TaxProf Blog

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TaxProf Blog
OwnerLaw Professor Blogs
Founder(s) Paul Caron
EditorPaul Caron [1]
URL taxprof.typepad.com
LaunchedApril 2004;20 years ago (2004-04)

TaxProf Blog is a popular [2] collaborative blog about United States tax law written by law school professors. [3] The blog reports on current events and precedential cases in U.S. tax law. [4] The blog is regarded as the leading tax blog in the academic community. [5]

Contents

Posts on TaxProf Blog have been widely cited in the popular press and legal journals. [6] Its reporting has been sourced by USA Today , the Washington Post , Above the Law, law.com, and other outlets. [7] [8] [9] [10]

TaxProf Blog was established in April of 2004 by Paul Caron, professor of law at Pepperdine University. [11] [12] It is owned by Law Professor Blogs, which describes itself as "the nation's only network of legal blogs edited by law professors". [13]

Reception

In 2010, the blog was named to a list of ABA Journal 's "favorite" legal blogs. [6] The blog has been described by law experts Benjamin H. Barton and Christopher M. Fairman as a "must read" [14] [15] and as a "wonderful blog" by Edward McCaffery. [16]

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