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2026 (20)
- March 28 -- Robert Baty On Zinski v. Liberty University
- March 23 -- Spring Cleaning With Hallucinations
- February 25 -- Scholar Al Strikes At Dixieland Boondockery Again
- February 16 -- I Still Think The Income Tax Is Constitutional
- January 26 -- Judge Toro Does Not Budge On Paul-Adams Quarry Trust
- January 19 -- Facing The Terror Of History
- January 10 -- Conservation Easement Tax Deduction Coverage Round Up
- January 6 -- Was Denmark Vesey Framed?
2025 (63)
- December 30 -- The Tax Hazards Of Whole Life Insurance Policies
- December 24 -- Christmas As A Tax Story
- December 17 -- Kent Hovind Files Defamation Lawsuit Against Mark Stoney
- December 14 -- Your Tax Matters Partner – A New Day Has Dawned
- December 5 -- Anatomy Of An AI Hallucination
- November 8 -- When A Foreign Posting Creates Tax Disaster
- October 28 -- Smart Ways to Earn a College Degree Without Going Broke
- September 26 -- IRS Draft Form Confirms Tip Deduction Marriage Penalty
- September 21 -- Tax Free Tips For The Piano Man?
- August 20 -- Section 183 Hobby Losses Live Video Conference
- August 20 -- As IRS Withers Tax Pros Still Urge Compliance
- August 7 -- Grok On The Reilly Baty Collaboration
- August 4 -- Grok4 Commentary On My Kent Hovind Coverage
- April 21 -- What Grok Thinks Of Me
- March 22 -- Lafayette Superhero
- March 3 -- Lafayette In New England – Boston MA June 20
- March 3 -- Lafayette In New England – Boston MA June 16
- March 2 -- Lafayette In New England In 1825
- February 7 -- To Roth Or Not To Roth ? Is There A Question?
2024 (45)
- August 14 -- No Tax On Tips – Now Social Security – What Is Next?
- August 8 -- No Tax On Tips – Be Careful What You Wish For
- April 7 -- O’Keefe v. OCU – Byers v. FC – Update!
- March 16 -- A Tale Of Two Tenured Professors
- March 2 -- Lafayette In Massachusetts In 1824
2023 (43)
- December 6 -- Making the Most of Your Tax Refund
- November 9 -- Are You Really Sure Your Electronic Form 1040 Was Filed?
- October 3 -- Park Poet Meditates On The Cohan Rule
- September 20 -- Timeshare Tax Shenanigans End With Large Penalties
- September 5 -- IRS Takes Aim At “Copyrighted” Trust Scheme
- June 2 -- Hobby Loss Roundup
- April 29 -- Plan On Having The Death Tax Live On
- April 2 -- What Would The FAIR Tax Really Be Like ?
- February 14 -- Fair Tax Act of 2023 Has Variable Rate
- February 9 -- More On The Fair Tax Act Of 2023
- January 30 -- What The Proposed ‘FAIR Tax’ Really Looks Like
- January 24 -- Abolish The IRS – Sort Of – Then What?
- January 22 -- Appreciation And A Strong Manager Win Hobby Loss Case
- January 7 -- Some Of The Tax Developments I Covered In 2022
2022 (64)
- December 23 -- Should You Invest In A Syndicated Conservation Easement ?
- December 15 -- IRS Successfully Attacks Tax Shelter With Hobby Loss Rule
- December 2 -- Conservation Easement Syndicates Outlawyering IRS
- November 30 -- On Tax Writing Rabbit Holes
- November 30 -- MR. REILLY’S CONUNDRUM
- November 9 -- Poor Return Preparation Voids Deduction For African Art
- November 4 -- Champions Retreat Easement Case – Did Anybody Win?
- October 28 -- Fake News In The Tax Arena
- October 15 -- Opportunity Zone Ponzi Promoter Sentenced To Four Years
- September 26 -- Tax Court Upholds $70,000 In Frivolous Return Penalties
- September 20 -- Church State Tax Roundup With Emphasis On Parsonage Issue
- September 12 -- Way Out Of State Tax On Student Debt Forgiveness
- September 5 -- Opportunity Zones – What Are They Good For?
- July 11 -- An Unusual Tax Court Hobby Loss Opinion
- April 21 -- Worst And Best Book Movie Adaptations
- March 11 -- Innocent Spouse Loss Has Some Valuable Lessons
- February 10 -- Charlie Sheen Income Tax Woes – Things Are Looking Better
- January 5 -- Millennial Reviews The Old Man’s Tax Blog
2021 (68)
- December 24 -- A Revolutionary Tax Court Petition
- December 22 -- Hobby Loss Deduction Developments In 2021
- November 18 -- IRS Automatic Notices Alienate Taxpayers
- November 5 -- Who’s Afraid Of Bank Reporting To IRS?
- October 11 -- S Corp To Partnership Conversion Under Build Back Better
- October 5 -- Time To Change Your Estate Plan – Again
- September 11 -- IRS Hangs Tough On Conservation Easements
- September 2 -- Did IRS Robots Cause The Tax Court Petition Flood?
- August 29 -- Tax Court Swamped By Flood Of Petitions
- August 14 -- Kent Hovind’s Me Too Moment
- August 13 -- A Look At The Opinion On Releasing Trump Tax Returns
- June 6 -- Todays Dollars 2021
- May 13 -- Boston Tax Institute
- March 28 -- TurboTax – H&R Block Software Smackdown
- March 1 -- The “Hey Hey Just Don’t Pay” Tax Strategy
- January 29 -- GameStop Triggers My Wall Street Memories
- January 26 -- IRS Collections Appears To Be Broken
2020 (130)
- December 28 -- Roots Of The 250% Solution To Charitable Easement Tax Abuse
- December 27 -- Oakbrook Land Holdings A Major 2020 Tax Court Decision
- December 24 -- IRS At Supreme Court Over Captive Insurance
- December 17 -- Bob Dylan’s Debt To Nashville – It’s About Taxes
- December 9 -- Law Professor Argues Opportunity Zone Program Is Harmful
- December 5 -- Kent Hovind’s Hail Mary Pardon Pass
- December 1 -- PPP IRS And Tax Deductions – Is Resistance Futile?
- November 19 -- A Syndicated Conservation Easement Deal With Substance
- November 17 -- Ryan LLC – Tax Consulting Firm That Let Go Of CPA Brand
- November 7 -- Is A Major IRS Crackdown On Partnerships Looming?
- October 27 -- Education Of A Tax Court Judge
- October 23 -- Tax Court Will Go Dark For December
- October 22 -- Trump Seven Springs Easement Deduction May Be Reasonable
- October 9 -- New York Times Trump Tax Story Disappoints
- September 27 -- Bipartisan Framework Could Mean Two More Stimulus Checks
- September 27 -- Major Tax Software Vendor Crashes On Important Due Date
- September 20 -- The Skinny On The Failed Senate Skinny Bill
- September 17 -- NonSequitur Show – Object Lesson In Business Formation
- September 15 -- Handling Your Money When You’re Unemployed Takes Work
- September 13 -- NonSequitur Litigation – Possible Tax Outcomes
- September 11 -- First Surrender In IRS War On Abusive Conservation Deductions
- September 8 -- Paycheck Protection Fraud Is Massive And Unsurprising
- August 26 -- IRS Carves Back TCJA Inventory Relief
- August 25 -- Dealing With Debt Stress
- August 20 -- Non Sequitur Lawsuit Divides Hovindologists
- August 9 -- Paycheck Protection Moving In The Senate
- August 7 -- My Hovind Posts As Youtube Stars
- August 6 -- IRS Misdated Notices – Some Mystery Remains
- July 21 -- Make The IRS Great Again
- July 19 -- Paycheck Protection Shaming – Just Stop It
- July 4 -- Round Up Of My Student Loan Coverage
- June 18 -- How I Fell For Margaret Fuller
- May 31 -- Debit Card Impact Payments Are Real
- April 30 -- IRS Rains On The Paycheck Protection Parade
- April 28 -- Who Gets The Million Plus Stimulus Checks?
- April 22 -- Paycheck Protection Program Gets Big Boost
- April 14 -- Are Gigsters Frozen Out Of SBA Disaster Relief?
- April 10 -- A Tax Season Like None Other
- March 31 -- Paycheck Protection Loans Coming Soon
- March 30 -- A Tax Season Like None Other
- March 30 -- Paycheck Protection Program – Maybe Next Week
- March 21 -- Should You Stop Giving Money To Your College?
- March 17 -- Tax Blogger Helps Get Judge To Change Decision
- March 11 -- Conservation Easement Reform – 250% Is Too Much
- March 3 -- Response To Deconstruction Deduction Post
- February 27 -- IRS Conducts Examination Without Coordination Or Clarity
- February 18 -- Tax Court Denies Millions In Easement Deductions
- February 17 -- Wrapping The Green Flag Around Tax Shenanigans
- February 7 -- Tax Court Demolishes Deconstruction Deduction
- February 2 -- Don’t Drop Your Tax Court Petition In the Mailbox
- January 29 -- Couple Loses $7,000+ Tax Refund From Being Two Days Late
- January 17 -- Mormons And The Tax Law
- January 15 -- Tax Court Rescues Taxpayer From The Agent From Hell
- January 11 -- How Not To Deal With A Bad 1099
- January 10 -- Special American Flags – Do It Like The Marines
- January 7 -- More On The Mormon Ensigngate
- January 2 -- $100B In Mormon Till Does Not Merit IRS Attention
2019 (92)
- December 18 -- Tax Court Allows Long String Of Horse Losses
- December 15 -- Tax Planning For The High Salary Pauper
- December 10 -- Santa Forever
- November 28 -- Major Crackdown On Conservation Easements Or IRS Bluff?
- November 6 -- Kent Hovind Trying To Undo His 2006 Conviction
- November 4 -- Audiobooks are booming! By Thomas A. Burns, Jr.
- November 1 -- President Trump Now A Florida Man
- October 24 -- AI Coming For Tax Planners – The Horror
- October 20 -- Auditing The IRS: What Is Coming In 2020
- October 16 -- Beto O’Rourke, IRS And The Constitution
- October 15 -- Grassley To IRS On NRA – Fight Crime Someplace Else
- October 13 -- GAO Reports On Charity Tax Abuse
- October 8 -- Expats Need Expert Tax Advice
- October 6 -- Partnership Tax Returns – Why Do We Even Bother?
- September 28 -- Tax Court Can’t Order IRS To Not Jerk People Around
- September 17 -- Wealth Tax – Constitutional Probably – Good Idea Not So Much
- September 11 -- Dressage Trainer Complains Of Tax Court Mansplaining
- September 6 -- Tax Court Approves Penalty But Does Not Allow IRS To Pile On
- September 3 -- IRS Drubbed In Tax Court On Partnership Interest Deductions
- September 1 -- The Beast I Found In The Park
- August 5 -- Law Degree Held Against Defendant In Tax Scam
- August 5 -- On The Bitterness Of The Gender War
- August 2 -- You Can’t Get Tax Advice From Your Spirit Guide
- August 1 -- Gender War – Dummy Guide – Where To Begin
- July 24 -- How Tax Reform Is Like Gun Control
- June 14 -- Horse Breeders V IRS: Even The Losers Win
- June 4 -- How To Win An IRS Hobby Loss Audit
- March 26 -- Hobby Loss Claim Goes Down In Flames
- March 24 -- A Day At Dinosaur Adventure Land
- March 18 -- Discrepancy or Discrimination? Doesn’t matter
- March 15 -- Lunch At The Drowsy Poet With Eric Hovind
- March 14 -- Tax Court Petition: Just Go To The Post Office
- March 10 -- Don’t Wrestle With The IRS Robots
- March 7 -- TIGTA Documents The Wreck Of Tax Compliance
- February 24 -- EcoVest Wraps The Green Flag Around Tax Shelter
- February 21 -- On The Basis Of Sex – About That Pentagon Computer
- February 11 -- Low 1040 Refunds Threaten Household Finances
- January 29 -- Here Is The First Post On A 2019 Tax Court Decision
- January 28 -- Where Convicted CPA May Have Gone Wrong
- January 18 -- Stormy Daniels On Employment Law
- January 13 -- On The Basis Of Sex: Watch The Other Lawyers
- January 9 -- The Trial And Tribulation Of A CPA Tax Partner
- January 2 -- Stormy Daniels My Top Tax Story Of 2018 – Almost
2018 (121)
- December 28 -- “On The Basis Of Sex” – What To Read Before You Watch
- December 27 -- Pass-Through Deduction (199A) Will Fuel Wealth Inequality
- December 20 -- Crackdown On Conservation Easement Syndications
- December 9 -- Tax Cut Bonanza For Retailers And Wholesalers
- November 12 -- Ask Your Tax Pro About 199A
- October 27 -- Parsonage Showdown In Seventh Circuit This Week
- September 28 -- IRS Not Making Much Use Of Bank Currency Reports
- September 21 -- Tax Refunds Due Injured Veterans – IRS Should Make It Easier
- September 20 -- Do Not Ignore IRS Form 1099-C – It Will Not End Well
- September 9 -- Statute Of Limitations Can Sometimes Hurt Taxpayers
- August 26 -- Treasury Capital Gain Indexing: Who Can Sue?
- August 15 -- The Spirit Of 1824
- August 4 -- Pay Your Taxes!
- June 25 -- Trump Foundation Truth And Poetry
- June 15 -- Hovind’s Hypothetical Pardon
- June 13 -- What Motivates Flat Earth Believers
- June 6 -- It’s A Flat World After All
- June 1 -- Lies In “Lies In The Textbooks”
- May 27 -- A Mirror For The Shining Light
- April 22 -- Dinosaur Adventure Land Grand Re-Opening:
- April 20 -- God And The IRS – And Kent Hovind!
- April 15 -- Name Drop
- April 15 -- Lafayette On The Stafford Turnpike
- April 13 -- NWTRCC Wants Tax Day To Be Peace Day
- April 11 -- Stop Calling It Tax Day
- March 6 -- The Hazards Of Being Kent Hovind
- February 27 -- Forfeited Deposit Income Ordinary Not Capital Gain
- February 26 -- Lamar Smith Joins The Ranks Of Hovindologists
- February 21 -- Religious Liberty Suit Against Obamacare Will Move Forward
- February 1 -- Joy Ford May Sing The Tax Court Blues
- January 23 -- Hobby Lobby Owner Loses Income Tax Deduction
- January 17 -- Sister Kathleen Reilly 1942-2018
- January 4 -- 20% Deduction – Let The Games Begin
- January 4 -- 20% Deduction – Let The Games Begin
- January 1 -- Top Tax Concerns Of My Readers In 2017
2017 (142)
- December 31 -- Earnings Havoc Unleashed By Tax Act
- December 30 -- Tax Bill For Dummies
- December 24 -- Tax Bill’s Effect On Reported Earnings – How Big A Deal?
- December 19 -- GOP Tax Bill: Beer, Wine & Whiskey Makers Get A Break
- December 17 -- How To Enjoy The Tax Cuts And Jobs Act – Part 2
- December 17 -- How To Enjoy The Tax Cuts And Jobs Act
- December 14 -- Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Might Mean More Woman Partners
- December 8 -- Tax Court IRS And Secret Law
- December 6 -- Donald Trump Floridian
- November 29 -- Hovindology Update
- November 27 -- Stunning Tax Court Victory Against IRS In Horse Case
- November 20 -- Colonel Retread The Best And Worst Memoir I Have Ever Read
- November 17 -- Will Destruction Of Johnson Amendment Destroy Charity?
