LBS 932 (1ON) - Personal Income Taxation

Personal Income Taxation

Law   Franklin Pierce School of Law :: Business Law (LAW)
Credits: 3.0
Term: Fall 2019 - Law (08/26/2019 - 12/06/2019)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   35  
CRN: 16010
This course is an introductory course to federal taxation. We will cover a range of topics including: Income and deductions, accounting methods, transactions resulting in capital gain, deferral of tax, and choice of the taxable person. In essence, this course is about the Internal Revenue Code (Title 26 of the United States Code) and related Regulations promulgated by the United States Treasury Department. The course has three fundamental objectives. 1. Statutory Analysis. This course should improve your ability to comprehend and apply complex statutes and regulations. Tax laws change every year, and this skill will help you regardless of what field you practice in. 2. Income Tax Policy and Evaluation. The course is also designed to provide a basic understanding of federal tax policy. Sometimes, if we know the why behind a code section, it helps us to understand how or what the code section is trying to do. In addition, the Internal Revenue Code is also used to motivate certain behaviors (buying a home, saving money, investing in certain types of real estate). It is helpful to examine whether those behaviors should be legitimized and, if so, whether the Code effectively promotes the desired behaviors. 3. Overview of Tax Issues in Other Practice Areas. We will also address how the tax law affects other areas of the law, including: family law, litigation, business, health and medicine and real property (among others). Eligibility: Open to all except 1Ls. Course format: problem-based. This course is recommended for taking the bar exam. Grading: final exam, 60%; midterm exam, 30%; class prep. and participation, 10%. This course may be taken for an S/U grade.
Attributes: Online (no campus visits), EUNH
Instructors: STAFF

Times & Locations

Start Date End Date Days Time Location
8/26/2019 12/6/2019 Hours Arranged ONLINE