Study Shows Taxpayers With Balance Due More Likely To Cheat
Doctor Rees-Jones finds, however, that there is significant bunching near zero balance due and that bunching is more pronounced the higher the income. I suppose that you could attribute that to just being accurate in estimated payments. There is more.
The bunching at close to zero balance due is associated with what the Professor calls “income shocks”, the type of income events that are harder to predict
Lawyers Hosting Event For Judges Does Not Count As Charity
So this group, apparently of lawyers, rents out the Courthouse and throws a party for their own membership and the judges. Non-members can attend, but they have to pay extra. Whatever there is that is charitable about that was not apparent to the IRS.
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