Tax season opens in eight days. What better way to celebrate than with a little tax haiku?
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Do You Want Fries With That Audit? McDonald’s Faces Allegations Of Tax Evasion In France
Gerard Depardieu. Apple. And now McDonald’s. It feels like anyone who’s anyone is on French President Hollande’s tax hit list. Here are the latest allegations of tax dodging and what the hamburger giant has to say about the matter.
Read More11 Questions To Ask When Hiring A Tax Preparer
Hiring a tax preparer can be tough – but sometimes you just have to ask the right questions. Here are 11 questions to consider when hiring a tax preparer.
Read MoreWarren Buffett Offers $1 Billion For Perfect March Madness Bracket
What would you do with a billion dollars? Pick a perfect March Madness bracket and Warren Buffett will help you find out…
Read MoreWhy Justice Matters: The Indictment & Trial Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On Tax Charges
We all know about the civil rights struggle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. But what do you know about his personal struggle? Dr. King was a target for government officials, including taxing authorities. Dr. King was criminally charged with tax fraud. What happened might just remind you why justice matters…
Read MoreHot Tub Tax Machine: News Anchor Takes Plea In Scandal
When preparing her 2011 tax return, former news anchor Juliet Bickford claimed a deduction she wasn’t entitled to take. It’s a mistake that in most cases would not have resulted in criminal charges. This wasn’t most cases.
Read MoreUK Bows To Pressure, Likely To Reverse Course On Taxation Of Bitcoin: Will The US Be Next?
While the US has yet to offer a solid position on the taxation of Bitcoin, other countries are moving ahead with policy decisions. To date, Singapore and Germany have been cited as those with the most definitive answers on taxing Bitcoin. Are they about to be surpassed by the UK?
Read MoreAnother Legal Threat To Obamacare Shot Down In Federal Court
Last year, one day after the Internal Revenue Service additional Proposed Regulations to clarify issues related to the Health Care Act, a group of taxpayers
Read MoreIRS Free File To Open January 17, Two Weeks Before Tax Season Officially Opens
IRS invites taxpayers to come back on January 17 and get in the queue to file for free. But does that mean those returns will be processed early? Nope. Here’s what it does mean…
Read MoreNo Criminal Charges Expected In FBI Investigation Into IRS Scandal
The FBI is not expected to announce criminal charges in its investigation over the IRS tax exempt organization scandal, leaving Chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Rep. Darrell Issa, fuming over what he calls a “questionable” investigation.
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