Willbanks publishes “Federal Taxation of Wealth Transfers” Second Edition

Stephanie J. Willbanks (Vice Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law, Vermont Law School) has recently published the second edition of her casebook entitled Federal Taxation of Wealth Transfers: Cases and Problems.

Here is an excerpt from the publisher’s description of this book:

With an emphasis on tax planning, [this book] integrates problems with statutes, regulations, and cases to create a highly teachable and student-friendly casebook.

This text provides an effective treatment of estate and gift taxation that includes:

• a problem-based approach that emphasizes planning and integrates statutes, cases, and regulations
• a logical and flexible five-part organization that can be reordered to adapt to different teaching approaches
• clear introductory and background notes that provide context for cases and problems
• focused teaching objectives that include problem-solving, understanding statutory construction, and developing policy analysis skills
• a manageable overall length for a 3-credit basic wealth transfer tax class
• an in-depth Teacher’s Manual that includes analyses of all of the cases and problems * * *

An author website to support classroom instruction using this title is available at http://www.aspenlawschool.com/willbanks2.