If you have found yourself thinking, "why not use a fractional linear transformation to build a tax deduction, tho?" then you might enjoy this paper papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

#NewPaper! Sarah Lawsky & I posted to #SSRN "Constructing Deductions," part 2 of our 2-part project on #TaxDeductions, ssrn.com/abstract=625.... It builds on Sarah's work formalizing the tax code. (The 1st piece, "A New Paradigm for Tax Deductions," is a theory article at ssrn.com/abstract=537...)

Thanks to #TaxProf blog for posting UF Levin College of Law's search for a tax #VAP: taxprofblog.aals.org/2025/11/26/f...! The position is open until filled, so it's best to apply soon. Here's a link to the job ad itself, too: explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/53....

📣 The University of Florida Levin College of Law is looking for a tax Visiting Assistant Professor (VAP) starting in Fall 2026. Application details at the link! #TaxJobs #LegalAcademia #VAP explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/53...

Just posted "Making the Most of #VAPs & #Fellowships." I'm hoping it helps current & prospective VAPs + #LawSchools considering hiring a #VAP. The draft includes suggested timelines for a VAP in a 2-year program to prepare for the tenure-track market. Feedback most welcome! ssrn.com/abstract=5610650

📣 The University of Florida Levin College of Law is looking for a tax Visiting Assistant Professor (VAP) starting in Fall 2026. Application details at the link! #TaxJobs #LegalAcademia #VAP explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/53...

@leandra2848.bsky.social: "Making the Most of VAPs and Fellowships: A Guide for Law Schools and Aspiring Legal Academics" papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... <== a helpful guide to anticipate and navigate the hidden deadlines inherent in VAP programs

Just posted "Making the Most of #VAPs & #Fellowships." I'm hoping it helps current & prospective VAPs + #LawSchools considering hiring a #VAP. The draft includes suggested timelines for a VAP in a 2-year program to prepare for the tenure-track market. Feedback most welcome! ssrn.com/abstract=5610650

With law school VAPs & Fellowships starting up, what advice do you have for new VAPs & Fellows who are planning to go on the tenure-track legal-academic market in a year? Any classic mistakes to avoid, things to know going in, etc.? #VAPs #Fellowships #LegalAcademia #LawSchoolHiring

FAR Forms in first distribution (entry-level law school faculty hiring). This year is the highest number of FAR forms since 2015.

I'm pleased to announce that I will be a Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law at the University of Florida for the 2025-2026 academic year, and serving as the school's Academic Careers Coordinator during the visit. I’m excited to join U.F.'s outstanding #tax scholars! www.law.ufl.edu/new-faculty

Free code and regulations selected sections books for all U.S. federal tax classes. These books includes the law through July 30, 2025, include Pub. Law 119-21, which made significant changes, including adding and renumbering sections. www.lawskypracticeproblems.org/codeandregs

@leandra2848.bsky.social and I have just posted a new working paper, "Decoding Deductions," to @ssrn.bsky.social - we welcome comments! ssrn.com/abstract=537... - abstract follows...

It was so great to participate in the Critical Tax Conference at @law.wisc.edu on Fri. & Sat. Thanks to hosts Emily Cauble, Gaga Gondwe & @susannahtahk.bsky.social for the hybrid format! It was terrific to see tax friends & get feedback on "Decoding Deductions," which Sarah Lawsky & I co-presented.

Emily has been terrific to work with! I’m so glad she joined me on this edition of the book! 📕 @emilycauble.bsky.social @law.wisc.edu

The official release of the 5th edition of “Understanding Corporate Taxation,” co-authored with Emily Cauble (@law.wisc.edu) is today! 📕 #TaxLaw #CorporateTax @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social

👭This #WomensHistoryMonth, meet incredible authors tackling the complex topic of corporate #taxation! With straightforward language, charts, checklists, diagrams & numerical examples, “Understanding Corporate Taxation” is the perfect guide for students, new attorneys & more! ✨

Meet @leandra2848.bsky.social of @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social and author of the new fifth edition of "Understanding Corporate Taxation" at Carolina Academic Press! 📕 📖 Read it here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/meet-l...

