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Equality Setback – PA Does Not Recognize NJ Civil Union For Estate Tax

by admin | Jun 24, 2012 | Tax

Proponents of marriage equality had a big win in federal court recently in the case of Edith Windsor. Here comes a loss in the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania. Sharon Warnock was a career special education teacher who was studying for ordination in the UCC,...

Sauce For The Gander ? Revenue Agent Loses Job For Losing In Tax Court

by admin | Jun 23, 2012 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com on June 23rd, 2012 If you have a money-losing side activity, you might consider the tax savings as easing the pain a little bit. According to some of the Amway critics, like Anna Banana, Amway IBO’s are encouraged to view...

Nebraska Supreme Court Rules – State Court Cannot Order Joint Federal Return

by admin | Jun 22, 2012 | Tax

On the subject of divorcing couples filing joint returns, I have felt like a voice crying out in the wilderness. In practice, the default assumption seems to be that a couple will file jointly for the final year of the marriage. Given the hazard of joint and...

Coalition Of The Clueless Loses A Round In Its Pointless Telephone Excise Litigation

by admin | Jun 20, 2012 | Tax

his just in from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania: This case presents another chapter in a three-year legal saga involving a putative class plaintiff in search of a class. This case comes before the court on a discovery...

Pennsylvania Court Denies Property Tax Exemption To Another Religious Camp

by admin | Jun 16, 2012 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com on June 16th, 2012 Being recognized as a 501(c)(3) organization confers several benefits on an organization, including for example the ability of donors to deduct charitable contributions. Recognition under 501(c)(3) does not,...

Estate Case Drives Another Nail Into DOMA’s Coffin

by admin | Jun 13, 2012 | Tax

The last few weeks have not been good for DOMA. DOMA is the Defense of Marriage Act. Section 3 of DOMA, the part under attack, holds that: In determining the meaning of any Act of Congress, or of any ruling, regulation, or interpretation of the various...