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The Top Five New Tax Papers

There is quite a bit of movement in this week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads, with a new #1 paper and new papers debuting on the list at #4 and #5:

1. [249 Downloads]  The International Provisions of the TCJA: Six Results after Six Months, by Reuven Avi-Yonah (Michigan)
2. [156 Downloads]  Tax Competition and the Ethics of Burden Sharing, by Ivan Ozai (McGill)
3. [133 Downloads]  The Mandatory Repatriation Tax Is Unconstitutional, by Sean McElroy (Stanford)
4. [130 Downloads]  Double Non-Taxation and the Use of Hybrid Entities: An Alternative Approach in the New Era of BEPS, by Leopoldo Parada (University of Turin)
5. [124 Downloads]  The Proposed SALT Regulations May Be Doomed, by Andy Grewal (Iowa)

The Top Five New Tax Papers

There is a bit of movement in this week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads, with a new paper debuting on the list at #5:

1. [235 Downloads]  The Death of the Income Tax (or, the Rise of America's Universal Wage Tax), by Edward McCaffery (USC)
2. [234 Downloads]  The International Provisions of the TCJA: Six Results after Six Months, by Reuven Avi-Yonah (Michigan)
3. [226 Downloads]  Rolling Real Estate Gain into a Qualified Opportunity Fund: Comparison with § 1031, by Brad Borden (Brooklyn) & Alan Lederman (Akerman, Miami)
4. [156 Downloads]  Tax Competition and the Ethics of Burden Sharing, by Ivan Ozai (McGill)
5. [128 Downloads]  The Mandatory Repatriation Tax Is Unconstitutional, by Sean McElroy (Stanford)

The Top Five New Tax Papers

There is quite a bit of movement in this week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads, with a new #1 paper and a new paper debuting on the list at #5:

1. [223 Downloads]  The Death of the Income Tax (or, the Rise of America's Universal Wage Tax), by Edward McCaffery (USC)
2. [210 Downloads]  The International Provisions of the TCJA: Six Results after Six Months, by Reuven Avi-Yonah (Michigan)
3. [208 Downloads]  Taxing the Robots, by Orly Mazur (SMU)
4. [149 Downloads]  Tax Competition and the Ethics of Burden Sharing, by Ivan Ozai (McGill)
5. [134 Downloads]  Rolling Real Estate Gain into a Qualified Opportunity Fund: Comparison with § 1031, by Brad Borden (Brooklyn) & Alan Lederman (Akerman, Miami)

The Top Five New Tax Papers

There is a bit of movement in this week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads, with a new paper debuting on the list at #5:

1. [503 Downloads]  Compelled Subsidies and the First Amendment, by William Baude (Chicago) & Eugene Volokh (UCLA)
2. [217 Downloads]  The Death of the Income Tax (or, the Rise of America's Universal Wage Tax), by Edward McCaffery (USC)
3. [203 Downloads]  Taxing the Robots, by Orly Mazur (SMU)
4. [198 Downloads]  The International Provisions of the TCJA: Six Results after Six Months, by Reuven Avi-Yonah (Michigan)
5. [143 Downloads]  Tax Competition and the Ethics of Burden Sharing, by Ivan Ozai (McGill)

The Top Five New Tax Papers

This week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads is the same as last week's list:

1. [491 Downloads]  Compelled Subsidies and the First Amendment, by William Baude (Chicago) & Eugene Volokh (UCLA)
2. [243 Downloads]  The Charitable Contribution Strategy: An Ineffective SALT Substitute, by Andy Grewal (Iowa)
3. [208 Downloads]   The Death of the Income Tax (or, the Rise of America's Universal Wage Tax), by Edward McCaffery (USC)
4. [194 Downloads]  Taxing the Robots, by Orly Mazur (SMU)
5. [185 Downloads]  The International Provisions of the TCJA: Six Results after Six Months, by Reuven Avi-Yonah (Michigan)

The Top Five New Tax Papers

There is a bit of movement in this week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads, with a new paper debuting on the list at #5:

1. [483 Downloads]  Compelled Subsidies and the First Amendment, by William Baude (Chicago) & Eugene Volokh (UCLA)
2. [241 Downloads]  The Charitable Contribution Strategy: An Ineffective SALT Substitute, by Andy Grewal (Iowa)
3. [203 Downloads]   The Death of the Income Tax (or, the Rise of America's Universal Wage Tax), by Edward McCaffery (USC)
4. [187 Downloads]  Taxing the Robots, by Orly Mazur (SMU)
5. [158 Downloads]  The International Provisions of the TCJA: Six Results after Six Months, by Reuven Avi-Yonah (Michigan)

The Top Five New Tax Papers

This week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads is the same as last week's list:

1. [459 Downloads]  Compelled Subsidies and the First Amendment, by William Baude (Chicago) & Eugene Volokh (UCLA)
2. [326 Downloads]  The New Non-Territorial U.S. International Tax System, Part 1, by Daniel Shaviro (NYU) (reviewed by David Elkins (Netanya) here)
3. [230 Downloads]  The Charitable Contribution Strategy: An Ineffective SALT Substitute, by Andy Grewal (Iowa)
4. [193 Downloads]   The Death of the Income Tax (or, the Rise of America's Universal Wage Tax), by Edward McCaffery (USC)
5. [175 Downloads]  Taxing the Robots, by Orly Mazur (SMU)

The Top Five New Tax Papers

This week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads is the same as last week's list:

1. [449 Downloads]  Compelled Subsidies and the First Amendment, by William Baude (Chicago) & Eugene Volokh (UCLA)
2. [306 Downloads]  The New Non-Territorial U.S. International Tax System, Part 1, by Daniel Shaviro (NYU) (reviewed by David Elkins (Netanya) here)
3. [220 Downloads]  The Charitable Contribution Strategy: An Ineffective SALT Substitute, by Andy Grewal (Iowa)
4. [181 Downloads]   The Death of the Income Tax (or, the Rise of America's Universal Wage Tax), by Edward McCaffery (USC)
5. [157 Downloads]  Taxing the Robots, by Orly Mazur (SMU)

