Phone: (206) 543-5351
Email: sschum@uw.edu
B.A. 1986, Loyola Marymount University J.D. 1990, Seattle University LL.M. 1991, New York University
Criminal Law and Procedure — Prosecution and Prosecutorial Ethics — Taxation — White Collar Crime
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Professor Schumacher is the Director of the Graduate Program in Taxation. He is also the Director of the Law School's Federal Tax Clinic. He teaches courses in taxation and White Collar Crime. Prior to joining the UW law school faculty full-time 2001, he was an attorney with Chicoine & Hallett, P.S., in Seattle, where his practice focused on civil and criminal tax controversy and litigation. He also served as a trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice Tax Division and an attorney-advisor to the Hon. Arthur L. Nims, III, Chief Judge of the U.S. Tax Court. He is admitted to the bars in Washington state, the U.S. Supreme Court, and numerous federal courts.
Seattle officials tell KUOW they’re considering a local tax on capital gains. This follows last month’s state Supreme Court ruling that a state tax on capital gains is constitutional. According to City Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda, it’s just one possibility for new sources of revenue in the coming years to fill a giant “revenue gap.” Scott Schumacher, professor of law at the UW, is quoted.
The state Supreme Court has issued a stay on a Douglas County judge's ruling that the recently passed 7% tax on capital gains tax is unconstitutional. According to the stay, the state may proceed to collect the tax. If the high court decides later the tax is unconstitutional, the state would have to give back the money. Scott Schumacher, professor of law at the UW, is interviewed.
“One of the best and most important defenses is reliance on the advice of a professional,” said Scott Schumacher, a law professor at the ºìÌÒÊÓƵ, who has served as a trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice Tax Division as well as defense attorney for clients fighting similar charges to Williams.
Is Washington’s capital gains tax an excise or income tax? That’s the question that could soon be presented to the state Supreme Court, and which two experts — Hugh Spitzer and Scott Schumacher, professors of law at the UW — debated over on Thursday night.
What’s in a name? A lot, according to two University of Washington (UW) professors who recently debated the state’s nascent capital gains tax. That’s because the tax’s constitutionality hinges on whether it’s characterized as an income tax or an excise tax.
Washington rancher Cody Easterday pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal district court to defrauding Tyson Foods Inc. and another company out of more than $244 million. Easterday admitted charging the companies for the costs of purchasing and feeding hundreds of thousands of fictitious cattle. Scott Schumacher, professor of law at the UW, is quoted.
Vista Equity Partners founder will pay $139m but avoid indictment for years of tax evasion.
The 2023–24 GBLI Fellow shares how the fellowship impacted his personal growth and professional success.
One student’s experience volunteering with the ºìÌÒÊÓƵ Federal Tax Clinic. (Source: WA Bar News; Illustration © Getty/Irina_Strelnikova.)
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