Graduate Tax Program Core Curriculum

TAX 400

Tax Procedure and Tax Practice (2 credits)

TAX 401

Problems of Timing (2 credits) *

TAX 402

Taxation of Property Transactions: General Topics (2 credits) *

TAX 403

Professional Responsibility in Tax Practice: Annual Tax Lawyering Symposium (required, no credit)

TAX 404

Graduate Tax Research and Writing Seminar (2 credits) *

TAX 110

Federal Income Tax: Corporate (3 credits)

TAX 131

Federal Income Tax: Partnerships (2 credits)

TAX 500 Series Advanced Tax Planning Seminars

LL.M. candidates must complete at least one TAX 500 series seminar. TAX 500 seminars are 2 credit courses. Not all TAX 500 seminars are offered every year

TAX 500

Tax Planning for Financial Investments (2 credits)

TAX 510

Corporate Tax Planning Seminar (2 credits)

TAX 520

Advanced Wealth Transfer Planning Seminar (2 credits)

TAX 530

Seminar on Tax Planning for Family Businesses (2 credits)

TAX 540

State and Local Taxation and Finance Seminar (2 credits)

TAX 550

International Tax Planning Seminar (2 credits)

TAX 560

Tax Litigation Seminar on Criminal Tax Enforcement (2 credits)

TAX 590

Tax Planning for Real Estate Transactions

3. Competence in the practice of tax law requires sensitivity to the professional role of the tax adviser in the tax system as well as sound judgment in technical matters. For this reason, issues of professional responsibility are addressed in the context of the subject matter in all courses in the Graduate Tax Program. In addition, Tax Procedure and Tax Practice (TAX 400) introduces students to the regulatory framework and basic standards for tax practice and the Annual Tax Lawyering Workshop brings tax practitioners, representatives of the IRS, tax scholars and students together to discuss current developments in professional responsibility. Through the Workshop and their regular course work, students are introduced to the importance of heightened sensitivity to and continuing education in professional responsibility in the practice of tax law.

4. Course credits applied toward the LL.M in Taxation degree generally must be earned from the courses listed in the Graduate Tax Program Curriculum. With prior written permission of the Managing Director of the Graduate Tax Program, candidates may substitute up to 4 credits from other course offerings at New York Law School. Candidates concentrating in International Taxation may, with permission, substitute up to 6 credits for international law course. Up to four transfer credits from another LL.M in Taxation degree program may be granted with the written permission of the Managing Director.

5. A basic course in federal income taxation is a prerequisite for all courses in the Graduate Tax Program. Candidates who do not hold a JD degree from a U.S. law school may satisfy this requirement by enrolling in TAX 100 at New York Law School in their first semester in the Graduate Tax Program. Candidates who earned their JD degrees more than five years prior to matriculation in the Graduate Tax Program or who wish to review basic income tax concepts may also enroll in TAX 100. However, the basic course in federal income taxation will not count toward meeting the 24 credit requirement for the LL.M in Taxation.

6. To be eligible to receive the LL.M in Taxation, a degree candidate must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of B - (2.67). With the exception of Professional Responsibility in Federal Tax Practice (TAX 403), the Graduate Tax Externship (TAX 600) and BUS 300 Accounting for Lawyers, Basic, all courses used to satisfy the LL.M in Taxation degree requirements must be courses that are graded on a numerical basis. Students who complete 24 credits with less than a cumulative grade point average of 2.67 may take in excess of 24 credits, but only the first 28 credits will be considered in determining whether degree requirements have been met and all required courses shall be included in this determination.

7. Candidates for the LL.M. in Taxation degree must satisfy any other requirements for the degree that are in force when the degree is conferred.

* LL.M in Taxation candidates who have already completed the 4 credit version of TAX 402 Taxation of Property Transactions offered from 2003 -2006 have satisfied the TAX 402/ TAX 405 requirement and maybe not enroll in the 2 credit TAX 402. Such students are permitted but are not required to enroll in TAX 405 Taxation of Intellectual Property Transactions.

LL.M in Taxation candidates who have completed the prior 3 credit TAX 401 Problems of Timing or the prior 1 credit TAX 404 Graduate Tax Research and Writing Seminar or were registered for these courses in spring 2007 or in prior years will receive the number of credits designated for the course at the time of their registration for it and may not enroll in the new version of the course.