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Taxation and Finance Howard F. Seligman Tuesdays, 7:45pm - 9:45pm 8 sessions, beginning May 3rd Tuition: $88 – $115, sliding scale The course will
begin with a brief tutorial on conventional accounting, bookkeeping and
financial theory. This will involve some hands on practical training,
although the main emphasis will be on the history of the evolution of the
theory from its original conception to the current methodologies. This will be
followed by an examination of basic economics (price theory) and its use and
abuse of (accounting/finance) statistics. Again, the history of the
theory from its roots in philosophy and the social sciences to its current
state of being applied mathematical models will be scrutinized. We will then survey
the U.S. Income Tax System beginning with its history and moving on to its
current state (of change) today. The focus will be on the behavioral
implications of changes in the tax code and alternate systems being used in
other countries (and being proposed by Congress today.) Applying the
building blocks of finance and taxation, we will then look at the American
financial markets and the culture of the corporation. Particular
attention will be paid to 'Wall Street' and the 'entertainment industry' due
to their growing influence in our everyday lives via the 'information
society.' Emphasis will be
placed on economic and non-economic forces that drive the markets and
facilitate manipulation by the use of abstract numerical concepts.
Finally, the natural symbiosis of private industry and governments will be
the subject of specific anecdotes and case studies. No requirements
other than potential enthusiasm/interest. Howard
F. Seligman
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