If there’s a Girls Gone Wild 2008 Spring Break Edition, Joe Francis won’t be closely involved. The mega-rich, mega-troubled founder of the Girls Gone Wild empire will likely remain in jail until April 29, since his trial for tax evasion charges has been postponed. The trial was originally scheduled to begin today. He has not…
Okay, don’t get me wrong. I think that providing universal health care options for children should be a priority in our country. However, shifting the burden to smokers to avoid what is essentially a political fight (the “who will pay for it” argument going on between the President and the Senate) is just a bit…
It’s always nice to help out a fellow tax professional. That’s why I was particularly honored to be mentioned in this article, thanks to Lubna Kably. Be sure and check it out.
We are no longer accepting applications for the JSYB contest. Our team is sorting through the applications and will announce the winner shortly.
On Problogger yesterday, a few folks commented that the list of potential deductions for bloggers (one of many groups of self-employed persons) was too long or too complicated. Which made me think. It also leads me to today’s Fix the Tax Code Friday question: Should there be a separate standard deduction alternative for self-employed persons?…
It’s always fun when you can participate on your fellow blogger’s sites. That’s why I’m excited to be a featured guest blogger over at Darren Rowse’s excellent Problogger site. Check it out, leave a comment or two. Make us all happy.
Okay, so you know that’s not true. But surprisingly, many accounting firms and a couple of law firms made Fortune’s List of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2007. Google made the top of the list – so maybe it’s more fun to be a tech geek pulling in tons of dough –…
A number of folks who do not believe that there is a law that requires taxpayers to pay an income tax have left comments throughout the site, accusing me and other tax professionals of blind ignorance. Now, I don’t mind a sound difference of opinion or a good debate, but this is my blog and…
Whoops. The folks in Harrisburg are calling it an honest mistake but taxpayers aren’t buying it. They approved a property-tax increase that was higher than allowed by a 2006 law aimed at cutting homeowners’ property taxes. The state Education Department has ordered the district to return about $60,000 in excess taxes which were paid under…
Not to be outdone by the Irish, the Russian tax authorities are making noise about a crackdown on taxes paid by the super-rich. However, as opposed to tax breaks, the Russian Federal Tax Service is concentrating on tax evasion as a source of wealth. There’s no question that there is a giant disparity in the…
