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Innocent Spouse Status Not Just For Women

by admin | Jul 28, 2012 | Tax

In my years of reading tax cases, an erroneous impression I formed was that asking for innocent spouse status was simply not manly. When I actually took the trouble to scan a year’s worth of cases, I concluded it is not that uncommon for men to claim...

While Dogs Against Romney Are Rooting For Rafalca I’m Studying Hobby Loss Cases

by admin | Jul 28, 2012 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com on July 28th, 2012 I was glad to learn that even Dogs Against Romney is rooting for Rafalca. They don’t hold it against Rafalca that she has probably never had to ride on the roof. Personally, my favorite Olympic sport is...

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...