Voluntary Research and Writing

Voluntary Research and Writing Extra Credit – Based upon Dorocak, The
Clinton’s Legal Defense Fund: Income from Payment of Legal Expenses by Another
and Deductibility of Such Expenses, 104 W. Va. L Rev 1 (2001)

Items to be Located
Separately described
below are items of authority (cases, Revenue Rulings, etc.) to be located by
the student.

Research Resources
The materials should
be found by using the following online services: CCH and Westlaw. The
availability and use of these resources are explained elsewhere.

Assignment Due (FOR ELECTRONIC
SUBMISSIONS IN ONLINE CLASSES, PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO SUBMIT, IF POSSIBLE,
EITHER A SINGLE PDF OR A SINGLE WORD DOCUMENT OF THE ENTIRE WRITING ASSIGNMENT.
THANK YOU.)
For the particular
item located, the student should:
1) Turn
in a 1-2 paragraph summary (on 1-2 pages) (typed and printed on a word
processor in the student’s own words) of the 1 item located,
2) Turn
in a 1 paragraph summary (same 1-2 pages) of how the item was located.
3) Turn
in a 2 page attachment (1 page from each of 2 research resources – Westlaw and
CCH, original only please) showing the item located.
4) Students
may work together. Each student must turn in his or her own written summary and
attachments.

Points Available
Turn in assignment on
time (and explain to class, if asked) = up to 12 + 3 points maximum
3 points Westlaw
attachment, 3 points CCH attachment (same item attached from each different
source), 3 points summary of how located, 3 points summary of item;

Clinton Items to be Located
ACCT 426 – Students
should (1) choose and read at least one small portion of the Dorocak article
from sections II (income) or III (deduction), and then (2) also choose one item
of authority (e.g., a case, IRS ruling) mentioned in the paper and (3) find that
item (Westlaw and CCH) and write about it as described above.

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