Welcome to the Bookstein Institue for Higher Education in Taxation!
The Bookstein Institute strives to be the hub for education, scholarship, and community service in taxation in Los Angeles. The Bookstein Institute promotes and supports activities that encourage a greater understanding of the dynamic field of taxation. It provides professional growth and development opportunities through advanced studies in taxation, scholarly research, networking events and service learning projects in taxation. The Bookstein Institute focuses on delivering a number of innovative programs in the field of tax. It has been instrumental in launching a high quality, graduate education in taxation for mid-career professionals. It is also facilitating the publication of a tax journal that disseminates relevant, cutting edge, practice-based scholarship in the field. Moreover, the Bookstein Institute awards scholarships to support deserving students in the pursuit of tax education. Finally, it provides much needed tax preparation, controversy resolution and tax education related services to low income taxpayers in our area.
In 2005, Harriet and Harvey Bookstein (’70) took a bold and visionary step in creating the Bookstein Institute for Higher Education in Taxation at CSUN. Mr. Bookstein, CPA, a prominent practitioner and a philanthropist in the Los Angeles area for many years, has embarked on this initiative as a platform for transforming the tax curriculum at Cal State Northridge and beyond. In 2007, the Bookstein Institute was formally launched by welcoming the first cohort of students in the newly designed graduate program in taxation. A year later, the Bookstein Institute opened its door to the community by offering free representation to low income taxpayers facing collection, audits and other disputes with the Internal Revenue Service. In 2009, the Institute launched its innovative online Tax Development Journal publishing manuscripts authored by top tax practitioners and our very own graduate tax students. Starting in 2015, the CSUN VITA Clinic became part of the Bookstein Institute followed by the $750,000 endowment for the CSUN VITA created through the generosity of the Harvey and Harriet Bookstein.
As always, we welcome your input and involvement during this exciting period at the Bookstein Institute.
Best wishes,
Dr. Rafi Efrat
Bookstein Chair in Taxation & Director, Bookstein Institute for Higher Education in Taxation