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Kent Hovind Associate Paul Hansen Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison – Gets Credit For 10 Months Awaiting Trial

by admin | Aug 22, 2015 | Kent Hovind

Ben Shefler of Intelock Media was on the scene in Pensacola as Paul Hansen was sentenced for contempt of court. I supplemented his report with some background on Hansen and the federal sentencing guidelines. An 18-month prison sentence and three years supervised...

Paul Hansen Receives Below Guideline Sentence – End Of L’affaire Kent Hovind?

by admin | Aug 22, 2015 | Kent Hovind, Tax

This post was originally published on Forbes Aug 22, 2015 Paul Hansen, Kent Hovind’s co-defendant in their March trial for mail fraud and contempt, faced sentencing Friday on his conviction for contempt of court. Judge Margaret Casey Rodgers sentenced Hansen to...

Does Ninth Circuit Mortgage Interest Decision Create Special Rights?

by admin | Aug 19, 2015 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com. It is kind of ironic for the Ninth Circuit, which played such a big role in advancing marriage equality, to be issuing a decision that discourages registered domestic partners from marrying. That is an effect of the decision in the...

Travel Blogger Finds Sex, Drugs Even Some Museums But No Tax Deductions

by admin | Aug 18, 2015 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com. So the first blogger to bring a hobby loss case to Tax Court is not a tax blogger. Joshua Pingel planned to be part of the online travel market by writing a blog about his international travels. Tax bloggers, almost universally,...

Let Irwin Schiff Die With His Family Not In Prison

by admin | Aug 15, 2015 | Tax

This post was originally published on Forbes Aug 15, 2015 You don’t have to agree with Irwin Schiff’s views on the federal income tax, to feel sympathy for Peter Schiff’s request that his father be released from prison. Irwin, now 87, has been...

Church Attendance Held Against Under Armour Exec In Tax Domicile Case

by admin | Aug 13, 2015 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com. It doesn’t seem like going to church should count against a taxpayer , but that is what happened last month in a decision of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals. Here is the story. An Overseas Assignment William...