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        • International Economic Law
          • Fundamental Principles of International Economic Law
          • International Efforts to Regulate Foreign Investment
          • Historical Basis for International Economic Law
          • Development of International Economic Law
            • Structure of International Economic Law
              • The Law and Structure of the World Bank Group
              • The Law and Structure of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
              • Other United Nations Development Initiatives
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            • A Short Modern History of Free Trade 1900-2001
            • The Role of the World Trade Organization
            • Some Attempts At Liberalization of Trade – Necessities
            • The Doha Round and the Future of the WTO
            • Freedom of Movement of Goods in the EU
            • Free Movement of Services in the EU
            • Free Movement of Capital in the EU
        • What Constitutes a Country?
        • The Legal Emergence of International Organizations
        • Legal Status of Individuals in International Law
        • Land – Sea – Sky – Space : Areas Where Nation-States Interact
        • Sovereign and Diplomatic Immunity
        • Insurgency – Rebel or Belligerent – The Grant Protocol
          • Legal Status of National Liberation Movements
        • Sui Generis Entities
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        • International Legal Issues for Offshore Energy Resources
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        • EU Energy Law – Market Development
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        • Legal History of Western Europe – Three Millennia of Roman Influence
        • Book Review – Without Precedent: Chief Justice John Marshall and His Times – Joel Richard Paul
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        • Implementing Supranational Legislation
        • Legislative Policy Process
        • Statutory Interpretation
        • Temporal Extent of Legislation
        • Territorial Limits to Legislation
        • Tests For Quality of Legislation
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          • Fifth Class – Time Value of Money and Intro to Bonds
          • Sixth Class – Stock and Bond Valuation
          • Seventh Class – Cost of Money and Risk
          • Eighth Class – Introduction to Risk and Capital Budgeting
          • Ninth Class – Project Finance
          • Tenth Class – Project Finance and Risk
          • Eleventh Class – Capital Structure and Dividend Policy
          • Twelfth Class – Working Capital Management
          • Thirteenth Class – Financial Planning & Control and Review for the Final
      • Money and Banking – BA 311 – Spring 2017 – Saint Martin’s University
        • First Class – Intro and Discussion of Banking Systems and Money
        • Second Class – Central Banking System and Asset Pricing
        • Third Class – Interest Rate Theory
        • Fourth Class – Securities Market Structures
        • Fifth Class – FOREX and Asymmetric Information
        • Sixth Class – Asymmetric Information and Banking System
        • Seventh Class – Banking Systems
        • Eighth Class – Banking System, Continued
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        • Tenth Class – Economic Stabilization Measures
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Ed Barton, JD, LLM, MBA, CPA, CFA, EA > Tax

IRS: EV Credit Fraud Costing Millions

Author: Ed October 5, 2019 0 Comments

According to research conducted by Forbes magazine and the Treasury Inspector General, potentially $100 million in EV credits were wrongfully claimed since 2013. The Service publishes a list of allowable vehicles that are eligible for credit. In general, the credit is…
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Federal Court Upholds SALT Deduction Limitation

Author: Ed October 1, 2019 0 Comments

The 2017 federal tax law, which President Trump signed after a party-line vote in Congress, limited to $10,000 the state and local tax payments that families can write off on their federal income taxes if they itemize deductions. The provision, known…
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Tax, Policy and Politics

Immigrants and Foreign Workers Need ITIN for Compliance

Author: Ed July 29, 2019 0 Comments

The current focus on immigrants and immigration reform extends to your taxes as well. Almost anyone working in the United States is liable to pay Federal and State income taxes. Failure to file, or failure to use the right ITIN…
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Six Signs You Are Being Scammed

Author: Ed July 17, 2019 0 Comments

Hearing from the IRS is bad enough, but being contacted by a scammer posing as the IRS is even worse, or at least just annoying and frightening. IRS scams are everywhere these days, and they take many different forms. Even…
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Congress Approves New IRS Appeals Process

Author: Ed June 23, 2019 0 Comments

As part of the Taxpayer First Act, passed by both houses of Congress in June 2019 and expected to be signed by President Trump as of the date of this post (June 14, 2019), there is a new process for appeals…
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