July 26, 2023
Hannah Travaglini (LAW ’21) of Montgomery McCracken outlines the newly introduced tax regulations and deductions for the New Jersey cannabis industry.
Sonya Bishop (LAW ’18) of Baker & McKenzie co-authored an article with Ethan Kroll, Stewart Lipeles, and Julia Skubis Weber discussing the need for change in federal money laundering laws criminalizing tax practitioners from representing marijuana enterprises that operate legally under state law.
On March 7, 2023, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania heard oral argument in Zilka v. Tax Review Board City of Philadelphia. The case brings to the limelight several constitutional and tax policy issues pervading interstate taxation at the state and local levels.
Temple’s Tax & Bankruptcy Law Society hosted a panel of four prior Temple Law students who currently work in different capacities in tax law, who discussed their experiences working as tax practitioners in the field.
On October 11, 2022, Caroline D. Ciraolo, former Acting Assistant Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Tax Division and current Partner at Kostelanetz & Fink, delivered this year’s Fogel Lecture at Temple Law School, titled “Enforcing the Nation’s Tax Laws Fully, Fairly, and Consistently: The Role of DOJ in Tax Enforcement.” Ms. Ciraolo’s presentation centered around the history of the Department of Justice, in addition to the history, structure, and operations of its Tax Division.
Hannah Travaglini (LAW ’21) of Montgomery McCracken co-authored an article with Edward Schnitzer discussing the recent court decision in the LeClairRyan bankruptcy and, more broadly, the tax ramifications of different corporate entity structures during bankruptcy.
IFA USA, the ABA Tax Section, and the Temple Tax & Bankruptcy Law Society brought four real world practitioners to speak to an audience of students about their experiences in tax law, the value of mentorship, and the varied opportunities available to students in the field.
Robert M. Kane, Jr. examines Pope & Talbot and argues that the IRS inappropriately relied on that case in two rulings addressing the calculation of section 311 gain on distributions of partnership equity.
Temple Law student discusses the value she found in participating in the Philadelphia Bar Association tax mentorship program.
Professor Andrea Monroe explores the technical and cultural forces that have transformed substantive tax law for millions of taxpayers who struggle when filing their annual returns. Partnership tax offers a stark illustration of the fractures that have been caused by the normalization of complexity in tax law.