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Michael Jackson Case Could Support Income Tax Savings

Michael Jackson Case Could Support Income Tax Savings

And this is where the opportunity for shenanigans might arise.  If the heirs donate the image and likeness to an appropriate charity which will commit to making sure it is not sullied, they might be able to find an appraiser who will be able to construct a narrative that yields significant value.  Since the plan will never be executed you can’t say that it would not work.

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Top Crime Writer Cannot Avoid SE Tax On Book Royalties

Top Crime Writer Cannot Avoid SE Tax On Book Royalties

Karin Slaughter is a very successful writer of crime thrillers. Between her Grant County series and Will Trent series and some stand alone works she has twenty one novels, starting with Blindsighted in 2001.  According to her website people have bought over 35 million copies of her books which have been published in 120 countries.

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Over and over again courts have said that there is nothing sinister in so arranging one’s affairs as to keep taxes as low as possible. Everybody does so, rich or poor; and all do right, for nobody owes any public duty to pay more than the law demands: taxes are enforced exactions, not voluntary contributions. To demand more in the name of morals is mere cant.