- November 14 -- Tax Cuts And Job Acts – Senate Bill Favors Jobs And Gigs
- November 12 -- IRS And Scientology – Everything You Want To Know And More
- November 6 -- Republican Tax Cuts And The New Gentry
- November 2 -- Waiting For The Tax Cut Shoe To Drop
- October 30 -- Manafort And Gates – That’s How They Got Al Capone
- October 27 -- IRS Scandal Ends As It Began With An Apology
- October 18 -- Playboy Building In Tax Court
- September 29 -- KPMG Haunted By Its Tax Shelter Follies
- September 27 -- ‘Taxing The Church’: Can’t Build That Wall Of Separation
- September 26 -- Taxpayers Blindsided By Obamacare Lose In Tax Court
- September 13 -- Gulf War Syndrome In Tax Court
- September 5 -- Obamacare Travesty In Tax Court
- August 2 -- The Subtle Genius of Jimmy Breslin
- July 28 -- Tax Reform Might Come, Let’s Wait And See
- June 26 -- Scholar Goes To Rest With Margaret Fuller
- June 20 -- Beware Of Disability Income Tax Traps
- June 4 -- Judge Cites Rapper In Wrap Ruling
- May 24 -- IRS Nixes Student Loan Payoff Charity
- May 8 -- Lafayette Was Here – Probably
- April 29 -- Trump Tax Proposal And Art Of The Deal
- April 24 -- Century Old Tax Dispute Clouds Property Title
- March 26 -- The Devil And Lois Lerner
- March 20 -- Blog Cited In Appellate Brief In Form 1099 Case
- March 16 -- Stop Telling Me To Drink On St. Patrick’s Day
- February 16 -- Target Brands Unit Cannot Entirely Avoid Colorado Income Tax
- February 12 -- City Plays Grinch When Ellen DeGeneres Helps Single Mother
- February 10 -- Clergy Housing Tax Break Seen As Unconstitutional
- January 27 -- IRS Scandal Daily Coverage: The Final Chapter
- January 23 -- TaxProf Calls An End To Day By Day IRS Scandal Coverage
- January 21 -- Getting Out Of The Blue Calls From IRS? Just Hang Up
- January 15 -- Xavier High School Memories Of The First Inspection
- January 14 -- Pastor Calls For Church Transparency With IRS Form 990
- January 6 -- Rudy Davis And The Prisoners He Looks Out For
2016 (183)
- December 30 -- Kent Hovind Innocence Narrative The Latest Chapter
- December 29 -- IRS Cracking Down On Easement Donation Syndications
- December 19 -- A Very Cinema-graphic Passage
- December 18 -- On Bitcoins, Tulips And IRS Tax Compliance
- December 15 -- Becket Fund Helps Clergy Intervene In Parsonage Lawsuit
- December 12 -- IRS Says Fixing Up Your Own House Is Not Charity
- December 7 -- Ed Brown Thinks I Have A Staff – Go Figure
- November 26 -- IRS Denies Exempt Status To Christian Coffee Shop
- November 23 -- Father Kent Hovind SJ Not So Much
- November 21 -- Foreclosure Cash For Keys Not Taxable As Service Income
- November 14 -- A Cheer And A Half For Meritocracy
- November 8 -- Future Generations Endorses Hillary Clinton
- November 8 -- Live Blogging Election Night
- October 31 -- Jill Stein Finds It Is Not Easy Being Green
- October 25 -- Law Professor Calls Trump’s Tax Losses Fake
- October 20 -- Trump Had A Point About His Own Taxes In The Debate
- October 20 -- How Much Do Public Companies Pay In Income Taxes?
- October 1 -- The Most Important Thing To Remember This Election
- September 28 -- IRS Private Collection Program Is Fundamentally Flawed
- September 26 -- The Xavier Stories – A Roundup
- September 25 -- The Xavier Regiment – Back To The Future
- September 22 -- Does IRS Exelon Win Threaten Triple Net 1031 Deals?
- September 17 -- Learn Kindergarten Math And Stop Calling Them All Third Parties
- September 16 -- The National Anthem – Stand Up – Sit Down – A Case For Both
- September 16 -- More On The National Anthem Controversy
- September 11 -- Kent Hovind’s Big Splash In The Conecuh County Pond
- September 11 -- Can You Beat The IRS By Waiting Out The Ten Year Statute?
- August 31 -- Experts Comment On Tom Clancy Estate Litigation
- August 30 -- Kent Hovind Has Conecuh County Editor Concerned
- August 25 -- The Brokenness Of IRS Collections
- August 19 -- The Statutory Problem With IRS Firearms
- August 15 -- IRS Weapons And Ammunition Spending Is Unremarkable
- August 15 -- Science Fiction Author Reflects On His Xavier Days
- August 11 -- Jill Stein Releases 2015 Federal Tax Return
- August 8 -- Tax Payments Can Be Delayed For A Very Long Time
- July 30 -- Where Are Jill Stein’s Tax Returns?
- July 30 -- Beer For Rudy’s Horses
- June 28 -- Hovind Ministries In URL Tug Of War
- April 30 -- Expatriate Lawsuit Featuring Rand Paul Shot Down
- April 28 -- Kent Hovind May Be Calling Off The Hounds
- April 27 -- AMT Credit Carryover Dies With The Taxpayer
- April 24 -- Kent Hovind Calls The Dogs Out On His Own Family
- April 23 -- Massachusetts Hits Yacht Owner With Use Tax
- April 5 -- Is Block Advisors A Threat To CPAs?
- April 1 -- Humanity Of Warfare Is Not An Oxymoron
- March 30 -- IRS Turns To Crowdsourcing To Improve Systems
- March 21 -- And Then They Came For The Go Masters
- March 17 -- IRS And Liquor By The Wink
- March 14 -- Gay Marriage Constitutional Crisis?
- March 5 -- Why I Like Kent Hovind
- February 29 -- Ernie Land On Kent Hovind’s March Surprise
- February 29 -- Kent Hovind’s January Surprise Deferred To March
- February 27 -- Colorado Can Force Vendors To Rat Out Residents On Use Tax
- February 26 -- Sanders Tax Plan Harder On Millionaires Than Billionaires
- February 21 -- Should enQ Get To Sell Spots In IRS Phone Queue?
- February 20 -- IRS Rules Bingo Is For Charities Not A Charity In Itself
- February 17 -- Oxymorons In The Tax Law Can Not Be Fixed With Clever Ideas
- February 16 -- How Valid Is Tax Foundation Dynamic Scoring?
- February 9 -- Is Tax Foundation Unfair To Bernie Sanders?
- February 4 -- IRS And The Tea Party – Scandal Enters A New Millennium
- January 24 -- Kent Hovind Accused Of Jesuit Vatican And CIA Infuence
- January 19 -- Bernie Sanders Tax Plan Moderate On Top Income Tax Rate
- January 14 -- Conservation Easement Tax Deductions And Valuation Abuse
- January 13 -- How To Cash Your Powerball Winning Ticket Anonymously
- January 6 -- Tax Foundation Scores Ben Carson Tax Plan
- January 3 -- Raw Story Uses Video Editing To Defame Kent Hovind
2015 (308)
- December 28 -- Reading Boswell’s Life Of Johnson With James Gould Cozzens
- December 26 -- Give’m Hell 54th – On Confederate Monuments In New Orleans
- December 17 -- On Becoming Unstuck In Time
- December 12 -- Sumner Redstone Liable For Tax On Long Ago Gift
- December 7 -- State Wants Its Share Of The Sharing Economy
- November 21 -- Aspen Colorado Waste Reduction Fee Upheld
- November 19 -- Trump In Worcester – Little On Tax – Much On How Rich He Is
- November 19 -- Trump In Worcester – Little On Tax – Much On How Rich He Is
- November 14 -- Witness What Our Elders And Ancestors Have Accomplished
- November 14 -- Bernie Sanders Less Of A Socialist Than Dwight Eisenhower
- November 7 -- Where Is Kent Hovind Now?
- November 7 -- This CPA Not Rooting For AICPA In Its IRS Lawsuit
- November 7 -- Republicans Want IRS To Target Hillary Clinton
- November 4 -- Taxing The Virtual World
- October 27 -- Maureen O’Hara’s Ill Fated Cuban Oil Tax Shelter
- October 24 -- God May Bless Your Pot Shop – Tax Court Not So Much
- October 23 -- No Orange Jumpsuit For Lois Lerner
- October 23 -- IRS Should Be Asking For Cooperation Not Volunteering
- October 17 -- Irwin Schiff Famed Tax Protester Dies In Prison
- October 14 -- A Twisted Tale Of New Jersey Use Tax
- October 14 -- Democrats Have Civil Debate With No New Tax Positions
- October 14 -- Some Unique WWII Memoirs
- October 12 -- Jindal Tax Plan Creates A Wonderland Of Dodging
- October 10 -- IRS Scandal Narrative Still Inspires Passion
- October 9 -- Volkswagen’s Emissiongate May Include Tax Crimes
- October 5 -- Boston Bernie Backers Probably Not Bashing Bruins
- September 29 -- Trump Tax Plan Would Increase Deficit By Over $10 Trillion
- September 25 -- A Slick Estate Planning Trick And Intimations Of Mortality
- September 23 -- Yogi Berra’s Sayings Worked Their Way Into Tax Decisions
- September 13 -- Jeb Bush Tax Plan Could Disrupt Real Estate And Small Business
- September 10 -- Jeb Bush And The Spirit Of 1986
- September 8 -- From Russia With Built-In Losses
- September 3 -- Presidential Candidate Tax Plans Coming In Slow
- August 30 -- Tax Planning For The Risk Of A Bernie Sanders Win
- August 27 -- Why IRS Telephone Scamming Works
- August 15 -- Let Irwin Schiff Die With His Family Not In Prison
- August 5 -- IRS Says Charitable Trust Not Charitable Enough
- August 5 -- Does Paper Filing Avoid Identity Theft?
- August 3 -- Review Of Julian Block’s Home Seller’s Tax Guide
- July 24 -- Divorce Has Tax Traps – Get Some Advice
- July 15 -- Account Of Kent Hovind’s Trial – Timeline
- July 12 -- Kent Hovind Celebrated At Welcome Home Party
- July 7 -- Kent Hovind Homecoming
- June 26 -- SpongeBob SquarePants In A Tax Case!
- June 12 -- Why Is Multi-State Tax Compliance So Hard?
- June 1 -- News From The Boston Tax Institute
- May 18 -- Free Kent Hovind Movement Has Big Win
- May 16 -- Kent Hovind Not Facing Trial On Monday
- May 16 -- Heading For The Grand Review
- April 27 -- Is IRS Targeting Drunkards?
- April 26 -- Could Rand Paul Back Kent Hovind?
- April 24 -- IRS Forced To Release Names Of Targeted Groups
- April 20 -- New Player In The Kent Hovind Defense
- April 17 -- From The Boston Tax Institute
- April 14 -- Appomattox – April 2015 – Prequel
- April 12 -- Appomattox – April 12, 2015 – Auld Lang Syne
- April 12 -- Appomattox – April 11th – Freedom
- April 9 -- Appomattox Gearing Up For Surrender
- April 8 -- Still Some More Blood To Effuse
- April 6 -- Real Timing Appomattox During Tax Season
- April 1 -- Zombies Can’t File Tax Court Petitions
- March 31 -- Kent Hovind And The Professors Of Pensacola
- March 23 -- Ninth Circuit Rules Against War Tax Resister
- March 20 -- Kent Hovind Will Face A New Trial
- March 16 -- Don’t Sic IRS On Racist Frat Boys
- March 14 -- Order In Kent Hovind Case
- March 10 -- IRS Busts In Las Vegas Tip Case
- March 3 -- Kent Hovind Supporters Getting Organized
- February 28 -- On Kent Hovind – Worth A Thousand Words
- February 24 -- From The Boston Tax Institute
- February 23 -- Tom Cahill Recommends Happiness Project
- February 23 -- You And Your Shadow Do Not A Partnership Make
- February 22 -- Has Kent Hovind Broken Any Laws?
- February 19 -- Tom Brady’s MVP Truck Even More On The Tax Implications
- February 15 -- Kent Hovind’s Reliance On Tax Pro Letters Was Not Reasonable
- February 13 -- Kent Hovind Supporters Gaining Ground
- February 11 -- Lois Lerner’s Old IRS Team Looking Anti-tech
- February 10 -- Breaking: AICPA Says Help Might Be On The Way
- February 9 -- Tax Court Hammers IRS CI Who Went Out Into The Cold
- February 8 -- When Reason Fails Try Ridicule?
- February 7 -- Creation Science Hall Of Fame Supports Kent Hovind
- February 5 -- Evolution Of A Hovindologist
- February 5 -- Mr. Koskinen’s Last Chance To End The Form 3115 Madness
- February 4 -- Oil Rig Manager Does Not Qualify As Foreign Resident
- February 2 -- Repair Regs And Tax Pros Are Like Headlights And Deer
- January 29 -- Don’t Use The IRS To Address Koch Political Spending
- January 29 -- Kent Hovind – Trial Delayed – Documents Uncovered
- January 25 -- Latest Hovindication Developments
- January 21 -- Bitter CPA Fight Good For Attorneys And Nobody Else
- January 20 -- Will Kent Hovind Become This Year’s Cliven Bundy?
- January 19 -- President Obama Would Make Death A Taxable Event
- January 16 -- On SF Payroll Tax, Managing Partners And Pirate Captains
- January 15 -- IRS Revokes Exempt Status Of Faux Veterans Groups
- January 13 -- Looking At Kent Hovind’s Innocence Claims
- January 13 -- Looking At Kent Hovind’s Innocence Claims
- January 12 -- CHRISTMAS EVE IN THE WHITE HOUSE, 1963
- January 11 -- Kent Hovind Update
- January 9 -- LBJ Unmasked By Phil Nelson
- January 8 -- The “LBJ University of Dirty Politics”
- January 7 -- America’s Hitler
- January 5 -- If Only Obama Had Taped Conversations
- January 4 -- You Need Partners To Have A Partnership
- January 2 -- United States v. Hansen & Hovind
- January 2 -- Tom Cahill Forgives The FBI
2014 (222)
- December 26 -- Is IRS Ninth Circuit Salus Mundi Win A Pyrrhic Victory?
- December 24 -- The Wheels On The Easement Void The Deduction
- December 22 -- Sixth Circuit Disallows Fool For A Client Defense
- December 19 -- Exactly What Kind Of A Criminal Might Lois Lerner Be?
- December 17 -- Final Way Station On The Road To My Forbes Millennium
- December 16 -- Tom Coburn Tax Decoder Takes On Clergy Tax Abuse
- December 15 -- Federal Tax Exemption Often Not Enough For Local Assessors
- December 13 -- Senator Tom Coburn v. IRC 107
- December 12 -- Did You Hear The One About Lois Lerner Walking Into A Bar?
- December 3 -- Was Kent Hovind 2006 Structuring Indictment Flawed?
- December 1 -- Restoring Trust In IRS Is A National Imperative
- November 28 -- How I Accidentally Impersonated A Veteran
- November 26 -- Thespians And Pagans Fight Assessors In New York Court
- November 25 -- Motocross Racing With Tax Deductible Dollars Works This Time
- November 23 -- A Creepy Message From The Federal Government
- November 23 -- Why I Skipped The 1864 Sesquicenntential
- November 14 -- Do Property Tax Consultants Need To Be Reined In?
