The Mizzou Tax Law Program is designed to provide each student with the basic education in both general legal skills and specialized tax law knowledge. Our curriculum offers students the opportunity to apply their entire skill set in a capstone experience designed to teach integrated legal problem-solving. Completion of the Tax Law Concentration enhances graduates’ preparedness, by conferring them with the entry-level competence needed to begin practicing tax law.
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.
Course Requirements
Total credits required: 16-19
Required courses
Credits Required: 9-10
- Basic Federal Income Taxation (3)
- Business Organizations (3-4) or Estates and Trusts (3)
- Tax Planning (3) or Estate Planning (3) (capstone)
Three Additional Core Tax Law Courses
Credits Required: 7-9
Students must 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):
- Corporate Taxation (3)
- International Taxation (3)
- Partnership Taxation (3)
- Taxation of Property and Business Transactions (2-3)
- Tax Policy (2-3)
*A student can appeal to replace one or more of these core tax law courses with other appropriate courses with permission from the Associate Academic Dean.
Honors Certification
If a student obtains a cumulative grade point average of at least 90 in all courses taken for the tax concentration, he or she will receive a designation of “Tax Concentration with Honors.”
Note: If a student takes more than the required courses within a certificate category, they may designate which course to count toward the honors designation.
All presentations will be from 2 – 3:15 p.m. Central Time via zoom. Anyone who would like to join as a guest participant should e-mail Professor Gamage at dgamage@missouri.edu for details and the zoom login.
- Aug. 26 (Wednesday): Alex Zhang (Emory Law), “Innovation Paradigm Shifts and Capital Taxation: The Case of AI”
- Sep. 2 (Wednesday): Lauren Libby (Texas Law), “Tax-Exemption and the Shadow of Law”
- Sep. 14 (Monday): Jeff Gordon (Vanderbilt Law), “Tax and the Law of Market Cycles”
- Sep. 16 (Wednesday): Andrew Appleby (Tennessee Law), “Privatized Tax Enforcement: State False Claims Acts and the Constitutional Limits of Outsourced Revenue Collection”
- Sep. 23 (Wednesday): Luís C. Calderón Gómez (Cardozo Law) and Mitchell Kane (NYU Law), “Pigou Goes Abroad”
- Sep. 30 (Wednesday): Jonathan Choi (Wash U Law) (with Paul Connell, Wisconsin Law), “AI Deceleration (or Acceleration) by Taxation”
- Oct. 7 (Wednesday): Conor Clarke (Wash U Law) (with Wojciech Kopczuk, Columbia Economics and SIPA), “Firms, Individuals, and the Income Distribution”
- Oct. 14 (Wednesday): Vinita Singh (Minnesota Law), “Weaponization of Taxation: Sovereign Tax Immunity as a National Security Tool”
- Oct. 21 (Wednesday): Robin Morgan (Toronto Law), Paper Title: To Be Determined
- Oct. 28 (Wednesday): Daniel Hemel (NYU Law), “Death, Taxes, and Chicks”
- Nov. 18 (Wednesday): Ariel Jurow Kleiman (USC Law) (with Jonathan Choi, Wash U Law), “Tax Confusion”
Note that this is a tentative schedule and subject to change.
Tax Law Faculty
Explore our comprehensive Tax Law Program
Join a vibrant community dedicated to excellence in tax law. Our program offers a wealth of opportunities to enhance your legal education and prepare for a successful career in tax law.
Tax Courses
Mizzou Law’s core tax courses include:
- Basic Federal Income Tax
- Corporate Tax
- Partnership Tax
- Taxation of Property and Business Transactions
- Tax Policy
- International Tax
- Tax Planning (an experiential mergers and acquisition/transactional tax class)
Mizzou Law students may also take graduate level tax classes offered by the MU Trulaske College of Business.
Student-Edited Publication
Business, Entrepreneurship, and Tax Law Review
Contribute to our student-run law journal, which covers cutting-edge topics in business, entrepreneurship, and tax law.
Student Organizations
Tax and Transactional Law Society
Engage with peers in a student-run organization focused on tax and transactional law, providing networking and learning opportunities
Practical Experience
Tax Research Assistant
Work closely with our esteemed faculty as a research assistant, delving into complex tax issues and contributing to scholarly work.
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program
Gain hands-on experience by participating in the VITA Program run by MU Extension, where you can assist community members with their tax returns.
Competitions and Challenges
Faculty can advise and coach students as they participate in national tax competitions such as:
- Law Student Tax Challenge sponsored by the American Bar Association Section of Taxation.
- Writing competitions focused on tax law sponsored by The Tannenwald Foundation and the Federal Bar Association Section on Taxation.
Teaching Opportunities
Enhance your understanding of tax law by serving as a student assistant for tax classes at the Trulaske College of Business.
Career Opportunities
Mizzou Law graduates practice tax law in a variety of settings including, but not limited to:
- Private law practice
- Public accounting firms
- In-house counsel
- State and local governments
- Internal Revenue Service