Wolters Kluwer has recently published, Practical Guide to U.S. Taxation of International Transactions, 10th ed. (KF6445.M45 2015), by Robert J. Misey, Jr. and Michael S. Schadewald. This book begins with a discussion of the basic principles such as tax jurisdiction and source of income rules. The authors review the taxation of foreign income by U.S. citizens and the taxation of foreign persons conducting business in the United States. Other issues such as international tax practice and procedure, and tax treaties are also covered. This book, which is now available on the law library's new titles shelf, contains several relevant IRS forms and a subject index.
Earlier this week, the University of Houston Law Center was fortunate to have as its guest Professor Daniel Kanstroom of Boston College of Law. An expert in immigration law, he is the Director of the International Human Rights Program, and he both founded and directs the Boston College Immigration and Asylum Clinic. Speaking as the guest of the Houston Journal of International Law’s annual Fall Lecture Series, Professor Kanstroom discussed issues raised in his new book, Aftermath: Deportation Law and the New American Diaspora . Professor Michael Olivas introduced Professor Kanstroom to the audience, and mentioned the fascinating tale of Carlos Marcello, which Professor Kanstroom wrote about in his chapter “The Long, Complex, and Futile Deportation Saga of Carlos Marcello,” in Immigration Stories , a collection of narratives about leading immigration law cases. My interest piqued, I read and was amazed by Kanstroom’s description of one of the most interesting figures in American le...
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