Teaching fundamentals and advanced principles with technology

Experience the next generation’s most advanced tool in tax research and analysis

Encourage student engagement by offering an applied, factor-based approach to understanding legal tax problems

Empower your students with FREE access until graduation along with complimentary access for faculty

Blue J is a SaaS-based legal and tax research and analysis tool that helps professionals make better decisions, faster. Blue J uses artificial intelligence to help users predict the outcome of their unique tax scenario. Users can plan for alternate fact situations, can develop stronger positions, and can move forward with greater confidence.

“Our partnership with Blue J shows UCI Law’s unwavering efforts to expose our students to the most advanced technology practices that further their education and understanding of tax law. Innovation has always been the main pillar for UCI Law, and as pioneers in our field, we are aware of the benefits that artificial intelligence brings.”

Omri Maran

Professor of Law and Academic Director of the Graduate Tax Program at the University of California, UCI Law

“Not only has the availability of Blue J Tax for our Tax Clinic Student Attorneys been an incredible introduction to the usefulness of AI in tax practice, we have employed the software – with great success – in several innocent spouse determinations.”

Rob Nassau

Professor & Executive Director, Office of Clinical Legal Education

“I think [Blue J] demonstrates the future of AI in the tax profession. Together with robotic processing apps and data analytic tools, it is important for students to understand that the tax profession is changing and they need to be prepared for the change.”

Janet Meade

Associate Professor of Accountancy and Taxation

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UC Irvine School of Law To Integrate Blue J Legal’s AI-Enabled Tax Platform into Curriculum

 
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    To date, Blue J has invested over
    $1.4M USD in the next generation of tax professionals by providing free subscriptions to law students and faculty in the US alone.

Webinar – Interpreting tax:
How technology brings concepts to life 

Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Time: 2:00-3:00PM ET
Location: Virtual, via Zoom
BenAllarie

Benjamin Alarie
(MA, JD, LL.M)

Blue J & Osler Chair in Business Law, University of Toronto

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Benjamin Leff
(BA, JD)

Professor of Law and Director of the JD/MBA Program, American University, Washington College of Law

SarahWebber

Sarah Webber
(BSc, MBA, JD, LL.M.)

Associate Professor, Department of Accounting, University of Dayton

Nathan Wadlinger
(BSc, MA, LL.M., JD)

Lecturer of Accounting, University of Central Florida

Hear from our panel of tax and accounting professors as we discuss how new technology influences and impacts the student experience.

Within the hour, we will discuss:

  • Common challenges students face while learning the fundamentals of tax
  • The professors’ perspective: how they’ve used technology to increase engagement and set the foundation for student success
  • How professors have incorporated Blue J Tax into their introductory and advanced level courses

Four things you can teach your students with Blue J

Blue J Tax allows for better tax research and analysis.

Predictions

Help students predict tax scenario outcomes and see the factors that most impact it

Diagramming

Show the students an easy way to create entity and relationship diagrams

Decisions

Give students a methodical, clear way to find decisions that support or challenge their position

Analysis

Students can take advantage of the most seamless way to analyze the statute- and use pre-built statute analysis templates to hit the ground running

Course List

Blue J Tax has been used in the following courses:

Research in Federal Taxation

Federal Personal Income Tax

Corporate Taxation

Federal Income Taxation

Seminar in Accounting Issues

Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic Program