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Sometimes You Crack The Code And Sometimes The Code Cracks You

by admin | Feb 13, 2019 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com. What would happen if you wrote to the IRS, by way of an amended return say, and asked for all the money back that you have paid in the last couple of years? Frankly, they just might send it to you and there is a chance....

Low 1040 Refunds Threaten Household Finances

by admin | Feb 11, 2019 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com. Early filers being disappointed at the size of their refunds or shocked by a balance due seems to be a thing. This story by Madhuri Sathish is one of many. So I am going to violate Reilly’s Sixth Law of Tax...

Tax Story Generates Excitement Because Of Minor Nick Saban Connection

by admin | Feb 4, 2019 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com. Nick Saban is football famous. I mean who knew? Thanks to that, 2590 Associates LLC (TCM 2019-3), the third tax court memo decision following the January 2019 dark age has rocketed out of the tax ghetto. I suspect...

Notice 2019-07 250 Hour Requirement – What It Means And How To Meet It

by admin | Jan 30, 2019 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com. Real estate management companies that want to distinguish themselves should be looking at IRS Notice 2019-07 That is the main lesson of today’s post, but it also applies to tax preparers and self-sufficient owners. There...

Here Is The First Post On A 2019 Tax Court Decision

by admin | Jan 29, 2019 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com. I am so relieved. It has been a month since we have had a fresh Tax Court decision. The long dark night finally ends with T.C. Summary Opinion 2019-1. The name of the petitioner is, of course, public record and you can easily find...

Where Convicted CPA May Have Gone Wrong

by admin | Jan 28, 2019 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com. The trial, conviction and sentencing of Marc Howard Berger, tax partner in a large regional CPA firm, for assisting in filing a false tax return has not gotten much coverage beyond parroting DOJ press releases, which make him out to...