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Form 1040 As A Do-It-Yourself Forensic Tool In Divorce

by admin | Jun 30, 2012 | Tax

Julian Block is back again. In this piece he explains how an individual tax return can be used to help uncover assets in a divorce. I have a bit of experience doing litigation support in divorces, so I have interspersed a few comments. Some of Julian’s...

Julian Block On The Tax In The Health Care Act That Everybody Knew Was A Tax

by admin | Jun 28, 2012 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com on June 28th, 2012 My friend Julian Block does not like to use the term Obamacare, but I find it pretty handy. The Act was upheld by the Supreme Court today by holding that the controversial individual mandate was a tax. We...

Individual Mandate In Obamacare Is Constitutional- Penalty Is A Tax

by admin | Jun 28, 2012 | Tax

According to Scotusblog the individual mandate has been upheld. It survives as a tax. The entire bill is upheld with some limitations on the federal government’s power to terminate state Medicaid funds. Given the drama surrounding the Supreme Court decision,...

Student Loan Crisis – Worth A Thousand Words

by admin | Jun 27, 2012 | Tax

Trying To Sell Bar To Undercover IRS Agents Gets Owner Free Federal Housing

by admin | Jun 26, 2012 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com on June 26th, 2012 In my mind a tax plan that ends you up in any sort of court, even Tax Court, even if you win, is not that great a plan. To win in Tax Court, you have to have lost on the audit, lost on appeal and then lost on...

When You Have To Kill A Man It Costs Nothing To Be Polite

by admin | Jun 24, 2012 | Tax

I am finishing up a year with Forbes.com this week and I take note that my 319 posts have 1,389 comments associated with them. Forbes.com contributors have immense power over comments. We can “call them out” or delete them. If we don’t call them out,...