Pass the Remote ExamSoft Bar Exam: November 5, 2025
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Be 'Admitted to Practice, U.S. Tax Court' in 2026
United States Tax Courtroom where United States Tax Court Practitioners prosecute cases against IRS
A digital copy of Title 26 of the U.S. Code can be downloaded and will serve as the primary source material for the course along with various handouts.
Join Mila, New York State attorney-designate, aspiring legal scholar and Federal tax resolution specialist. From October 11th thru November 1st, she provides a review of the various evidentiary principles, and case law as found in the third edition of A Practitioner's Guide to TAX EVIDENCE by the late Joni Larson.
Guest Speaker Distinguished Professor John A. Townsend
Moderated by Professor James H. Chapman
Saturday, October 4th thru Saturday, October 25th, this 6-hour Review begins with commentary by Distinguished Professor Jack Townsend, invited guest speaker. He will address questions and answers to procedural questions that appeared on the last four tax bar examinations. Professor Townsend is the author of his best known work, Federal Tax Procedure, used by the Tax Law Institute to prepare applicants for the U.S. Tax Court Bar Examination.
Also, hear Professor James H. Chapman present critical excerpts from the acclaimed Townsend writing and, if time allows, Professor Chapman will cite question-types and suggest procedural answers.
Moderated by Professor James H. Chapman and Tax Counsel Jeffrey Thompson, E.A. USTCP
Saturday, September 20th thru Saturday, October 11th. Intensive remote review presented during 8 hours of prior questions and answers that appear in the Federal Income Taxation section of the U.S. Tax Court bar exam - the most problematic section of the bar exam for EAs and CPAs. Covers individual income taxation, corporate, estate and gift taxation, tax procedures, legal analysis and the structure and history of the Internal Revenue Code and relevant court interpretations.
Moderated by Tax Counsel Jeffrey Thompson
Saturday, October 25th and Saturday, November 1st, participate in a 3-hour Review of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct of Lawyers with Tax Counsel Jeffrey Thompson. These rules also apply to the ethical conduct of United States Tax Court Practitioners, who represent taxpayers in and before the U.S. Tax Court.
Moderated by Professor James H. Chapman
Saturday, November 1st, join 5-hour Review of the U.S. Tax Court Rules of Practice and Procedure moderated by Professor James H. Chapman.
Moderated by Tax Counsel Jeffrey Thompson
Sunday, November 2nd. Led by Tax Counsel Jeffrey Thompson, it includes 4-hour discussion of the constitutional and general substantive law applicable to Tax Court cases. All participants receive copies of our case summaries for selected precedent cases and judicial opinions published by the U.S. Tax Court from August 2023 to August 2025. .
Eminent scholar, author, tax litigator and distinguished law professor, guest speaker at the Tax Law Institute, discusses his best-known written work (unedited), Federal Tax Procedure.
Authorized Pro Bono Rep | Honolulu Tax Court | Development Officer for the free tax clinic
HAWAI'I FEDERALTAX CLINIC | O'AHU
Approved U.S. Tax Court Clinical, Student Practice & Calendar Call Program
Free legal services for low-income Hawaiian taxpayers provided by pro bono student representatives of the Tax Litigation Clinic at the Tax Law Institute at Washington DC
Begin January 17, 2026 Tax Bar Preparation and Apprenticeship Program. Learn how to build a winning Federal Tax Litigation Practice. Participate remotely and in-person in docketed cases in U.S. Tax Court as a pro bono student rep. Work with attorneys from IRS appeals and chief counsel's office. Attend hearings with attorneys of the IRS Independent Office. Go before judges and advocate to protect low-income taxpayer-clients at the free tax clinic we support. Learn by doing. Pass the bar. Get your approval to practice as a USCTP and gain valuable courtroom experience as a student tax litigator.