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2:30pm Opening Remarks by the Chair.
2:35pm Perspectives on Taxing Same-Sex and Unmarried Couples. Same-sex and unmarried couples face unique challenges in a tax system that privileges marriage over all other forms of relationship. This panel will consider these challenges from a variety of perspectives. It will explore the application of the tax laws to same-sex and unmarried couples as well as the policy alternatives to the privileging of marriage in the Internal Revenue Code. The panel will conclude with a comparative/international perspective on the taxation of same-sex and unmarried couples, exploring how other countries have addressed these issues. Moderator: Professor Anthony C. Infanti, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pittsburgh, PA. Panelists: Professor Henry M. Ordower, Saint Louis University School of Law, St. Louis, MO; Professor Theodore P. Seto, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, CA; Vice-Provost and Professor Patricia A. Cain, University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, IA.
This program should be of interest to young lawyers.
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