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Beware Of Partnership Status Sneaking Up On Your Business Venture
William Holdner and his son, Randall, had a fairly substantial agricultural operation. They chose to report their arrangement as separate businesses. All income and...
Second Circuit Declares Section 3 Of DOMA Unconstitutional
When Clara Spyer died she left an inheritance for her spouse, Edith Windsor. The estate tax has an unlimited marital deduction. Nonetheless there was $363,053 in...
Eliminating Tax Expenditures To Cut Rates – Early Results Are Underwhelming
The Tax Reform Act of 1986 was a massive reboot of the income tax system. The major theme was to broaden the base and lower the rates. The rate lowering was...
Jill Stein In Jail Worried About Students In Debt Bondage
Green Party Presidential Candidate Jill Stein may be in jail or lock-up in Hempstead, NY as I write this. Dr. Stein and her running mate, Cheri Honkala, were arrested yesterday for “blocking traffic” as they sought entrance to the presidential debate at Hofstra University
Jill Stein On Defense And A Healthier Country
Jill Stein's arrest yesterday trying to crash the Presidential debate at Hofstra University caused me to reshuffle the clips from our interview. If you watch footage...
Arresting Jill Stein – Stupidest Idea I Ever Heard
I am not watching the debates. Instead I have been entranced by this video of two ladies who are on the ballot in enough states to be elected President and Vice...
Green Party Jill Stein Plans To Crash Romney Obama Debate At Hofstra
Jill Stein is on the ballot. Why isn't she in the debates ?I thought I was done with the debates. I watched the first one, but it involved inviting myself over to...
Jill Stein Meets Henry George
Originally published on Forbes.com Oct 16th, 2012 Recently I interviewed Green Party Presidential candidate Jill Stein. My main source of questions was the Green Party...
Don’t Freak Out If You Hear Your Trust Is Defective
An article I recently read cautioned estate planners about word choice in speaking to clients. One example they gave was of a planner who was courting the family of a...
Romney Wants No Estate Tax – Case For 2012 Mega Gift Remains Compelling
Along with other folks who concern themselves with estate planning, I have been discussing the idea of there being some urgency in making gifts that use up the current...