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IRS Denies Exempt Status To Group Helping Undocumented Aliens Leave USA

by admin | Jul 19, 2015 | Tax

This post was originally published on Forbes Jul 19, 2015 I have been something of a skeptic of the narrative of the IRS Exempt Division targeting conservative organizations. As a matter of fact, one of my less than attentive commenters recently accused me of...

Tax Court Drops The Hammer On Employee Welfare Plan

by admin | Jul 17, 2015 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com. For the last two decades Lance Wallach has been a voice crying out in the wilderness on the perils of 419(e) employee welfare plans. Lance is not an attorney, CPA or actuary. A graduate of Baruch College he trained as a financial...

Charity Begins At Home But Should Not End There

by admin | Jul 16, 2015 | Tax

This post was originally published on Forbes Jul 16, 2015 If you were planning to make a tax-deductible charitable contribution to the Educational Assistance Foundation For The Descendants Of Hungarian Immigrant In The Performing Arts, it is probably too late. The DC...

Account Of Kent Hovind’s Trial – Timeline

by admin | Jul 15, 2015 | Kent Hovind, Uncategorized

This is a supplement to Jonathan Schwartz Finishes His Account Of Kent Hovind’s Trial. Chronology of orders to the defendants Below is a timeline of the events mentioned in the closing and throughout the March 2015 trial. It specifies dates and details...

Jonathan Schwartz Finishes His Account Of Kent Hovind’s Trial

by admin | Jul 15, 2015 | Kent Hovind, Uncategorized

This is the final installment of Jonathan Schwartz’a coverage of the March trial of Kent Hovind and Paul Hansen on fraud, conspiracy and contempt charges. This post is supplemented by a timeline that is posted separately. Federal Prosecutor Tiffany Hope...

Court Agrees Lois Lerner’s Group Did Not Trigger Individual Audits

by admin | Jul 13, 2015 | Tax

This post was originally published on Forbes Jul 13, 2015 The perennial never-ending IRS scandal now on Day 795 by TaxProf count , in part, is a search for smoking guns. Sometimes it turns out that all that can be found is unloaded, never fired guns. The response of...