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Kent Hovind And Creation Science Evangelism – How Not To Run A Ministry

by admin | Nov 19, 2014 | Kent Hovind, Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com Nov 19th, 2014 Recently I suggested that the government may be going overboard in prosecuting Kent Hovind for mail fraud. There has been quite a bit of criticism of my view, although much to my annoyance little of it here. It...

Interview With Former Judge Central To Kansas Property Tax Consultant Controversy

by admin | Nov 17, 2014 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com Nov 17th, 2014 Last week I wrote about what I am calling the Kansas Property Tax Consultant War. The Kansas Court of Tax Appeals challenged the arrangements that property tax consultant Jerry Chatam had made with his clients. Mr....

Do Property Tax Consultants Need To Be Reined In?

by admin | Nov 14, 2014 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com Nov 14th, 2014 I stumbled on what I call the Kansas Property Tax Consultant War through my regular process of going through the states in alphabetical order looking for interesting cases. The decision by the Kansas Court of...

Clergy Housing Tax Break Withstands Challenge – Atheist Group Lacks Standing

by admin | Nov 13, 2014 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com Nov 13th, 2014 The Seventh Circuit has ruled against the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s in its challenge to the parsonage exclusion (Code Section 107(2)) and the prediction prize goes not to one of the erudite lawyers who...

Kent Hovind Finally Silenced? – Guest Post From Robert Baty

by admin | Nov 13, 2014 | Kent Hovind

Bob Baty is my constant commenter on forbes.com. He and I shared an interest in the parsonage exclusion. Although saying Bob, bane of the basketball ministers, has interest in the parsonage exclusion is a bit like saying Ahab thought a bit about a white whale. So...

Tax Court Goes To Webster For Definition Of Construction – And Watch That NAICS Code

by admin | Nov 11, 2014 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com Nov 11th, 2014 If you are involved in construction and reconstruction, you may get a better deal on your losses from rental real estate and beginning with 2013 avoid the Obamacare tax on gains from rental real estate. But what...