- November 13 -- Kent Hovind Finally Silenced? – Guest Post From Robert Baty
- November 4 -- AICPA Wasted Member Dues On IRS Lawsuit
- November 3 -- What If Lois Lerner Was Right About The Tea Party?
- October 29 -- Government Coming Down Harder On Kent Hovind
- October 28 -- There Is An Accountant Art Expert – Who Knew?
- October 21 -- IRS Collection Action Can Be Delayed For A Long Time
- October 15 -- StubHub Does Not Have to Collect Chicago Amusement Tax
- September 30 -- Court Rules Oklahoma ObamaCare Not OK
- September 30 -- New York Springs Sales Tax Trap On Passive LLC Members
- September 29 -- James Traficant Jr. And The Taxpayer’s Burden
- September 26 -- Scholarships Do Not Make Beauty Pageant A Charity
- September 24 -- Physicians Case Against ObamaCare Knocked Out On Standing
- September 23 -- For Joint Filing Status You Have To File
- September 21 -- CEO At Climate March Calls For Carbon Tax
- September 21 -- Live From Climate March Opening
- September 19 -- Computer Game Pioneer Trip Hawkins May Escape Tax Debt
- September 17 -- Need To Show Rental Effort To Deduct Expenses
- September 16 -- Montana Catches Non-filer With Property Tax Break
- September 15 -- Grandfather Beats IRS In Tax Court Without Lawyer
- September 10 -- Did Florida County Tax Man For Being Happily Married?
- September 9 -- Joan Rivers Made Tax History
- September 4 -- Tax Court Refuses To Extend Home Concrete Logic
- September 3 -- IRS Shows Serious Meatspace Prejudice
- September 2 -- Debt From KPMG Tax Shelter Survives Bankruptcy
- August 29 -- Tea Party Patriots Inc Dodging Tax On E-mail Fees?
- August 25 -- How I Caught William James Plagiarizing Himself
- August 22 -- Where Tax Shelters Go When They Die
- August 18 -- The OID Fraud And Criminal Gullibility
- August 15 -- IRS Stampedes A Cattle Shelter
- August 13 -- Alimony Deduction Requires Good Substantiation
- August 12 -- Connecticut Limits $60 Million NOL Carryback
- August 6 -- FAIR Tax Abolishes IRS – Then What?
- August 1 -- Has Mind Control Conspiracy Captured IRS?
- July 31 -- Veteran Activist Mourns His Mentor
- July 30 -- Retailer Can Only Deduct Perks When Redeemed
- July 28 -- Time To Let Kent Hovind Go Home?
- July 23 -- IRS Promises To Target Churches – Eventually
- July 16 -- Facade Easement Deduction Allowed
- July 3 -- Pickett’s Charge 150 – Aftermath
- June 23 -- Step Kids Remain Step Kids After Divorce
- May 6 -- IRS Cannot Levy Tribal Payments
- April 30 -- Alimony That Does Not Look Like Alimony
- April 29 -- Graduation Contingency Kills Alimony Deduction
- April 28 -- Tax Court Denies Amway Losses – Again
- April 25 -- Football Dad Beats IRS In Tax Court
- April 5 -- Easement Valuations Not So Easy Anymore
- February 26 -- Another Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Tax Disaster
- February 22 -- Sylvia Dion CPA Asks – Where Are The Women?
- February 19 -- Was CPA Tax Evader On The Lam Or Hiding In Plain Sight?
- February 7 -- Alaska Denies Permanent Fund Dividend To Career Marine
- February 7 -- Tax Court Cuts No Slack On Strip Joint Fraud Penalty
- February 1 -- Flap About NFL Tax Exemption Seems Silly
- January 26 -- KPMG Tax Partner Denied Mulligan On Sketchy Tax Shelter
- January 22 -- Is Tax Court Rebelling Against Supreme Court?
- January 20 -- Is Kent Hovind A Tax Protester?
- January 18 -- Soldier To Tax Accountant – Rachel Millios EA
- January 16 -- Applying Teapartygate Logic To Bridgegate
- January 5 -- Are IRS Property Seizures The Stuff Of Reality TV?
- January 2 -- Pritzker Trust Dodges Illinois State Income Tax
- January 1 -- How To Ranch Like Tom Cruise On A Lower Budget
2013 (239)
- December 22 -- Tax Lessons From Woody Allen’s ‘Blue Jasmine’
- December 11 -- Catskill NY Pagan Phryganium Exempt From Real Estate Taxes
- December 8 -- Cigarette Importer Sees $300M Deduction Go Up In Smoke
- December 1 -- Do We Need A Clergy Tax Simplification Act Of 2014?
- November 19 -- Live From Gettysburg Address Sesquicentennial
- November 13 -- No, Unrecorded Intrafamily Home Mortgages Aren't Deductible
- November 6 -- Mobile Workforce Act Good Idea But May Need More Limits
- November 1 -- When Planning Never Forget The Alternative Minimum Tax
- October 30 -- We're With The Band – Kind Of
- October 27 -- Organizing Junk Mail Does Not Qualify As Manufacturing
- October 23 -- JD Salinger – Was January 27 2010 A Good Day To Die
- October 21 -- Was JD Salinger Facing A Major Estate Tax Problem ?
- October 10 -- Are CVS Stores Actually Good 1031 Targets ?
- October 6 -- Unveiled God Needs A Lawyer In US District Court
- October 3 -- JD Salinger Really Was A Park Avenue Rich Kid
- October 2 -- Court Rules Against Slots Playing As A Business
- October 1 -- Should Humanist Groups Seek Church Status ?
- September 28 -- Has Kent Hovind Given Up Fight Against IRS ?
- September 23 -- Criminal Minds Stand-In Cannot Catch A Break In Tax Court
- September 23 -- Musician Wins Hobby Loss Case
- September 21 -- TIGTA Finally Stumbles On The Real IRS Scandal
- September 17 -- Occupy Wall Street Anniversary Focuses On Robin Hood Tax
- September 15 -- Does Tax Court Booster Decision Threaten Scouting?
- September 13 -- Real Estate Partnerships And State Income Tax – Nasty Surprises
- September 8 -- Is IRS Targeting Magic The Gathering ?
- August 29 -- IRS Recognizes All Marriages But Not Civil Unions
- August 25 -- S Corporation SE Avoidance Still A Solid Strategy
- August 23 -- Whistleblowing Can Be A Business
- August 21 -- IRS Eases Up On War Tax Resisters
- August 20 -- Pot Growers Exempt Application Goes Up In Smoke
- August 15 -- Charity Begins At Home But Cannot End There
- August 9 -- Windsor As A Precedent – Much More Than Taxes
- July 29 -- Hard For Snow Birds To Avoid New York Tax
- July 25 -- Why Tax Reform Is Impossible
- July 24 -- Do Women CPAs Just Need To Lean In ?
- July 15 -- Chief Counsel Goes Easy On 1031 Debt Paydown
- July 4 -- The Most Glorious Fourth
- July 4 -- Gettysburg Day 2 – Heading Into Action
- June 30 -- Gettysburg Braces For Invasion
- June 27 -- DOMA Decision May Affect Civil Unions
- June 26 -- Tea Party Patriots Do Some Splainin
- June 26 -- Enrolled Agents Deserve More Respect
- June 24 -- Day 46 Of Tea Party Patriots Scandal
- June 17 -- Tax Court Dusts Off Crane Decision
- June 11 -- AICPA Wastes More On Conferences Than IRS
- June 9 -- Citizens Should Stop Trashing The IRS
- June 8 -- Whole Life Insurance Tax Disasters
- June 6 -- IRS Does Not Spend Enough On Conferences
- May 29 -- In Defense Of Special Tax Breaks
- May 23 -- Homeland Security Targets Tea Party ?
- May 21 -- RVania Resident Taxed By New Mexico
- May 20 -- New York Toys With Out Of State Partner
- May 18 -- Hipster Tax Has Historical Precedent
- May 17 -- Doctor Dino Denting Deficit ?
- May 14 -- Let The IRS Stick To Collecting Taxes
- April 27 -- To Attack Abortion, Kansas Mucks Up Its Tax Code
- April 26 -- How 38 Studios LLC Turned A CPA Into A Warrior
- April 22 -- Do Land Patents Trump Property Taxes ?
- April 21 -- Could Repairman Jack Come In From The Cold ?
- April 20 -- IRS Not Screening Informant Reports Well
- April 18 -- How Not To Care About IRS E-mail Snooping
- April 18 -- Sales Tax Class Action Suits Seem Frivolous
- April 16 -- Does IRS Hate Cats ?
- April 14 -- Taxing The Third Space
- April 12 -- IRS Encourages CPA To Take Up New Trade
- April 12 -- The First Angry Tax Blogger
- April 12 -- April 15 What To Do If You Don’t Have The Dough
- April 2 -- Lawyers Unite To Keep Dark Money Dark
- March 25 -- DOMA Justice Rally In Boston Today
- March 23 -- Conservatives Should Oppose DOMA
- March 23 -- Will E-cigarettes Become A Taxing Experience ?
- March 17 -- Wyoming Beats The On-line Companies On Room Tax
- March 12 -- No Fans Of Sister Wives At The IRS ?
- March 2 -- Time To Eliminate Joint Filing ?
- February 26 -- What Were They Thinking ?
- February 24 -- Partnership Needs More Than One Partner
- February 21 -- Bill Romanowski's Tax Court Loss Not A Typical Horse Case
- February 11 -- Co-op Owner Wins Casualty Loss Appeal
- February 8 -- Is IRS Persecuting Kent Hovind For Creationism ?
- February 6 -- Is Art Advisory Panel Giving Taxpayers A Fair Shake ?
- January 25 -- IRS Plays Sore Winner In House Burning Charity Case
- January 23 -- Why Phil Mickelson’s Remark Was Really Dumb
- January 23 -- Why Phil Mickelson’s Remark Was Really Dumb
- January 22 -- Tax Planning – Repairman Jack Style
- January 19 -- White House Blows Smoke At Pot Petitions
- January 17 -- Are Tax Protesters Actually Winning ?
- January 13 -- Your Money Or Your Life – Which Can You Deduct ?
- January 11 -- Would Be Developer Tripped Up By Interest Tracing Rules
- January 6 -- War Tax Resisters – Don’t Call Them Frivolous
2012 (260)
- December 29 -- A Petition To Get The IRS Out Of Defining Family
- December 28 -- Should Piers Morgan Go Or Stay And Other Weighty Issues
- December 23 -- All I Want For Christmas Is An AMT Patch
- December 20 -- High Marginal Rates Can Lead To Poor Choices
- December 18 -- Tax Court Not Quick To Find Abuse In Innocent Spouse Case
- December 14 -- Some People Can’t Resist The Siren Call Of Tax Season
- December 12 -- Fourth Circuit Upholds Conviction of Gentlemen’s Club Owner
- December 10 -- Can Real Estate Professionals Beat The 3.8% Obamacare Tax ?
- December 2 -- Who Should Be Accelerating Income Into 2012?
- December 2 -- Is Costco’s Jim Sinegal A Hypocrite ?
- December 1 -- Bill O’Reilly Likes Wealth Tax Idea Even Less Than I Do
- November 24 -- S To LLC As A Fiscal Cliff Acceleration Strategy ?
- November 24 -- Joint Returns Need Warning Labels
- November 14 -- Sixth Circuit Agrees That Cliff Claven Is Not A Thief
- November 10 -- Penalty On Qualified Plan Withdrawal To Pay Alimony
- November 8 -- Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief – More Than Meets The Eye
- November 1 -- Green Party Candidate Jill Stein Arrested Again
- October 31 -- The Ryan Bailey Story As A Tax Tale
- October 29 -- Hurricane Sandy Tax Planning
- October 27 -- Must Earl Grey Collect Sales Tax From Captain Picard?
- October 27 -- Track Star Ryan Bailey’s Coach Beats IRS In Tax Court
- October 21 -- George McGovern Passes On – Where Were You In 1972 ?
- October 17 -- Jill Stein On Defense And A Healthier Country
- October 16 -- Arresting Jill Stein – Stupidest Idea I Ever Heard
- October 16 -- Jill Stein Meets Henry George
- October 15 -- Don’t Freak Out If You Hear Your Trust Is Defective
- October 13 -- Bipolar Disorder Is Insidious
- October 7 -- Green Party Candidate Jill Stein On Racial Justice
- October 6 -- IRS CI Needs To Sharpen Its Shooting
- October 5 -- Young Earth Creationists Whipsawed By IRS
- October 3 -- Not Your Average Jill Stein Interview
- September 26 -- State Residence For Income Tax – Pay Attention To The Basics
- September 24 -- Romney Accountant’s Letter – Exercise In Obfuscation ?
- September 20 -- Romney Ryan On Student Loans – Crony Capitalism ?
- September 19 -- Mitt Romney And The 47% All A Matter Of Context
- September 11 -- Tax Court Denies Late Petition Sent FedEx Express Saver
- September 11 -- Are Divorce Attorneys Trying To Whipsaw IRS ?
- September 10 -- September 17 Remember America’s Bloodiest Day
- September 10 -- Larry The Cable Guy Needs To Turn In Receipts
- September 7 -- Phil Driscoll To Supreme Court – Enough Not Enough
- September 6 -- In Defense Of Special Tax Treatment For Clergy
- September 4 -- Google Plays Bess Truman To Jill Stein As Harry
- September 3 -- Will Warren Buffett Be Endorsing Jill Stein For President?
- September 2 -- Southern Baptists Against Clergy Tax Abuse
- August 31 -- Sometimes You Should Just Pay The Tax
- August 28 -- Domicile Case Lets Me Cite A Classic
- August 27 -- How To Fix The Student Loan System
- August 27 -- Where Is Occupy In The Election?
- August 27 -- New Jersey Tax Court Cuts A Break To Madoff Victim
- August 22 -- Will Student Loans Delay A Major Housing Recovery?
- August 21 -- Real Reason Romney Returns Not Being Released ?
- August 17 -- Paul Ryan’s Return Should Have Gone On Extension
- August 16 -- Can We Prevent An Education Bubble?
- August 15 -- Some Presidential Words On Federal Income Taxes
- August 12 -- Did Mormons Benefit From The IRS Scientology Deal ?
- August 10 -- Son Of Boss – Don’t Blame Romney Blame His Tax Pros
- August 9 -- Julian Block On Taxation Of Prizes And Awards
- August 8 -- Romney, Marriott And Son Of Boss —- For Dummies
- August 1 -- Another Judge Declares DOMA Unconstitutional
- July 28 -- Innocent Spouse Status Not Just For Women
- July 4 -- Easy To Trip Up On Alimony Deduction
- June 27 -- Student Loan Crisis – Worth A Thousand Words
- June 10 -- Author Bemoans Taxpayer Illiteracy
- June 5 -- Tax Protesters Rack Up Another “Victory”
- April 25 -- Student Loans – Beyond The Interest Rate Debate
- April 23 -- Time To Occupy Department Of Education?
- April 16 -- Unfair To Knock Romney For Getting An Extension
- April 11 -- CPAs Need To Know When To Call In Tax Attorney
- April 6 -- F. Lee Bailey Was No Tax Court Virgin
- April 3 -- Did F. Lee Bailey Have A Fool For A Client ?
