It has been a grim year for most charitable organizations over the past two years. Giving has been down markedly, with gifts in 2008 representing
Read MoreMonth: July 2010
No Tax On Health Care Benefits For 2010 Or 2011 Or…
How can you tell it’s an election year? By the sheer number of scare tactics and outright lies being shuffled about. An email is making
Read MoreWhat If Our Taxes Were Managed Like The NBA?
The spectacle that was the Lebron-athon on yesterday is over. If you haven’t heard (in which case I desperately want to know how that happened),
Read MoreIRS Goes High Tech For Recruits
The upside of a down economy: as Congress puts more emphasis on tax collections, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) needs more workers. Voila. Increased employment.
Read MoreI Told You So.
So, I don’t say that on the blog very often (though my brothers would likely tell a different story from our years at home). But
Read MoreTrying To Sort Out 2010: Estate Planning
One of my special interests has always been estate planning and the associated tax consequences (if you follow the blog, you may recall that I
Read MoreGulf Spill Yields Tax Talk About Multinationals
In the middle of all the “tax loopholes closing” that’s been going on in Congress, a big, fat one may have remained open. Sen. Max
Read MoreTanning Tax Kicks Off The Holiday Weekend
My oldest daughter tans at the drop of a hat. Even in early spring, she starts to brown a little bit while the rest of
Read MoreHappy 4th Of July!
It’s July 4th! For many of us in the US, this means picnics and barbecues, fireworks and parades. In the middle of all of the
Read MoreTax Relief Sought For BP Spill Victims
More than 3.3 million barrels of oil have now spilled into the Gulf as a result of the BP spill. To put that into perspective,
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