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Bill Cassidy Providing Emergency Assistance To Wealthy Televangelists

On its face, providing a special tax benefit to “ministers of the gospel” seems blatantly unconstitutional, since it would only apply to Christians.  The IRS early interpreted the statute more broadly to include many who would not otherwise want to be considered “ministers of the gospel” – rabbis and cantors for example.  Hence the preservation of the clergy tax benefit has broad ecumenical support with, for example, Southern Baptists joining with the Russian Orthodox and Krishna Consciousness and Islamic organizations to file an amicus brief supporting the government’s appeal of Judge Crabb’s decision.

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Kansas Hungry For $40 Million Tax Slice Of Pizza Hut Franchisee’s Profits

Kansas Hungry For $40 Million Tax Slice Of Pizza Hut Franchisee’s Profits

This is where it gets a little lawyerly. Mr. Bicknell’s attorneys want to argue that the regulations should not apply in his case since they were issued after he moved. They have other problems with the regulations such as unconstitutional vagueness. DOR argues that they are relevant since the bulk of the assessment relates to 2006.  The Court of Appeals ruled that the challenge to the regulations is premature.

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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.