- March 29 -- Student Loan Defaulter Calls For Solidarity
- March 19 -- Why College Prices Keep Rising
- March 14 -- Course of True Love Not Running Smooth
- February 28 -- The Tax Shelter from Hell – U.S. Steel Tower in Pittsburgh
- February 26 -- Chief Counsel Squashes Mysterious Technique
- February 23 -- Some Not Ready for Prime Time Minor Developments
- February 21 -- Southern Baptist Minister Defends Clergy Tax Benefit
- February 16 -- Fantasy Gravel Mining And Other Fun From the Tax Court
- February 15 -- Court Stomps on Clergy Tax Abuse
- February 13 -- Pardon By President Ron Paul – Last Hope for the Browns ?
- February 10 -- IRS Has To Play Ball With Mets on Darryl Strawberry’s Money
- January 30 -- IRS Wins a Horse Case for a Change
- January 30 -- Is There a Media Blackout of the Student Loan Crisis ?
- January 27 -- IRS Eases Up on Abuse Victims
- January 27 -- Hooking Up With Gen Y – Challenge for Business
- January 10 -- Student Loans and Bankruptcy – The Debate Continues
- January 8 -- IRS Promotes its Social Media Resources
- January 4 -- Snark Hunting Not Deductible
- January 4 -- Boston Taxi Heirs Prevail in Tax Court
2011 (297)
- December 30 -- 6 Family Limited Partnership Developments In 2011
- December 29 -- Should Student Loans be Dischargeable in Bankruptcy ?
- December 29 -- Should Student Loans Be Dischargeable In Bankruptcy
- December 28 -- New York Likes to Hang on to the 1% as Long as it Can
- December 28 -- 5 Neglected Tax Developments of 2011
- December 24 -- 8 Unfair 2011 Tax Decisions
- December 23 -- 10 LGBT Tax Developments in 2011
- December 17 -- Attitudes of Young Americans Bode Ill for Housing Recovery
- December 17 -- Attitudes of Young Americans Bode Ill for Housing Recovery
- December 14 -- How to Double Your State Income Tax Without Really Trying
- December 11 -- Tax Court Hard on Widowed Nurse
- December 11 -- Tax Court Protects Anonymity of Whistleblower 14106-10W
- December 6 -- NOL Gives IRS Second Chance to Disallow Deduction
- December 3 -- Millions from Flipping Shampoo ? Who Knew ?
- November 28 -- Wells Fargo Ignores Mail Loses Security Interests
- November 24 -- Turbo Tax Defense Works for Patent Attorney
- November 23 -- Madoff Investors Receive New Jersey Tax Refunds
- November 17 -- Is Expedia Stealing From its Customers ?
- November 15 -- Oregon Cost Segregation Decision Could Vindicate Consultants
- November 12 -- Obamacare Insurance Mandate – Another Circuit Heard From
- November 11 -- Have Estate Planners Fallen for an Urban Legend ?
- November 7 -- IRS Fight Against Sex Change Deduction Was Stupid
- November 4 -- Seventy Major Employers Line Up Against DOMA
- November 3 -- Can You Play the Lottery as a Business?
- November 2 -- When Will the Education Bubble Explode?
- October 27 -- Student Loan Problems – Help to Avoid Default
- October 23 -- Indiana Property Tax Collection – We Need Jimmy Stewart
- October 20 -- Wandering Tax Pro Remembers The Tax Reform Act of 1986
- October 17 -- New Hampshire Law Partners Face Maine Income Tax
- October 7 -- Real Deductions for an Imaginary Beach House
- October 3 -- Chief Counsel Warning -Watch the Detail on Form K-1
- October 2 -- Occupy Wall Street – Veteran Activist Speaks Out
- September 30 -- Occupy Wall Street In Boston
- September 30 -- Occupy Wall Street in Boston
- September 28 -- Missouri Mariner’s Tax Home Found to be Port of New York
- September 27 -- How to Play Hardball with IRS Examiners
- September 25 -- Can a CPA Bury his Client by Trying to Save Him ?
- September 22 -- Wandering Tax Pro Will Not Be Loved in Real Estate Community
- September 22 -- Gun Collections Pose Special Estate Problems
- September 19 -- Shulman to Congress: Repeal DOMA You Dummies
- September 18 -- Taxpayers Allowed Late Investment Interest Election
- September 18 -- Cell Phone as Working Condition Fringe
- September 15 -- A “Century” on forbes.com – Ellen Degeneres Can You Hear Me Now?
- September 14 -- Will Whistleblowing be Changing the Tax Game ?
- September 13 -- Form 990 and the War on Terror
- September 12 -- Ending Carried Interest by Regulation – View From the Very Top
- September 11 -- The Wandering Tax Pro’s 9/11 Tribute
- September 10 -- The Wandering Tax Pro’s 9/11 Tribute
- September 8 -- Estate of Enron CEO Kenneth Lay Wins in Tax Court
- September 8 -- September 15 Deadline Relief – Mixed Blessing
- September 7 -- Obama’s Phony War on Hedge Funds – Attack on Real Estate
- September 6 -- When It Comes to the Two Year Statute – You are on Your Own
- September 5 -- Provision of Sperm as a Charitable Activity
- September 5 -- Has Taxpayer Bill of Rights Turned IRS into a Paper Tiger?
- September 3 -- Stubborn People – Gotta Love Them
- September 2 -- Obama’s Phony War on Hedge Funds – View From the Far Left
- August 24 -- How Double Taxed Are Investors ?
- August 20 -- Hedge Fund Managers – Hoist on Their Own Petard ?
- August 17 -- How Double Taxed is Warren Buffett ? 35% or 7% ?
- August 15 -- The Real Reason Warren Buffett’s Taxes Are Low
- August 13 -- Horse Breeders Win In Tax Court
- August 11 -- Wandering Tax Pro Meanders to Forbes
- August 10 -- War Tax Resistance Today
- August 10 -- War Tax Resistance Today
- August 9 -- Damages For Distress from Harassment Taxable
- August 4 -- Woman Sues Rite Aid for 12 Cents – Or More ?
- August 4 -- Phantom Income From Life Insurance
- August 3 -- IRS Can’t Take a Joke
- August 3 -- Pennies on the Dollar ? Too Much !
- August 2 -- David Wallace Would Have Loved This
- August 2 -- E-books Exempt from New York Sales Tax
- August 1 -- New York Marriage Equality Includes Taxes
- July 30 -- IRS Feels Peace Activist’s Stubborn Ounces
- July 29 -- Random Round-up
- July 26 -- Drag Racing and Amway – Fun Not Profit
- July 22 -- Man Gets Innocent Spouse Status
- July 22 -- IRS Meets Mr. Mxyzptlk
- July 19 -- Big Brother Gets Little Sister as Dependent
- July 19 -- Alimony Not For the Dead
- July 18 -- Using Points to Beat ObamaCare Excise
- July 17 -- Cliff Is Not a Thief
- July 12 -- Tax Simplification Proposal
- July 6 -- Tax Court Values Regional Media Empire
- July 5 -- Suit Against Parsonage Exclusion Dropped
- July 2 -- Health Care For All Seasons
- June 27 -- Let That Whistle Blow
- June 24 -- Unfair Lending
- June 22 -- From the Boston Tax Institute
- June 20 -- Tax Rate of 131% ? – It Can Happen
- June 14 -- From the Boston Tax Institute
- June 8 -- Regards To Your Single Member LLC
- June 8 -- Wear That Badge of Fraud Boldly
- June 7 -- From The Boston Tax Institute
- June 6 -- Lien Filing Threshold Raised
- June 5 -- Some Exemption Rulings
- June 3 -- Another Tax “Benefit” of Marriage
- June 2 -- State Tax Credits as Capital Assets
- June 1 -- Seven Year Itch ?
- May 31 -- From The Boston Tax Institute
- May 30 -- Having Your Cake and Eating it Too
- May 26 -- How to Screw Up an Easement Deduction
- May 24 -- From The Boston Tax Institute
- May 23 -- Assignment of Refund
- May 23 -- How Forgiven Debt Begets Tax Issues
- May 17 -- More From The Boston Tax Institute
- May 16 -- Blame it on the Scrivener
- May 11 -- What Is So Great About Sliced Bread ?
- May 4 -- Creative College Funding Plan Fails
- May 2 -- Learning to Be a Bad Guy
- April 29 -- Some Stubborn People
- April 25 -- What is Nothing ?
- April 23 -- The Four Per Cent Solution
- April 17 -- The Schlep Factor
- April 13 -- A Wrinkled Return
- April 11 -- RTFI – Read The Instructions
- April 8 -- The Colonel and the Pacifist
- April 8 -- How to Make a Small Fortune in Day Trading ?
- April 6 -- From The Halls of Montezuma
- April 4 -- Driver – Take Me Where the Action Is
- March 30 -- When The Wall Comes Tumbling Down
- March 28 -- Another SE Scheme That Didn’t Work
- March 25 -- Who’s the Casualty Here ?
- March 23 -- Some More Randomness
- March 21 -- Thanksgiving Without Mom Almost Costs $3,000,000
- March 19 -- The Hazards of A Common Name
- March 18 -- Miss Is As Good As a MIle
- March 14 -- Congress Provides Subsidy to Gay Marriage
- March 11 -- PAOO Make Bay Windows – Next Stop Ellen
- March 9 -- Neither Mentionable Nor Deductible
- March 7 -- Sometimes You Need to Burn First
- February 27 -- Amended Returns Due to DOMA Case – What Needs to be Done
- February 24 -- DOMA Unconstitutional – Practical Tips
- February 23 -- Through The Hoops
- February 23 -- Time For Robin and Terry To Amend
- February 21 -- OK 2010 This is Really Goodbye
- February 20 -- Even More About Short Sales
- February 18 -- Staying Out of the Dog House
- February 14 -- If You Were Wondering _____ Don’t Even Bother to Ask
- February 11 -- From Mercenaries to Mothers Milk
- February 10 -- IRS Memo Muddies the Water for Blackwater Employee
- February 9 -- How to Keep Out of The Penalty Box – RTFI
- February 7 -- Saying Goodbye to 2010
- February 4 -- Non-Custodial Parents – You Need the Freaking Form 8332
- February 2 -- Try Try Again
- January 31 -- A Sad Life Insurance Story
- January 28 -- S Corp Rental
- January 26 -- Group Home Qualifies for 27.5 Year Life
- January 24 -- So You Want to be an Exempt Organization ?
- January 19 -- The Saga Continues
- January 17 -- Interest Accrues While IRS Delays
- January 14 -- The Stuff You Find In Tax Court Opinions
- January 10 -- Peace with Spain
- January 7 -- Cleaning Up For the New Year – Thank You Maam
- January 5 -- You Figure it Out
- January 4 -- Blowing My Own Horn
- January 4 -- Blowing My Own Horn
- January 3 -- Do You Have a Need To Know ?
- January 3 -- Oh What a Tangled Web We Weave
2010 (95)
- December 31 -- Evidence of Ferengi Infiltration of IRS
- December 29 -- Ready, Fire, Aim
- December 27 -- Grandma’s Wedding – Grandpa Celebrates
- December 25 -- PAOO Reaches 100 – Merry Christmas
- December 24 -- How Much Process Do We Really Need?
- December 24 -- What’s New With The Chief Counsel?
- December 22 -- Year End Estate Move – Other Than Plug Pulling
- December 22 -- Some Items of Interest
- December 19 -- Parsonage Exclusion – Shouldn’t Enough be Enough?
- December 19 -- Something to Keep Busy With
- December 17 -- Making Room For The New
- December 15 -- Health Care Reform Constitutional?
- December 15 -- Flipping Properties
- December 13 -- Auxilliary Legion of Super Posts
- December 13 -- Survey Says – No Discount For Family Limited Partnership
- December 10 -- And Go Down in Flames
- December 8 -- Ripped From the Headlines
- December 6 -- Nothing From Nothing Is Nothing
- December 6 -- Tax Business Not For Everybody
- December 4 -- More On Lien Releases
- December 2 -- PAOO Greatest Hits
- November 29 -- IRS To Stop Lousing Up Short Sales
- November 29 -- Another Round of Miscellany
- November 26 -- Think Before Filing Joint Returns
- November 24 -- Does Cohan Still Rule ?
- November 21 -- Making A List And Checking It Twice
- November 18 -- A Tisket A Tasket – Your Hedge Fund’s in a Basket
- November 14 -- The Powder To Blow It Away
- November 12 -- Time To Purge The Draft Posts
- November 10 -- IRS More Liberal Than Tax Court on Home Mortgage Interest
- November 8 -- We Only Wash Losses Here
- November 7 -- And Another Purge
- November 6 -- Let The Sun Shine In
- November 5 -- Inadvertent Termination
- November 3 -- Courts and Value Billing
- November 1 -- Time to Face the Music
- October 29 -- What’s It Worth To Say Your Wine is From Long Island ?
- October 22 -- Wag The Dog
- October 20 -- Bring A Gun To School But You Better Have Insurance
- October 18 -- Debit by the Window – Credit out the Window
- October 15 -- Welcome to the Sausage Factory – RTFI
- October 13 -- It’s Over
- October 11 -- Sauce for the Goose
- October 8 -- They Also Serve
- October 6 -- Owe It to You or Cheat You out of It
- October 4 -- The Mills of the Gods Grind Slowly
- September 29 -- You Don’t Need a Matchmaker at the Family Reunion
- September 27 -- Shoemaker’s Children
- September 24 -- Joint Extension Payments
- September 23 -- Short Note on Purging Earnings and Profits
- September 22 -- OOPS I Should Have Had A LLC
- September 19 -- Incentive To Innovate
- September 19 -- Blast From The Past
- September 15 -- Time to Purge C Corporations
- September 13 -- Have Some Free Insurance – Not
- September 10 -- IRS Declines Rubbing Salt in The Wound
- September 8 -- Deemed Partnership
- September 6 -- Real estate election relief
- September 3 -- Pigs Get Fed
- September 1 -- Need Form for Dependency Deduction
- August 30 -- LLC Member Not Presumed to be Passive
- August 27 -- Sorry We’re The Tax Court Not Divorce Court
- August 16 -- Credit Card Rebates May Yield Charitable Deductions
- August 13 -- Aggressive Life Insurance Plan Fails – Or Maybe Not
- August 9 -- You Have to be Able to Keep Your Face Straight
- August 6 -- Guess me Out of the Ballpark
- August 4 -- It Doesn’t Have to Be a Good Idea
- July 30 -- Investment Interest Relief
- July 29 -- Threat to Parsonage Exclusion
- July 27 -- It’s Not Just Us Taxapyers That’s Confused
- July 15 -- Tax Court Crafts Ultimate Pick Up Line
- July 3 -- Windfall For “Unmarried’ Couples
- June 27 -- Breaking Up is Hard to Do
- June 17 -- Sometimes You Should Just Pay The Taxes
- June 8 -- Steve Martin – Tax Advisor
- May 7 -- Saint Patrick’s Day in May
- March 24 -- Let’s Be Counted Early and Often
- March 8 -- Listen Pete Reilly Has Come Unstuck in Time
- January 11 -- IRS Lactation Intolerant
2009 (6)
- December 30 -- Cohan Rules
- December 30 -- Read This Before You Bundle Grandma Onto the Plane
- December 29 -- Those Pesky 1099s
- December 29 -- Devil Is In The Details
- December 28 -- All That Glitters is Not Taxed. Or is It ?
