LAWS 7778 Taxation III (Advanced Corporate Tax)
Tax III is the most advanced course in the tax curriculum (note that Tax I and Tax II are prerequisites). It deals with both taxable and tax-free corporate acquisition transactions, the treatment of net operating loss carryovers, single corporation reorganizations and an introduction to the consolidated return rules and subchapter S. Students will engage in a variety of projects including some mix of the following: negotiate the terms of an acquisition transaction, prepare drafts for a request for a private letter ruling from the IRS, and draft tax opinions letters.
Course overview
- Department
- Law
- School
- LAW
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Spring
Catalog details
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.00 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 3.93 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 5
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Beverly Moran | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 2 of 3 |
| Spring 2025 | Joseph Darby | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 9 of 10 |
| Spring 2024 | Joseph Darby | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | — | 9 of 9 |
| Spring 2023 | Beverly Moran | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 3 of 4 |
| Spring 2022 | Joseph Darby | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 5 of 8 |