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How To Tax Kody Brown And The Sister Wives And Other Polygamous Families?

by admin | Dec 17, 2013 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com Dec 17th, 2013 It didn’t take long after Judge Clark Waddoups ruled unconstitutional the Utah law that was plaguing Kody Brown and the Sister Wives for tax geeks to start thinking about the possible implications. Joe Kristan...

Euro Pacific Capital’s Peter Schiff Defends His Tax Protesting Father Irwin Schiff

by admin | Dec 15, 2013 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com Dec 15th, 2013 I was surprised that the Ninth Circuit’s decision, last month, on Irwin Schiff’s appeal of his conviction and sentence did not attract more attention. Irwin Schiff could well be viewed as the grandfather...

Catskill NY Pagan Phryganium Exempt From Real Estate Taxes

by admin | Dec 11, 2013 | Tax

Statue of a Seated Cybele with the Portrait Head of her Priestess Originally published on Forbes.com Dec 11th, 2013 A lot of people might think that the third week of November was a bad week for religion in the courts. Judge Barbara Crabb ruled that Internal Revenue...

Cigarette Importer Sees $300M Deduction Go Up In Smoke

by admin | Dec 8, 2013 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com Dec 8th, 2013 Last week, the Tax Court upheld an IRS deficiency notice of nearly forty million dollars against Vidal Suriel for the years 2004 and 2006. The deficiencies relate to the timing of deductions for payments due...

Duke Energy’s Billion Dollar Distribution May Be At Root Of Tax Court’s Crescent Holding Decision

by admin | Dec 8, 2013 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com Dec 8th, 2013 The ruling in last week’s Tax Court decision in the case of Crescent Holdings LLC is an important one. Arthur Fields had a 2% interest in Crescent Holdings(CH). The interest was not fully vested. In...

Do We Need A Clergy Tax Simplification Act Of 2014?

by admin | Dec 1, 2013 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com Dec 1st, 2013 Judge Barbara Crabb ruled recently that the exclusion of cash housing allowances from taxable income by members of the clergy (“ministers of the gospel”)is unconstitutional. Among the reactions are cries...