The Top Five New Tax Papers

SSRN has updated its list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads for the first time in a month:

1. [440 Downloads]  Compelled Subsidies and the First Amendment, by William Baude (Chicago) & Eugene Volokh (UCLA)
2. [276 Downloads]  The New Non-Territorial U.S. International Tax System, Part 1, by Daniel Shaviro (NYU) (reviewed by David Elkins (Netanya) here)
3. [209 Downloads]  The Charitable Contribution Strategy: An Ineffective SALT Substitute, by Andy Grewal (Iowa)
4. [145 Downloads]   The Death of the Income Tax (or, the Rise of America's Universal Wage Tax), by Edward McCaffery (USC)
5. [142 Downloads]  Taxing the Robots, by Orly Mazur (SMU)

The Top Five New Tax Papers

SSRN's servers were down last week, so I was unable to do my regular Sunday post.  There is a bit of movement in this week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads, with a new #1 paper and a new paper debuting on the list at #5:

1. [372 Downloads]  Introduction to Tax Policy Theory, by Allison Christians (McGill) (reviewed here (Sloan Speck (Colorado))
2. [310 Downloads]  The International Provisions of the TCJA: A Preliminary Summary and Assessment, by Reuven Avi-Yonah (Michigan)
3. [219 Downloads]   Income-Based Effective Tax Rates and Choice-of-Entity Consideratins Under the 2017 Tax Act, by Bradley Borden (Brooklyn) (reviewed here by Mirit Eyal-Cohen (Alabama))
4. [194 Downloads]  U.S. Tax Reform: Potential Impact on Europe and EU Corporations (Presentation Slides), by Reuven Avi-Yonah (Michigan)
5. [142 Downloads]   Advice for Jeff Bezos: Social Welfare Organizations as Grantmakers, by David Miller (Proskauer Rose, New York)

The Top Five New Tax Papers

There is a bit of movement in this week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads, with a new paper debuting on the list at #1:

1. [450 Downloads]  The False Promise of Presidential Indexation, by Daniel Hemel (Chicago) & David Kamin (NYU)
2. [357 Downloads]  Introduction to Tax Policy Theory, by Allison Christians (McGill) (reviewed here (Sloan Speck (Colorado))
3. [299 Downloads]  The International Provisions of the TCJA: A Preliminary Summary and Assessment, by Reuven Avi-Yonah (Michigan)
4. [204 Downloads]   Income-Based Effective Tax Rates and Choice-of-Entity Consideratins Under the 2017 Tax Act, by Bradley Borden (Brooklyn) (reviewed here by Mirit Eyal-Cohen (Alabama))
5. [188 Downloads]  U.S. Tax Reform: Potential Impact on Europe and EU Corporations (Presentation Slides), by Reuven Avi-Yonah (Michigan)

The Top Five New Tax Papers

There is a bit of movement in this week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads, with a new paper debuting on the list at #5:

1. [337 Downloads]  Introduction to Tax Policy Theory, by Allison Christians (McGill) (reviewed here (Sloan Speck (Colorado))
2. [275 Downloads]  The International Provisions of the TCJA: A Preliminary Summary and Assessment, by Reuven Avi-Yonah (Michigan)
3. [174 Downloads]  U.S. Tax Reform: Potential Impact on Europe and EU Corporations (Presentation Slides), by Reuven Avi-Yonah (Michigan)
4. [157 Downloads]  Recent Developments in Federal Income Taxation: The Year 2017, by Bruce McGovern (South Texas) & Cassady Brewer (Georgia State)
5. [143 Downloads]   Income-Based Effective Tax Rates and Choice-of-Entity Consideratins Under the 2017 Tax Act, by Bradley Borden (Brooklyn) (reviewed here) Mirit Eyal-Cohen (Alabama))

The Top Five New Tax Papers

There is quite a bit of movement in this week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads, with new papers debuting on the list at #4 and #5:

1. [319 Downloads]  Introduction to Tax Policy Theory, by Allison Christians (McGill)
2. [246 Downloads]   The International Provisions of the TCJA: A Preliminary Summary and Assessment, by Reuven Avi-Yonah (Michigan)
3. [173 Downloads]   Rethinking Legal Taxonomies for the Gig Economy: Tax Law, Employment Law, and Economic Incentives, by Abi Adams, Judith Freedman & Jeremias Prassl (Oxford)
4. [155 Downloads]   U.S. Tax Reform: Potential Impact on Europe and EU Corporations (Presentation Slides), by Reuven Avi-Yonah (Michigan)
5. [147 Downloads]   Recent Developments in Federal Income Taxation: The Year 2017, by Bruce McGovern (South Texas) & Cassady Brewer (Georgia State)

The Top Five New Tax Papers

There is a bit of movement in this week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads, with a new #1 paper and a new paper debuting on the list at #5:

1. [289 Downloads]  Introduction to Tax Policy Theory, by Allison Christians (McGill)
2. [254 Downloads]  Higher Education Savings and Planning: Tax and Nontax Considerations, by Philip Manns (Liberty) & Timothy Todd (Liberty)
3. [250 Downloads]  Code Sec. 1031 after the 2017 Tax Act, by Brad Borden (Brooklyn)
4. [215 Downloads]   The International Provisions of the TCJA: A Preliminary Summary and Assessment, by Reuven Avi-Yonah (Michigan)
5. [215 Downloads]   Rethinking Legal Taxonomies for the Gig Economy: Tax Law, Employment Law, and Economic Incentives, by Abi Adams, Judith Freedman & Jeremias Prassl (Oxford)

The Top Five New Tax Papers

There is a bit of movement in this week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads, with a new #1 paper and a new paper debuting on the list at #5:

