A Seattle area divorce lawyer was convicted earlier in the year of tax evasion charges, making false statements and obstructing justice. Felix Landau may serve
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Fix The Tax Code Friday: Bailing Out The Government
It’s Fix the Tax Code Friday! Remember that study that I cited from the Tax Foundation earlier in the week? That same report offered another
Read MoreIRS Tries Out New Internships
The employee plans division of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has hired two law student interns this year, the first time ever for this division.
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What Do Taxpayers Really Think About A Soda Tax?
I received in the post today, almost on cue, a Special Report by the Tax Foundation which reported on, among other things, how folks felt
Read More“Fat Tax” On The Scene Again – This Time, In the Senate
Argh. Can our debate on health care and taxes get any worse at this point? After New York tried – and failed – to tax
Read MoreBeware Of Tax Refund Scams
I just received an email with the subject line “Confidential Information” in my inbox. The attachment was a form which requested a long list of
Read MoreDC Tax Thief Saga Nearly At End
Harriette Walters was living the good life – but it was on the dime of the taxpayers. Literally. Walters was the tax assessment manager for
Read MoreOh Yeah?! Well, Your Cheese Stinks!
Germany, like the US, has been highly critical of countries considered to be tax havens. Mostly, those are countries outside of Europe with financial and
Read MoreErnst & Young Partners Found Guilty On All Counts
The crackdown on tax shelters continues with a Manhattan jury finding four members of the Ernst & Young accounting firm guilty of all criminal charges
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Racing For The Cure
On Sunday, I’ll be racing for the cure for breast cancer in honor of my grandmother. I would love your support. All deductions are completely
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