Our Editors’ Wish List is the perfect opportunity to get the inside scoop on what our editors in chief are looking for in the Tax Notes magazines and on our digital platforms.
In the past year, our quarterly call for entries has been answered by academics, lawyers, researchers, policymakers, and analysts from all over the world. We will always review any tax-related article, but we recognize this call can be daunting with so many areas of tax to explore. While each of our magazines, Tax Notes Federal, State, and International share contributor guidelines, the content can vary greatly. To help you decide what to submit, here are a few items on our fall 2020 editors’ wish list:
Tax Notes Federal: Editor in Chief, Ariel Greenblum
A good length for Tax Notes Federal articles is between 4,000 and 14,000 words. The Tax Notes Federal team is looking for articles on the following topics:
implications of canceled debt
maximizing disaster losses
Joe Biden’s tax proposals
U.S. Treasury response to downward attribution of controlled foreign corporation stock
application of self-charged interest rule to partners
application of section 163(j) consolidated group rules to the sale of stock of a member by another member
effectively connected income and the foreign partner sale regulations
what counts as qualified improvement property for purposes of bonus depreciation
Internal Revenue Code provisions, particularly provisions that are advantageous or disadvantageous to those in the military
digital taxation reform
Tax Notes State: Editor in Chief, Jéanne Rauch-Zender
A good length for Tax Notes State articles is anything that meets the 1,500-word minimum. The Tax Notes State team is looking for articles on the following topics:
environmental tax issues
sports law
state tax issues during COVID-19
California legislation that was signed into law in 2019 that may have big implications in 2020 (i.e., proposition 13, S.B. 78, A.B. 5, A.B. 147, and A.B. 91)
digital taxation
marketplace legislation and compliance after Wayfair
business, corporation income taxes post-Wayfair, and the narrowing, if not the virtual elimination of, P.L. 86-272 protection
mandatory combined reporting
tribal sovereignty and immunities
whether or not to adopt a national wealth tax
statutes requiring the addback of payments between affiliates
use of apportionment and sourcing to create nexus
Tax Notes International: Editor in Chief, Cathleen Phillips
Any length over the 1,500-word minimum is good for Tax Notes International articles. The Tax Notes International team is eager to receive articles on any international tax matters under discussion, as well as current tax developments in the following jurisdictions:
Brazil
China
India
Ireland
Japan
Mexico
Singapore
Acquisitions and Engagement: Editor in Chief, Faye McCray
Our digital media team regularly invites tax professionals and academics to be guests on Tax Notes Talk, Tax Analysts’ podcast on all things tax, as well as our YouTube page where we host two new web series, In the Pages and Willis Weighs In. Our digital platforms allow our guests to respond to breaking news and provide in-depth discussions of the complex topics that our readers see in our magazines.
The Tax Notes digital media team is looking for coverage of the following topics:
career profiles including alternative careers in tax
post-pandemic recovery including cancelled debt and state and local tax issues
OECD proposals and policy
critical tax theory
2020 election coverage
tax history
light-hearted topics such as unique tax facts or tax in pop culture, as Lawrence Zelenak recently explored in his tax in sitcoms article and podcast episode.
All Tax Notes magazines accept articles for review on a rolling basis, so submission deadlines should not be a concern. Our editors will review articles on any tax-related topic of your choosing provided it has not been published elsewhere. For any questions regarding submissions, please feel free to email the Tax Notes Acquisitions Team at acquisitions.team@taxanalysts.org. For more information on being a guest on our digital media channels, you can get in touch by emailing digital.media@taxanalysts.org.
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