Tax Policy Workshops

The Boston College Law School Tax Policy Workshop is pleased to announce its 2007-2008 series.   Speakers scheduled this year are:

September 6
Kirk Stark (UCLA)
Rich States, Poor States: American Federalism and the Politics of Fiscal Equalization

October 11
Daniel N. Shaviro (NYU)
The Optimal Relationship Between Taxable Income and Financial Accounting Income  

January 24
Deborah H. Schenk (NYU)
The Political Economy of Tax Reform:  The Case for Retaining the AMT

February 28
Nancy Staudt (Northwestern)
If Major Wars Affect (Judicial) Fiscal Policy, How & Why?

March 27
Linda M. Beale (Wayne State)
Tax Patents: At the Crossroads of Tax and Patent Law

April 17
Paul L. Caron (Cincinnati)
The Story of Murphy:  A New Front in the War Against the Income Tax

The Workshops start at 1:00 p.m. in the Faculty Lounge, Room M414, Stuart House, at the Law School, 885 Centre Street, Newton, MA. Lunch will be served and parking is free.