by admin | Dec 8, 2014 | Uncategorized
Originally published on Forbes.com. Freddie S. Raley is my new hero. He was featured recently in a decision by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama Southern Division. Mr. Raley is an 83 year old disabled veteran. He is suing Bank of...
by admin | Nov 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
Originally published on Forbes.com Nov 18th, 2014 When Avery Fisher gave Lincoln Center $10.5 million in 1973 to renovate Philharmonic Hall it was agreed that the hall be called Fisher Hall in perpetuity. Perpetuity turns out to be measured in decades rather than...
by admin | Oct 13, 2014 | Uncategorized
Originally published on Forbes.com Oct 13th, 2014 Last week, in writing about a prominent artist who was targeted for hobby loss treatment, I bemoaned the fact that accountants are generally not as well educated as lawyers. Well, I’m happy to say that...
by admin | Oct 13, 2012 | Uncategorized
As the saying going, every dog has its day. It’s not just dogs that have days. Apparently every disease has its day also. Something possessed me this morning to see if bipolar disorder had a day. It turns out that I just missed it. National Bipolar Disorder...
by admin | May 20, 2012 | Tax, Uncategorized
“That an accounting firm should so screw up its taxes is the most remarkable feature of the case. ” Yikes. I used to write things like that before I got on a classy venue like Forbes.com and started working for a national firm for my day job. So I want...
by admin | May 9, 2012 | Uncategorized
Originally published on forbes.com. President Obama has come out in favor of marriage equality, which seems to be generating quite a bit of excitement. As far as I can tell there is only one tax blogger who devotes more space to the tax implications of same sex...