2026 (20)
- March 28 -- Robert Baty On Zinski v. Liberty University
- March 23 -- Spring Cleaning With Hallucinations
- February 25 -- Scholar Al Strikes At Dixieland Boondockery Again
- February 16 -- I Still Think The Income Tax Is Constitutional
- January 26 -- Judge Toro Does Not Budge On Paul-Adams Quarry Trust
- January 19 -- Facing The Terror Of History
- January 10 -- Conservation Easement Tax Deduction Coverage Round Up
- January 6 -- Was Denmark Vesey Framed?
2025 (63)
- December 30 -- The Tax Hazards Of Whole Life Insurance Policies
- December 24 -- Christmas As A Tax Story
- December 17 -- Kent Hovind Files Defamation Lawsuit Against Mark Stoney
- December 14 -- Your Tax Matters Partner – A New Day Has Dawned
- December 5 -- Anatomy Of An AI Hallucination
- November 8 -- When A Foreign Posting Creates Tax Disaster
- October 28 -- Smart Ways to Earn a College Degree Without Going Broke
- September 26 -- IRS Draft Form Confirms Tip Deduction Marriage Penalty
- September 21 -- Tax Free Tips For The Piano Man?
- August 20 -- Section 183 Hobby Losses Live Video Conference
- August 20 -- As IRS Withers Tax Pros Still Urge Compliance
- August 7 -- Grok On The Reilly Baty Collaboration
- August 4 -- Grok4 Commentary On My Kent Hovind Coverage
- April 21 -- What Grok Thinks Of Me
- March 22 -- Lafayette Superhero
- March 3 -- Lafayette In New England – Boston MA June 20
- March 3 -- Lafayette In New England – Boston MA June 16
- March 2 -- Lafayette In New England In 1825
- February 7 -- To Roth Or Not To Roth ? Is There A Question?
2024 (45)
- August 14 -- No Tax On Tips – Now Social Security – What Is Next?
- August 8 -- No Tax On Tips – Be Careful What You Wish For
- April 7 -- O’Keefe v. OCU – Byers v. FC – Update!
- March 16 -- A Tale Of Two Tenured Professors
- March 2 -- Lafayette In Massachusetts In 1824
2023 (43)
- December 6 -- Making the Most of Your Tax Refund
- November 9 -- Are You Really Sure Your Electronic Form 1040 Was Filed?
- October 3 -- Park Poet Meditates On The Cohan Rule
- September 20 -- Timeshare Tax Shenanigans End With Large Penalties
- September 5 -- IRS Takes Aim At “Copyrighted” Trust Scheme
- June 2 -- Hobby Loss Roundup
- April 29 -- Plan On Having The Death Tax Live On
- April 2 -- What Would The FAIR Tax Really Be Like ?
- February 14 -- Fair Tax Act of 2023 Has Variable Rate
- February 9 -- More On The Fair Tax Act Of 2023
- January 30 -- What The Proposed ‘FAIR Tax’ Really Looks Like
- January 24 -- Abolish The IRS – Sort Of – Then What?
- January 22 -- Appreciation And A Strong Manager Win Hobby Loss Case
- January 7 -- Some Of The Tax Developments I Covered In 2022
2022 (64)
- December 23 -- Should You Invest In A Syndicated Conservation Easement ?
- December 15 -- IRS Successfully Attacks Tax Shelter With Hobby Loss Rule
- December 2 -- Conservation Easement Syndicates Outlawyering IRS
- November 30 -- On Tax Writing Rabbit Holes
- November 30 -- MR. REILLY’S CONUNDRUM
- November 9 -- Poor Return Preparation Voids Deduction For African Art
- November 4 -- Champions Retreat Easement Case – Did Anybody Win?
- October 28 -- Fake News In The Tax Arena
- October 15 -- Opportunity Zone Ponzi Promoter Sentenced To Four Years
- September 26 -- Tax Court Upholds $70,000 In Frivolous Return Penalties
- September 20 -- Church State Tax Roundup With Emphasis On Parsonage Issue
- September 12 -- Way Out Of State Tax On Student Debt Forgiveness
- September 5 -- Opportunity Zones – What Are They Good For?
- July 11 -- An Unusual Tax Court Hobby Loss Opinion
- April 21 -- Worst And Best Book Movie Adaptations
- March 11 -- Innocent Spouse Loss Has Some Valuable Lessons
- February 10 -- Charlie Sheen Income Tax Woes – Things Are Looking Better
- January 5 -- Millennial Reviews The Old Man’s Tax Blog
2021 (68)
- December 24 -- A Revolutionary Tax Court Petition
- December 22 -- Hobby Loss Deduction Developments In 2021
- November 18 -- IRS Automatic Notices Alienate Taxpayers
- November 5 -- Who’s Afraid Of Bank Reporting To IRS?
- October 11 -- S Corp To Partnership Conversion Under Build Back Better
- October 5 -- Time To Change Your Estate Plan – Again
- September 11 -- IRS Hangs Tough On Conservation Easements
- September 2 -- Did IRS Robots Cause The Tax Court Petition Flood?
- August 29 -- Tax Court Swamped By Flood Of Petitions
- August 14 -- Kent Hovind’s Me Too Moment
- August 13 -- A Look At The Opinion On Releasing Trump Tax Returns
- June 6 -- Todays Dollars 2021
- May 13 -- Boston Tax Institute
- March 28 -- TurboTax – H&R Block Software Smackdown
- March 1 -- The “Hey Hey Just Don’t Pay” Tax Strategy
- January 29 -- GameStop Triggers My Wall Street Memories
- January 26 -- IRS Collections Appears To Be Broken
2020 (130)
- December 28 -- Roots Of The 250% Solution To Charitable Easement Tax Abuse
- December 27 -- Oakbrook Land Holdings A Major 2020 Tax Court Decision
- December 24 -- IRS At Supreme Court Over Captive Insurance
- December 17 -- Bob Dylan’s Debt To Nashville – It’s About Taxes
- December 9 -- Law Professor Argues Opportunity Zone Program Is Harmful
- December 5 -- Kent Hovind’s Hail Mary Pardon Pass
- December 1 -- PPP IRS And Tax Deductions – Is Resistance Futile?
- November 19 -- A Syndicated Conservation Easement Deal With Substance
- November 17 -- Ryan LLC – Tax Consulting Firm That Let Go Of CPA Brand
- November 7 -- Is A Major IRS Crackdown On Partnerships Looming?
- October 27 -- Education Of A Tax Court Judge
- October 23 -- Tax Court Will Go Dark For December
- October 22 -- Trump Seven Springs Easement Deduction May Be Reasonable
- October 9 -- New York Times Trump Tax Story Disappoints
- September 27 -- Bipartisan Framework Could Mean Two More Stimulus Checks
- September 27 -- Major Tax Software Vendor Crashes On Important Due Date
- September 20 -- The Skinny On The Failed Senate Skinny Bill
- September 17 -- NonSequitur Show – Object Lesson In Business Formation
- September 15 -- Handling Your Money When You’re Unemployed Takes Work
- September 13 -- NonSequitur Litigation – Possible Tax Outcomes
- September 11 -- First Surrender In IRS War On Abusive Conservation Deductions
- September 8 -- Paycheck Protection Fraud Is Massive And Unsurprising
- August 26 -- IRS Carves Back TCJA Inventory Relief
- August 25 -- Dealing With Debt Stress
- August 20 -- Non Sequitur Lawsuit Divides Hovindologists
- August 9 -- Paycheck Protection Moving In The Senate
- August 7 -- My Hovind Posts As Youtube Stars
- August 6 -- IRS Misdated Notices – Some Mystery Remains
- July 21 -- Make The IRS Great Again
- July 19 -- Paycheck Protection Shaming – Just Stop It
- July 4 -- Round Up Of My Student Loan Coverage
- June 18 -- How I Fell For Margaret Fuller
- May 31 -- Debit Card Impact Payments Are Real
- April 30 -- IRS Rains On The Paycheck Protection Parade
- April 28 -- Who Gets The Million Plus Stimulus Checks?
- April 22 -- Paycheck Protection Program Gets Big Boost
- April 14 -- Are Gigsters Frozen Out Of SBA Disaster Relief?
- April 10 -- A Tax Season Like None Other
- March 31 -- Paycheck Protection Loans Coming Soon
- March 30 -- A Tax Season Like None Other
- March 30 -- Paycheck Protection Program – Maybe Next Week
- March 21 -- Should You Stop Giving Money To Your College?
- March 17 -- Tax Blogger Helps Get Judge To Change Decision
- March 11 -- Conservation Easement Reform – 250% Is Too Much
- March 3 -- Response To Deconstruction Deduction Post
- February 27 -- IRS Conducts Examination Without Coordination Or Clarity
- February 18 -- Tax Court Denies Millions In Easement Deductions
- February 17 -- Wrapping The Green Flag Around Tax Shenanigans
- February 7 -- Tax Court Demolishes Deconstruction Deduction
- February 2 -- Don’t Drop Your Tax Court Petition In the Mailbox
- January 29 -- Couple Loses $7,000+ Tax Refund From Being Two Days Late
- January 17 -- Mormons And The Tax Law
- January 15 -- Tax Court Rescues Taxpayer From The Agent From Hell
- January 11 -- How Not To Deal With A Bad 1099
- January 10 -- Special American Flags – Do It Like The Marines
- January 7 -- More On The Mormon Ensigngate
- January 2 -- $100B In Mormon Till Does Not Merit IRS Attention
2019 (92)
- December 18 -- Tax Court Allows Long String Of Horse Losses
- December 15 -- Tax Planning For The High Salary Pauper
- December 10 -- Santa Forever
- November 28 -- Major Crackdown On Conservation Easements Or IRS Bluff?
- November 6 -- Kent Hovind Trying To Undo His 2006 Conviction
- November 4 -- Audiobooks are booming! By Thomas A. Burns, Jr.
- November 1 -- President Trump Now A Florida Man
- October 24 -- AI Coming For Tax Planners – The Horror
- October 20 -- Auditing The IRS: What Is Coming In 2020
- October 16 -- Beto O’Rourke, IRS And The Constitution
- October 15 -- Grassley To IRS On NRA – Fight Crime Someplace Else
- October 13 -- GAO Reports On Charity Tax Abuse
- October 8 -- Expats Need Expert Tax Advice
- October 6 -- Partnership Tax Returns – Why Do We Even Bother?
- September 28 -- Tax Court Can’t Order IRS To Not Jerk People Around
- September 17 -- Wealth Tax – Constitutional Probably – Good Idea Not So Much
- September 11 -- Dressage Trainer Complains Of Tax Court Mansplaining
- September 6 -- Tax Court Approves Penalty But Does Not Allow IRS To Pile On
- September 3 -- IRS Drubbed In Tax Court On Partnership Interest Deductions
- September 1 -- The Beast I Found In The Park
- August 5 -- Law Degree Held Against Defendant In Tax Scam
- August 5 -- On The Bitterness Of The Gender War
- August 2 -- You Can’t Get Tax Advice From Your Spirit Guide
- August 1 -- Gender War – Dummy Guide – Where To Begin
- July 24 -- How Tax Reform Is Like Gun Control
- June 14 -- Horse Breeders V IRS: Even The Losers Win
- June 4 -- How To Win An IRS Hobby Loss Audit
- March 26 -- Hobby Loss Claim Goes Down In Flames
- March 24 -- A Day At Dinosaur Adventure Land
- March 18 -- Discrepancy or Discrimination? Doesn’t matter
- March 15 -- Lunch At The Drowsy Poet With Eric Hovind
- March 14 -- Tax Court Petition: Just Go To The Post Office
- March 10 -- Don’t Wrestle With The IRS Robots
- March 7 -- TIGTA Documents The Wreck Of Tax Compliance
- February 24 -- EcoVest Wraps The Green Flag Around Tax Shelter
- February 21 -- On The Basis Of Sex – About That Pentagon Computer
- February 11 -- Low 1040 Refunds Threaten Household Finances
- January 29 -- Here Is The First Post On A 2019 Tax Court Decision
- January 28 -- Where Convicted CPA May Have Gone Wrong
- January 18 -- Stormy Daniels On Employment Law
- January 13 -- On The Basis Of Sex: Watch The Other Lawyers
- January 9 -- The Trial And Tribulation Of A CPA Tax Partner
- January 2 -- Stormy Daniels My Top Tax Story Of 2018 – Almost
2018 (121)
- December 28 -- “On The Basis Of Sex” – What To Read Before You Watch
- December 27 -- Pass-Through Deduction (199A) Will Fuel Wealth Inequality
- December 20 -- Crackdown On Conservation Easement Syndications
- December 9 -- Tax Cut Bonanza For Retailers And Wholesalers
- November 12 -- Ask Your Tax Pro About 199A
- October 27 -- Parsonage Showdown In Seventh Circuit This Week
- September 28 -- IRS Not Making Much Use Of Bank Currency Reports
- September 21 -- Tax Refunds Due Injured Veterans – IRS Should Make It Easier
- September 20 -- Do Not Ignore IRS Form 1099-C – It Will Not End Well
- September 9 -- Statute Of Limitations Can Sometimes Hurt Taxpayers
- August 26 -- Treasury Capital Gain Indexing: Who Can Sue?
- August 15 -- The Spirit Of 1824
- August 4 -- Pay Your Taxes!
- June 25 -- Trump Foundation Truth And Poetry
- June 15 -- Hovind’s Hypothetical Pardon
- June 13 -- What Motivates Flat Earth Believers
- June 6 -- It’s A Flat World After All
- June 1 -- Lies In “Lies In The Textbooks”
- May 27 -- A Mirror For The Shining Light
- April 22 -- Dinosaur Adventure Land Grand Re-Opening:
- April 20 -- God And The IRS – And Kent Hovind!
- April 15 -- Name Drop
- April 15 -- Lafayette On The Stafford Turnpike
- April 13 -- NWTRCC Wants Tax Day To Be Peace Day
- April 11 -- Stop Calling It Tax Day
- March 6 -- The Hazards Of Being Kent Hovind
- February 27 -- Forfeited Deposit Income Ordinary Not Capital Gain
- February 26 -- Lamar Smith Joins The Ranks Of Hovindologists
- February 21 -- Religious Liberty Suit Against Obamacare Will Move Forward
- February 1 -- Joy Ford May Sing The Tax Court Blues
- January 23 -- Hobby Lobby Owner Loses Income Tax Deduction
- January 17 -- Sister Kathleen Reilly 1942-2018
- January 4 -- 20% Deduction – Let The Games Begin
- January 4 -- 20% Deduction – Let The Games Begin
- January 1 -- Top Tax Concerns Of My Readers In 2017
2017 (142)
- December 31 -- Earnings Havoc Unleashed By Tax Act
- December 30 -- Tax Bill For Dummies
- December 24 -- Tax Bill’s Effect On Reported Earnings – How Big A Deal?
- December 19 -- GOP Tax Bill: Beer, Wine & Whiskey Makers Get A Break
- December 17 -- How To Enjoy The Tax Cuts And Jobs Act – Part 2
- December 17 -- How To Enjoy The Tax Cuts And Jobs Act
- December 14 -- Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Might Mean More Woman Partners
- December 8 -- Tax Court IRS And Secret Law
- December 6 -- Donald Trump Floridian
- November 29 -- Hovindology Update
- November 27 -- Stunning Tax Court Victory Against IRS In Horse Case
- November 20 -- Colonel Retread The Best And Worst Memoir I Have Ever Read
- November 17 -- Will Destruction Of Johnson Amendment Destroy Charity?
