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Zombies And The Estate Tax – Law Professor Questions How Dead Are The Undead ?
Zombie awareness is finally sinking in. Even tax attorneys are getting it. Professor Adam Chodorow is Chair of the Teaching Tax Committee of the ABA’s Tax...
I’ll Take A Scoop Of Broccoli But You Can’t Make Me
We do not consider whether the Act embodies sound policies. That judgment is entrusted to the Nation's elected leaders. We ask only whether Congress has the power under...
Tax Fraud – If You Are Not Going To Listen To Advice Better You Don’t Ask
Anthony and Harriet Jinwright were co-pastors of Greater Salem Church, a venerable institution in Charlotte, NC, that was founded by freed slaves in 1857 as...
Form 1040 As A Do-It-Yourself Forensic Tool In Divorce
Julian Block is back again. In this piece he explains how an individual tax return can be used to help uncover assets in a divorce. I have a bit of experience doing...
Julian Block On The Tax In The Health Care Act That Everybody Knew Was A Tax
Originally published on Forbes.com on June 28th, 2012 My friend Julian Block does not like to use the term Obamacare, but I find it pretty handy. The Act was...
Individual Mandate In Obamacare Is Constitutional- Penalty Is A Tax
According to Scotusblog the individual mandate has been upheld. It survives as a tax. The entire bill is upheld with some limitations on the federal government's...
Student Loan Crisis – Worth A Thousand Words
Bill Williams illustrates the student loan crisis.
Trying To Sell Bar To Undercover IRS Agents Gets Owner Free Federal Housing
Originally published on Forbes.com on June 26th, 2012 In my mind a tax plan that ends you up in any sort of court, even Tax Court, even if you win, is not that great a...
When You Have To Kill A Man It Costs Nothing To Be Polite
I am finishing up a year with Forbes.com this week and I take note that my 319 posts have 1,389 comments associated with them. Forbes.com contributors have immense...
Equality Setback – PA Does Not Recognize NJ Civil Union For Estate Tax
Proponents of marriage equality had a big win in federal court recently in the case of Edith Windsor. Here comes a loss in the Commonwealth Court of...