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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...

Should Scientology Entities Be Recognized As Exempt Organizations? – Part 1

by admin | Jul 17, 2012 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com on July 17th, 2012 The Katie Holmes – Tom Cruise story inspired me to look into the tax history of Scientology. All I knew to start was that there was enough Scientology tax litigation to scatter numerous references...

Don’t Use 501(c) Status As A Hallmark Of Credibility

by admin | Jul 15, 2012 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com on July 15th, 2012 The Katie Holmes – Tom Cruise divorce got me interested in looking at the tax issues surrounding Scientology. I opened up a Pandora’s box for myself and it is going to put me behind on other things,...

IRS Scientology “Thirty Years War” – Village Voice Legal Expert Argues “Treaty” Is Unconstitutional

by admin | Jul 14, 2012 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com on July 14th, 2012 The Katie Holmes – Tom Cruise divorce has brought Scientology into the news. I read a lot more tax decisions than celebrity profiles, so the question that popped into my mind was why is it that I see so...