Taxes fund the largest entities in the world, have a first-order influence on all economic activity, create incentives and subsidies that shape behavior as strongly as any regulation, and are the primary channel for distribution of wealth through law. No lawyer can afford to be ignorant of the basics of the tax system, and tax specialists are at the table for every major decision. Leading-edge experts and scholars at Harvard Law School research and teach about every aspect of taxation, including goals and policy, its impact, and how tax law is administered. At the Federal Tax Clinic, students also have opportunities to assist low-income taxpayers and learn more about how the IRS and tax systems operate.
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Faculty
HLS Professors
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Thomas J. Brennan
Stanley S. Surrey Professor of Law
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Mihir A. Desai
Professor of Law
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Keith Fogg
Clinical Professor of Law, Emeritus
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Daniel I. Halperin
Stanley S. Surrey Professor of Law, Emeritus
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Jon D. Hanson
Alan A. Stone Professor of Law
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Louis Kaplow
Finn M. W. Caspersen and Household International Professor of Law and Economics
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Robert H. Sitkoff
Austin Wakeman Scott Professor of Law
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Alvin C. Warren
Ropes & Gray Professor of Law
Visiting Professors & Lecturers
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Howard E. Abrams
William K. Jacobs Visiting Professor of Law
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Jeanne Charn
Senior Lecturer on Law
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Mandi Matlock
Lecturer on Law
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Julie McCormack
Lecturer on Law
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Audrey Patten
Lecturer on Law
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Deborah Paul
Lecturer on Law
Clinics
Tax Litigation Clinic
Government Lawyer: Semester in Washington Clinic
Mediation Clinic
Research Programs and Centers
Related Courses
Course | Term | Instructor(s) |
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Critical Corporate Theory Lab | Fall 2023 Seminar | Jon Hanson |
International Taxation | Spring 2024 Course | Deborah Paul |
Maximizing Joint Gains: How Taxes Affect Business Decisions | Spring 2024 Course | Howard Abrams |
Non-profit Organizations and Law | Fall 2023 Course | Martha Minow, Sridhar Prasad |
Partnership Tax | Fall 2023 Course | Howard Abrams |
Tax Aspects of Structuring Deals | Spring 2024 Course | Avi Alter |
Tax Law, Finance, and Strategic Planning | Fall 2023 Seminar | Thomas Brennan |
Tax Litigation Clinic | Spring 2024 Clinic | Audrey Patten |
Tax Litigation Clinic | Fall 2023 Clinic | Audrey Patten |
Tax Litigation Clinical Seminar | Fall 2023 Seminar | Audrey Patten |