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Can Walgreen Stance On Property Tax Hurt Income Tax Position Of 1031 Investors?

by admin | Jan 8, 2015 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com. Walgreen Co. v City of Oshkosh does not on its face seem to be a case that could have broad reaching federal income tax implications. I happen to think it may, but it may be just me. Nonetheless, my reasoning gives me a chance...

Dressage Riding Physician Convinces IRS On Hobby Loss Audit But Loses To Massachusetts

by admin | Jan 6, 2015 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com. Remember Rafalca, who played a small role in the 2012 election. I rather irreverently referred to Rafalca as Romney’s Olympic dancing horse and was incredibly embarrassed when I got the sports piece of the tax story wrong. ...

Report On IRS Targeting Of Conservatives – No Christmas Pony For Darrell Issa

by admin | Jan 5, 2015 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com. When I look at the report of Darrell Issa’s Committee on Oversight and Government Reform issued on the eve of Christmas Eve, I can’t help but think of the story of the kid with parents concerned about his excessive...

You Need Partners To Have A Partnership

by admin | Jan 4, 2015 | Tax

Originally published on forbes.com. Estate of Lois L. Lockett, et al. v. Commissioner, TC Memo 2012-123 One of the most fundamental principles of partnerships is that to have a partnership, you need partners. That is plural. So if somebody is getting 100% of...

Phantom Mares And Real Trucks Don’t Make For A Winning Horse Loss Tax Case

by admin | Dec 29, 2014 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com. Automobiles and horses. There was a time, however, brief when the two were alternative forms of transportation. There were faint echoes of this when I was a kid. Whenever we saw a Model T Ford tooling along we would yell...

Is IRS Ninth Circuit Salus Mundi Win A Pyrrhic Victory?

by admin | Dec 26, 2014 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com. The IRS has won another round in its pursuit of a share of the Diebold fortune with the Ninth Circuit decision in the case of the Salus Mundi Foundation. This one may prove to be a Pyrrhic victory, as it seems that the Salus Mundi...