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Oregon Tax Court Approves Taxation Of Church Rectory

by admin | Jun 2, 2015 | Tax

This post was originally published on Forbes Jun 2, 2015 As a kid I remember being fascinated by a door in the side of the sanctuary at St. John’s Church in Fairview, NJ. It was very mysterious. Only the priests ever used it. The explanation was pretty mundane....

Conservation Easements – Tax Court Lets Owner Sell Them Or Give Them But Not Both

by admin | Jun 1, 2015 | Tax

This post was originally published on Forbes Jun 1, 2015 There have been a lot of cases on conservation easements of late. My impression is that planners may well have gotten just a little carried away with the concept. You get a tax deduction for giving away a...

Structuring – First Kent Hovind – Now Dennis Hastert

by admin | May 30, 2015 | Kent Hovind, Tax

This post was originally published on Forbes May 30, 2015 The indictment of former House Speaker Dennis Hastert has brought new attention to the crime of structuring. The attention is energizing the supporters of Kent Hovind, who is nearing the end of a long...

TurboTax Glitch Leads To Long Battle With IRS

by admin | May 28, 2015 | Tax

This post was originally published on Forbes May 28, 2015 Ever since the travails of poor Tim Geithner, I can’t resist looking at a case where TurboTax is involved. Thus I was surprised that the Federal Circuit Appeals decision in the case of Christopher...

Limits Of Hobby Lobby – Priests For Life Denied Rehearing On Contraception Mandate

by admin | May 27, 2015 | Tax

This post was originally published on Forbes May 27, 2015 Another Obamacare challenge stalled last week. The Court of the Appeals for the DC Circuit issued a ruling refusing a rehearing en banc on Priests for Life’s challenge to the accommodation that...

Kent Hovind To Be Free In August – Maybe Sooner

by admin | May 21, 2015 | Kent Hovind, Tax

This post was originally published on Forbes May 21, 2015 It is pretty hard to surprise me, but Judge Margaret Casey’s Rodgers’s ruling reversing Kent Hovind’s conviction for contempt of court did the trick. There was something of a one-two punch as...