1. To start (in any order):
a. WestlawNext (WLN) > Topics > Tax > Secondary (Law Reviews and Treatises)
b. National News (New York Times, Wall Street Journal) - if topic is of popular interest
c. Think Tanks/Blogs/Web sites - JCT, Tax Policy, blogs, think tanks (these also good for topic finding and honing). See box to the right for links.
d. To get grounding in operation of tax law - Treatises (on WLN or Checkpoint), BNA Portfolios - See Box to the right for links.
2. Follow up references
3. IRC section on Checkpoint ; annotated code on WLN, Lexis
4. Check current developments - BNA News, blogs, Tax notes, think tanks
5. ASK!!!
Look for ** in descriptions below for resources that are useful for topic selection.
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Tax specific databases/links:
Other legal databases:
Listed in order of likely usefulness.