- November 14 -- Tax Cuts And Job Acts – Senate Bill Favors Jobs And Gigs
- November 12 -- IRS And Scientology – Everything You Want To Know And More
- November 6 -- Republican Tax Cuts And The New Gentry
- November 2 -- Waiting For The Tax Cut Shoe To Drop
- October 30 -- Manafort And Gates – That’s How They Got Al Capone
- October 27 -- IRS Scandal Ends As It Began With An Apology
- October 18 -- Playboy Building In Tax Court
- September 29 -- KPMG Haunted By Its Tax Shelter Follies
- September 27 -- ‘Taxing The Church’: Can’t Build That Wall Of Separation
- September 26 -- Taxpayers Blindsided By Obamacare Lose In Tax Court
- September 13 -- Gulf War Syndrome In Tax Court
- September 5 -- Obamacare Travesty In Tax Court
- August 2 -- The Subtle Genius of Jimmy Breslin
- July 28 -- Tax Reform Might Come, Let’s Wait And See
- June 26 -- Scholar Goes To Rest With Margaret Fuller
- June 20 -- Beware Of Disability Income Tax Traps
- June 4 -- Judge Cites Rapper In Wrap Ruling
- May 24 -- IRS Nixes Student Loan Payoff Charity
- May 8 -- Lafayette Was Here – Probably
- April 29 -- Trump Tax Proposal And Art Of The Deal
- April 24 -- Century Old Tax Dispute Clouds Property Title
- March 26 -- The Devil And Lois Lerner
- March 20 -- Blog Cited In Appellate Brief In Form 1099 Case
- March 16 -- Stop Telling Me To Drink On St. Patrick’s Day
- February 16 -- Target Brands Unit Cannot Entirely Avoid Colorado Income Tax
- February 12 -- City Plays Grinch When Ellen DeGeneres Helps Single Mother
- February 10 -- Clergy Housing Tax Break Seen As Unconstitutional
- January 27 -- IRS Scandal Daily Coverage: The Final Chapter
- January 23 -- TaxProf Calls An End To Day By Day IRS Scandal Coverage
- January 21 -- Getting Out Of The Blue Calls From IRS? Just Hang Up
- January 15 -- Xavier High School Memories Of The First Inspection
- January 14 -- Pastor Calls For Church Transparency With IRS Form 990
- January 6 -- Rudy Davis And The Prisoners He Looks Out For
2016 (183)
- December 30 -- Kent Hovind Innocence Narrative The Latest Chapter
- December 29 -- IRS Cracking Down On Easement Donation Syndications
- December 19 -- A Very Cinema-graphic Passage
- December 18 -- On Bitcoins, Tulips And IRS Tax Compliance
- December 15 -- Becket Fund Helps Clergy Intervene In Parsonage Lawsuit
- December 12 -- IRS Says Fixing Up Your Own House Is Not Charity
- December 7 -- Ed Brown Thinks I Have A Staff – Go Figure
- November 26 -- IRS Denies Exempt Status To Christian Coffee Shop
- November 23 -- Father Kent Hovind SJ Not So Much
- November 21 -- Foreclosure Cash For Keys Not Taxable As Service Income
- November 14 -- A Cheer And A Half For Meritocracy
- November 8 -- Future Generations Endorses Hillary Clinton
- November 8 -- Live Blogging Election Night
- October 31 -- Jill Stein Finds It Is Not Easy Being Green
- October 25 -- Law Professor Calls Trump’s Tax Losses Fake
- October 20 -- Trump Had A Point About His Own Taxes In The Debate
- October 20 -- How Much Do Public Companies Pay In Income Taxes?
- October 1 -- The Most Important Thing To Remember This Election
- September 28 -- IRS Private Collection Program Is Fundamentally Flawed
- September 26 -- The Xavier Stories – A Roundup
- September 25 -- The Xavier Regiment – Back To The Future
- September 22 -- Does IRS Exelon Win Threaten Triple Net 1031 Deals?
- September 17 -- Learn Kindergarten Math And Stop Calling Them All Third Parties
- September 16 -- The National Anthem – Stand Up – Sit Down – A Case For Both
- September 16 -- More On The National Anthem Controversy
- September 11 -- Kent Hovind’s Big Splash In The Conecuh County Pond
- September 11 -- Can You Beat The IRS By Waiting Out The Ten Year Statute?
- August 31 -- Experts Comment On Tom Clancy Estate Litigation
- August 30 -- Kent Hovind Has Conecuh County Editor Concerned
- August 25 -- The Brokenness Of IRS Collections
- August 19 -- The Statutory Problem With IRS Firearms
- August 15 -- IRS Weapons And Ammunition Spending Is Unremarkable
- August 15 -- Science Fiction Author Reflects On His Xavier Days
- August 11 -- Jill Stein Releases 2015 Federal Tax Return
- August 8 -- Tax Payments Can Be Delayed For A Very Long Time
- July 30 -- Where Are Jill Stein’s Tax Returns?
- July 30 -- Beer For Rudy’s Horses
- June 28 -- Hovind Ministries In URL Tug Of War
- April 30 -- Expatriate Lawsuit Featuring Rand Paul Shot Down
- April 28 -- Kent Hovind May Be Calling Off The Hounds
- April 27 -- AMT Credit Carryover Dies With The Taxpayer
- April 24 -- Kent Hovind Calls The Dogs Out On His Own Family
- April 23 -- Massachusetts Hits Yacht Owner With Use Tax
- April 5 -- Is Block Advisors A Threat To CPAs?
- April 1 -- Humanity Of Warfare Is Not An Oxymoron
- March 30 -- IRS Turns To Crowdsourcing To Improve Systems
- March 21 -- And Then They Came For The Go Masters
- March 17 -- IRS And Liquor By The Wink
- March 14 -- Gay Marriage Constitutional Crisis?
- March 5 -- Why I Like Kent Hovind
- February 29 -- Ernie Land On Kent Hovind’s March Surprise
- February 29 -- Kent Hovind’s January Surprise Deferred To March
- February 27 -- Colorado Can Force Vendors To Rat Out Residents On Use Tax
- February 26 -- Sanders Tax Plan Harder On Millionaires Than Billionaires
- February 21 -- Should enQ Get To Sell Spots In IRS Phone Queue?
- February 20 -- IRS Rules Bingo Is For Charities Not A Charity In Itself
- February 17 -- Oxymorons In The Tax Law Can Not Be Fixed With Clever Ideas
- February 16 -- How Valid Is Tax Foundation Dynamic Scoring?
- February 9 -- Is Tax Foundation Unfair To Bernie Sanders?
- February 4 -- IRS And The Tea Party – Scandal Enters A New Millennium
- January 24 -- Kent Hovind Accused Of Jesuit Vatican And CIA Infuence
- January 19 -- Bernie Sanders Tax Plan Moderate On Top Income Tax Rate
- January 14 -- Conservation Easement Tax Deductions And Valuation Abuse
- January 13 -- How To Cash Your Powerball Winning Ticket Anonymously
- January 6 -- Tax Foundation Scores Ben Carson Tax Plan
- January 3 -- Raw Story Uses Video Editing To Defame Kent Hovind
2015 (308)
- December 28 -- Reading Boswell’s Life Of Johnson With James Gould Cozzens
- December 26 -- Give’m Hell 54th – On Confederate Monuments In New Orleans
- December 17 -- On Becoming Unstuck In Time
- December 12 -- Sumner Redstone Liable For Tax On Long Ago Gift
- December 7 -- State Wants Its Share Of The Sharing Economy
- November 21 -- Aspen Colorado Waste Reduction Fee Upheld
- November 19 -- Trump In Worcester – Little On Tax – Much On How Rich He Is
- November 19 -- Trump In Worcester – Little On Tax – Much On How Rich He Is
- November 14 -- Witness What Our Elders And Ancestors Have Accomplished
- November 14 -- Bernie Sanders Less Of A Socialist Than Dwight Eisenhower
- November 7 -- Where Is Kent Hovind Now?
- November 7 -- This CPA Not Rooting For AICPA In Its IRS Lawsuit
- November 7 -- Republicans Want IRS To Target Hillary Clinton
- November 4 -- Taxing The Virtual World
- October 27 -- Maureen O’Hara’s Ill Fated Cuban Oil Tax Shelter
- October 24 -- God May Bless Your Pot Shop – Tax Court Not So Much
- October 23 -- No Orange Jumpsuit For Lois Lerner
- October 23 -- IRS Should Be Asking For Cooperation Not Volunteering
- October 17 -- Irwin Schiff Famed Tax Protester Dies In Prison
- October 14 -- A Twisted Tale Of New Jersey Use Tax
- October 14 -- Democrats Have Civil Debate With No New Tax Positions
- October 14 -- Some Unique WWII Memoirs
- October 12 -- Jindal Tax Plan Creates A Wonderland Of Dodging
- October 10 -- IRS Scandal Narrative Still Inspires Passion
- October 9 -- Volkswagen’s Emissiongate May Include Tax Crimes
- October 5 -- Boston Bernie Backers Probably Not Bashing Bruins
- September 29 -- Trump Tax Plan Would Increase Deficit By Over $10 Trillion
- September 25 -- A Slick Estate Planning Trick And Intimations Of Mortality
- September 23 -- Yogi Berra’s Sayings Worked Their Way Into Tax Decisions
- September 13 -- Jeb Bush Tax Plan Could Disrupt Real Estate And Small Business
- September 10 -- Jeb Bush And The Spirit Of 1986
- September 8 -- From Russia With Built-In Losses
- September 3 -- Presidential Candidate Tax Plans Coming In Slow
- August 30 -- Tax Planning For The Risk Of A Bernie Sanders Win
- August 27 -- Why IRS Telephone Scamming Works
- August 15 -- Let Irwin Schiff Die With His Family Not In Prison
- August 5 -- IRS Says Charitable Trust Not Charitable Enough
- August 5 -- Does Paper Filing Avoid Identity Theft?
- August 3 -- Review Of Julian Block’s Home Seller’s Tax Guide
- July 24 -- Divorce Has Tax Traps – Get Some Advice
- July 15 -- Account Of Kent Hovind’s Trial – Timeline
- July 12 -- Kent Hovind Celebrated At Welcome Home Party
- July 7 -- Kent Hovind Homecoming
- June 26 -- SpongeBob SquarePants In A Tax Case!
- June 12 -- Why Is Multi-State Tax Compliance So Hard?
- June 1 -- News From The Boston Tax Institute
- May 18 -- Free Kent Hovind Movement Has Big Win
- May 16 -- Kent Hovind Not Facing Trial On Monday
- May 16 -- Heading For The Grand Review
- April 27 -- Is IRS Targeting Drunkards?
- April 26 -- Could Rand Paul Back Kent Hovind?
- April 24 -- IRS Forced To Release Names Of Targeted Groups
- April 20 -- New Player In The Kent Hovind Defense
- April 17 -- From The Boston Tax Institute
- April 14 -- Appomattox – April 2015 – Prequel
- April 12 -- Appomattox – April 12, 2015 – Auld Lang Syne
- April 12 -- Appomattox – April 11th – Freedom
- April 9 -- Appomattox Gearing Up For Surrender
- April 8 -- Still Some More Blood To Effuse
- April 6 -- Real Timing Appomattox During Tax Season
- April 1 -- Zombies Can’t File Tax Court Petitions
- March 31 -- Kent Hovind And The Professors Of Pensacola
- March 23 -- Ninth Circuit Rules Against War Tax Resister
- March 20 -- Kent Hovind Will Face A New Trial
- March 16 -- Don’t Sic IRS On Racist Frat Boys
- March 14 -- Order In Kent Hovind Case
- March 10 -- IRS Busts In Las Vegas Tip Case
- March 3 -- Kent Hovind Supporters Getting Organized
- February 28 -- On Kent Hovind – Worth A Thousand Words
- February 24 -- From The Boston Tax Institute
- February 23 -- Tom Cahill Recommends Happiness Project
- February 23 -- You And Your Shadow Do Not A Partnership Make
- February 22 -- Has Kent Hovind Broken Any Laws?
- February 19 -- Tom Brady’s MVP Truck Even More On The Tax Implications
- February 15 -- Kent Hovind’s Reliance On Tax Pro Letters Was Not Reasonable
- February 13 -- Kent Hovind Supporters Gaining Ground
- February 11 -- Lois Lerner’s Old IRS Team Looking Anti-tech
- February 10 -- Breaking: AICPA Says Help Might Be On The Way
- February 9 -- Tax Court Hammers IRS CI Who Went Out Into The Cold
- February 8 -- When Reason Fails Try Ridicule?
- February 7 -- Creation Science Hall Of Fame Supports Kent Hovind
- February 5 -- Evolution Of A Hovindologist
- February 5 -- Mr. Koskinen’s Last Chance To End The Form 3115 Madness
- February 4 -- Oil Rig Manager Does Not Qualify As Foreign Resident
- February 2 -- Repair Regs And Tax Pros Are Like Headlights And Deer
- January 29 -- Don’t Use The IRS To Address Koch Political Spending
- January 29 -- Kent Hovind – Trial Delayed – Documents Uncovered
- January 25 -- Latest Hovindication Developments
- January 21 -- Bitter CPA Fight Good For Attorneys And Nobody Else
- January 20 -- Will Kent Hovind Become This Year’s Cliven Bundy?
- January 19 -- President Obama Would Make Death A Taxable Event
- January 16 -- On SF Payroll Tax, Managing Partners And Pirate Captains
- January 15 -- IRS Revokes Exempt Status Of Faux Veterans Groups
- January 13 -- Looking At Kent Hovind’s Innocence Claims
- January 13 -- Looking At Kent Hovind’s Innocence Claims
- January 12 -- CHRISTMAS EVE IN THE WHITE HOUSE, 1963
- January 11 -- Kent Hovind Update
- January 9 -- LBJ Unmasked By Phil Nelson
- January 8 -- The “LBJ University of Dirty Politics”
- January 7 -- America’s Hitler
- January 5 -- If Only Obama Had Taped Conversations
- January 4 -- You Need Partners To Have A Partnership
- January 2 -- United States v. Hansen & Hovind
- January 2 -- Tom Cahill Forgives The FBI
2014 (222)
- December 26 -- Is IRS Ninth Circuit Salus Mundi Win A Pyrrhic Victory?
- December 24 -- The Wheels On The Easement Void The Deduction
- December 22 -- Sixth Circuit Disallows Fool For A Client Defense
- December 19 -- Exactly What Kind Of A Criminal Might Lois Lerner Be?
- December 17 -- Final Way Station On The Road To My Forbes Millennium
- December 16 -- Tom Coburn Tax Decoder Takes On Clergy Tax Abuse
- December 15 -- Federal Tax Exemption Often Not Enough For Local Assessors
- December 13 -- Senator Tom Coburn v. IRC 107
- December 12 -- Did You Hear The One About Lois Lerner Walking Into A Bar?
- December 3 -- Was Kent Hovind 2006 Structuring Indictment Flawed?
- December 1 -- Restoring Trust In IRS Is A National Imperative
- November 28 -- How I Accidentally Impersonated A Veteran
- November 26 -- Thespians And Pagans Fight Assessors In New York Court
- November 25 -- Motocross Racing With Tax Deductible Dollars Works This Time
- November 23 -- A Creepy Message From The Federal Government
- November 23 -- Why I Skipped The 1864 Sesquicenntential
- November 14 -- Do Property Tax Consultants Need To Be Reined In?
