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ALL TIME HITS (for all papers in SSRN eLibrary)
TOP 10 Papers for Tax Law & Policy Journals

January 2, 1997 to November 22, 2009



Rank Downloads Paper Title
1 4130 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 3598 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 3545 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 2884 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 2214 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 2054 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 1840 Tax Evasion and Tax Compliance
Luigi A. Franzoni,
University of Bologna - Faculty of Economics,
Date posted to database: November 11, 1998
Last Revised: February 22, 2009
8 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
9 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
10 1706 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

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

September 23, 2009 to November 22, 2009



Rank Downloads Paper Title
1 1209 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
3 347 A Review of Tax Research
Michelle Hanlon, Shane Heitzman,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management, Simon School, University of Rochester,
Date posted to database: September 23, 2009
Last Revised: October 16, 2009
4 262 Debt and Equity: What's the Difference? A Comparative View
Wolfgang Schoen, Tobias Beuchert, Astrid Erker, Andreas Gerten, Maximilian Haag, Sabine Heidenbauer, Carsten Hohmann, Daniel Kornack, Nadia Lagdali, Lukas Müller, Christine Osterloh-Konrad, Carlo Pohlhausen, Philipp Redeker, Erik Roeder,
Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition & Tax Law, Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition & Tax Law, Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition & Tax Law, Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition & Tax Law, Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition & Tax Law, Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition & Tax Law, Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition & Tax Law, Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition & Tax Law, Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition & Tax Law, University of Zurich - School of Law, Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition & Tax Law, Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition & Tax Law, Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition & Tax Law, Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition & Tax Law,
Date posted to database: September 17, 2009
Last Revised: September 17, 2009
5 260 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
6 160 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
7 140 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
8 138 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
9 125 The Accidental Deduction: A History and Critique of the Tax Subsidy for Mortgage Interest
Dennis J. Ventry,
University of California, Davis - School of Law,
Date posted to database: November 3, 2009
Last Revised: November 3, 2009
10 121 Section 6694 Preparer Penalties and Tax Advice: The Latest on the Constantly Moving Target
Scott A. Schumacher,
University of Washington,
Date posted to database: September 11, 2009
Last Revised: September 11, 2009



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