The new (5th!) edition of “Understanding Corporate Taxation” is out! Emily Cauble (@law.wisc.edu) & I now have our author copies, so it’s official! 📚 It was terrific working with her & our publisher, @cap-press.com. #JustPublished #NewBook #CorporateTax #TaxLaw @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social

✨See what's coming this March!✨ From new #UnderstandingSeries to the #Spring2025LawBookHighlights, lots of exciting things are headed your way this #Spring! 🌸🌷🌻 Get details at cap-press.com or follow us everywhere to stay updated! Happy March! 🦋

I really enjoyed the #hybrid Global Tax Symposium 2025, hosted by the University of Münster! In the last session, chaired by Ana Paula Dourado, Siddhesh Rao presented a co-authored paper on the attorney-client #privilege in #tax & Marco Greggi & I were discussants. Here's a screenshot of our panel!

Our annual #TaxValentines contest is now open to #TaxSky! Entry rules 👇 1. Compose your tax-related valentine 2. Tag @taxnotes.bsky.social and use the hashtag #TaxValentines 3. The post with the most likes wins! ⌛ Contest ends on February 14 at 12 p.m. EST

Thank you again to @davidgamage.bsky.social for hosting Sarah Lawsky & me in Missouri’s #TaxPolicyColloquium last week & for comments on the work in progress we presented there, “Deductions’ Limits”! Here’s a screenshot of us, his colleague Lauren Shores Pelikan, and the students. #TaxPolicy

Executive Associate Dean Donna M. Nagy will deliver Indiana University's Sonneborn Lecture on Feb. 10. Prof. Nagy will present "What Corporate Law Can Teach Us About Government Ethics" at 5 p.m. in the Indiana Memorial Union Solarium.

On Wednesday, January 29th, Leandra Lederman of Indiana University Maurer School of Law and Sarah Lawsky of Northwestern Law will present their draft paper – "Deductions' Limits" – at the Mizzou Law Tax Policy Colloquium, from 2:00 to 3:15 pm Central Time. /1

Looking forward to co-presenting "Deductions' Limits" with Sarah Lawsky (Northwestern) on Wed. Jan. 29 in @davidgamage.bsky.social's online #TaxPolicyColloquium at Missouri Law! This #NewPaper identifies patterns & outliers in the #TaxCode's limitations on deductions, yielding insights & proposals.

Starting Jan. 27, qualifying local taxpayers can receive help with tax preparation at the Law School. Our VITA site will run Mondays and Tuesdays through March 25, with the site operating on a first-come, first-served basis from 6:30-9:30pm. Learn more: blogs.iu.edu/maurerlaw/20...

Looking forward to co-presenting "Deductions' Limits" with Sarah Lawsky (Northwestern) on Wed. Jan. 29 in @davidgamage.bsky.social's online #TaxPolicyColloquium at Missouri Law! This #NewPaper identifies patterns & outliers in the #TaxCode's limitations on deductions, yielding insights & proposals.

@nbagley.bsky.social, @niskanencenter.bsky.social, and I are organizing a conference on the Law of Abundance in early 2026. Please spread word -- and submit a paper proposal!

Thrilled to see the review by Dr. Fatima Chaouche of my recent article "The Untold Tale of a #TaxRulings Haven"! The review, “Les rulings luxembourgeois vus d’Amérique" (Lux rulings seen from America), is in Cahiers de Fiscalité luxembourgeoise et européenne larcier-intersentia.com/fr/cahiers-f....

Half baked attempt at a tax professor starter pack. Tons of ppl missing but I can fix it later when I have willpower go.bsky.app/U5hFSU2

There’s a lot of great Covid related starter packs out there - but here’s one more! We’re seeing unprecedented growth here at the friendly skies - and I want to help connect as many people as possible. Looking for clean air, covid cautious mask advocates to join the pack! go.bsky.app/ALai9U

My latest article, "The Untold Tale of a Tax Rulings Haven" has just been published! This is part 2 of my 2-part project on #TaxRulings. Huge thanks to everyone who helped make it happen! You can read this piece at law.stanford.edu/publications... or ssrn.com/abstract=472.... #Luxembourg #NewArticle

What a great group on Friday for the last @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social #TaxPolicyColloquium of the year! Many thanks to Emily Cauble (Wisconsin) for a terrific talk & discussion of her #SurveyResearch project, “Informal Tax Guidance's Impact”! #NewPaper #TaxGuidance #TaxAdministration #TaxPolicy

Did you miss Nicholas Mirkay (Hawai‘i) presenting “Formulating Tax Policy Through the Lens of Economic Dignity” in @IUMaurerLaw's 2024 #TaxPolicyColloquium last Friday? 💻 Catch the talk & my intro (no Q&A) on #YouTube at www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRcF...! #TaxPolicy #IncomeInequality #WealthInequality

I'm begging journalists to please learn the definition of a pandemic. This is embarrassing. It's been four years! Governments can't declare the end of the pandemic. The US declared that the public health emergency ended, not the pandemic.

