SemesterSpring Semester, 2025
DepartmentJunior Class A, Department of Public Finance Junior Class B, Department of Public Finance Senior Class A, Department of Public Finance Senior Class B, Department of Public Finance
Course NameTax Cases and Policies
InstructorCHUNG CHI
Credit3.0
Course TypeElective
Prerequisite
Course Objective
Course Description
Course Schedule

學期中如不得已需要調整部分課程時間,將提前宣布,並選擇多數同學便利的時間。



If it becomes necessary to move some sessions to another date, it will be announced beforehand and made convenient for most students.



 































































































































































週次



Week



課程主題



Subjects



課程內容與指定閱讀



Contents



教學活動與作業



Activities



學習投入時數(課堂講授)



Class Time



學習投入時數(課程前後)



Time spent on learning



1



Introduction



History and overview



Materials offered by the instructor



Lecture and after-class review of the class materials



3



3



2



No class on the Peace Memorial Day



 



 



 



 



3



Investigations, summons, and civil monetary fines



U.S. v. Ali, U.S. District Court, D. Maryland, Southern Division (2020)



 



3



3



4



Information returns, the cap on penalty, and statutory interpretation



Bittner v. United States, U.S. Supreme Court (2023)



 



3



3



5



State involvement in the economy (I): Tuition assistance for students who go to secondary schools owned or controlled by a church, sect, or other religious entity



Carson v. Makin, U.S. Supreme Court (2022)



 



3



3



6


State involvement in the economy (II): The legality of student loan forgiveness program 

Biden v. Nebraska, U.S. Supreme Court (2023)



 



3



3



7



no class due to holiday



 



 



 



 



8



The means to pursue unpaid taxes and the people who owe them



Polselli v. Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Supreme Court (2023)



 



3



3



9



Investigations, summons, and the grounds for challenging summons



J.B. v. U.S., United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit (2019)



U.S. v. Beverly, United States District Court, C.D. California (2020)



 



3



3



10



Midterm Exam



 



 



3



3



11



Tax advisors' reporting obliations, and the rule that  that “no

suit for the purpose of restraining the assessment or collection of any

tax shall be maintained in any court by any person.”



CIC Services v. IRS, U.S. Supreme Court (2021)



 



3



3



12



Council Directive (EU) 2018/822 of 25 May 2018 amending Directive 2011/16/EU as regards mandatory automatic exchange of information in the field of taxation in relation to reportable cross-border arrangements



Belgian Association of Tax Lawyers et al. v. Premier, Case C-623/22, the Court of Justice of the EU (2024)



 



3



3



13



State aid cases in the Court of Justice of the EU



European Commission v Ireland and Apple Sales International.

Case C-465/20 (2024)



 



3



3



14



Equality and discrimination in the field of tax



1. ROC (Taiwan) Judicial Yuan Interpretation No. 745 (2017)



(a case relating to income tax)



2. IBM v. U.S., U.S. Court of Claims (1965)



(a case relating to excise tax)



 



3



3



15



No class due to holiday



 



 



 



 



16



Final exam



 



 



 



 



17



Independent study by students



 



 



 



 



18



Independent study by students



 



 



 



 




 


Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant
Requirement/Grading

期中考(mid-term exam) 30%



期末考(final exam) 40%



課堂參與(class participation) 30%



期中考與期末考的題型為選擇題與簡答題,有參與課堂討論的同學均能輕鬆回答。Both mid-term exam and final exam consist primarily of multiple-choice questions and short essay questions. They are not difficult for students who participate in class sessions.



課堂參與(class participation) will be graded partly by a one-page essay in response to class assignments and class discussion. The essay is due on April 11, 2025.


Textbook & Reference

 




Class materials assigned by the instructor.



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