Friday, July 31, 2009

Congress to Consider Giant Tax Break for Trial Lawyers

Volokh Conspiracy reports:

Walter Olson notes that some folks in Congress are pushing a tax break for trial lawyers. Specifically, the proposal would enable plaintiffs' lawyers to deduct loans to clients to cover litigation expenses as made, rather than at the conclusion of the litigation. The estimated value of the tax code revision is $1.6 billion.
Hope and change.