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Young Tax Lawyers to Be Wanted

8 September 2009

More back to school!

The ABA Section of Taxation Young Lawyers Forum has released the 2009 Tax Challenge Problems, as well as lots of updated info for the 9th Annual Law Student Tax Challenge. An alternative to traditional moot court competitions (and boy, as someone who hated the entire moot court experience, I think this [...]

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IRS Tries Out New Internships

14 May 2009

The employee plans division of the IRS has hired two law student interns this year, the first time ever for this division. If all goes well, the plan may be expanded.
The two students are from the John Marshall Law School in Chicago but will work in the IRS Washington office for three months this [...]

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Jerome Glasser Wins an A

3 May 2009

Congrats to Jerome Glasser, a 3rd-year law student in the Virginia Law Reader Program Sponsored by Juan Chardiet, Esq
“I’m a-livin’ in a box… I’m a-livin’ in a cardboard box…”

Lyrics to a real, 1987 song entitled: “LIVING IN A BOX” (Vere/Piggot)
Condolences on the death of your spouse;
Now get crackin’ on sellin’ your house;
Oh, you thought you’d [...]

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We Have A Winner!

21 April 2009

We do have a winner in the “Win an ‘A’ in Law School” contest. Stay tuned!

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“Win an A” Contest Deadline Approaching

8 April 2009

If you’re currently a law or paralegal student, don’t forget to enter the “Win an A in Tax Law” contest on taxgirl! You can win some amazing prizes including books, speakers and computer storage. And oh, yeah, an A.
To clarify (since I’ve been asked):

Yes, LLM students can apply.
No, you don’t have [...]

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Law Student Contest Extended

30 March 2009

The annual “How to Win an A in Tax Law” contest was slated to end on Tuesday, March 31. I’ve been asked to extend it – who ends a contest on a Tuesday? – so, since I’m so accommodating, I will.
The NEW deadline is Friday, April 10 at 11:59 p.m. That gives [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Reimbursed Expenses

6 March 2009

Taxpayer asks:
Hi,
Is the rule different if the firm pays for the BarBri expenses themselves? Is this repayment taxable as ordinary income? Any tax code references would be appreciated, too (though not by any means necessary).
Gracias,
Taxgirl says:
This is one of those posts that I can already tell that I’m going to get emails about [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Bar fees and other legal career-related expenses

14 February 2009

Taxpayer asks:
As a newly minted lawyer that is now doing contract work, I was wondering if Bar exam prep classes are tax deductible? Or any licensing fees, occupation state taxes, or expenses related to GETTING a law license are tax deductible. There is a thread on JDU on this but no one seems to have [...]

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How to Win an A in Tax Law

6 February 2009

That’s right, I said “Win an A in Tax Law.” That’s because it’s ba-a-a-ck! My popular “Write a post for taxgirl” contest for law and paralegal students at taxgirl is back for a second year.
So let’s get to the good stuff.
How do you enter?
Write a guest post for taxgirl.com about any hot tax [...]

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American Association of Attorney-CPAs Announces Contest

30 November 2008

The American Association of Attorney-CPAs has announced a writing contest for law students and accounting students.
You can win up to $2,500, which, as a former law student, I can vouch will come in handy.
You can read the complete rules on the web site or call 888-ATTY-CPA.
(Hat Tip: TaxProf Blog)

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