1. [291 Downloads]  IRC Section 678 and the Beneficiary Deemed Owner Trust (BDOT), by Edwin Morrow
2. [261 Downloads]  Introduction to Tax Policy Theory, by Allison Christians (McGill)
3. [243 Downloads]  Higher Education Savings and Planning: Tax and Nontax Considerations, by Philip Manns (Liberty) & Timothy Todd (Liberty)
4. [239 Downloads]  Code Sec. 1031 after the 2017 Tax Act, by Brad Borden (Brooklyn)
5. [179 Downloads]   The International Provisions of the TCJA: A Preliminary Summary and Assessment, by Reuven Avi-Yonah (Michigan)

The Top Five New Tax Papers

This week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads is the same as last week's list, with some reshuffling of the order of the papers within the Top 5:

1. [294 Downloads]  The New U.S. Tax Preference for 'Foreign-Derived Intangible Income', by Chris Sanchirico (Pennsylvania)
2. [271 Downloads]  IRC Section 678 and the Beneficiary Deemed Owner Trust (BDOT), by Edwin Morrow
3. [240 Downloads]  Introduction to Tax Policy Theory, by Allison Christians (McGill)
4. [235 Downloads]  Higher Education Savings and Planning: Tax and Nontax Considerations, by Philip Manns (Liberty) & Timothy Todd (Liberty)
5. [224 Downloads]  Code Sec. 1031 after the 2017 Tax Act, by Brad Borden (Brooklyn)

The Top Five New Tax Papers

There is quite a bit of movement in this week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads, with a new #1 paper and a new paper debuting on the list at #5:

1. [272 Downloads]  The New U.S. Tax Preference for 'Foreign-Derived Intangible Income', by Chris Sanchirico (Pennsylvania)
2. [258 Downloads]  IRC Section 678 and the Beneficiary Deemed Owner Trust (BDOT), by Edwin Morrow
3. [229 Downloads]  Higher Education Savings and Planning: Tax and Nontax Considerations, by Philip Manns (Liberty) & Timothy Todd (Liberty)
4. [207 Downloads]  Code Sec. 1031 after the 2017 Tax Act, by Brad Borden (Brooklyn)
5. [194 Downloads]  Introduction to Tax Policy Theory, by Allison Christians (McGill)

The Top Five New Tax Papers

This week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads is the same as last week's list, with some reshuffling of the order of the papers within the Top 5:

1. [290 Downloads]  The 2017 Tax Cuts: How Polarized Politics Produced Precarious Policy, by Michael Graetz (Columbia)
2. [244 Downloads]  IRC Section 678 and the Beneficiary Deemed Owner Trust (BDOT), by Edwin Morrow
3. [236 Downloads]  The New U.S. Tax Preference for 'Foreign-Derived Intangible Income', by Chris Sanchirico (Pennsylvania)
4. [223 Downloads]  Higher Education Savings and Planning: Tax and Nontax Considerations, by Philip Manns (Liberty) & Timothy Todd (Liberty)
5. [185 Downloads]  Code Sec. 1031 after the 2017 Tax Act, by Brad Borden (Brooklyn)

The Top Five New Tax Papers

This week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads is the same as last week's list, with some reshuffling of the order of the papers within the Top 5:

1. [277 Downloads]  The 2017 Tax Cuts: How Polarized Politics Produced Precarious Policy, by Michael Graetz (Columbia)
2. [229 Downloads]  IRC Section 678 and the Beneficiary Deemed Owner Trust (BDOT), by Edwin Morrow
3. [217 Downloads]  Higher Education Savings and Planning: Tax and Nontax Considerations, by Philip Manns (Liberty) & Timothy Todd (Liberty)
4. [215 Downloads]  The New U.S. Tax Preference for 'Foreign-Derived Intangible Income', by Chris Sanchirico (Pennsylvania)
5. [169 Downloads]  Code Sec. 1031 after the 2017 Tax Act, by Brad Borden (Brooklyn)

The Top Five New Tax Papers

There is quite a bit of movement in this week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads, with a new #1 paper and a new paper debuting on the list at #5:

1. [262 Downloads]  The 2017 Tax Cuts: How Polarized Politics Produced Precarious Policy, by Michael Graetz (Columbia)
2. [209 Downloads]  Higher Education Savings and Planning: Tax and Nontax Considerations, by Philip Manns (Liberty) & Timothy Todd (Liberty)
3. [203 Downloads]  IRC Section 678 and the Beneficiary Deemed Owner Trust (BDOT), by Edwin Morrow
4. [180 Downloads]  The New U.S. Tax Preference for 'Foreign-Derived Intangible Income', by Chris Sanchirico (Pennsylvania)
5. [153 Downloads]  Code Sec. 1031 after the 2017 Tax Act, by Brad Borden (Brooklyn)

The Top Five New Tax Papers

There is quite a bit of movement in this week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads, with new papers debuting on the list at #3 and #5:

1. [984 Downloads]  Evaluating the New US Pass-Through Rules, by Dan Shaviro (NYU)
2. [248 Downloads]  The 2017 Tax Cuts: How Polarized Politics Produced Precarious Policy, by Michael Graetz (Columbia)
3. [194 Downloads]  Higher Education Savings and Planning: Tax and Nontax Considerations, by Philip Manns (Liberty) & Timothy Todd (Liberty)
4. [183 Downloads]  IRC Section 678 and the Beneficiary Deemed Owner Trust (BDOT), by Edwin Morrow
5. [151 Downloads]  The New U.S. Tax Preference for 'Foreign-Derived Intangible Income', by Chris Sanchirico (Pennsylvania)

The Top Five New Tax Papers

There is quite a bit of movement in this week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads, with new papers debuting on the list at #4 and #5:

