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A Creepy Message From The Federal Government

by admin | Nov 23, 2014 | Books, Tax

I’m trying to decide whether this is ominous or not. I did a post on a case nearly two weeks ago in which I noted that the Tax Court in seeking a definition referred to . I wrote at the end: The reference to the Webster’s II New Riverside University Dictionary...

Can Horse Owners Win In Tax Court By Partnering With Trainers?

by admin | Nov 21, 2014 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com. Nov 21st, 2014 If you are going to have a money-losing business that shelters your other income, the worst thing to pick is Amway. Horses probably come in second. Not so much because horse-related businesses have a lower audit...

Should President Obama Offer Amnesty For Legal Residents Behind On Taxes?

by admin | Nov 21, 2014 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com Nov 21st, 2014 Can the fact that the number of taxpayer delinquent accounts in the IRS inventory is around 11 million, a common estimate of the number of illegal aliens, be entirely coincidental? Please, I realize it is like...

Seventh Circuit Kicks Parsonage Can Down The Road – Some Commentary

by admin | Nov 20, 2014 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com Nov 20th, 2014 Last year Judge Barbara Crabb ruled that Code Section 107(2) – the parsonage exclusion -, which allows the mega pastors of mega churches to exclude six figure cash housing allowances from their taxable income,...

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....