- November 13 -- Kent Hovind Finally Silenced? – Guest Post From Robert Baty
- November 4 -- AICPA Wasted Member Dues On IRS Lawsuit
- November 3 -- What If Lois Lerner Was Right About The Tea Party?
- October 29 -- Government Coming Down Harder On Kent Hovind
- October 28 -- There Is An Accountant Art Expert – Who Knew?
- October 21 -- IRS Collection Action Can Be Delayed For A Long Time
- October 15 -- StubHub Does Not Have to Collect Chicago Amusement Tax
- September 30 -- Court Rules Oklahoma ObamaCare Not OK
- September 30 -- New York Springs Sales Tax Trap On Passive LLC Members
- September 29 -- James Traficant Jr. And The Taxpayer’s Burden
- September 26 -- Scholarships Do Not Make Beauty Pageant A Charity
- September 24 -- Physicians Case Against ObamaCare Knocked Out On Standing
- September 23 -- For Joint Filing Status You Have To File
- September 21 -- CEO At Climate March Calls For Carbon Tax
- September 21 -- Live From Climate March Opening
- September 19 -- Computer Game Pioneer Trip Hawkins May Escape Tax Debt
- September 17 -- Need To Show Rental Effort To Deduct Expenses
- September 16 -- Montana Catches Non-filer With Property Tax Break
- September 15 -- Grandfather Beats IRS In Tax Court Without Lawyer
- September 10 -- Did Florida County Tax Man For Being Happily Married?
- September 9 -- Joan Rivers Made Tax History
- September 4 -- Tax Court Refuses To Extend Home Concrete Logic
- September 3 -- IRS Shows Serious Meatspace Prejudice
- September 2 -- Debt From KPMG Tax Shelter Survives Bankruptcy
- August 29 -- Tea Party Patriots Inc Dodging Tax On E-mail Fees?
- August 25 -- How I Caught William James Plagiarizing Himself
- August 22 -- Where Tax Shelters Go When They Die
- August 18 -- The OID Fraud And Criminal Gullibility
- August 15 -- IRS Stampedes A Cattle Shelter
- August 13 -- Alimony Deduction Requires Good Substantiation
- August 12 -- Connecticut Limits $60 Million NOL Carryback
- August 6 -- FAIR Tax Abolishes IRS – Then What?
- August 1 -- Has Mind Control Conspiracy Captured IRS?
- July 31 -- Veteran Activist Mourns His Mentor
- July 30 -- Retailer Can Only Deduct Perks When Redeemed
- July 28 -- Time To Let Kent Hovind Go Home?
- July 23 -- IRS Promises To Target Churches – Eventually
- July 16 -- Facade Easement Deduction Allowed
- July 3 -- Pickett’s Charge 150 – Aftermath
- June 23 -- Step Kids Remain Step Kids After Divorce
- May 6 -- IRS Cannot Levy Tribal Payments
- April 30 -- Alimony That Does Not Look Like Alimony
- April 29 -- Graduation Contingency Kills Alimony Deduction
- April 28 -- Tax Court Denies Amway Losses – Again
- April 25 -- Football Dad Beats IRS In Tax Court
- April 5 -- Easement Valuations Not So Easy Anymore
- February 26 -- Another Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Tax Disaster
- February 22 -- Sylvia Dion CPA Asks – Where Are The Women?
- February 19 -- Was CPA Tax Evader On The Lam Or Hiding In Plain Sight?
- February 7 -- Alaska Denies Permanent Fund Dividend To Career Marine
- February 7 -- Tax Court Cuts No Slack On Strip Joint Fraud Penalty
- February 1 -- Flap About NFL Tax Exemption Seems Silly
- January 26 -- KPMG Tax Partner Denied Mulligan On Sketchy Tax Shelter
- January 22 -- Is Tax Court Rebelling Against Supreme Court?
- January 20 -- Is Kent Hovind A Tax Protester?
- January 18 -- Soldier To Tax Accountant – Rachel Millios EA
- January 16 -- Applying Teapartygate Logic To Bridgegate
- January 5 -- Are IRS Property Seizures The Stuff Of Reality TV?
- January 2 -- Pritzker Trust Dodges Illinois State Income Tax
- January 1 -- How To Ranch Like Tom Cruise On A Lower Budget
2013 (239)
- December 22 -- Tax Lessons From Woody Allen’s ‘Blue Jasmine’
- December 11 -- Catskill NY Pagan Phryganium Exempt From Real Estate Taxes
- December 8 -- Cigarette Importer Sees $300M Deduction Go Up In Smoke
- December 1 -- Do We Need A Clergy Tax Simplification Act Of 2014?
- November 19 -- Live From Gettysburg Address Sesquicentennial
- November 13 -- No, Unrecorded Intrafamily Home Mortgages Aren't Deductible
- November 6 -- Mobile Workforce Act Good Idea But May Need More Limits
- November 1 -- When Planning Never Forget The Alternative Minimum Tax
- October 30 -- We're With The Band – Kind Of
- October 27 -- Organizing Junk Mail Does Not Qualify As Manufacturing
- October 23 -- JD Salinger – Was January 27 2010 A Good Day To Die
- October 21 -- Was JD Salinger Facing A Major Estate Tax Problem ?
- October 10 -- Are CVS Stores Actually Good 1031 Targets ?
- October 6 -- Unveiled God Needs A Lawyer In US District Court
- October 3 -- JD Salinger Really Was A Park Avenue Rich Kid
- October 2 -- Court Rules Against Slots Playing As A Business
- October 1 -- Should Humanist Groups Seek Church Status ?
- September 28 -- Has Kent Hovind Given Up Fight Against IRS ?
- September 23 -- Criminal Minds Stand-In Cannot Catch A Break In Tax Court
- September 23 -- Musician Wins Hobby Loss Case
- September 21 -- TIGTA Finally Stumbles On The Real IRS Scandal
- September 17 -- Occupy Wall Street Anniversary Focuses On Robin Hood Tax
- September 15 -- Does Tax Court Booster Decision Threaten Scouting?
- September 13 -- Real Estate Partnerships And State Income Tax – Nasty Surprises
- September 8 -- Is IRS Targeting Magic The Gathering ?
- August 29 -- IRS Recognizes All Marriages But Not Civil Unions
- August 25 -- S Corporation SE Avoidance Still A Solid Strategy
- August 23 -- Whistleblowing Can Be A Business
- August 21 -- IRS Eases Up On War Tax Resisters
- August 20 -- Pot Growers Exempt Application Goes Up In Smoke
- August 15 -- Charity Begins At Home But Cannot End There
- August 9 -- Windsor As A Precedent – Much More Than Taxes
- July 29 -- Hard For Snow Birds To Avoid New York Tax
- July 25 -- Why Tax Reform Is Impossible
- July 24 -- Do Women CPAs Just Need To Lean In ?
- July 15 -- Chief Counsel Goes Easy On 1031 Debt Paydown
- July 4 -- The Most Glorious Fourth
- July 4 -- Gettysburg Day 2 – Heading Into Action
- June 30 -- Gettysburg Braces For Invasion
- June 27 -- DOMA Decision May Affect Civil Unions
- June 26 -- Tea Party Patriots Do Some Splainin
- June 26 -- Enrolled Agents Deserve More Respect
- June 24 -- Day 46 Of Tea Party Patriots Scandal
- June 17 -- Tax Court Dusts Off Crane Decision
- June 11 -- AICPA Wastes More On Conferences Than IRS
- June 9 -- Citizens Should Stop Trashing The IRS
- June 8 -- Whole Life Insurance Tax Disasters
- June 6 -- IRS Does Not Spend Enough On Conferences
- May 29 -- In Defense Of Special Tax Breaks
- May 23 -- Homeland Security Targets Tea Party ?
- May 21 -- RVania Resident Taxed By New Mexico
- May 20 -- New York Toys With Out Of State Partner
- May 18 -- Hipster Tax Has Historical Precedent
- May 17 -- Doctor Dino Denting Deficit ?
- May 14 -- Let The IRS Stick To Collecting Taxes
- April 27 -- To Attack Abortion, Kansas Mucks Up Its Tax Code
- April 26 -- How 38 Studios LLC Turned A CPA Into A Warrior
- April 22 -- Do Land Patents Trump Property Taxes ?
- April 21 -- Could Repairman Jack Come In From The Cold ?
- April 20 -- IRS Not Screening Informant Reports Well
- April 18 -- How Not To Care About IRS E-mail Snooping
- April 18 -- Sales Tax Class Action Suits Seem Frivolous
- April 16 -- Does IRS Hate Cats ?
- April 14 -- Taxing The Third Space
- April 12 -- IRS Encourages CPA To Take Up New Trade
- April 12 -- The First Angry Tax Blogger
- April 12 -- April 15 What To Do If You Don’t Have The Dough
- April 2 -- Lawyers Unite To Keep Dark Money Dark
- March 25 -- DOMA Justice Rally In Boston Today
- March 23 -- Conservatives Should Oppose DOMA
- March 23 -- Will E-cigarettes Become A Taxing Experience ?
- March 17 -- Wyoming Beats The On-line Companies On Room Tax
- March 12 -- No Fans Of Sister Wives At The IRS ?
- March 2 -- Time To Eliminate Joint Filing ?
- February 26 -- What Were They Thinking ?
- February 24 -- Partnership Needs More Than One Partner
- February 21 -- Bill Romanowski's Tax Court Loss Not A Typical Horse Case
- February 11 -- Co-op Owner Wins Casualty Loss Appeal
- February 8 -- Is IRS Persecuting Kent Hovind For Creationism ?
- February 6 -- Is Art Advisory Panel Giving Taxpayers A Fair Shake ?
- January 25 -- IRS Plays Sore Winner In House Burning Charity Case
- January 23 -- Why Phil Mickelson’s Remark Was Really Dumb
- January 23 -- Why Phil Mickelson’s Remark Was Really Dumb
- January 22 -- Tax Planning – Repairman Jack Style
- January 19 -- White House Blows Smoke At Pot Petitions
- January 17 -- Are Tax Protesters Actually Winning ?
- January 13 -- Your Money Or Your Life – Which Can You Deduct ?
- January 11 -- Would Be Developer Tripped Up By Interest Tracing Rules
- January 6 -- War Tax Resisters – Don’t Call Them Frivolous
2012 (260)
- December 29 -- A Petition To Get The IRS Out Of Defining Family
- December 28 -- Should Piers Morgan Go Or Stay And Other Weighty Issues
- December 23 -- All I Want For Christmas Is An AMT Patch
- December 20 -- High Marginal Rates Can Lead To Poor Choices
- December 18 -- Tax Court Not Quick To Find Abuse In Innocent Spouse Case
- December 14 -- Some People Can’t Resist The Siren Call Of Tax Season
- December 12 -- Fourth Circuit Upholds Conviction of Gentlemen’s Club Owner
- December 10 -- Can Real Estate Professionals Beat The 3.8% Obamacare Tax ?
- December 2 -- Who Should Be Accelerating Income Into 2012?
- December 2 -- Is Costco’s Jim Sinegal A Hypocrite ?
- December 1 -- Bill O’Reilly Likes Wealth Tax Idea Even Less Than I Do
- November 24 -- S To LLC As A Fiscal Cliff Acceleration Strategy ?
- November 24 -- Joint Returns Need Warning Labels
- November 14 -- Sixth Circuit Agrees That Cliff Claven Is Not A Thief
- November 10 -- Penalty On Qualified Plan Withdrawal To Pay Alimony
- November 8 -- Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief – More Than Meets The Eye
- November 1 -- Green Party Candidate Jill Stein Arrested Again
- October 31 -- The Ryan Bailey Story As A Tax Tale
- October 29 -- Hurricane Sandy Tax Planning
- October 27 -- Must Earl Grey Collect Sales Tax From Captain Picard?
- October 27 -- Track Star Ryan Bailey’s Coach Beats IRS In Tax Court
- October 21 -- George McGovern Passes On – Where Were You In 1972 ?
- October 17 -- Jill Stein On Defense And A Healthier Country
- October 16 -- Arresting Jill Stein – Stupidest Idea I Ever Heard
- October 16 -- Jill Stein Meets Henry George
- October 15 -- Don’t Freak Out If You Hear Your Trust Is Defective
- October 13 -- Bipolar Disorder Is Insidious
- October 7 -- Green Party Candidate Jill Stein On Racial Justice
- October 6 -- IRS CI Needs To Sharpen Its Shooting
- October 5 -- Young Earth Creationists Whipsawed By IRS
- October 3 -- Not Your Average Jill Stein Interview
- September 26 -- State Residence For Income Tax – Pay Attention To The Basics
- September 24 -- Romney Accountant’s Letter – Exercise In Obfuscation ?
- September 20 -- Romney Ryan On Student Loans – Crony Capitalism ?
- September 19 -- Mitt Romney And The 47% All A Matter Of Context
- September 11 -- Tax Court Denies Late Petition Sent FedEx Express Saver
- September 11 -- Are Divorce Attorneys Trying To Whipsaw IRS ?
- September 10 -- September 17 Remember America’s Bloodiest Day
- September 10 -- Larry The Cable Guy Needs To Turn In Receipts
- September 7 -- Phil Driscoll To Supreme Court – Enough Not Enough
- September 6 -- In Defense Of Special Tax Treatment For Clergy
- September 4 -- Google Plays Bess Truman To Jill Stein As Harry
- September 3 -- Will Warren Buffett Be Endorsing Jill Stein For President?
- September 2 -- Southern Baptists Against Clergy Tax Abuse
- August 31 -- Sometimes You Should Just Pay The Tax
- August 28 -- Domicile Case Lets Me Cite A Classic
- August 27 -- How To Fix The Student Loan System
- August 27 -- Where Is Occupy In The Election?
- August 27 -- New Jersey Tax Court Cuts A Break To Madoff Victim
- August 22 -- Will Student Loans Delay A Major Housing Recovery?
- August 21 -- Real Reason Romney Returns Not Being Released ?
- August 17 -- Paul Ryan’s Return Should Have Gone On Extension
- August 16 -- Can We Prevent An Education Bubble?
- August 15 -- Some Presidential Words On Federal Income Taxes
- August 12 -- Did Mormons Benefit From The IRS Scientology Deal ?
- August 10 -- Son Of Boss – Don’t Blame Romney Blame His Tax Pros
- August 9 -- Julian Block On Taxation Of Prizes And Awards
- August 8 -- Romney, Marriott And Son Of Boss —- For Dummies
- August 1 -- Another Judge Declares DOMA Unconstitutional
- July 28 -- Innocent Spouse Status Not Just For Women
- July 4 -- Easy To Trip Up On Alimony Deduction
- June 27 -- Student Loan Crisis – Worth A Thousand Words
- June 10 -- Author Bemoans Taxpayer Illiteracy
- June 5 -- Tax Protesters Rack Up Another “Victory”
- April 25 -- Student Loans – Beyond The Interest Rate Debate
- April 23 -- Time To Occupy Department Of Education?
- April 16 -- Unfair To Knock Romney For Getting An Extension
- April 11 -- CPAs Need To Know When To Call In Tax Attorney
- April 6 -- F. Lee Bailey Was No Tax Court Virgin
- April 3 -- Did F. Lee Bailey Have A Fool For A Client ?
