"The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration."
- 16th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution

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Opportunities

I.R.S. Externship

Students selected for this program are placed with the Internal Revenue Service District Counsel's Office. IRS externs are primarily engaged in tax research and the writing of legal memoranda in the preparation of cases for litigation before the Tax Court.

Students receive intensive classroom instruction on tax research methodology. Externs are instructed in professional skills, legal writing, tax research, professional responsibility and tax practice and procedure. Students are required to produce a minimum of 30 pages of written work and must work a minimum of 180 hours. The program is limited to two students per semester and one student during the summer. Selection of externs for the summer as well as the fall and spring semesters is made the preceding spring. A resume and cover letter should be submitted to Professor John Coverdale or Professor Tracy Kaye no later than April 15th.

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (V.I.T.A.)
The V.I.T.A. project, sponsored by the Internal Revenue Service and the New Jersey Division of Taxation, offers free tax help to taxpayers with special needs, including persons with disabilities and the elderly. V.I.T.A. also targets taxpayers who do not speak English. Volunteer students master basic and advanced tax issues in preparation for the coming tax season. Specifically, volunteers learn to calculate exemptions, deductions, credits and capital gains, and, after demonstrating proficiency, volunteers help prepare basic tax returns, including Forms 1040, 1040A, 1040EZ, and Schedules A, B, D, EIC, 1,2, and 3.

Eligibility: 2nd year law students who have taken Tax I, or any student who has an accounting background.

Schedule: Services are usually provided on Fridays and Saturdays. Volunteer are asked to donate 5-6 days during tax season in the spring semester.

Seton Hall Tax Law Classes
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ABA Law Student Tax Challenge: http://www.abanet.org/tax/lstc/home.html

WHO:  Team of two (2) law students  

DEADLINE for Submission:  Friday, November 7, 2008 at 5 p.m. (EST)

 

L.L.M. Tax Programs

In 2008, the following law schools have the top Tax Law Programs according to U.S. News and World Report:

1.  New York University.  
2.  University of Florida (Levin)
3.  Georgetown University (DC)
4.  Northwestern University (IL)
5.  University of California–Los Angeles
6.  Harvard University (MA)
     University of Miami (FL)
8.  Boston University (MA)
9.  University of Virginia
10.  University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
        University of Texas at Austin
        Yale University (CT)