Scott Schumacher

Peer Reviewed Journals & Law Reviews

• Scott A. Schumacher, Taxes, Administrative Law, and Agency Expertise: Questioning the Orthodoxy, 76 Tax Law. 341-387 (Winter 2023).
• Scott A. Schumacher, Sentencing in Tax Cases after Booker: Striking the Right Balance Between Uniformity and Discretion, 59 Vill. L. Rev. 563-98 (2014).
• Scott A. Schumacher, Magnifying Deterrence by Prosecuting Professionals, 89 Ind. L.J. 511-58 (2014).
• Scott Schumacher, Stevens: Is Zealous Advocacy Obstruction of Justice?, 132 Tax Notes 1169-76 (2011).
• Scott Schumacher, Innocent Spouse, Administrative Process: Time for Reform, 130 Tax Notes 113-17 (2011).
• Scott A. Schumacher, Criminal Tax and Immigration: A Search for Clarity, 129 Tax Notes 235-39 (2010).
• Scott A. Schumacher, Tomko and Sentencing Guidelines in Tax Cases after Booker, 125 Tax Notes 149-53 (2009).
• Scott A. Schumacher, The Ninth Circuit Says Aloha to Boulware -- Again, 122 Tax Notes 1631-34 (2009).
• Scott A. Schumacher, Section 6694 Preparer Penalties and Tax Advice: The Latest on the Constantly Moving Target, Prac. Tax Law., Winter 2009, at 19-32.
• Scott A. Schumacher, MacNiven v. Westmoreland and Tax Advice: Using "Purposive Textualism" to Deal with Tax Shelters and Promote Legitimate Tax Advice, 92 Marq. L. Rev. 33-102 (2008).
• Scott A. Schumacher, Learning to Write in Code: The Value of Using Legal Writing Exercises to Teach Tax Law, 4 Pitt. Tax Rev. 103-35 (2007).
• Scott A. Schumacher, Unnecessary Harm: IRS Levies on Social Security Benefits, 113 Tax Notes 265-67 (2006).

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Books or Treatises

• John A. Townsend, Larry A. Campagna, Steve Johnson & Scott Schumacher, Tax Crimes (2d ed. LexisNexis 2015). 678 pages & apps.
• Ethical Duties to the Tax System: A Handbook (Scott A. Schumacher & Michael Hatfield eds., University of Washington Gallagher Law Library, 2015). 556 pages.
• John A. Townsend, Larry A. Campagna, Steve Johnson & Scott Schumacher, Tax Crimes (LexisNexis 2008). 1 vol.

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Book Chapters

• Mark E. Matthews & Scott A. Schumacher, Handling a Case with Potential Criminal Problems, in Effectively Representing Your Client Before the IRS 13-1 to -78 (7th ed. 2018 Am. B. Assn.).
• Scott A. Schumacher, Handling a Case with Potential Criminal Problems, in 2 Effectively Representing Your Client Before the IRS 13-1 (Keith Fogg ed., 6th ed. American Bar Association 2015).
• Scott A. Schumacher, Handling a Case with Potential Criminal Problems, in 2 Effectively Representing Your Client Before the IRS 13-1 to -82 (Keith Fogg ed., 5th ed. American Bar Association 2011).
• Scott A. Schumacher, Ethical Issues in Advising Closely Held Businesses, in Dwight Drake, Business Planning: Closely Held Enterprises 656-77 (West 2006).

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• Speaker, "Tax and Data Privacy", Korea University Symposium on Privacy and the Public Interest, (March 22, 2019)
• Speaker, "Technology, Law and the Future of Education", University of Washington Converge, (November 17, 2018)
• Speaker, "US Tax and Trade Policy and Their Impact on Business with Mexico", Northwest University (November 1, 2018)
• Speaker, "Corporate Crime and Compliance in the United States", Bielefeld University (September 10, 2018)
• Speaker, "Spotting Potential Criminal Tax Issues", IRS Annual LITC Grantee Conference, (December 7, 2017)
• Panelist, "The Structure of Deals", The Art and Science of the IP Deal, University of Washington School of Law (April 7, 2017)
• Speaker, "Tax Avoidance--Implications on Corporate Governance", Keio Global Symposium, (January 14, 2017)
• Speaker, "Collateral Consequences in Tax Cases", IRS Annual LITC Grantee Conference, (December 15, 2016)
• Speaker, "Beyond Zealous Advocacy: The Ethical and Criminal Problems of Being Too Helpful to Clients", 65th Annual Tulane Tax Institute, (November 10, 2016)
• Speaker, "Identifying Cases with Potential Criminal Tax Issues", IRS Annual LITC Grantee Conference, (December 9, 2015)
• Speaker, "Administrative and Judicial Review of Tax Disputes: A Comparative Analysis", International Conference on Taxpayer Rights, (November 19, 2015)
• Speaker, "Tax Clinics and Calendar Call Programs", United States Tax Court Judicial Conference, (May 21, 2015)
• Speaker, "Handling Cases with Potential Criminal Issues", American Bar Association Tax Section (May 9, 2015)
• Speaker, "Criminal Tax: Prosecution Policies and Voluntary Disclosures", Tax Section Seminar, Washington State Bar Association (December 15, 2014)
• Speaker, "Representing Taxpayers in IRS Disputes", 2014 Annual Low-Income Taxpayer Clinics Grantee Conference, (December 9, 2014)