Parsons, Amanda

Associate Professor

Positions

My research focuses on tax law, with a particular emphasis on the interaction between the digital economy and tax law. My scholarship argues that the digitalization of the global economy requires fundamental reforms to the tax system and a fresh look at many of its theoretical foundations.

LAWS 6007 - Income Taxation
Primary Instructor - Spring 2023
Emphasizes the fundamentals of the federal income tax system and examines its impact on the individual. Same as ACCT 6700.
LAWS 7207 - Federal Estate and Gift Tax
Primary Instructor - Fall 2023 / Fall 2024
Analyzes the federal estate and gift taxation of inter vivos and testamentary transfers, introduces the federal income taxation of estates and trusts, and explores elementary estate planning. Prior or simultaneous enrollments in Income Taxation (LAWS 6007) and Wills and Trusts (LAWS 6104) are helpful, but not required. Students may receive credit for this course and either Estate Planning (LAWS 7217) or Estate and Gift Tax Planning (LAWS 6217).
LAWS 8407 - Seminar: Tax Law, Economics and Policy
Primary Instructor - Fall 2022 / Fall 2023 / Fall 2024
Explores current issues in tax policy. Topics may include equity, efficiency, and distributive justice;�the role of tax law in furthering structural inequalities and racism;�choice of tax base, including consumption taxes; social policy in the Internal Revenue Code; corporate taxation and tax incidence;�current issues in international taxation;�and�the intersection of tax law and technological innovation.