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Is Independent Scientology The Key To Unlock The Church Of Scientology’s Secret Agreement With The IRS?

by admin | Jul 26, 2012 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com on July 26th, 2012 Scott Pilutik and I have been having an exchange on whether the 1993 closing agreement between the IRS and Scientology was reasonable. An interesting problem with the agreement is that it is difficult for anyone...

Seventy Year Old Priest Needs More Than A Day In Prison – Sixth Circuit Rules

by admin | Jul 26, 2012 | Tax

When I dove into Scientology, I put the Sixth Circuit decision in the case of Father Samuel Ciccolini on hold. “Father Sam”, as he is known, founded Interval Brotherhood Home in 1970. Here is how it describes itself: We provide long term residential,...

“Canyon” Controversy – Blame The Advisers Not The IRS

by admin | Jul 24, 2012 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com on July 24th, 2012 Whenever I have a problem involving artwork, I will turn to attorney Matt Erskine, who has a boutique firm in Worcester, Mass. So of course, I asked him to weigh in on the “Canyon” controversy. Here...

That’s How They Got Al Capone But Scientology Maybe Not

by admin | Jul 22, 2012 | Tax

Many years ago, through a peculiar set of circumstances, I found myself sitting in the waiting room of an IRS Criminal Investigation office. When I finally went into the office it looked much like other IRS offices I had been in, except for the big trophy...

Julian Block On Cosmetic Surgery As A Business Expense

by admin | Jul 20, 2012 | Tax

Julian Block is back with another fascinating tax decision from the past. Exotic Dancer’s Breast Implants Are Deductible Just because you incur expenses for business reasons doesn’t mean that they automatically qualify as deductible. The Internal Revenue Code...

IRS Veteran Weighs In On Deduction For Scientology Auditing In Secret 1993 Agreement

by admin | Jul 19, 2012 | Tax

Robert Baty had a career with the IRS finishing up as an appeals officer. He is still boiling about the deal that the Service cut resulting in Revenue Ruling 70-549. Under its terms any Pepperdine University faculty member or administrator, including the basketball...