National Organization For Marriage Denied Attorney Fees In IRS Lawsuit
The NOM disclosure issue wove its way into the IRS scandal narrative. The core scandal is the delay and intrusive questions in processing the exemption applications of Tea Party and similar groups. Earlier this week Paul Caron on The IRS Scandal, Day 943 noted that Brian Leiter of the University of Chicago Law School had queried his readers “Has there really been an IRS scandal going for nearly three years?” Professor Caron maintains that he will keep with the coverage as long as there is something out there. He did indicate that there is not much in the queue right now, so there is some chance the series might go dark at least for a while.
State Wants Its Share Of The Sharing Economy
What is going to be entertaining is whether there will be litigation between the states and localities and Airbnb as there will be a debate as to whether the tax should be figured on the gross amount paid by the renter or the amount that the apartment owner nets from Airbnb. There has been extensive litigation on that issue between states and localities with the likes of Expedia when it comes to actual hotels.
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