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Radio Station Considered House of Public Worship For Ohio Property Tax

by admin | May 12, 2016 | Tax

The story of the property tax exemption for radio station WCVO – 104.9 – The River reminds me of a little trick my father used to do with his hands while reciting “Here is the church. Here is the steeple. Open the doors and see all the...

TIGTA Pushes IRS To Crack Down On Hobby Loss Deductions

by admin | May 7, 2016 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com. The Treasury Inspector General For Tax Administration (TIGTA) does not think the IRS has been aggressive enough in pursuing hobby loss cases. Section 183 “Activities not engaged in for profit” denies deductions in excess...

Tax Court Rules International Waters Not Foreign Country But Misses That Mariners Are Not Marines

by admin | May 4, 2016 | Tax

If you got yourself a job sweeping out the Halls of Montezuma or sailing along the shores of Tripoli and otherwise qualify you can exclude what you earn from your taxable income thanks to the foreign earned income exclusion. If your work is “on the sea”,...

High Flying Insurance Agent Could Not Stop IRS Jeopardy With Let’s Make A Deal

by admin | May 3, 2016 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com. If you have a large deficiency with the IRS, it might occur to you to stave off them coming to grab your assets by telling them about a great plan you have to pay them off over time. I’m not saying it won’t work, but it...

Kent Hovind And Attacks On Eric Hovind – Method In The Madness?

by admin | May 3, 2016 | Kent Hovind

Kent Hovind gets the ball rolling for his new bigger better Dinosaur Adventure Land in Lenox Alabama. Attacks on Eric Hovind continue. When Kent talks about his dispute with Eric in interviews in the right wing bubble where the Hovindication movement was thriving...

$16 Million Golf Course Conservation Deduction Disallowed On Fine Points

by admin | May 1, 2016 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com. Whenever there is a case about taxpayers taking a huge charitable contribution for promising to leave their golf course a golf course, the first thing that always pops into my head is Sarah Norcliffe Cleghorn’s poem:...