1. [957 Downloads]  Evaluating the New US Pass-Through Rules, by Dan Shaviro (NYU)
2. [415 Downloads]  Taxation of Investments in Bitcoins and Other Virtual Currencies: International Trends and the Brazilian Approach, by Flavio Rubinstein (Fundação Getúlio Vargas) & Gustavo Gonçalves Vettori (University of São Paulo)
3. [237 Downloads]  The 2017 Tax Cuts: How Polarized Politics Produced Precarious Policy, by Michael Graetz (Columbia)
4. [156 Downloads]  IRC Section 678 and the Beneficiary Deemed Owner Trust (BDOT), by Edwin Morrow
5. [151 Downloads]  How to Drive an RV Through a Loophole: The Ethics and Legality of LLC Formation for Sales Tax Avoidance, by Chase Edwards (Louisiana-Lafayette), Justin Ward (Jones Walker, Baton Rouge) & Casey Carder (Arkansas-Little Rock )

The Top Five New Tax Papers

There is quite a bit of movement in this week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads, with new papers debuting on the list at #4 and #5:

1. [931 Downloads]  Evaluating the New US Pass-Through Rules, by Dan Shaviro (NYU)
2. [390 Downloads]  The Impact of the 2017 Act's Tax Rate Changes on Choice of Entity, by Jim Repetti (Boston College)
3. [389 Downloads]  Taxation of Investments in Bitcoins and Other Virtual Currencies: International Trends and the Brazilian Approach, by Flavio Rubinstein (Fundação Getúlio Vargas) & Gustavo Gonçalves Vettori (University of São Paulo)
4. [221 Downloads]   The 2017 Tax Cuts: How Polarized Politics Produced Precarious Policy, by Michael Graetz (Columbia)
5. [173 Downloads]   Taxing & Zapping Marijuana: Blockchain Compliance in the Trump Administration, by Richard Ainsworth (Boston University) & Brendan Magauran

The Top Five New Tax Papers

This week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads is the same as last week's list, with some reshuffling of the order of the papers within the Top 5:

1. [900 Downloads]  Evaluating the New US Pass-Through Rules, by Dan Shaviro (NYU)
2. [377 Downloads]  The Impact of the 2017 Act's Tax Rate Changes on Choice of Entity, by Jim Repetti (Boston College)
3. [367 Downloads]  Taxing Income Where Value Is Created, by Allison Christians (McGill) & Laurens van Apeldoorn (Leiden)
4. [366 Downloads]  Taxation of Investments in Bitcoins and Other Virtual Currencies: International Trends and the Brazilian Approach, by Flavio Rubinstein (Fundação Getúlio Vargas) & Gustavo Gonçalves Vettori (University of São Paulo)
5. [326 Downloads]  Explaining Choice-of-Entity Decisions by Silicon Valley Start-Ups, by Gregg Polsky (Georgia)

The Top Five New Tax Papers

This week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads is the same as last week's list, with some reshuffling of the order of the papers within the Top 5:

1. [858 Downloads]  Evaluating the New US Pass-Through Rules, by Dan Shaviro (NYU)
2. [358 Downloads]  The Impact of the 2017 Act's Tax Rate Changes on Choice of Entity, by Jim Repetti (Boston College)
3. [346 Downloads]  Taxing Income Where Value Is Created, by Allison Christians (McGill) & Laurens van Apeldoorn (Leiden)
4. [326 Downloads]  Explaining Choice-of-Entity Decisions by Silicon Valley Start-Ups, by Gregg Polsky (Georgia)
5. [323 Downloads]  Taxation of Investments in Bitcoins and Other Virtual Currencies: International Trends and the Brazilian Approach, by Flavio Rubinstein (Fundação Getúlio Vargas) & Gustavo Gonçalves Vettori (University of São Paulo)

The Top Five New Tax Papers

There is a bit of movement in this week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads, with a new paper debuting on the list at #5:

1. [778 Downloads]   Evaluating the New US Pass-Through Rules, by Dan Shaviro (NYU)
2. [331 Downloads]  Taxing Income Where Value Is Created, by Allison Christians (McGill) & Laurens van Apeldoorn (Leiden)
3. [326 Downloads]  The Impact of the 2017 Act's Tax Rate Changes on Choice of Entity, by Jim Repetti (Boston College)
4. [312 Downloads]  Explaining Choice-of-Entity Decisions by Silicon Valley Start-Ups, by Gregg Polsky (Georgia)
5. [298 Downloads]  Taxation of Investments in Bitcoins and Other Virtual Currencies: International Trends and the Brazilian Approach, by Flavio Rubinstein (Fundação Getúlio Vargas) & Gustavo Gonçalves Vettori (University of São Paulo)

The Top Five New Tax Papers

There is a bit of movement in this week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads, with a new paper debuting on the list at #3:

1. [680 Downloads]   Evaluating the New US Pass-Through Rules, by Dan Shaviro (NYU)
2. [370 Downloads]  The Elephant Always Forgets: U.S. Tax Reform and the WTO, by Reuven Avi-Yonah (Michigan) & Martin Vallespinos (S.J.D. 2018, Michigan)
3. [308 Downloads]  Taxing Income Where Value Is Created, by Allison Christians (McGill) & Laurens van Apeldoorn (Leiden)
4. [301 Downloads]  Explaining Choice-of-Entity Decisions by Silicon Valley Start-Ups, by Gregg Polsky (Georgia)
5. [297 Downloads]  The Impact of the 2017 Act's Tax Rate Changes on Choice of Entity, by Jim Repetti (Boston College)

The Top Five New Tax Papers

There is a bit of movement in this week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads, with a new paper debuting on the list at #1:

1. [644 Downloads]   Evaluating the New US Pass-Through Rules, by Dan Shaviro (NYU)
2. [522 Downloads]  Choice-of-Entity Decisions Under the New Tax Act, by Brad Borden (Brooklyn)
3. [340 Downloads]  The Elephant Always Forgets: U.S. Tax Reform and the WTO, by Reuven Avi-Yonah (Michigan) & Martin Vallespinos (S.J.D. 2018, Michigan)
4. [291 Downloads]  Explaining Choice-of-Entity Decisions by Silicon Valley Start-Ups, by Gregg Polsky (Georgia)
5. [275 Downloads]  The Impact of the 2017 Act's Tax Rate Changes on Choice of Entity, by Jim Repetti (Boston College)

