LAWS C372 - Low Income Tax Practicum

Institution:

Duquesne University

Subject:

LAWS - Law School

Description:

This course is one semester, three-credit program and is offered on a Pass/Fail basis. The program is designed to provide students with skills necessary in the representation of individuals and small businesses in tax controversies with the IRS. The program will seek to provide legal representation to those individuals who would otherwise be left under-represented in a complex administrative and judicial system. The representation will include appeal conferences with the IRS and, if the cases do not settle, appeals to the U.S. Tax Court or District Court. The students will meet on a regular individual basis with their supervising attorney to discuss cases and case strategy, and will also meet on a weekly basis in a group during a fifty-minute seminar session. The seminar will include group discussions regarding current cases as well as other procedural and ethical issues related to tax representation. The LITP program will provide skills training in client interviewing and counseling, negotiation settlements, drafting memoranda and legal documents, file maintenance, as well as other representational skills. An externship with Chief Council of the IRS office of Western Pennsylvania is available for one to two students each semester; resume is required.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.duq.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 396-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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