The Contemporary Tax Journal is a peer-reviewed journal published by the San Jose State University Masters of Science in Taxation (MST) Program in the Lucas Graduate School of Business. Published twice annually, this student managed online journal features work of SJSU MST students, as well as original articles from tax practitioners, academics and graduate students. See About This Journal for additional information about this publication.
Current Issue: Volume 12, Issue 1 (2023) The Contemporary Tax Journal Volume 12, No. 1 – Spring 2023
Full Issue
Front Matter
Tax Enlightenment
Features
Fun Tax Facts
Rachana Khandelwal
MST Program Webinar on November 18, 2022
Eric Shao CPA
The 28th Annual Tax Practitioner/Fall IRS Seminar on October 26, 2022
Michelle Buchner and Inessa Zlobina
The 38th Annual TEI-SJSU High Tech Tax Institute Conference on Nov 7 – 8, 2022
Inessa Zlobina, Enas J. Al-Mais, Aizhan Toibazarova, and Tiago Iorio
Focus on Tax Policy
H.R. 2863 (117th Congress) – First-Time Homebuyer Act of 2021
Nina Kramarenko and Gelena Shvetsova
H.R. 6392 (117th Congress) – No Tax Breaks for Drug Ads Act
Inessa Zlobina and Yan Rapisura
S. 3191 (117th Congress) – Everyday Philanthropist Act
Jakub Hench, Tiago Iorio, and Ronald Le
S. 4691 (117th Congress) – Volunteer Driver Tax Parity Act of 2022
MST Students BUS 223A Spring 2023
Tax Maven

Editors
- Student Editors
- Enas J. Al-Mais
- Dale Loepp, CPA