Tax Law

The Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law offers a wide variety of tax courses on subjects ranging from business and international tax to estate planning and the taxation of intellectual property. 
 

The Tax Literacy Project 

The Tax Literacy Project, based at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University and headed by Professor Marjorie E. Kornhauser, aims to informally educate the public about basic aspects of taxation in three distinct, but overlapping, areas. Click here for more information.
 

Faculty

Permanent Faculty: Adam Chodorow, and Marjorie Kornhauser.
Adjunct Professor:  John Becker, Esquire
 
Courses Offered at the College of Law:
 
 

Advice for Students

All students, regardless of their professional interests or plans, should take Federal Income Taxation.   Tax issues arise in virtually every type of practice, and a basic knowledge of the tax laws and the principles underlying those laws is essential in representing clients’ interests.  This course also teaches statutory interpretation skills that are transferable to other areas and invaluable in the modern regulatory state.
Federal Income Taxation is the prerequisite for all other tax courses.
 
Students should consider taking the following additional tax courses, depending on their interests:
  • Corporate/Real estate/International law:  
    • Taxation of Business Entities I and II
    • Taxation of Real Estate Transactions
    • International Taxation
  • Family law/Estate planning:  
    • Tax Practice and Procedure
    • Estate and Gift Tax 
    • Estate Planning
       
  • Intellectual property:  
    • Taxation of Business Entities I
    • Taxation of Intellectual Property
  • Low income/Social justice: 
    • Tax Practice and Procedure
    • Tax Policy
    Information about these tax courses

For those students interested in venturing beyond Armstrong Hall, we offer a number of tax-related courses through the Masters of Tax Program at the W.P. Carey School of Business.
 
 
Mentoring Opportunities for ASU Students Interested in Tax
 

OTHER TAX RESOURCES:

  
  

All students, regardless of their professional interests or plans, should take Federal Income Taxation.