LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, PAUL M. HEBERT LAW CENTER seeks to hire adjunct faculty members for the State and Local Taxation course for the 2026-2027 Academic Year. Course Description: This course discusses the basic principles of state and local taxation, focusing primarily on sales/use taxes, income/franchise taxes, and property tax with a particular focus on the Louisiana tax systems. The course provides an overview of the federal limitations of state taxation provided by U.S. Constitution’s Commerce Clause, Due Process Clause, and First Amendment, as well as selected federal statutes that preempt state taxation. The course discusses conformity with federal tax laws and introduces the student to the state tax concepts of nexus, the unitary business principle, formulary apportionment, and other multijurisdictional situsing. In addition to the introductory concepts above, particular classes will focus on: (i) state taxation of the “new economy”; and (ii) the practical life cycle of a Louisiana tax issue – from consulting and planning, to audits/assessments/refunds and controversy, to policy and legislation.
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Ph.D. or professional degree