The Top Five New Tax Papers

This week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads is the same as last week's list:

1. [486 Downloads]  Choice-of-Entity Decisions Under the New Tax Act, by Bradley Borden (Brooklyn)
2. [315 Downloads]  The Elephant Always Forgets: U.S. Tax Reform and the WTO, by Reuven Avi-Yonah (Michigan) & Martin Vallespinos (S.J.D. 2018, Michigan)
3. [277 Downloads]  Explaining Choice-of-Entity Decisions by Silicon Valley Start-Ups, by Gregg Polsky (Georgia)
4. [254 Downloads]  The Impact of the 2017 Act's Tax Rate Changes on Choice of Entity, by Jim Repetti (Boston College)
5. [214 Downloads]  Country-by-Country Reporting and the International Allocation of Taxing Rights, by Michelle Hanlon (MIT)

The Top Five New Tax Papers

There is quite a bit of movement in this week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads, with a new #1 paper and new papers debuting on the list at #3, #4, and #5:

1. [438 Downloads]  Choice-of-Entity Decisions Under the New Tax Act, by Bradley Borden (Brooklyn)
2. [293 Downloads]  The Elephant Always Forgets: U.S. Tax Reform and the WTO, by Reuven Avi-Yonah (Michigan) & Martin Vallespinos (S.J.D. 2018, Michigan)
3. [248 Downloads]  Explaining Choice-of-Entity Decisions by Silicon Valley Start-Ups, by Gregg Polsky (Georgia)
4. [217 Downloads]  The Impact of the 2017 Act's Tax Rate Changes on Choice of Entity, by Jim Repetti (Boston College)
5. [197 Downloads]  Country-by-Country Reporting and the International Allocation of Taxing Rights, Michelle Hanlon (MIT)

The Top Five New Tax Papers

There is quite a bit of movement in this week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads, with a new #1 paper and new papers debuting on the list at #4 and #5:

1. [1059 Downloads]  Federal Income Tax Treatment of Charitable Contributions Entitling Donor to a State Tax Credit, by Joseph Bankman (Stanford), David Gamage (Indiana), Jacob Goldin (Stanford) & Daniel Hemel (Chicago) et al.
2. [738 Downloads]  Is New Code Section 199A Really Going to Turn Us All into Independent Contractors?, by Shu-Yi Oei (Boston College) & Diane Ring (Boston College)
3. [402 Downloads]  Choice-of-Entity Decisions Under the New Tax Act, by Bradley Borden (Brooklyn)
4. [265 Downloads]  The Elephant Always Forgets: U.S. Tax Reform and the WTO, by Reuven Avi-Yonah (Michigan) & Martin Vallespinos (S.J.D. 2018, Michigan)
5. [260 Downloads]  Beat It: Tax Reform and Tax Treaties, by Reuven Avi-Yonah (Michigan)

The Top Five New Tax Papers

There is a bit of movement in this week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads, with a new paper debuting on the list at #5:

1. [32,717 Downloads]  The Games They Will Play: An Update on the Conference Committee Tax Bill, by Ari Glogower (Ohio State), David Kamin (NYU), Rebecca Kysar (Brooklyn) & Darien Shanske (UC-Davis) et al.
2. [1983 Downloads]  Understanding the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, by Sam Donaldson (Georgia State)
3. [1059 Downloads]  Federal Income Tax Treatment of Charitable Contributions Entitling Donor to a State Tax Credit, by Joseph Bankman (Stanford), David Gamage (Indiana), Jacob Goldin (Stanford) & Daniel Hemel (Chicago) et al.
4. [720 Downloads]  Is New Code Section 199A Really Going to Turn Us All into Independent Contractors?, by Shu-Yi Oei (Boston College) & Diane Ring (Boston College)
5. [359 Downloads]  Choice-of-Entity Decisions Under the New Tax Act, by Bradley Borden (Brooklyn)

The Top Five New Tax Papers

This week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads is the same as last week's list.

1. [32,550 Downloads]  The Games They Will Play: An Update on the Conference Committee Tax Bill, by Ari Glogower (Ohio State), David Kamin (NYU), Rebecca Kysar (Brooklyn) & Darien Shanske (UC-Davis) et al.
2. [1953 Downloads]  Understanding the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, by Sam Donaldson (Georgia State)
3. [1030 Downloads]  Federal Income Tax Treatment of Charitable Contributions Entitling Donor to a State Tax Credit, by Joseph Bankman (Stanford), David Gamage (Indiana), Jacob Goldin (Stanford) & Daniel Hemel (Chicago) et al.
4. [703 Downloads]  Is New Code Section 199A Really Going to Turn Us All into Independent Contractors?, by Shu-Yi Oei (Boston College) & Diane M. Ring (Boston College)
5. [464 Downloads]  The Tax Lifecycle Of A Single Member LLC, by F. Philip Manns Jr. (Liberty) & Timothy M. Todd (Liberty)

The Top Five New Tax Papers

This week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads is the same as last week's list.

1. [32,284 Downloads]  The Games They Will Play: An Update on the Conference Committee Tax Bill, by Ari Glogower (Ohio State), David Kamin (NYU), Rebecca Kysar (Brooklyn) & Darien Shanske (UC-Davis) et al.
2. [1899 Downloads]  Understanding the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, by Sam Donaldson (Georgia State)
3. [985 Downloads]  Federal Income Tax Treatment of Charitable Contributions Entitling Donor to a State Tax Credit, by Joseph Bankman (Stanford), David Gamage (Indiana), Jacob Goldin (Stanford) & Daniel Hemel (Chicago) et al.
4. [679 Downloads]  Is New Code Section 199A Really Going to Turn Us All into Independent Contractors?, by Shu-Yi Oei (Boston College) & Diane M. Ring (Boston College)
5. [447 Downloads]  The Tax Lifecycle Of A Single Member LLC, by F. Philip Manns Jr. (Liberty) & Timothy M. Todd (Liberty)

The Top Five New Tax Papers

There is a bit of movement in this week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads, with a new paper debuting on the list at #5.

