| James W. Beard, Jr. |
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| Associate Professor of Law |
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| Phone:(713) 313-7111 |
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| Email:
jbeard@tmslaw.tsu.edu |
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| Joined the faculty in 1974. |
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Course Syllabi and Information
2nd-3rd Year/Federal Income Taxation/740-1
This course provides introductory treatment of income
taxation using the Internal Revenue Code. the course explores: 1)
those items that are included in gross income; 2) deductions that
are allowed from gross income in arriving at taxable income; 3) tax
credits that are allowed in determining the tax due; 4) when income
is considered received for tax purposes; 5) whether one taxpayer may
shift the incidence of taxation to another; and 6) those items of
income that are specially treated. Student must take in their second
or third year if GPA is below 3.0 after first year.
Syllabus for Federal Income Taxation, Section 1
Electives/Domestic Relations/725-2
This course is an introduction to family law including
marriage, divorce, annulment, child custody, support, adoption,
termination of parental rights, and conflicts of laws as it relates
to the aforementioned.
Syllabus for Domestic Relations, Section 2