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Ninth Circuit Pulls Back Big IRS Victory Issued After Judge’s Death

by admin | Aug 7, 2018 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com. There was a big win for the IRS last month in Altera Corporation & Subsidiaries v IRS as the Ninth Circuit in a two to one vote overturned a Tax Court decision. I covered the decision here. Although the dollar stakes were not...

Pay Your Taxes!

by admin | Aug 4, 2018 | Kent Hovind, Tax

So this will be a longish introduction to a really long piece. I will start with the disclaimer that the views expressed by Johnny Cirucci (below the dotted line) are not the views of Peter J Reilly or Your Tax Matters Partner. There is stuff down there I agree with,...

Lesbians Want A Church Of Their Own And IRS Approves

by admin | Aug 3, 2018 | History, Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com. Pussy Church of Modern Witchcraft might strike you as something you would find in the Onion, rather than here on a Forbes tax blog, but it is a real deal. You can find it on Charity Navigator and Guidestar. The IRS recognized it...

Janet Yellen and the Economic Impact of Gender Discrimination

by admin | Aug 2, 2018 | Guest Post, Tax

So the tax angle to this piece by a new guest poster Andrea Carr might seem a little tangential. What it is is that Andrea has been featured on this site as part on again off again women in accounting series. The series was started to inquire into a mystery....

Hovindologist Down The Flat Earth Rabbit Hole

by admin | Jul 28, 2018 | Kent Hovind

Lamar Smith is back from an assignment. I asked him to look into the odd interaction of Kent Hovind and flat earth. The way this connects with tax is kind of intriguing. The people who are commonly called tax protesters, a term they dislike, have a pretty...

We May Have To Wait A Year For Decision In Michael Jackson Estate Tax Case

by admin | Jul 27, 2018 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com. The Estate of Michael Jackson’s long slog through Tax Court has been providing entertainment for nearly five years. Michael Jackson died on June 25, 2009. The Tax Court petition was filed August 14, 2013, which is pretty...