1. [32,029 Downloads]  The Games They Will Play: An Update on the Conference Committee Tax Bill, by Ari Glogower (Ohio State), David Kamin (NYU), Rebecca Kysar (Brooklyn) & Darien Shanske (UC-Davis) et al.
2. [1831 Downloads]  Understanding the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, by Sam Donaldson (Georgia State)
3. [964 Downloads]  Federal Income Tax Treatment of Charitable Contributions Entitling Donor to a State Tax Credit, by Joseph Bankman (Stanford), David Gamage (Indiana), Jacob Goldin (Stanford) & Daniel Hemel (Chicago) et al.
4. [645 Downloads]  Is New Code Section 199A Really Going to Turn Us All into Independent Contractors?, by Shu-Yi Oei (Boston College) & Diane M. Ring (Boston College)
5. [427 Downloads]  The Tax Lifecycle Of A Single Member LLC, by F. Philip Manns Jr. (Liberty) & Timothy M. Todd (Liberty)

The Top Five New Tax Papers

This week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads is the same as last week's list.  The #1 paper is #1 and the #2 paper is #2 among 13,346 tax papers in all-time downloads (see Brian Leiter (Chicago), 11 Tax Profs Blow Up The SSRN Download Rankings).

1. [47,249 Downloads]  The Games They Will Play: Tax Games, Roadblocks, and Glitches Under the New Legislation, by Ari Glogower (Ohio State), David Kamin (NYU), Rebecca Kysar (Brooklyn) & Darien Shanske (UC-Davis) et al.
2. [31,702 Downloads]  The Games They Will Play: An Update on the Conference Committee Tax Bill, by Ari Glogower (Ohio State), David Kamin (NYU), Rebecca Kysar (Brooklyn) & Darien Shanske (UC-Davis) et al.
3. [1738 Downloads]  Understanding the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, by Sam Donaldson (Georgia State)
4. [927 Downloads]  Federal Income Tax Treatment of Charitable Contributions Entitling Donor to a State Tax Credit, by Joseph Bankman (Stanford), David Gamage (Indiana), Jacob Goldin (Stanford) & Daniel Hemel (Chicago) et al.
5. [618 Downloads]  Is New Code Section 199A Really Going to Turn Us All into Independent Contractors?, by Shu-Yi Oei (Boston College) & Diane M. Ring (Boston College)

The Top Five New Tax Papers

There is a bit of movement in this week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads, with a new paper debuting on the list at #5.  The #1 paper is #1 and the #2 paper is #2 among 13,327 tax papers in all-time downloads (see Brian Leiter (Chicago), 11 Tax Profs Blow Up The SSRN Download Rankings).

1. [46,621 Downloads]  The Games They Will Play: Tax Games, Roadblocks, and Glitches Under the New Legislation, by Ari Glogower (Ohio State), David Kamin (NYU), Rebecca Kysar (Brooklyn) & Darien Shanske (UC-Davis) et al.
2. [31,355 Downloads]  The Games They Will Play: An Update on the Conference Committee Tax Bill, by Ari Glogower (Ohio State), David Kamin (NYU), Rebecca Kysar (Brooklyn) & Darien Shanske (UC-Davis) et al.
3. [1622 Downloads]  Understanding the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, by Sam Donaldson (Georgia State)
4. [872 Downloads]  Federal Income Tax Treatment of Charitable Contributions Entitling Donor to a State Tax Credit, by Joseph Bankman (Stanford), David Gamage (Indiana), Jacob Goldin (Stanford) & Daniel Hemel (Chicago) et al.
5. [571 Downloads]  Is New Code Section 199A Really Going to Turn Us All into Independent Contractors?, by Shu-Yi Oei (Boston College) & Diane M. Ring (Boston College)

The Top Five New Tax Papers

This week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads is the same as last week's list. The #1 paper is #1 and the #2 paper is #2 among 13,315 tax papers in all-time downloads (see Brian Leiter (Chicago), 11 Tax Profs Blow Up The SSRN Download Rankings).

1. [45,840 Downloads]  The Games They Will Play: Tax Games, Roadblocks, and Glitches Under the New Legislation, by Ari Glogower (Ohio State), David Kamin (NYU), Rebecca Kysar (Brooklyn) & Darien Shanske (UC-Davis) et al.
2. [30,885 Downloads]  The Games They Will Play: An Update on the Conference Committee Tax Bill, by Ari Glogower (Ohio State), David Kamin (NYU), Rebecca Kysar (Brooklyn) & Darien Shanske (UC-Davis) et al.
3. [1476 Downloads]  Understanding the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, by Sam Donaldson (Georgia State)
4. [766 Downloads]  Federal Income Tax Treatment of Charitable Contributions Entitling Donor to a State Tax Credit, by Joseph Bankman (Stanford), David Gamage (Indiana), Jacob Goldin (Stanford) & Daniel Hemel (Chicago) et al.
5. [631 Downloads]  Tax Reform: Process Failures, Loopholes and Wealth Windfalls, by Stephen Shay (Harvard)

The Top Five New Tax Papers

There is quite a bit of movement in this week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads, with new papers debuting on the list at #3 and #4. The #1 paper is #1 and the #2 paper is #2 among 13,313 tax papers in all-time downloads (see Brian Leiter (Chicago), 11 Tax Profs Blow Up The SSRN Download Rankings).

