Mark J. DeFrancisco

Mark J. DeFrancisco

Lecturer

Chairman, Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board

BA, College of the Holy Cross
JD, cum laude, Suffolk University Law School
LLM in Taxation, Boston University School of Law


Biography

Mark DeFrancisco is Chairman of the Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board where he advises the Board on legal, procedural, evidentiary and related issues, and reviews and approves the Board’s written opinions. Mark has specialized in the area of tax for over 30 years, in both the public sector as Counsel to the Board and in private practice as a tax litigator. He speaks frequently on matters relating to taxation, including numerous conferences sponsored by MCLE, the Massachusetts Society of CPAs, the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, the Massachusetts Association of Assessing Officers, and the tax committees of the Massachusetts and Boston Bar Associations.

Activities & Engagements

No upcoming activities or engagements.

Courses

Tax Practice & Procedure: LAW TX 907

2 credits

Structure of the U.S. tax system; administration of the Internal Revenue Code by the Internal Revenue Service; ethics of tax practice and the regulation of tax practitioners; study of the administrative processing of tax returns; handling of audits, statutes of limitations, assessment of deficiencies and penalties, claims for refund, hearings before the Appeals Office, closing agreement, tax liens, tax collection procedures and civil and criminal aspects of tax fraud. Introduction to aspects of litigation in the Federal District Court, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and U.S. Tax Court.

FALL 2023: LAW TX 907 A1 , Sep 6th to Dec 6th 2023
Days Start End Credits Instructors Bldg Room
Tue 4:20 pm 6:20 pm 2 Sean McMahon LAW 212
FALL 2023: LAW TX 907 OL , Sep 5th to Dec 7th 2023
Days Start End Credits Instructors Bldg Room
ARR TBD TBD 2 Sean McMahon