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Gay Marriage Constitutional Crisis?

by admin | Mar 14, 2016 | Tax

There is a little bit of confusion about what Alabama is up to in its response to Obergefell v Hodges, the US Supreme Court decision that affirms the right of people of the same sex to marry. According to Liberty Counsel, the Alabama Supreme Court did reject the US...

The PLoS One Hand Of The Creator Debacle – Or Sometimes Things Are Found In Translation

by admin | Mar 13, 2016 | Kent Hovind

Whenever I start warming up to Kent Hovind, he’ll do something to aggravate me. In Scientists’ “Human Hand Designed by Creator” Causes Uproar in Evolutionism Community he really bugged me around 5:49 when he knocked people in Central...

Why I Like Kent Hovind

by admin | Mar 5, 2016 | Kent Hovind

I have been following the travails of Young Earth Creationists Kent Hovind since 2012. It was a legitmate tax story and I continue to follow it mainly because I find it interesting, but also because of reader encouragement. I have been critical enough of...

Chasm Of Class And Privilege – Clinton Tax Plan Hits Top 1% – Sanders Plan Hits Top 5%

by admin | Mar 4, 2016 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com. The Tax Policy Center has now issued its reports analyzing the tax proposals of both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. There is a lot of material there. The practical takeaway is that if you have been contemplating estate tax...

How Much Personal Use Of Airplane Is Too Much For Tax Free Exchange?

by admin | Mar 4, 2016 | Tax

Update: I have added a comment from an expert on the process behind this ruling. 1031 is one of the few Internal Revenue Code sections, like 401(k) and 501(c)(3), that have worked their way into the vocabulary of people who are not tax geeks. Code Section 1031...

Tax Losses From Genetically Engineered Deer Allowed

by admin | Mar 2, 2016 | Tax

I never knew that genetically engineering deer was a thing, until I read the Alabama Tax Tribunal decision in the case of Richard and Sue Cribbs (link is to a search function) There are many endeavors where tax examiners will think you are not seriously trying to...