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Taxing The Virtual World

by admin | Nov 4, 2015 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com. Byron M. Huang’s recent article in the Yale Journal of Law and Technology- Walking the Thirteenth Floor: The Taxation of Virtual Economies has me feeling vindicated. Taxation of transactions within virtual worlds may have been...

Democratic Presidential Candidate Drops Out Without Releasing Tax Plan

by admin | Nov 2, 2015 | Tax

Lawrence Lessig Originally published on Forbes.com The Republican Presidential candidates have been doing a good job for us tax bloggers coming up with their tax plans. I’m still waiting for Carly Fiorina’s three-page tax code, but all things come...

Redstone Family Saga Writ Large In Favorable Tax Court Decision

by admin | Oct 31, 2015 | Tax

This post was originally published on Forbes Oct 31, 2015 The Estate of Edward Redstone, brother of Viacom Chairman Sumner Redstone, received a favorable ruling from the Tax Court in its challenge of an IRS assertion of a gift tax deficiency. The tax was $737,625 and...

IRS Commissioner Koskinen Impeachment Trial Would Be Historic

by admin | Oct 28, 2015 | History, Tax

This post was originally published on Forbes Oct 28, 2015 Unless, like a sensible person, you have been shielding yourself from learning about developments in the interminable, never-ending IRS scandal, now on Day 902 by Tax Prof count, you are aware that impeachment...

Interview With Student Loan Activist Alan Collinge On Bankruptcy Protection

by admin | Oct 28, 2015 | Tax

This post was originally published on Forbes Oct 28, 2015 I recently wrote about an article by Professor Victoria Haneman concerning the interaction of student debt planning with joint income tax filing. One of the things I discussed with her is a disturbing trend of...

Maureen O’Hara’s Ill Fated Cuban Oil Tax Shelter

by admin | Oct 27, 2015 | Tax

This post was originally published on Forbes Oct 27, 2015 Maureen O’Hara, who died Saturday, was a classic actress in some classic movies. So I guess it shouldn’t be a surprise that she took a whirl at the classic tax shelter – oil wells. Julian...