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Stupid Is As Stupid Does – Tax Protesters And The Cheek Defense
Originally Published on forbes.com on April 8th, 2012 ______________________________________ I recently wrote about the Browns whom Ron Paul likened to Mahatama Gandhi...
F. Lee Bailey Was No Tax Court Virgin
Bailey might have reflected on that in his own case. He actually won on a couple of at least moderately complex legal issues but he got absolutely creamed on substantiation. That one sentence “The burden of proving deductions is on the taxpayer” is something that Bailey should have remembered.
F. Lee Bailey Tax Attorney – More Fun Than Anietra Hamper’s Underwear
You probably have to be over 40 to remember the Symbionese Liberation Army and Patty Hearst. His rise to prominence from the Sam Sheppard acquittal was in 1966. When I mentioned that I was surprised that the story hadn’t generated more interest, I was told that most twitter users might not recognize his name and it was too bad that the story wasn’t about Justin Bieber, whoever he is.
Did F. Lee Bailey Have A Fool For A Client ?
Revenue agents are accountants not silver tongued orators or brilliant cross-examiners. Lots of ticking and tying and tracing. Those apparently are not Mr. Bailey’s strong suits.
Doctor Who Is Too Busy Defending Earth To Help With Your Estate Plan ? Maybe You Don’t Need Him
Originally Published on forbes.com on April 1st, 2012 ______________________________________ There has always been a good case for using your unified credit to make...
Big Government, Congressman Ryan, and Student Loans
Second, and perhaps most importantly: Why on earth are the Republicans buddying up with big-government champions like the New America Foundation in trying to protect this obvious, shameless, beltway monstrosity? Is this what the rank and file conservative Republicans can expect from their leadership in the House going forward? If so, I recommend strongly that they be immediately replaced, by true conservatives not infected by the bureaucratic, beltway sickness that seems to have enveloped both parties on this issue and others.
Student Loan Defaulter Calls For Solidarity
We need to organize. And we need to learn to help each other out even as we face a large battle. People in default suffer in a variety of ways – they can’t rent anywhere to save their lives, for example. They’re doomed to poverty, because they’re being made examples of. It’s a way to keep us all in perpetual fear of this system. I think that borrowers need to start actively helping each other out and networking among themselves so that they can resist the loan industry’s tactics. Lending each other some moral support is certainly a start.
Corporate Tax Departments Will Start Hating Telecommuters
Originally Published on forbes.com on March 29th, 2012 ______________________________________ Do you telecommute for your own convenience? A new New Jersey court...
Hog Gets Slaughtered – Roth IRA Not Qualified To Hold S Stock
Originally Published on forbes.com on March 28th, 2012 ______________________________________ Taproot Administrative Services, Inc., Petitioner-Appellant, v....
Cash Parsonage Allowances – Constitutional But Bad Tax Policy – Law Professor Argues
Originally Published on forbes.com on March 25th, 2012 ______________________________________ I suppose it is probably my fault that my quirky little tax blog has...