August 12th, 2008
Ben Stein may be known best by my generation knows as the best as the economics teacher in the movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (”Bueller…. Bueller….?). But he is also an attorney, former presidential speechwriter (for Nixon and Ford) and regular newspaper columnist for the New York Times.
Stein’s political beliefs generally tilt towards the […]
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August 8th, 2008
Earlier today, I blogged the story of my former law professor’s expulsion from the GOP in Delaware. I followed up via email with Professor Ting, who graciously agreed to answer a series of questions about the fiasco - and his quick views on the candidates and tax reform - despite the fact that he’s […]
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August 8th, 2008
Wow. This is just of those stories that you see and you almost just breeze right by it - cause it can’t be true. But apparently, it is.
Professor Jan Ting - one of my own former tax professors at Temple University - has been “expelled” by the Delaware Republican Party from his position […]
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August 6th, 2008
William Goldstein, a popular Philadelphia tax attorney, passed away today. Here, reprinted with permission from Drinker Biddle, is his obituary:
William M. Goldstein, 72, a partner at Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP in Philadelphia and one of the nation’s preeminent tax and business lawyers, died today. A resident of Wayne, Pa., he had battled […]
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July 22nd, 2008
Comedian Dave Barry is running for President (not) and he has a tax plan (also not). Check out this video clip on CNN.
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July 13th, 2008
I sort of took yesterday off… to be interviewed for an upcoming documentary on taxes.
I met with the crew of An Inconvenient Tax at my home on yesterday to talk tax. It was great meeting the guys behind the film.
They posted a quick excerpt about filming me on their blog.
Hmm. I had […]
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June 20th, 2008
Taxpayer asks:
What would you be if you weren’t a tax attorney?
Taxgirl says:
Ooh, that’s a fun question!
I love to write, so I’d love to be published someday.
And if I weren’t doing tax, ummmm…
I’d either be running some kind of nonprofit organization that does grass roots neighborhood improvements - or I’d own a winery!
Like any good […]
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June 20th, 2008
Taxpayer asks:
Why did you become a tax attorney?
Taxgirl says:
Wow, this is not a short answer - but hey, it’s late/early - it’s the Blog Off and I have time.
When I went to law school, I vowed never to take tax. It just felt boring.
But then I had a horrible Moot Court experience. You […]
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May 16th, 2008
And just when we thought the IRS had a handle on things… After admitting that 350,000 taxpayers were underpaid on their tax rebates because of an omission of the child tax credit, the IRS has another mea culpa: they’ve been misdirecting tax rebates to the wrong accounts.
According to an article in Newsday, an […]
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April 24th, 2008
My five year old daughter offers this perspective on my job:
What do I do?
You do taxes and stuff.
What are taxes?
Taxes are faxes.
What are faxes?
The taxes.
What do I do at my job?
Talk, I think. Feed Lyle (that’s our dog). Cook dinnner.
For my job?
Uh-huh.
Do you think my job is interesting?
Umm. No.
What do you […]
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