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Area of law

Tax Law

Planning for, complying with and disputing taxes.

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What this area covers

Tax lawyers help individuals, businesses and nonprofits understand what they owe and structure their affairs accordingly. They also represent taxpayers in audits, appeals and court.

Also called: Federal Income Tax, Tax Policy, Taxation.

Typical legal work

  • Structuring transactions for their tax consequences
  • Representing taxpayers in audits and tax controversies
  • Advising on state, federal and international taxes

Where lawyers work

  • Law firms of every size
  • Accounting firms
  • Tax agencies
  • In-house legal departments

A setting is where you work; an area is what the work is about. The same area is practised in very different settings.

Schools with verified programs

A school is listed here only when its own website names a concentration, certificate, clinic, center or field placement in Tax Law. Schools are in alphabetical order. The list is not a ranking, and a school that is absent may still teach the subject.

30 schools · 3 concentrations and specializations · 3 certificates · 26 clinics · 2 centers and institutes

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Program types counted as evidence: clinics, certificates, concentrations and specializations, centers and institutes, externships and field placements. Joint degrees and advanced degrees are described under Degrees & program types.

Sources

These references informed what the area covers. The description above is PreLaw Advisor’s own and does not reproduce their text.

  1. 1.American Bar Association. Section of Taxation (opens in a new tab) Retrieved Sep 2026.
  2. 2.Law School Admission Council. Fields of Law (opens in a new tab) Retrieved Sep 2026.

Description reviewed Sep 2026. Each school program links to the page it was verified against.