SJSU MST's Contemporary Tax Journal publishes Spring/Summer 2013 issue

I'm proud to announce the publication of the 4th issue of the student-run, online journal of the San Jose State University MST Program. You can find the journal here (current and past issues):

http://www.sjsumstjournal.com/

Here are the topics covered in the Spring/Summer 2013 issue:

TAX ENLIGHTENMENTS

• 100th Anniversary of the 16th Amendment 
• Research Credit: A Journey of Uncertainty
• Nonqualified Use of Principal Residence 
• A Tax Haven in the Friendly Sky?

ARTICLES

• Apple's Big Win Highlights Uncertainty in Valuing Tech Investments
• Seeking articles - see our submissions policy

FEATURE

• Summaries from the 28th Annual TEI-SJSU High Tech Tax Institute
• Summaries from the TEI-SJSU Tax Policy Conference - Tax Reform: Status, Needs and Realities

FOCUS ON TAX POLICY

• Transferability of the Research Tax Credit
• Return of the 20% Capital Gains Rate for Certain High Income Individuals 
• Surtax on Millionaires 
• Excessive Compensation - How Much is Too Much? 
• Increase and Make Permanent the Research Tax Credit 
• Preferential Treatment of Capital Gains
• Repeal of the Inclusion of Social Security Benefits in Gross Income 

TAX MAVENS

• Dan Kostenbauder, VP Tax Policy, Hewlett Packard Company 
• Fred Silva, Senior Fiscal Policy Advisor, California Forward  

There are wonderful pieces here - I hope you'll take a look!  Thank you!!