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Wall Street Journal Catches Up With Me on Clergy Tax Abuse
Originally Published on forbes.com on August 23rd, 2011 ______________________________________ Laura Saunders has a great piece in the Wall Street Journal about Phil...
Could President Obama End Carried Interests Without Congress ?
Originally Published on forbes.com on August 23rd, 2011 ______________________________________ Much of the debate about the favorable tax treatment of hedge fund...
Asking the right tax questions – Guest Post by Professor Annette Nellen
Originally Published on forbes.com on August 22nd, 2011 ______________________________________ Most tax bloggers are more serious than I am. Professor Annette Nellen...
Can Carried Interest be Fixed Without Legislation ? Part 3 of a Two Part Series.
Originally Published on forbes.com on August 22nd, 2011 ______________________________________ Carried interest is the nefarious concept that the evil hedge managers...
“Patriot’s” Comment Evokes Nostalgia for the Old 42nd Street
Originally Published on forbes.com on August 21st, 2011 ______________________________________ I haven’t been blogging that long, but one of the principles I’ve learned...
Warren Buffett Dislikes Hedge Fund Managers – Let’s Take It Out On Subchapter K
Originally Published on forbes.com on August 20th, 2011 ______________________________________ Welcome to My Favorite Subchapter This is the second in a two part series...
Hedge Fund Managers – Hoist on Their Own Petard ?
Originally Published on forbes.com on August 20th, 2011 ______________________________________ This is an intermission in my two part series on the tax magic of hedge...
How Do Hedge Fund Managers Work Their Tax Magic ? – Part 1 of a 2 Part Series on What Warren Buffett is Mad About
Originally Published on forbes.com on August 19th, 2011 ______________________________________ In the minds of some, the most despicable current beneficiaries of...
Tribe To Receive Millions In Federal Unemployment Tax Refunds
Originally Published on forbes.com on August 19th, 2011 ______________________________________ Refund cases into seven figures will always catch my eye. For it to be a...
Key Part of Obamacare Unconstitutional – Eleventh Circuit Rules
Originally Published on forbes.com on August 17th, 2011 ______________________________________ The Eleventh Circuit has issued its ruling in State of Florida v US...