Indian Law & Taxation

SLN #: 15929
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 008
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Irvine
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course deals with issues of federal, state, and tribal taxation within Indian country. The course will survey the leading cases, statutes and administrative rulings. Transactional problems and tax planning opportunities will also be discussed.

Federal Indian Law I or Federal Income Tax is a prerequisite to this course. Federal Indian Law I provides a general background for the concepts of sovereignty and federal preemption that are more fully developed in this course as specifically applied to tax issues. This course will apply the general concepts to situations that frequently arise for Indian law practioners.

Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Numeric Grade and ONE-Time Pass Option is Available, or Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Federal Indian Law I or Federal Income Tax
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Short Paper
Participation Points: Per College of Law Policy
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Per College of Law Policy

* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.