It’s Getting to Know You Tuesday! Today’s guest is Wendi Kotzen. Wendi is a partner in the tax and real estate groups at Ballard Spahr Ingersoll Andrews LLP. When I entered the practice, it became apparent to me that tax law was not exactly chock full of female attorneys. In fact, at any given Tax…
When Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D – Nevada) pulled the immigration bill last week, the blame game started immediately. Conservatives blamed Liberals. Liberals blamed Conservatives. But nobody pointed the finger where it rightly belonged: at the American people. While most surveys indicate that Americans aren’t opposed to an immigration bill that offers some form…
I like to give people the benefit of the doubt on a lot of things, especially when it comes to taxes. It is, after all, easy to rely on the advice of others – tax professionals – and make bad choices. In fact, a lot of what I do involves helping people get out of…
Joan Collins has expressed her outrage at a fraud scheme which has been confirmed by the UK involving children’s charities. The charity in question was founded by Trevor England, 60, of Carmarthenshire, and Mary Johnson, also 60, of Warrington, who were both were jailed after a judge heard they stole more than £500,000 (as of…
When I first moved to Philadelphia, I used to describe the area that I grew up in as “that place that they report from on the Weather Channel during hurricane season.” That’s because I hail from Hampstead, NC, just a few miles north of Wilmington, NC, which is sort of a hurricane magnet. But even…
Earlier in the week, I reported that Georgia is considering implementing a tax on personal services, meaning that professions like barber shops, law firms and accountants would impose a tax on their services, which would likely be passed through to the consumer. This tax would replace property taxes in Georgia. Now, normally, my Fix the…
It’s only a test. Had it been a real tax emergency, there might have actually been a break in the news about Paris Hilton’s house arrest to discuss a slightly more exciting one… that of Ed Brown. Earlier today, SWAT team personnel arrived at land owned by Ed Brown in New Hampshire. Mr. Brown claimed…
In response to my post about PETA’s proposed meat tax, Sally over at Living Without Meat had this to say: What she doesn’t share with us is if the tax deal goes through, will she go back to her formerly meat-free diet? That’s right: I used to be a vegetarian. I was meat free from…
Taxes are not popular. And lawyers are not popular. So why not throw the two together and create the most despicable combination imaginable: a tax on legal services? That’s what they’re considering these days in Georgia. House Speaker Glenn Richardson, a Republican from Hiram County, is introducing a bill to collect sales taxes on lawyers….
Going green is all the rage these days – even in the tax world. And I’m not just talking about hybrid vehicles and credits for energy efficient improvements to your home. I’m talking as green as it gets: vegetarian green. That’s right, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is calling on congressional leaders to…