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Is Tax Foundation Unfair To Bernie Sanders?

by admin | Feb 9, 2016 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com. When I criticized the Tax Foundation’s analysis of the Bernie Sanders plan, one of my commenters, a Giles Chapman, wrote: another important nugget not included is that the taxfoundation.org is led by a man named scott...

Kentucky Can Attract Tourists Who Like Bible More Than Bourbon Without Violating First Amendment

by admin | Feb 7, 2016 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com. There was no way I could pass up US District Court Judge Gregory F. Van Tatenhove’s decision in the Ark Encounter LLC case. I’m going to go out on a limb here and make the bold claim that I have covered Young...

IRS And The Tea Party – Scandal Enters A New Millennium

by admin | Feb 4, 2016 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com. Big milestone over at the Tax Prof yesterday. The IRS Scandal, a day by day chronicle, has hit 1,000. The event is marked by a an article in The College Fix titled – “The IRS Scandal, Day 1000: Every single day...

Pete Santilli’s Release Delayed In Oregon – Efforts Supporting Kent Hovind A Factor

by admin | Feb 3, 2016 | Kent Hovind, Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com. Last year I wondered whether Kent Hovind would be that year’s Cliven Bundy, so I suppose that I should not be surprised that L’affaire Kent Hovind has surfaced as a factor in this year’s Bundy drama, in which...

Tax Dependency Exemptions For Noncustodial Parents – It Is All About Form 8332

by admin | Feb 2, 2016 | Tax

Who gets dependency exemptions for children should not be really hard. They default to the custodial parent, which granted is not always apparent, but usually is. If the non-custodial parent wants the deduction, he (and it usually is “he”) needs a Form...

You Do Not Have To File A Joint Return And There Are Some Reasons Not To

by admin | Feb 1, 2016 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com. Married couples and their tax preparers seldom look at the possibility of separate filing, unless they are on the compulsive side. The circumstances under which separate returns will yield a lower total tax are rare while commonly,...