Although I don't teach taxation, and am not qualified to do so, I certainly
think that an LLM in tax should suffice.

John

At 01:58 PM 9/20/2001, you wrote:
>Just wanted to point out that I believe that the draft document does appear
>to narrow the field (probably to the detriment of a few of our members) as
>to who is terminally qualified to teach taxation.
>
>The new draft states: "This qualification includes . . . individuals who
>teach taxation holding an appropriate law degree with an accounting master's
>degree."
>
>Didn't the old standards permit a J.D. with an L.L.M. in taxation (but no
>accounting master's degree) to be considered as terminally qualified??
>
>While this may affect only a few, I believe if one is teaching tax, an
>L.L.M. in taxation SHOULD generally be treated at least as equivalent to the
>masters in accounting (which may or may not have included much taxation in
>the curriculum)-- but what do the rest of you think?
>
>Al
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