Leak-Driven Law Details
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$24.99
Course Description
Over the past decade, a number of well-publicized data leaks have revealed the secret offshore holdings of high-net-worth individuals and multinational taxpayers, leading to a sea change in cross-border tax enforcement. Spurred by leaked data, tax authorities have prosecuted offshore tax cheats, attempted to recoup lost revenues, enacted new laws, and signed international agreements that promote "sunshine" and exchange of financial information between countries.
The conventional wisdom is that data leaks enable tax authorities to detect and punish offshore tax evasion more effectively, and that leaks are therefore socially and economically beneficial. This Article argues, however, that the conventional wisdom is too simplistic. In addition to its clear benefits, leak-driven lawmaking carries distinctive risks, including the risk of agenda setting by third parties with specific interests and the risk associated with leaks' capacity to trigger non-rational responses. Even where leak-driven lawmaking is beneficial overall, it is important to appreciate its distinctive downside risks, in order to best design policy responses.
This Article is the first to thoroughly examine both the important beneficial effects of tax leaks, and their risks. It provides suggestions and cautions for making and enforcing tax law, after a leak, in order to best tap into the benefits of leaks while managing their pitfalls.
Course Agenda
INTRODUCTION
THE EMERGENCE OF TAX LEAKS
- Understanding the Emergence of Tax Leaks
- Seven Significant Leaks
- Some Initial Observations
THE BENEFITS AND RISKS OF TAX LEAKS
- Cross-Border Tax Administration and Enforcement
- The Benefits of Leaked Information
- The Distinctive Risks of Tax Leaks
LEAK-DRIVEN LAWMAKING IN THE REAL WORLD
- Agenda Setters
- The Messy Transmission of Leaked Data
- Leak-Driven Laws
LAW, AFTER THE LEAK
- Suggestions for Optimal Leak-Driven Lawmaking
- The Road Ahead: Three Open Questions
Course Credit per State
AK - Voluntary: 1.5 Credits
AL - On-Demand: 1.5 Credits
AZ - General: 1.5 Credits
CA - General: 1.5 Credits
CT - General: 1.5 Credits
FL - Technology: 1.5 Credits
GA - Self Study: 1.5 Credits
IL - General: 1.5 Credits
IN - Distance Education: 1.6 Credits
KS - General: 1.5 Credits
KY - General: 1.5 Credits
NC - General: 1.5 Credits
ND - Self Study: 1.5 Credits
NH - General: 1.6 Credits
NJ - General: 1.9 Credits
NY - General: 1.5 Credits
OH - Self Study: 1.5 Credits
OK - Distance Learning: 2.0 Credits
SC - General: 1.6 Credits
TN - General: 1.6 Credits
TX - General: 1.5 Credits
UT - Self Study: 1.5 Credits
VA - General: 1.5 Credits
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