Hi,

I'm consider to apply for the LLM taxation at UW, but I'm not sure if it's worth it and I hope anyone can help me.

Within a few months I will graduate from a Dutch university, and have a LLM in international taxation. I'm very ambitious, and aspire a career at international organizations. Most of these organizations are settled in the U.S. Before a career at the international organizations, I like to work for US law firm.

-So I'm wondering if the UW taxation is an addition to my knowlegde? Is there an overlap?
-Is the LLM worth the money in my situation? (Here in the Netherlands we pay a tuition of $ 2000)
-Is it hard to find a job for a foreigner as tax attorney in the US or Seattle after the LLM taxation at UW?

Thank you!

Yes, it will very difficult to find work in the US even with an LLM in Tax. It is very important for you to have already found your 'niche'.

You might want to look at the tax firms in Seattle (if that's where you ideally want to find work). See if there is a need and/or desire for multilingual counselors. Of course there will be a lot of Canada-US transactions occurring, but being multilingual would not necessarily be advantageous.

I know in Miami, you would definitely have an advantage. And although University of Miami is not in the top 3 LLM Tax Programs, it is higher in ranking than Seattle. Miami is a hot bed for international tax if that is what you want to concentrate on too.

Would you consider Miami more of a "hot bed" for international tax than NYC?

Sometimes I hear ppl saying that, especially when it comes to latin american lawyers...

There are a lot of international tax issues that come up in Miami. There will be a larger demand for outbound planning due to our corporate tax rate being so high (I think it's higher than Japan now). As for NYC, there still remains a misconception that a Manhattan-based law firm has more expertise and know-how, but there is a migration occurring. I know plenty of investment advisers and stockbrokers who have relocated outside of NYC...the location of NYSE is becoming irrelevant. Look at national firms in Houston for instance, the tax departments are becoming larger. I think you have to pay attention to well-populated ports, like Miami and Houston.

If you need some perspective, visit this site:

http://www.mytaxburden.org/migration/

It will show you migration trends.

Thanks for the info!

There are a lot of international tax issues that come up in Miami. There will be a larger demand for outbound planning due to our corporate tax rate being so high (I think it's higher than Japan now). As for NYC, there still remains a misconception that a Manhattan-based law firm has more expertise and know-how, but there is a migration occurring. I know plenty of investment advisers and stockbrokers who have relocated outside of NYC...the location of NYSE is becoming irrelevant. Look at national firms in Houston for instance, the tax departments are becoming larger. I think you have to pay attention to well-populated ports, like Miami and Houston.

If you need some perspective, visit this site:

http://www.mytaxburden.org/migration/

It will show you migration trends.