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Hobby Loss Roundup

Although I fell in love with Section 183 cases because they tend to be such great stories and so amusing, that will not be the focus of my seminar. My study of the case law and detailed analysis of over 300 cases has caused me to conclude that key elements of the section are misunderstood by many practitioners (and the public which pretty much goes without saying) and that practitioners tend to be too conservative in counseling clients. The focus of my seminar will be coaching clients and winning audits.

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District Court Tosses Interesting Likely Frivolous Tax Argument Out On Standing

District Court Tosses Interesting Likely Frivolous Tax Argument Out On Standing

The uniformity rule also applies to “incorporated territories”.  As most people see it, there is not much in the way of incorporated territory since Alaska and Hawaii became states in 1959.  There is some. 4.6 acres with no permanent residents – Palmyra Atoll.  Brian sees it differently.  He thinks Puerto Rico is an incorporated territory because it is clearly on the road to statehood.

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Year 15 Low Income Housing Tax Credit Fight Turns Ugly For CohnReznick

Year 15 Low Income Housing Tax Credit Fight Turns Ugly For CohnReznick

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Plan On Having The Death Tax Live On

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Trump Indictment – 34 Counts Of Falsifying – What Is The Other Crime?

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Third Circuit Upholds Tax Court In Large Dollar Horse Hobby Loss Opinion

Third Circuit Upholds Tax Court In Large Dollar Horse Hobby Loss Opinion

He mentioned the Dreicer decision which is actually a sort of hilarious story of a trustifarian touring the world in search of the perfect steak.  Dreicer lost in Tax Court and appealed to the DC Circuit (he was an expat).  The Tax Court judge had indicated that it was not reasonable to expect a profit from the activity.  The DC Circuit sent the case back to the Tax Court indicating that that was not the correct standards.  What you have to have is the objective of making a profit, not the expectation.  Back at the Tax Court again Dreicer still lost, but I give him credit for inspiring Reilly’s Eighteenth Law of Tax Planning – Honest objective trumps realistic expectation

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Kent Hovind’s Third Wife Sues Over Financial Commitments

Kent Hovind’s Third Wife Sues Over Financial Commitments

The new DAL is much more conventional in structure. The property is owned and operated by Creation Science Ministries Inc a 501(c)(3) organization that is recognized by the IRS as a church. A for profit S Corporation owned by Ernie Land, Kent’s consigliere of a sort, runs the store and pays Kent for the use of his intellectual property. Mary Tocco, Kent’s second wife, maintains that the new DAL in practice runs much as the old one did with no actual accountability on Kent’s part.

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