Lamar Smith Reflects On Kent’s Hovind’s Narrative Of His Grand Opening
Lamar Smith was not able to attend the grand opening of the Alabama post-prison version of Dinosaur Adventure Land, but he has been able to invest more lifespan in...
IRS Wants Electronic Filing But Is Harsher On Penalties Than With Paper Filers
There is already a similar case headed to the Fifth Circuit for appeal. Christopher Haynes had used a paid preparer to file his 2010 joint return and had no reason to know that the return had been rejected. The crux of that decision is that you cannot delegate responsibility for meeting the due date of a return. If that is the logic the IRS is going to follow, then maybe we should all go back to filing paper returns. That will show them . The American College of Tax Counsel has filed an amicus brief on the Haynes case.
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