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On The Basis Of Sex: How A Tax Case Became A Victory For Gender Equity

by admin | Dec 31, 2018 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com. People who make lists of the best legal dramas like this one by the ABA and this one by IMDB will need to be doing some updating with the release of “On the Basis of Sex”. It is really great on many levels. This post...

“On The Basis Of Sex” – What To Read Before You Watch

by admin | Dec 28, 2018 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com. It never occurred to me that a Tax Court decision could star in a motion picture, but it has happened. The film has a pretty provocative title “On the Basis of Sex”, but they don’t mean it that way. Felicity Jones...

Pass-Through Deduction (199A) Will Fuel Wealth Inequality

by admin | Dec 27, 2018 | History, Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com. Christmas came early for tax pros this year. As a kind of stocking stuffer, the IRS gave us a draft of Publication 535 that explains the qualified business income deduction. And then there was the big present from the Joint...

Crackdown On Conservation Easement Syndications

by admin | Dec 20, 2018 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com. The Justice Department is taking on abusive conservation easement syndications. A complaint was filed on December 18 in the Northern District of Georgia seeking an order stopping Nancy Zak of Forever Forests LLC, appraiser Claud...

IRS And Marijuana – Reefer Madness – Tax Court Harborside Decision

by admin | Dec 17, 2018 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com. The federal tax treatment of state-legal marijuana businesses makes no sense. As I used to tell staff who made “no sense” comments – That’s not a requirement. That is the basis of Reilly’s First...

Tax Cut Bonanza For Retailers And Wholesalers

by admin | Dec 9, 2018 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com. Whatever they were thinking, assuming they were thinking, when they passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act(TCJA), wiping out more than a year’s worth of taxable income of retailers and wholesalers that gross less than $25 million...