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Ernie Land Challenges Common Law Theorists And Others To Make Kent Hovind A Test Case
I only just met Ernie Land, but I found that we had quite a bit in common. We are roughly the same age and when we discussed the best way to run a religious based...
Thespians And Pagans Fight Assessors In New York Court
Most of my pretty limited exposure to neo-paganism has been of traditions that were in part resisting the spread of the Roman Empire. The Phryganium, though is a revival of a tradition that was practiced in the Empire. In some of the coverage, you get the sense that there was a belief that the Town was upset by the paganism. I still would not rule out that it was generalized resistance to having another property go off the rolls. In my original article, I pointed out a Massachusetts case in which West Springfield was trying to tax a house that was lived in by women who were actual Catholic nuns.
Motocross Racing With Tax Deductible Dollars Works This Time
The IRS argued that the sponsorship of Ben was a personal expense, but the Tax Court was having none of it, pointing out that all five children had been supported in their motorcycle pursuits, but only Ben, who had already achieved some national prominence, was sponsored. The IRS also argued that supporting Ben in races outside the company’s business area was of no benefit, but the Tax Court did not buy that argument either.
AAA Does Not Revive With New S Election – Explained By Jelly Beans
The Accumulated Adjustment Account (AAA) from the first S period is entirely gone and can never be brought back. If you were playing Magic, it would be like one of the cards you have to remove from your graveyard. When you revoked your S election, you did not just move the black jelly beans on top. You turned the old red jelly beans into orange jelly beans, doomed to be among those last consumed.
Between The Scylla Of Creation Science And The Charybdis Of Militant Rationalism I Steer A Perilous Course
All my Kent Hovind posts up till now have been on forbes.com, but I decided that this one needs to be here. Kent Hovind is one of the leading lights in the arguably...
A Creepy Message From The Federal Government
I'm trying to decide whether this is ominous or not. I did a post on a case nearly two weeks ago in which I noted that the Tax Court in seeking a definition referred...
Why I Skipped The 1864 Sesquicenntential
In the summer of 2012, I had this odd notion that I just had to get to the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Antietam. While I was there I discovered that...
I Really Missed President Obama At Gettysburg Address Sesquicentennial
Roughly a year later I have been republishing my forbes Sesquicentennial real time posts. This one went up at the end of October in anticipation of the Gettysburg...
Can Horse Owners Win In Tax Court By Partnering With Trainers?
Central to our conclusion is Mr. Knight’s involvement, not only as the trainer, but also as the coowner of petitioners’ horses. In a very real sense, he and petitioners embarked on a joint venture to own, train, race, and sell thoroughbred horses. The evidence clearly established that Mr. Knight embarked on this venture with the intent to make a profit. We conclude that petitioners’ motivation was the same as his.
Should President Obama Offer Amnesty For Legal Residents Behind On Taxes?
Given the number of delinquent accounts out there you would think I would know a few people who have them. Well I don’t, but there is this friend of a friend of mine who knew somebody I could speak to. You know how it goes. I asked this fellow or gal, whom I will call Tracy, whether a program like this might be meaningful. Tracy had a large outstanding balance that he or she never paid. There has been no word from the IRS for some time, but it hasn’t been ten years. Tracy, as usual, has no money now, but is certain that if an offer came in for a sum certain payable in three months arrangements might be made.
It seems like it might be a good deal all the way around. One more citizen out of the shadows, a bird in the hand for the government and IRS resources freed up to fight identity theft or enforce Obamacare – whatever – as long as its not harassing the Tea Party. That is counterproductive.