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TOP 10 Papers for Journal of Tax Law: Tax Law & Policy

January 2, 1997 to November 20, 2009



Rank Downloads Paper Title
1 4129 Understanding the U.S. News Law School Rankings
Theodore P. Seto,
Loyola Law School Los Angeles,
Date posted to database: October 13, 2006
Last Revised: April 18, 2007
2 3595 Two and Twenty: Taxing Partnership Profits in Private Equity Funds
Victor Fleischer,
University of Colorado at Boulder - School of Law,
Date posted to database: March 23, 2006
Last Revised: September 26, 2007
3 3544 Taxes and Corporate Finance
John R. Graham,
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business,
Date posted to database: April 10, 2001
Last Revised: June 26, 2003
4 2883 Firm Value and Marketability Discounts
Mukesh Bajaj, David J. Denis, Stephen P. Ferris, Atulya Sarin,
LECG, LLC, Purdue University - Department of Management, University of Missouri at Columbia - Department of Finance, Santa Clara University - Department of Finance,
Date posted to database: April 13, 2001
Last Revised: November 1, 2009
5 2213 Understanding Venture Capital Structure: A Tax Explanation for Convertible Preferred Stock
Ronald J. Gilson, David Schizer,
Stanford Law School, Columbia Law School,
Date posted to database: February 28, 2002
Last Revised: March 26, 2002
6 2053 What Law Schools Can Learn from Billy Beane and the Oakland Athletics
Paul L. Caron, Rafael Gely,
University of Cincinnati - College of Law, University of Missouri at Columbia - School of Law,
Date posted to database: February 11, 2004
Last Revised: September 7, 2005
7 1771 Taxing Undocumented Immigrants: Separate, Unequal and Without Representation
Francine J. Lipman,
UC Hastings College of the Law,
Date posted to database: February 15, 2006
Last Revised: May 30, 2008
8 1742 Empirical Tax Research in Accounting
Douglas A. Shackelford, Terry J. Shevlin,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Washington - Michael G. Foster School of Business,
Date posted to database: October 12, 2000
Last Revised: October 24, 2001
9 1705 Accountability and Responsibility in Corporate Governance
Larry E. Ribstein,
University of Illinois College of Law,
Date posted to database: June 20, 2005
Last Revised: September 14, 2006
10 1671 Tax Shelters and Corporate Debt Policy
John R. Graham, Alan L. Tucker,
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business, Pace University - Lubin School of Business,
Date posted to database: December 17, 2004
Last Revised: August 17, 2005

RECENT HITS (for all papers announced in the last 60 days)
TOP 10 Papers for Journal of Tax Law: Tax Law & Policy

September 21, 2009 to November 20, 2009



Rank Downloads Paper Title
1 1196 To Roth or Not to Roth: Analyzing the Conversion Opportunity for 2010 and Beyond
Richard L. Kaplan,
University of Illinois College of Law,
Date posted to database: September 23, 2009
Last Revised: October 10, 2009
2 432 A Field Guide to Cancellation of Debt Income
Daniel L. Simmons, Martin J. McMahon,
University of California, Davis - School of Law, University of Florida - Levin College of Law,
Date posted to database: September 1, 2009
Last Revised: October 5, 2009
3 258 2009 Federal Tax Update
Samuel A. Donaldson,
University of Washington - School of Law,
Date posted to database: October 13, 2009
Last Revised: October 13, 2009
4 160 Miller: Effective FLP Line Drawing
Wendy C. Gerzog,
University of Baltimore - School of Law,
Date posted to database: October 12, 2009
Last Revised: October 12, 2009
5 138 Am I the Only Person Paying Taxes? The Largest Tax Loophole for the Rich - Exchange Funds
David Herzig,
Valparaiso University School of Law,
Date posted to database: September 10, 2009
Last Revised: September 22, 2009
6 136 Taxing Unreasonable Compensation: §162(a)(1) and Managerial Power
Aaron Zelinsky,
Yale Law School,
Date posted to database: October 23, 2009
Last Revised: November 6, 2009
7 118 Legal Fictions and Juristic Truth
Nancy J. Knauer,
Temple University - Beasley School of Law,
Date posted to database: October 19, 2009
Last Revised: November 11, 2009
8 114 Through the Looking Glass: The Politics of Estate Tax Reform
Edward J. McCaffery,
University of Southern California - Law School,
Date posted to database: July 31, 2009
Last Revised: September 28, 2009
9 106 Reforming Health Care: The Paradoxes of Cost
Edward A. Zelinsky,
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law,
Date posted to database: September 28, 2009
Last Revised: September 28, 2009
10 99 Foundation or Empire? The Role of Charity in a Federal System
Brian D. Galle,
Florida State University College of Law,
Date posted to database: September 15, 2009
Last Revised: October 14, 2009



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