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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...

Conservation Syndicator EcoVest Responds To Injunction Threat

by admin | Jan 23, 2019 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com. EcoVest Capital is not rolling over and playing dead in response to a Justice Department complaint that, if acted on, would knock them out of the business of syndicating conservation easements. DOJ filed the complaint, on December...