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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...

Ninth Circuit Decision For IRS Affects Shifting Of Income To Tax Havens

by admin | Jul 26, 2018 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com. The Ninth Circuit is generating a lot of excitement this week. Probably most exciting is its ruling that open carry is a constitutional right protected by the Second Amendment. But this is a tax blog, so I get to write...

Law Professors Argue That Housing Tax Break For Ministers Is Unconstitutional

by admin | Jul 24, 2018 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com. Most religions have at their core non-verifiable beliefs that can be difficult for non-believers to accept. Requiring the IRS and then courts to determine which beliefs or purported beliefs should count as a religion for tax...

Marijuana Industry Faces Challenging Tax Regime

by admin | Jul 19, 2018 | Tax

Originally published on Forbes.com. The Tenth Circuit had bad news for most of the state legal pot industry in its recent decision-Alpenglow Botanicals LLC. Some of the service providers to the industry might not be that disappointed, though. That is probably a...