IRS Scandal Ends As It Began With An Apology
Although the matter, of course, has a prehistory a report of Lerner’s apology is what Paul Caron, the indefatigable scandal chronicler, counts as Day 1 of the IRS Scandal. It really does seem that it is ending where it began with essentially the same apology. The Wall Street Journal reports that Edward Greim one of the lawyers in the Norcal case said that they would be getting a “seven-figure” amount, although he declined to name a more exact number. Split 428 ways, that might not amount to very much per group particularly if some of it gets applied to attorneys fees.
Tax Court Expects Better Tax Judgment From Submarine Skipper Than CPA/Lawyer
What really impresses me about Mr. McNeill is his first career. He graduated from Annapolis in 1962 and served in the Navy until retirement, at the rank of commander, in 1981. His most notable assignment, to me anyway, was command of USS Tautog SSN-639. I have this fascination with submarine skippers and devour their memoirs, a topic which I never expected to work into this blog, but here it is. Tautog was a Sturgeon-class fast attack submarine. Command of a nuclear submarine and command of the Naval Nuclear Power School convince me that Commander McNeill had an awful lot on the ball.
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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.