Did Florida County Tax Man For Being Happily Married?
Appellant never asserted that he and his wife were “estranged” or living separate lives 24/365. If he had done so, it would have placed the Property Appraiser and her staff in the position of determining whether the couple’s marriage was no longer intact—“your honor, Exhibit 33 is a photo of the Defendant and his wife holding hands.” On the flip side, an argument could be made that a couple with a very intact relationship who split their time between two residences may be able to claim two homestead exemptions so long as they are not legally married. One commenter has referred to this as the “’unwed’ loophole.” Although we need not meander down that thorny path in the instant case, the ambiguity and perhaps unforeseen consequences associated with the definition of the term “family unit” may merit legislative scrutiny in the near future.
Joan Rivers Made Tax History
The Lloyds of London policy would have paid $75,000 per month for sixty months had Ms. Rivers become disabled. The IRS wanted to disallow the premium of $115,492. The idea is that had the policy paid, the proceeds would have been exempt income to the corporation. You cannot deduct things that are attributable to generating tax exempt income. The corporation argued that in the event the policy had paid, it would have used the cash flow to pay Ms. Rivers. That income would have been taxable to her. The Tax Court went with the IRS.
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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.