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Daniel Blum

Daniel W. Blum is a Visiting Professor at the Institute for Austrian and International Tax Law at WU Vienna and a Tax Manager at Deloitte Austria. Both in his academic scholarship as well as his advisory practice Daniel W. Blum focusses on tax treaty law, European tax law and Austrian corporate income tax law. Daniel Blum is the author of numerous publications both in English and German including monographs, book contributions and journal papers as well as a regular speaker at domestic and international tax conferences. His latest monography (post doctoral thesis) entitled “Normativity in International Tax – A Legal Theoretical Inquiry into Contemporary International Tax Discourse” has been awarded with the 2022 Mitchell B. Carroll Award of the International Fiscal Association.

Courses:
In practice, it is not only important to acquire in-depth knowledge about tax law and to seek for the most convincing legal arguments. It is also important to convince clients, tax administrations, courts or readers of those arguments by writing clearly, concisely and in a structured manner. Thus, the lecture aims to provide a better understanding of how to structure legal arguments and draft legal opinions. The course will begin with questions and discussions about different issues regarding legal opinions, such as the differences between legal opinions and academic papers, the expectations of the potential audiences, and the different styles of structure and writing. Afterwards, practical case studies in tax treaty law will be analyzed by teams of students, who will then write legal opinions from different perspectives (taxpayer, tax administration, court). By sharing and discussing the different experiences in class, the lecture intends to develop an understanding of how your writing skills may turn a good legal opinion into a great legal opinion.



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