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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...

Romney Returns – Could Son Of Boss Deals Be Worrying Him?

by admin | Jul 18, 2012 | Tax

First off, I would like to start out by thanking Mr. Romney for not releasing a big batch of prior year returns and hope he will stand his ground and continue not to release them. The reason is simple. There are a limited number of bloggers who actually work on...