1. [45,407 Downloads]  The Games They Will Play: Tax Games, Roadblocks, and Glitches Under the New Legislation, by Ari Glogower (Ohio State), David Kamin (NYU), Rebecca Kysar (Brooklyn) & Darien Shanske (UC-Davis) et al.
2. [30,266 Downloads]  The Games They Will Play: An Update on the Conference Committee Tax Bill, by Ari Glogower (Ohio State), David Kamin (NYU), Rebecca Kysar (Brooklyn) & Darien Shanske (UC-Davis) et al.
3. [997 Downloads]  Understanding the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, by Sam Donaldson (Georgia State)
4. [662 Downloads]  Federal Income Tax Treatment of Charitable Contributions Entitling Donor to a State Tax Credit, by Joseph Bankman (Stanford), David Gamage (Indiana), Jacob Goldin (Stanford) & Daniel Hemel (Chicago) et al.
5. [573 Downloads]  Tax Reform: Process Failures, Loopholes and Wealth Windfalls, by Stephen Shay (Harvard)

The Top Five New Tax Papers

There is a bit of movement in this week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads, with a new paper debuting on the list at #2. The #1 paper is #1 and the #2 paper is #2 among 13,309 tax papers in all-time downloads (see Brian Leiter (Chicago), 11 Tax Profs Blow Up The SSRN Download Rankings).

1. [44,130 Downloads]  The Games They Will Play: Tax Games, Roadblocks, and Glitches Under the New Legislation, by Ari Glogower (Ohio State), David Kamin (NYU), Rebecca Kysar (Brooklyn) & Darien Shanske (UC-Davis) et al.
2. [29,508 Downloads]  The Games They Will Play: An Update on the Conference Committee Tax Bill, by Ari Glogower (Ohio State), David Kamin (NYU), Rebecca Kysar (Brooklyn) & Darien Shanske (UC-Davis) et al.
3. [574 Downloads]  The Senate Introduced a Pragmatic and Geopolitically Savvy Inbound Base Erosion Rule, by Itai Grinberg (Georgetown)
4. [573 Downloads]  Tax Reform: Process Failures, Loopholes and Wealth Windfalls, by Stephen Shay (Harvard)
5. [382 Downloads]  Once More, with Feeling: The 'Tax Cuts and Jobs' Act and the Original Intent of Subpart F, by Reuven Avi-Yonah (Michigan) & Nir Fishbien (S.J.D. 2018, Michigan)

The Top Five New Tax Papers

There is a bit of movement in this week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads, with a new paper debuting on the list at #5. The #1 paper is #1 among 13,282 tax papers in all-time downloads:

1. [42,622 Downloads]  The Games They Will Play: Tax Games, Roadblocks, and Glitches Under the New Legislation, by Ari Glogower (Ohio State), David Kamin (NYU), Rebecca Kysar (Brooklyn) & Darien Shanske (UC-Davis) et al.
2. [541 Downloads]  The Senate Introduced a Pragmatic and Geopolitically Savvy Inbound Base Erosion Rule, by Itai Grinberg (Georgetown)
3. [519 Downloads]  Tax Reform: Process Failures, Loopholes and Wealth Windfalls , by Stephen Shay (Harvard)
4. [358 Downloads]  Once More, with Feeling: The 'Tax Cuts and Jobs' Act and the Original Intent of Subpart F, by Reuven Avi-Yonah (Michigan) & Nir Fishbien (S.J.D. 2018, Michigan)
5. [152 Downloads]  Macroeconomic Modeling of Tax Policy: A Comparison of Current Methodologies, by Alan Auerbach (UC-Berkeley), Itai Grinberg (Georgetown), Thomas Barthold (Joint Committee on Taxation), Nicholas Bull (Joint Committee on Taxation), Gavin Elkins (Tax Foundation), Pamela Moomau (Joint Committee on Taxation), Rachel Moore (Joint Committee on Taxation), Benjamin Page (Tax Policy Center), Brandon Pecoraro (Joint Committee on Taxation) & Kyle Pomerleau (Tax Foundation)

The Top Five New Tax Papers

This week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads is the same as last week's list. The #1 paper is #1 among 13,276 tax papers in all-time downloads:

1. [41,057 Downloads]  The Games They Will Play: Tax Games, Roadblocks, and Glitches Under the New Legislation, by Ari Glogower (Ohio State), David Kamin (NYU), Rebecca Kysar (Brooklyn) & Darien Shanske (UC-Davis) et al.
2. [506 Downloads]  The Senate Introduced a Pragmatic and Geopolitically Savvy Inbound Base Erosion Rule, by Itai Grinberg (Georgetown)
3. [478 Downloads]  Tax Reform: Process Failures, Loopholes and Wealth Windfalls , by Stephen Shay (Harvard)
4. [331 Downloads]  Once More, with Feeling: The 'Tax Cuts and Jobs' Act and the Original Intent of Subpart F, by Reuven Avi-Yonah (Michigan) & Nir Fishbien (S.J.D. 2018, Michigan)
5. [206 Downloads]  Heading Off a Cliff?, by Michael Graetz (Columbia)

The Top Five New Tax Papers

This week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads is the same as last week's list. The #1 paper is already #1 (by over 25,000 downloads) among 13,266 tax papers in all-time downloads:

1. [37,967 Downloads]  The Games They Will Play: Tax Games, Roadblocks, and Glitches Under the New Legislation, by Ari Glogower (Ohio State), David Kamin (NYU), Rebecca Kysar (Brooklyn) & Darien Shanske (UC-Davis) et al.
2. [477 Downloads]  The Senate Introduced a Pragmatic and Geopolitically Savvy Inbound Base Erosion Rule, by Itai Grinberg (Georgetown)
3. [443 Downloads]  Tax Reform: Process Failures, Loopholes and Wealth Windfalls , by Stephen Shay (Harvard)
4. [290 Downloads]  Once More, with Feeling: The 'Tax Cuts and Jobs' Act and the Original Intent of Subpart F, by Reuven Avi-Yonah (Michigan) & Nir Fishbien (S.J.D. 2018, Michigan)
5. [191 Downloads]  Heading Off a Cliff?, by Michael Graetz (Columbia)

The Top Five New Tax Papers

There is a quite a bit of movement in this week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads, with new papers debuting on the list at #1 and #5.  The #1 paper is already #1 (by over 20,000 downloads) among 13,183 tax papers in all-time downloads:

