JD in Law with Emphasis in Tax Law

Tax Law Concentration

The Tax Law Concentration is designed to provide basic education in both general skills and subject-matter specific knowledge, and provide each participating student with an opportunity to bring the entire skill set to bear in a capstone experience designed to teach integrated legal problem-solving. Completion of a concentration should improve the overall preparedness of graduates by conferring entry-level competence to begin practicing law with appropriate supervision in the concentration's subject matter area or practice setting.

Additional details and a list of courses satisfying the Tax Law Concentration requirements are available from the School of Law here.

Degree Requirements

Required Courses		9-10
LAW 5375	Basic Federal Income Taxation	3
LAW 5395	Business Organizations	3-4
or LAW 5560	Estates and Trusts
LAW 5914	Tax Planning	3
or LAW 5555	Estate Planning
Three Additional Core Tax Law Courses*		5-7
Choose at least three courses from the following list of core tax classes. Note that a student must take either Corporate Taxation or Partnership Taxation in order to take Tax Planning.
LAW 5465	Corporate Taxation	3
LAW 5675	International Taxation	1-3
LAW 5815	Partnership Taxation	3
LAW 5916	Intermediate Taxation Law	1-3
LAW 5918	Tax Policy	1-3
*A student can appeal to replace one or more of these core tax law courses with other appropriate courses with permission from the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.
Honors Certification
If a student obtains a cumulative grade point average equal to or greater than 90 in all courses taken for the tax concentration, the student will receive a designation of “Tax Concentration with Honors.” Note that if a student takes more than the required courses within a concentration category, the course with the highest grade will be used toward the honors designation.