Complete eight (8) tutorials + two (2) final exams + Short Research Paper to earn Certification in U.S. Tax Litigation. These sessions are led by Pre-Trial Tax Litigation Support Specialist, Emeritus Professor of Law; IRS Special Enrolled Agent and National Tax Practice Institute Graduate Fellow; and a tax attorney.
Note: This program is for U.S.-trained attorneys involved in trial proceedings occurring in the United States Tax Court, United States District Court or United States Court of Federal Claims. It is an ideal program for non-bar law school graduates who provide litigation support (writing and research) as well as general practitioners who work occasionally with tax attorneys or United States Tax Court Practitioners who practice exclusively before the U.S. Tax Court. Please see our Trial Advocacy Program as well.
Call-in to our "Conference Room" days, evenings, weekends from the convenience of your Blackberry®, home or office. All conferences convene for approximately 60-to-90 minutes.
For nonattorneys, foreign attorneys and United States Tax Court Practitioners:
Intro to Anglo-American Law & U.S. Legal System
Legal Writing for American Jurisprudence
Required:
For Attorneys admitted to practice in United States
Intro to U.S. Tax Court & U.S. Tax Court Procedures and Practice
Overview of Federal Tax Fraud & Evasion Prosecutions
Select any two:
Introduction to Federal Taxation of Individuals
Introduction to Federal Taxation of Partnerships & Partners
Introduction to Federal Income Taxation of Corporations & Shareholders
Introduction to Federal Income Taxation of Intellectual Properties& Intangible Assets
Introduction to Federal Income Taxation of Financial Instruments & Transaction
Introduction to Federal Income Taxation of Real Estate
Required:
Litigation of Civil Tax Controversies - Trial Advocacy
Tax Fraud and Evasion II - Offenses, Defenses, Trials, and Civil Penalties
Select any one:
Federal Tax Collections, Liens & Levies
U.S. Tax Court Rules of Practice & Procedure
Estate and Gift Planning & Wealth Preservation
Charitable Giving & Solicitation
U.S. Taxation of International Mergers, Acquisitions & Joint Ventures
Writing Requirement: Short Research Paper (25 pages). Due at the end of the second session or first year. See program "Requirements" under "Fees & Policy."