- March 29 -- Student Loan Defaulter Calls For Solidarity
- March 19 -- Why College Prices Keep Rising
- March 14 -- Course of True Love Not Running Smooth
- February 28 -- The Tax Shelter from Hell – U.S. Steel Tower in Pittsburgh
- February 26 -- Chief Counsel Squashes Mysterious Technique
- February 23 -- Some Not Ready for Prime Time Minor Developments
- February 21 -- Southern Baptist Minister Defends Clergy Tax Benefit
- February 16 -- Fantasy Gravel Mining And Other Fun From the Tax Court
- February 15 -- Court Stomps on Clergy Tax Abuse
- February 13 -- Pardon By President Ron Paul – Last Hope for the Browns ?
- February 10 -- IRS Has To Play Ball With Mets on Darryl Strawberry’s Money
- January 30 -- IRS Wins a Horse Case for a Change
- January 30 -- Is There a Media Blackout of the Student Loan Crisis ?
- January 27 -- IRS Eases Up on Abuse Victims
- January 27 -- Hooking Up With Gen Y – Challenge for Business
- January 10 -- Student Loans and Bankruptcy – The Debate Continues
- January 8 -- IRS Promotes its Social Media Resources
- January 4 -- Snark Hunting Not Deductible
- January 4 -- Boston Taxi Heirs Prevail in Tax Court
2011 (297)
- December 30 -- 6 Family Limited Partnership Developments In 2011
- December 29 -- Should Student Loans be Dischargeable in Bankruptcy ?
- December 29 -- Should Student Loans Be Dischargeable In Bankruptcy
- December 28 -- New York Likes to Hang on to the 1% as Long as it Can
- December 28 -- 5 Neglected Tax Developments of 2011
- December 24 -- 8 Unfair 2011 Tax Decisions
- December 23 -- 10 LGBT Tax Developments in 2011
- December 17 -- Attitudes of Young Americans Bode Ill for Housing Recovery
- December 17 -- Attitudes of Young Americans Bode Ill for Housing Recovery
- December 14 -- How to Double Your State Income Tax Without Really Trying
- December 11 -- Tax Court Hard on Widowed Nurse
- December 11 -- Tax Court Protects Anonymity of Whistleblower 14106-10W
- December 6 -- NOL Gives IRS Second Chance to Disallow Deduction
- December 3 -- Millions from Flipping Shampoo ? Who Knew ?
- November 28 -- Wells Fargo Ignores Mail Loses Security Interests
- November 24 -- Turbo Tax Defense Works for Patent Attorney
- November 23 -- Madoff Investors Receive New Jersey Tax Refunds
- November 17 -- Is Expedia Stealing From its Customers ?
- November 15 -- Oregon Cost Segregation Decision Could Vindicate Consultants
- November 12 -- Obamacare Insurance Mandate – Another Circuit Heard From
- November 11 -- Have Estate Planners Fallen for an Urban Legend ?
- November 7 -- IRS Fight Against Sex Change Deduction Was Stupid
- November 4 -- Seventy Major Employers Line Up Against DOMA
- November 3 -- Can You Play the Lottery as a Business?
- November 2 -- When Will the Education Bubble Explode?
- October 27 -- Student Loan Problems – Help to Avoid Default
- October 23 -- Indiana Property Tax Collection – We Need Jimmy Stewart
- October 20 -- Wandering Tax Pro Remembers The Tax Reform Act of 1986
- October 17 -- New Hampshire Law Partners Face Maine Income Tax
- October 7 -- Real Deductions for an Imaginary Beach House
- October 3 -- Chief Counsel Warning -Watch the Detail on Form K-1
- October 2 -- Occupy Wall Street – Veteran Activist Speaks Out
- September 30 -- Occupy Wall Street In Boston
- September 30 -- Occupy Wall Street in Boston
- September 28 -- Missouri Mariner’s Tax Home Found to be Port of New York
- September 27 -- How to Play Hardball with IRS Examiners
- September 25 -- Can a CPA Bury his Client by Trying to Save Him ?
- September 22 -- Wandering Tax Pro Will Not Be Loved in Real Estate Community
- September 22 -- Gun Collections Pose Special Estate Problems
- September 19 -- Shulman to Congress: Repeal DOMA You Dummies
- September 18 -- Taxpayers Allowed Late Investment Interest Election
- September 18 -- Cell Phone as Working Condition Fringe
- September 15 -- A “Century” on forbes.com – Ellen Degeneres Can You Hear Me Now?
- September 14 -- Will Whistleblowing be Changing the Tax Game ?
- September 13 -- Form 990 and the War on Terror
- September 12 -- Ending Carried Interest by Regulation – View From the Very Top
- September 11 -- The Wandering Tax Pro’s 9/11 Tribute
- September 10 -- The Wandering Tax Pro’s 9/11 Tribute
- September 8 -- Estate of Enron CEO Kenneth Lay Wins in Tax Court
- September 8 -- September 15 Deadline Relief – Mixed Blessing
- September 7 -- Obama’s Phony War on Hedge Funds – Attack on Real Estate
- September 6 -- When It Comes to the Two Year Statute – You are on Your Own
- September 5 -- Provision of Sperm as a Charitable Activity
- September 5 -- Has Taxpayer Bill of Rights Turned IRS into a Paper Tiger?
- September 3 -- Stubborn People – Gotta Love Them
- September 2 -- Obama’s Phony War on Hedge Funds – View From the Far Left
- August 24 -- How Double Taxed Are Investors ?
- August 20 -- Hedge Fund Managers – Hoist on Their Own Petard ?
- August 17 -- How Double Taxed is Warren Buffett ? 35% or 7% ?
- August 15 -- The Real Reason Warren Buffett’s Taxes Are Low
- August 13 -- Horse Breeders Win In Tax Court
- August 11 -- Wandering Tax Pro Meanders to Forbes
- August 10 -- War Tax Resistance Today
- August 10 -- War Tax Resistance Today
- August 9 -- Damages For Distress from Harassment Taxable
- August 4 -- Woman Sues Rite Aid for 12 Cents – Or More ?
- August 4 -- Phantom Income From Life Insurance
- August 3 -- IRS Can’t Take a Joke
- August 3 -- Pennies on the Dollar ? Too Much !
- August 2 -- David Wallace Would Have Loved This
- August 2 -- E-books Exempt from New York Sales Tax
- August 1 -- New York Marriage Equality Includes Taxes
- July 30 -- IRS Feels Peace Activist’s Stubborn Ounces
- July 29 -- Random Round-up
- July 26 -- Drag Racing and Amway – Fun Not Profit
- July 22 -- Man Gets Innocent Spouse Status
- July 22 -- IRS Meets Mr. Mxyzptlk
- July 19 -- Big Brother Gets Little Sister as Dependent
- July 19 -- Alimony Not For the Dead
- July 18 -- Using Points to Beat ObamaCare Excise
- July 17 -- Cliff Is Not a Thief
- July 12 -- Tax Simplification Proposal
- July 6 -- Tax Court Values Regional Media Empire
- July 5 -- Suit Against Parsonage Exclusion Dropped
- July 2 -- Health Care For All Seasons
- June 27 -- Let That Whistle Blow
- June 24 -- Unfair Lending
- June 22 -- From the Boston Tax Institute
- June 20 -- Tax Rate of 131% ? – It Can Happen
- June 14 -- From the Boston Tax Institute
- June 8 -- Regards To Your Single Member LLC
- June 8 -- Wear That Badge of Fraud Boldly
- June 7 -- From The Boston Tax Institute
- June 6 -- Lien Filing Threshold Raised
- June 5 -- Some Exemption Rulings
- June 3 -- Another Tax “Benefit” of Marriage
- June 2 -- State Tax Credits as Capital Assets
- June 1 -- Seven Year Itch ?
- May 31 -- From The Boston Tax Institute
- May 30 -- Having Your Cake and Eating it Too
- May 26 -- How to Screw Up an Easement Deduction
- May 24 -- From The Boston Tax Institute
- May 23 -- Assignment of Refund
- May 23 -- How Forgiven Debt Begets Tax Issues
- May 17 -- More From The Boston Tax Institute
- May 16 -- Blame it on the Scrivener
- May 11 -- What Is So Great About Sliced Bread ?
- May 4 -- Creative College Funding Plan Fails
- May 2 -- Learning to Be a Bad Guy
- April 29 -- Some Stubborn People
- April 25 -- What is Nothing ?
- April 23 -- The Four Per Cent Solution
- April 17 -- The Schlep Factor
- April 13 -- A Wrinkled Return
- April 11 -- RTFI – Read The Instructions
- April 8 -- The Colonel and the Pacifist
- April 8 -- How to Make a Small Fortune in Day Trading ?
- April 6 -- From The Halls of Montezuma
- April 4 -- Driver – Take Me Where the Action Is
- March 30 -- When The Wall Comes Tumbling Down
- March 28 -- Another SE Scheme That Didn’t Work
- March 25 -- Who’s the Casualty Here ?
- March 23 -- Some More Randomness
- March 21 -- Thanksgiving Without Mom Almost Costs $3,000,000
- March 19 -- The Hazards of A Common Name
- March 18 -- Miss Is As Good As a MIle
- March 14 -- Congress Provides Subsidy to Gay Marriage
- March 11 -- PAOO Make Bay Windows – Next Stop Ellen
- March 9 -- Neither Mentionable Nor Deductible
- March 7 -- Sometimes You Need to Burn First
- February 27 -- Amended Returns Due to DOMA Case – What Needs to be Done
- February 24 -- DOMA Unconstitutional – Practical Tips
- February 23 -- Through The Hoops
- February 23 -- Time For Robin and Terry To Amend
- February 21 -- OK 2010 This is Really Goodbye
- February 20 -- Even More About Short Sales
- February 18 -- Staying Out of the Dog House
- February 14 -- If You Were Wondering _____ Don’t Even Bother to Ask
- February 11 -- From Mercenaries to Mothers Milk
- February 10 -- IRS Memo Muddies the Water for Blackwater Employee
- February 9 -- How to Keep Out of The Penalty Box – RTFI
- February 7 -- Saying Goodbye to 2010
- February 4 -- Non-Custodial Parents – You Need the Freaking Form 8332
- February 2 -- Try Try Again
- January 31 -- A Sad Life Insurance Story
- January 28 -- S Corp Rental
- January 26 -- Group Home Qualifies for 27.5 Year Life
- January 24 -- So You Want to be an Exempt Organization ?
- January 19 -- The Saga Continues
- January 17 -- Interest Accrues While IRS Delays
- January 14 -- The Stuff You Find In Tax Court Opinions
- January 10 -- Peace with Spain
- January 7 -- Cleaning Up For the New Year – Thank You Maam
- January 5 -- You Figure it Out
- January 4 -- Blowing My Own Horn
- January 4 -- Blowing My Own Horn
- January 3 -- Do You Have a Need To Know ?
- January 3 -- Oh What a Tangled Web We Weave
2010 (95)
- December 31 -- Evidence of Ferengi Infiltration of IRS
- December 29 -- Ready, Fire, Aim
- December 27 -- Grandma’s Wedding – Grandpa Celebrates
- December 25 -- PAOO Reaches 100 – Merry Christmas
- December 24 -- How Much Process Do We Really Need?
- December 24 -- What’s New With The Chief Counsel?
- December 22 -- Year End Estate Move – Other Than Plug Pulling
- December 22 -- Some Items of Interest
- December 19 -- Parsonage Exclusion – Shouldn’t Enough be Enough?
- December 19 -- Something to Keep Busy With
- December 17 -- Making Room For The New
- December 15 -- Health Care Reform Constitutional?
- December 15 -- Flipping Properties
- December 13 -- Auxilliary Legion of Super Posts
- December 13 -- Survey Says – No Discount For Family Limited Partnership
- December 10 -- And Go Down in Flames
- December 8 -- Ripped From the Headlines
- December 6 -- Nothing From Nothing Is Nothing
- December 6 -- Tax Business Not For Everybody
- December 4 -- More On Lien Releases
- December 2 -- PAOO Greatest Hits
- November 29 -- IRS To Stop Lousing Up Short Sales
- November 29 -- Another Round of Miscellany
- November 26 -- Think Before Filing Joint Returns
- November 24 -- Does Cohan Still Rule ?
- November 21 -- Making A List And Checking It Twice
- November 18 -- A Tisket A Tasket – Your Hedge Fund’s in a Basket
- November 14 -- The Powder To Blow It Away
- November 12 -- Time To Purge The Draft Posts
- November 10 -- IRS More Liberal Than Tax Court on Home Mortgage Interest
- November 8 -- We Only Wash Losses Here
- November 7 -- And Another Purge
- November 6 -- Let The Sun Shine In
- November 5 -- Inadvertent Termination
- November 3 -- Courts and Value Billing
- November 1 -- Time to Face the Music
- October 29 -- What’s It Worth To Say Your Wine is From Long Island ?
- October 22 -- Wag The Dog
- October 20 -- Bring A Gun To School But You Better Have Insurance
- October 18 -- Debit by the Window – Credit out the Window
- October 15 -- Welcome to the Sausage Factory – RTFI
- October 13 -- It’s Over
- October 11 -- Sauce for the Goose
- October 8 -- They Also Serve
- October 6 -- Owe It to You or Cheat You out of It
- October 4 -- The Mills of the Gods Grind Slowly
- September 29 -- You Don’t Need a Matchmaker at the Family Reunion
- September 27 -- Shoemaker’s Children
- September 24 -- Joint Extension Payments
- September 23 -- Short Note on Purging Earnings and Profits
- September 22 -- OOPS I Should Have Had A LLC
- September 19 -- Incentive To Innovate
- September 19 -- Blast From The Past
- September 15 -- Time to Purge C Corporations
- September 13 -- Have Some Free Insurance – Not
- September 10 -- IRS Declines Rubbing Salt in The Wound
- September 8 -- Deemed Partnership
- September 6 -- Real estate election relief
- September 3 -- Pigs Get Fed
- September 1 -- Need Form for Dependency Deduction
- August 30 -- LLC Member Not Presumed to be Passive
- August 27 -- Sorry We’re The Tax Court Not Divorce Court
- August 16 -- Credit Card Rebates May Yield Charitable Deductions
- August 13 -- Aggressive Life Insurance Plan Fails – Or Maybe Not
- August 9 -- You Have to be Able to Keep Your Face Straight
- August 6 -- Guess me Out of the Ballpark
- August 4 -- It Doesn’t Have to Be a Good Idea
- July 30 -- Investment Interest Relief
- July 29 -- Threat to Parsonage Exclusion
- July 27 -- It’s Not Just Us Taxapyers That’s Confused
- July 15 -- Tax Court Crafts Ultimate Pick Up Line
- July 3 -- Windfall For “Unmarried’ Couples
- June 27 -- Breaking Up is Hard to Do
- June 17 -- Sometimes You Should Just Pay The Taxes
- June 8 -- Steve Martin – Tax Advisor
- May 7 -- Saint Patrick’s Day in May
- March 24 -- Let’s Be Counted Early and Often
- March 8 -- Listen Pete Reilly Has Come Unstuck in Time
- January 11 -- IRS Lactation Intolerant
2009 (6)
- December 30 -- Cohan Rules
- December 30 -- Read This Before You Bundle Grandma Onto the Plane
- December 29 -- Those Pesky 1099s
- December 29 -- Devil Is In The Details
- December 28 -- All That Glitters is Not Taxed. Or is It ?