Tea Party Patriots Do Some Splainin
TPP Inc is not some sort of dark money operation given that it made its way to $20,0000,000 forty dollars at a time. It is also clear that TPP Inc is expressive of a certain strain of grassroots sentiment. Obamacare is one big grievance and immigration is another. I find the passion about Obamacare puzzling as it does not extend to Medicare. We don’t want a cradle to grave welfare state, but 65 to grave is OK ? At 61, I’m almost to the promised land myself and maybe then I too will want to keep the government out of my Medicare.
Enrolled Agents Deserve More Respect
If you get audited, though, there are a limited number of people who can represent you before the IRS. In principle, it is a large number – in the 2,000,000 range. In practice, most of the roughly 1.2 million attorneys and roughly 650,000 CPAs who, in principle, could represent you at an audit are really not qualified. Especially some of the attorneys. Just kidding. On a percentage basis, you will do better with the almost 50,000 enrolled agents. Enrolled Agents earn the designation by passing an exam administered by the IRS.
Follow Me
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.