A publication of the SJSU MST Program

Welcome to the Second Issue of The Contemporary Tax Journal

      Volume 1 ~ Summer 2011


You can read the journal online (and flip pages) by clicking on the picture below. If you want to print all or part of the journal, use the pdf files below. You can also save the journal in pdf (here), and move it to your iTunes to view it in your iBooks library on your iPad. Enjoy!

CONTENTS

Front matter (letter from the editor, masthead, etc.)  (pdf)

TAX ENLIGHTENMENTS

  • Renovating? Donate Your Scrap and Get a Deduction  (pdf)
  • Real Estate Professionals: Beware  (pdf)

ARTICLES

  • Character and Source of Income from Internet Business Activities (pdf)
    • By Andy Kim, Larissa Neumann, Idan Netser and Jim Fuller of Fenwick & West LLP  
  • Seeking articles - see our submissions policy (here)

FEATURE

  • Summaries from the TEI-SJSU Tax Policy Conference - The State of Tax Policy in California (pdf)

FOCUS ON TAX POLICY

  • Repeal of the Telephone Excise Tax  (pdf)
  • Repeal of the IRC Section 199 Domestic Production Deduction  (pdf)
  • Applicability of VAT in the United States (pdf )

TAX MAVENS

  • Scott Hodge, President - Tax Foundation (pdf)
  • Annette Nellen, Professor, San Jose State University; Director, MST Program (pdf)

      Complete Summer 2011 issue (pdf) or click image below to read online in journal format
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