As the New Year rings in, Texas will levy a “pole tax” or “stripper tax” on patrons of the state’s strip joints. That’s right, strip
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Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz – Lame AMT Relief It Is
Congress finally made up its mind about the AMT – on the last day of business for 2007. The House voted 352-64 to “patch” the
Read MoreThank God It’s Friday!
Remember the case of the parents who wanted to name their child “Metallica”? The Swedish National Tax Board originally turned them down. The ruling was
Read MoreHow Cool Is Your Tax Prof?
How cool is your tax professor? I’m going to be adding some reader-generated interviews to my “Getting to Know You Thursday” feature – and I’m
Read MoreCall For Tax Papers
The IRS Statistics of Income Division has issued a request for paper for its 2008 conference to be held in Washington, DC. According to the
Read MoreThree In Five Americans Think That Our Tax System Benefits The Wealthy
Bankrate, Inc. has published the findings of a national poll which found that 60% of Americans think that our current tax system benefits the rich.
Read MoreNothing Stays The Same: Your Year End Check-Up
One of the things about being a tax attorney is that folks automatically assume that my financial house is always in order, that I always
Read MoreFerraro Law Firm Breaks Own Whistleblower Record
Earlier this week, the Ferraro Law Firm, a trial law firm based in Florida, submitted a tax whistleblower submission of more than $2 billion (yes,
Read MoreWesley Snipes Keeps Talking
Wesley Snipes has even more to say about his tax evasion charges. So far, he’s made claims that he is being unfairly targeted because he’s
Read MoreFedEx Drivers Deliver Class Action Suit
FedEx has a little more to deal with this season than holiday deliveries: it has been deflecting claims in multiple jurisdictions over its classification of
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