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Nude Dancing As An Art Form? Not Funny When You Think About It
Originally published on Forbes.com Oct 24th, 2012 Strip joint decisions. There is nothing better calculated to bring out the inherent maturity in tax and accounting...
Same Sex Couples – Registered Domestic Partners – Community Property – What A Mucking Fess
Originally published on Forbes.com Oct 23rd, 2012 IRS just issued two FAQs, one for same sex married couples and the other for registered domestic partners (RDPs) in...
Debate Proceeds Despite Green Party Lawsuit – Hear Jill Stein On Defense Here
Originally published on Forbes.com Oct 22nd, 2012 Well at least my favorite candidate is not handcuffed to a chair for tonight's debate. Tonight's debate is proceeding...
George McGovern Passes On – Where Were You In 1972 ?
George McGovern died this morning. I hope one of my favorite commenters, russpoter, will forgive me for straying from the tax reservation to reminisce,...
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...