The compound of tax protestors Ed and Elaine Brown, the site of an infamous nine month standoff in 2007, is up for sale. It’s big. It’s beautiful. And it’s possibly booby-trapped.
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Rather Than Tackle Tough Tax Reform, Congress Focuses On The Death Tax. Again.
Congress introduces two more bills to repeal the estate tax.
Read MoreCall For Tax Papers: New York Law School Law Review
The New York Law School Law Review has announced a call for papers to be published in connection with their upcoming October 4, 2013 symposium, The 100th Anniversary of the Revenue Act of 1913: Marking a Century of Income Tax Law in the United States.
Read MoreHow To Stay Out Of Jail: Lessons Learned From The ‘Queen Of IRS Tax Fraud’
This week, Rashia Wilson received a record sentence for her role in a massive identity theft scam used to defraud the Treasury. Wilson, together with her boyfriend and colleague, used stolen identities to bilk the IRS out of nearly $20 million.
Read MoreGet Ready To Shop: State Sales Tax Holidays Are Back!
State sales tax holidays are back just in time for back to school shopping.
Read MoreDead Men Tell No Tales: Deceased Russian Lawyer Found Guilty Of Tax Evasion
A Moscow court has ruled Hermitage Capital Management founder William Browder and his tax advisor and lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, guilty of tax fraud. Magnitsky was found guilty posthumously; he died in prison nearly four years ago. Browder was found guilty in absentia after being forced from the country in 2006.
Read MoreAs Debate Into Tax Exempt Scandal Continues, Here’s A Timeline Of Who Knew What And When
It is with regret that I will be departing from the IRS as my acting assignment ends in early June. This has been an incredibly
Read MoreEnding Tax Breaks On Municipal Bonds Shifts Burden To The Rest Of Us
Better check that portfolio: the Obama administration is continuing to push for limits on the tax exemption of municipal bonds. The plan was tucked away
Read MoreIRS To Remain Open For Business As Furlough Day Is Canceled
The Internal Revenue Service will remain open for business next Monday, July 22, 2013, despite a previously scheduled furlough day. The furlough was to be
Read MoreAnother Town Hit With Property Tax Snafu
Residents of Bel Air, Maryland, may be checking their mailboxes quite a bit this time of year looking for property tax bills. Officials have advised
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