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Circuits Split On Conservation Easement Perpetuity Regulation – Valuation Remains Critical

by admin | Apr 2, 2022 | Tax

The IRS just recently picked up a win in its war on syndicated conservation easement (SCE) deductions. The Sixth Circuit confirmed the full Tax Court decision written by Judge Lauber in Oakbrook Land Holdings. The issue was about what terms are required to make an...

Edward Brown Constitution Ranger – Part II – First Conviction And Ranger Handbook

by admin | Mar 29, 2022 | Tax

Second Continental Congress by Marion Doss As it stands now, Edward Brown will remain in federal prison until 2034, when he will be 91 years old. I recently covered his unsuccessful sentence appeal. This piece will provide background on his first conviction for tax...

Edward Brown Constitution Ranger – Part I – The Appeal

by admin | Mar 22, 2022 | Tax

A recent decision by the First Circuit appears to have left Edward Brown with a virtual life sentence. After speaking with the Commander of the Constitutional Rangers this week I am not so sure. Edward Brown currently at the Federal Correctional Institute in...

Federal Prosecutors Coming Down Hard On Abusive Conservation Easement Promoters

by admin | Mar 15, 2022 | Tax

Syndicated Conservation Easement (SCE) products aren’t produced in vacuums. there are teams of people constructing and assembling a variety of documents that support each fund’s capital raise. In the past, if one of those procedural links failed it was treated...

Innocent Spouse Loss Has Some Valuable Lessons

by admin | Mar 11, 2022 | Tax

In an appeal to the Ninth Circuit an “innocent spouse” drew support from the Center For Taxpayer Rights and The Federal Tax Clinic At the Legal Services Center Of Harvard Law School in the form of an Amicus Brief. That didn’t do trick. In its...

US v Harry Stonehill – America’s Jarndyce v Jarndyce

by admin | Mar 2, 2022 | History, Tax

1962. It was the only year in which JFK was president for the whole entire year. World events impinged on my family as my big brother onboard an aircraft carrier chasing Soviet submarines when not recovering Mercury astronauts had his four year enlistment extended to...