Tax Curriculum
For over 30 years, the Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Taxation program at Washington University School of Law has offered a rigorous course of study in the field of tax law. The program provides comprehensive and specialized training to lawyers and law school graduates who plan to specialize in tax.
Most courses are offered in early morning or late afternoon/early evening. A limited number of classes meet on Saturday. All courses may not be offered every year. A representative sampling of three-hour courses offered in the tax curriculum include:
Fall
- Accounting for Tax Lawyers
- Asset Protection Planning
- Corporate Taxation
- Estate and Gift Taxation
- Family Wealth Management
- Federal Income Tax
- Federal Tax Procedure
- Pensions & Tax-Favored Savings
- State and Local Taxation
- Tax Planning for Real Estate Investments and
Closely Held Business: Select Issues
Spring
- Advanced Executive Compensation
- Business Acquisitions
- Closely-Held Business & Succession Planning Seminar
- Corporate Reorganizations
- Corporate Taxation
- Estate Planning and Drafting
- Federal Income Tax
- Federal Partnership Taxation
- International Aspects of Estate Planning
- Pass Through Business Taxation: Partnerships & Limited Liability Companies
- Tax Fraud Prosecutions
