Tax Law

Meet the Increasing Demand for Tax Law Expertise

What is Tax Law? Tax law affects everything from the structure of a new start-up to cross-border trade to family break-ups. With clients operating in a multinational world, tax law programs with knowledge limited to domestic taxation rules are no longer adequate. That's why Miami Law’s tax law curriculum offers not only strong foundational courses like Federal Income Tax but also unique advanced courses like Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax and Taxation of Athletes and Entertainers.

Benefits of Studying Tax in an International Environment Studying in Miami, you are uniquely situated as South Florida is a leading center of international tax planning and asset management. As a result, our well-positioned location offers a myriad of opportunities for internships and job placement. This taxation law program draws superb faculty from the local, national, and international legal community. These tax law experts bring cutting-edge practice experience to the classroom. They can help you build the advanced tax law knowledge and practical experience needed to navigate today’s global economy.

Courses*

*Course list is not exhaustive and does not set out a path of study.

• Advanced Business Taxation
• Advanced Corporate Tax
• Alcohol Beverage Law
• Bankruptcy
• Charitable Gifts and Foundations
• Comparative Transfer Pricing
• Complex Issues in High-Profile and High-Net Worth Divorces
• Consolidated Returns
• Corporate Finance
• Corporate Tax
• Estate Planning
• Federal Criminal Tax Practice
• Federal Income Tax
• Federal Tax Procedure
• Federal Wealth Transfer Tax

• Advanced Business Taxation
• Advanced Corporate Tax
• Alcohol Beverage Law
• Bankruptcy
• Charitable Gifts and Foundations
• Comparative Transfer Pricing
• Complex Issues in High-Profile and High-Net Worth Divorces
• Consolidated Returns
• Corporate Finance
• Corporate Tax
• Estate Planning
• Federal Criminal Tax Practice
• Federal Income Tax
• Federal Tax Procedure
• Federal Wealth Transfer Tax
• Financial Instruments
• Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax
• High Net Worth Individuals
• Income Tax for Estate Planning
• Income Tax of Trusts and Estates
• Income Tax Treaties
• International Inbound
• International Outbound
• International Tax
• International Transactions: Europe
• International Transactions: Latin America
• Legislation
• Limitations on Loss Utilization
• Marital Deduction Planning
• Partnership and Property Tax
• Partnership Tax
• Property Transactions
• Real Estate Tax
• State and Local Tax
• Structuring Latin American Investments
• Structuring U.S. Investments in Latin America
• Tax Accounting
• Tax Planning Skills
• Tax Procedure
• Taxation of Athletes and Entertainers
• Taxation of Business Entities
• Taxation of Closely Held Corporations
• Taxation of Shipping
• Transactions Involving Consolidated Groups
• Trusts and Estates
• Trusts and Estates Essentials
• U.S. International Tax Policy
• U.S. Tax System
• White Collar Criminal Law

International Opportunities

• International Moot Court Program - International & European Tax Moot Competition
• Zurich Seminar Program – 2-week exchange with University of Zurich (1 week Miami, 1 Switzerland) focuses on transnational and comparative law issues in business and finance.

• Student Organizations
• Law Journals

Conferences, Lectures, Centers

• Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning
• Bankruptcy Skills Annual Workshop

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