Taxation Archives

California State Treasurer Fiona Ma, CPA to Deliver Keynote at GGU’s 2025 Commencement

Golden Gate University is excited to announce California State Treasurer Fiona Ma, CPA as the 2025 Commencement Speaker. Learn about her remarkable journey from GGU alumna to state leader and her impact as Treasurer.

Empowering Futures: How the Braden Scholars Program is Transforming Lives at GGU

At Golden Gate University, our students’ resilience and determination continue to inspire. The Braden Scholars Program stands as a testament to how transformative support can shape not just individuals, but entire communities. This program is made possible through the extraordinary generosity of Bruce Braden (MBA, Taxation 1974), whose…

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Taxation Program Receives High Ratings

Our Master's in Taxation program has garnered three recent designations as a top-tier graduate program for taxation.

100 Jobs for 100 Students Program

GGU's School of Taxation and School of Accounting launched an initiative to find 100 jobs for participating students in the fields of tax and accounting.

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Split-Dollar Life Insurance

Split-Dollar life Insurance is a reportable transaction but it has not manifest the tax benefits that promoters had hoped.

Cryptocurrencies in Modern Estate Planning

The explosive growth in ownership of cryptocurrencies in recent years has exposed the ever growing disconnect between legislation and social activity.

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Hiding Money in the United States

Over the last 45 years, several states of the United States have entirely repealed the rule against perpetuities.

Collecting Earmarked Donations Through Mobile Payment Apps

What To Do with Leftovers: Collecting Earmarked Donations Through Mobile Payment Apps ABSTRACT With the rise in mobile payment applications, charitable donations using these platforms are increasing; equally, the use of a conduit between a donor and a charity to solicit and collect donations for the charity’s benefit is growing.

Using Tax Law to Perpetuate Gentrification

Using Tax Law to Perpetuate Gentrification: Vinegar Hill Lives Again in Charlottesville ABSTRACT The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, enacted by the Trump administration, created the largest government-sponsored subsidy for urban renewal through the Opportunity Zones program. This tax expenditure is designed to delay and even avoid capital gains…

Alum Blazes Trails From Big Four to Tech

Robert Patterson credits GGU with giving him the confidence to take a nontraditional path toward an innovative tax career with the Big Four, multinational companies, and the state of Kansas.