bobby Dexter presented a paper entitled “Serfs at the Mercy of a Hungry Beast: Aggressive Regressivity, Private Equity, and the Quandary of the St. Luke Imperative” and served as a discussant on several other papers at the 2008 Junior Tax Scholars Conference on June 6, 2008 at New York University.
Professor Francine Lipman presented her paper “Taxation and Undocumented Immigrants: Separate, Unequal and Without Representation” on May 8, 2008 at “Undocumented Hispanic Immigrants in the United States: Problems, Benefits and Prospects,” a one-day conference at the University of North Texas to provide objective research about undocumented immigration. Learn more…