1. [31,359 Downloads]  The Games They Will Play: Tax Games, Roadblocks, and Glitches Under the New Legislation, by Ari Glogower (Ohio State), David Kamin (NYU), Rebecca Kysar (Brooklyn) & Darien Shanske (UC-Davis) et al.
2. [436 Downloads]  The Senate Introduced a Pragmatic and Geopolitically Savvy Inbound Base Erosion Rule, by Itai Grinberg (Georgetown)
3. [408 Downloads]  Tax Reform: Process Failures, Loopholes and Wealth Windfalls , by Stephen Shay (Harvard)
4. [261 Downloads]  Once More, with Feeling: The 'Tax Cuts and Jobs' Act and the Original Intent of Subpart F, by Reuven Avi-Yonah (Michigan) & Nir Fishbien (S.J.D. 2018, Michigan)
5. [176 Downloads]  Heading Off a Cliff?, by Michael Graetz (Columbia)

The Top Five New Tax Papers

There is a bit of movement in this week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads, with a new paper debuting on the list at #3:

1. [447 Downloads]  Background and Current Status of FATCA and CRS, by William Byrnes (Texas A&M)
2. [393 Downloads]  The Senate Introduced a Pragmatic and Geopolitically Savvy Inbound Base Erosion Rule, by Itai Grinberg (Georgetown)
3. [374 Downloads]  Tax Reform: Process Failures, Loopholes and Wealth Windfalls , by Stephen Shay (Harvard)
4. [233 Downloads]  Once More, with Feeling: The 'Tax Cuts and Jobs' Act and the Original Intent of Subpart F, by Reuven Avi-Yonah (Michigan) & Nir Fishbien (S.J.D. 2018, Michigan)
5. [169 Downloads]  Brigham Young vs. The Bureau of Internal Revenue, by Samuel Brunson (Loyola-Chicago)

The Top Five New Tax Papers

There is quite a bit of movement in this week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads, with new papers debuting on the list at #2 and #4:

1. [435 Downloads]  Background and Current Status of FATCA and CRS, by William Byrnes (Texas A&M)
2. [301 Downloads]  The Senate Introduced a Pragmatic and Geopolitically Savvy Inbound Base Erosion Rule, by Itai Grinberg (Georgetown)
3. [229 Downloads]  Slicing and Dicing: The Structural Problems of the Tax Reform Framework, by Reuven Avi-Yonah (Michigan)
4. [171 Downloads]  Once More, with Feeling: The 'Tax Cuts and Jobs' Act and the Original Intent of Subpart F, by Reuven Avi-Yonah (Michigan) & Nir Fishbien (S.J.D. 2018, Michigan)
5. [164 Downloads]  Brigham Young vs. The Bureau of Internal Revenue, by Samuel Brunson (Loyola-Chicago)

The Top Five New Tax Papers

There is a bit of movement in this week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads, with a new paper debuting on the list at #5:

1. [418 Downloads]  Background and Current Status of FATCA and CRS, by William Byrnes (Texas A&M)
2. [302 Downloads]  The Rise of Trust Decanting in the United States, by Robert Sitkoff (Harvard)
3. [217 Downloads]  Slicing and Dicing: The Structural Problems of the Tax Reform Framework, by Reuven Avi-Yonah (Michigan)
4. [195 Downloads]  Exploiting the Medicare Tax Loophole (review here), by Karen C. Burke (Florida)
5. [162 Downloads]  Brigham Young vs. The Bureau of Internal Revenue, by Samuel Brunson (Loyola-Chicago)

The Top Five New Tax Papers

This week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads is the same as last week's list:

1. [402 Downloads]  Background and Current Status of FATCA and CRS, by William Byrnes (Texas A&M)
2. [295 Downloads]  Rejecting Charity: Why the IRS Denies Tax Exemption to 501(C)(3) Applicants, by Terri Lynn Helge (Texas A&M)
3. [294 Downloads]  The Rise of Trust Decanting in the United States, by Robert Sitkoff (Harvard)
4. [201 Downloads]  Slicing and Dicing: The Structural Problems of the Tax Reform Framework, by Reuven Avi-Yonah (Michigan)
5. [182 Downloads]  Exploiting the Medicare Tax Loophole (review here), by Karen C. Burke (Florida)

The Top Five New Tax Papers

There is a bit of movement in this week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads, with a new #1 paper and a new paper debuting on the list at #5:

1. [370 Downloads]  Background and Current Status of FATCA and CRS, by William Byrnes (Texas A&M)
2. [292 Downloads]  Rejecting Charity: Why the IRS Denies Tax Exemption to 501(C)(3) Applicants, by Terri Lynn Helge (Texas A&M)
3. [285 Downloads]  The Rise of Trust Decanting in the United States, by Robert Sitkoff (Harvard)
4. [186 Downloads]  Slicing and Dicing: The Structural Problems of the Tax Reform Framework, by Reuven Avi-Yonah (Michigan)
5. [163 Downloads]  Exploiting the Medicare Tax Loophole (review here), by Karen C. Burke (Florida)

The Top Five New Tax Papers

This week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads is the same as last week's list, with some re-shuffling of the order within the Top 5. The #1 paper is #21 among 13,081 tax papers in all-time downloads.

1. [4,818 Downloads]  Private Benefits in Public Offerings: Tax Receivable Agreements in IPOs, by Gladriel Shobe (BYU)
2. [361 Downloads]  Background and Current Status of FATCA and CRS, by William Byrnes (Texas A&M)
3. [279 Downloads]  Rejecting Charity: Why the IRS Denies Tax Exemption to 501(C)(3) Applicants, by Terri Lynn Helge (Texas A&M)
4. [277 Downloads]  The Rise of Trust Decanting in the United States, by Robert Sitkoff (Harvard)
5. [176 Downloads]  Slicing and Dicing: The Structural Problems of the Tax Reform Framework, by Reuven Avi-Yonah (Michigan)