This Friday, April 12, at 9:50am Eastern time, Emily Cauble (Wisconsin) will present on Zoom “Informal Tax Guidance's Impact” in @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social's 2024 #TaxPolicyColloquium. Register for free & join us! tinyurl.com/Colloq2024. #NewPaper #SurveyResearch #IRSGuidance #InformalTaxGuidance

Many thanks to Nicholas Mirkay (Hawai‘i) for a terrific talk and discussion today of "Formulating Tax Policy Through the Lens of Economic Dignity" in @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social's 2024 #TaxPolicyColloquium! 💻 Here’s a pic of some of the group before the talk. #IncomeInequality #WealthInequality

This Friday, April 5, at 9:50am Eastern time, Nicholas Mirkay (Hawai‘i) presents on Zoom “Formulating Tax Policy Through the Lens of Economic Dignity” in @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social's 2024 #TaxPolicyColloquium. Register for free & join us! tinyurl.com/Colloq2024. #IncomeInequality #WealthInequality

Did you miss Prof. Luís Calderón Gómez (Cardozo) presenting "Taxation’s Limits" in @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social's 2024 #TaxPolicyColloquium on Friday? 💻 Catch the talk & my intro (no Q&A) on YouTube at youtu.be/c2tjrsl5e-Y! #Tax #TaxExempts #Charities #Sovereigns #ImputedIncome

Many thanks to Luís Calderón Gómez (@CardozoLaw) for a terrific talk and discussion today of "Taxation’s Limits" in @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social's 2024 Tax Policy Colloquium! 💻 Here’s a pic of some of the group before the talk. #TaxPolicy #TaxExempts #Charities #Sovereigns #ImputedIncome

In my newsletter, I wrote about The Spoonbill Club--a series of birding trips that I started for Bay Area folks with long-COVID and related energy-limiting illnesses. We've done 2 small pilots that I think worked well. Here's more on the intention & planning: buttondown.email/edyong209/ar...

Join us on Zoom this Friday, March 22, at 9:50am EST for Luís Calderón Gómez (Cardozo Law School), presenting "Taxation’s Limits" in @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social's 2024 #TaxPolicyColloquium! Register for free at tinyurl.com/Colloq2024.

Did you miss Prof. Alex Zhang (Emory Law School) presenting "Fiscal Citizenship & Taxpayer Privacy" in @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social's Tax Policy Colloquium on Friday? 💻 Catch the talk & my intro (no Q&A) on YouTube at youtu.be/8-1PMMYc9DA!

Many thanks to Prof. Alex Zhang (Emory Law School) for a terrific talk and discussion today of his latest article, "Fiscal Citizenship & Taxpayer Privacy" in @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social's 2024 Tax Policy Colloquium! 💻 Almost 40 attendees today! Here’s a photo of some of the group before the talk.

Join us on Zoom this Friday, March 1, for Prof. Alex Zhang (Emory Law School ), presenting "Fiscal Citizenship & Taxpayer Privacy" in @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social's 2024 Tax Policy Colloquium! 💡 The talk starts at at 9:50am EST. Register for free at tinyurl.com/Colloq2024. 💻

Did you miss Prof. Christine Kim (Cardozo Law School) presenting "Taxing the Metaverse" in @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social's #TaxPolicyColloquium on Friday? 👀 Catch the talk & my intro (no Q&A) on #YouTube at youtu.be/j9jsTeCYR2M!

Many thanks to Prof. Christine Kim (Cardozo Law) for a fascinating talk & discussion today of "Taxing the Metaverse" in @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social’s 2024 Tax Policy Colloquium. 💻 We had over 40 attendees today! Here’s a pic of some of them before the talk. More info: law.indiana.edu/instruction/....

I've just posted on SSRN (@ssrn.bsky.social) "The Untold Tale of a Tax Rulings Haven"--the 2nd article from my Fulbright research grant at the University of Luxembourg! It focuses on Luxembourg tax rulings before & after LuxLeaks. It's forthcoming in the Stanford Journal of Law, Business & Finance.

💻 Join us on Zoom this Friday, Feb. 16, for Prof. Christine Kim (Cardozo Law) presenting "Taxing the Metaverse" in @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social's 2024 Tax Policy Colloquium. 💡Learn about the taxation of virtual worlds! The session starts at 9:50am EST. Register for free at tinyurl.com/Colloq2024.