It’s always interesting to receive information directly from the source when it comes to tax cases and tax policy in the news.
With this in mind, I contacted Ed and Elaine Brown for a statement about their case.
The Browns had this to say:
Dear Kelly,
As we have been asking for twelve years, “Show us the law and we will pay the tax”.
Ed and Elaine Brown..end.
Kelly Phillips Erb, known as Taxgirl, is a tax attorney, writer, and speaker who explains tax news, IRS updates, scams, financial crime, and money in plain English.
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