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Tax Institute
USC Gould School of Law
- CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION (CLE)
- + INSTITUTE ON ENTERTAINMENT LAW AND BUSINESS
- + TRUST AND ESTATE CONFERENCE
- + INSTITUTE FOR CORPORATE COUNSEL
- + TAX INSTITUTE
- + REAL ESTATE LAW AND BUSINESS FORUM
- + INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INSTITUTE
2024 Tax Institute
January 2024
Join USC Gould School of Law for the 2024 Tax Institute in January. Connect with fellow tax professionals and address the cutting-edge tax issues affecting the industry. This three-day institute includes discussions, breakouts sessions and workshops led by heavy hitters in the field.
Registration details and full program are coming soon. To browse last year's program, download last year's brochure.
CE units for lawyers, accountants, financial planners, and trust officers are available, as well as legal specialization credit in Taxation Law and Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law.
USC Gould School of Law 2023 Tax Institute, The Essential Three-Day Event for Tax Professionals:
Day 1 - Corporate Tax Planning
The Institute will begin with a review of recent developments in corporate tax planning. Other sessions will focus on corporate and business tax planning issues and the day ends with a series of evening workshops.
Day 2 - Partnerships, Real Estate, Tax Planning and more
The second day will feature three concurrent tracks of programming, focusing on partnerships and real estate, individual tax planning, and tax ethics, compliance and enforcement issues, and the day ends with a series of evening workshops.
Day 3 - Estate Planning
The final day will focus on recent developments, changes and current trends impacting estate planners and those who administer estates and trusts, and ends with a series of evening workshops.
Videos On Demand
Videos On Demand are available for purchase for the USC Gould School of Law 2023 Tax Institute, and will be made available at the conclusion of the 2023 Tax Institute. Recordings will remain viewable for one year after the conclusion of the Tax Institute. Videos On Demand include access to session videos and a downloadable copy of the Institute Syllabus.
**Please note, ONLY MCLE credit is available for sessions viewed on-demand.
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