It’s my annual “Taxes from A to Z” series! Next up: V is for Veterans’ Benefits Under the Tax Code, income is reportable and taxable unless otherwise excluded. Fortunately, when it comes to veterans’ benefits, those paid under any law, regulation, or administrative practice administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) are completely excludable….
(Author’s note: It’s back! My former “Fix The Tax Code” feature encouraged you, as the reader, to chime in. After a brief hiatus, it’s back. I hope you’ll play along.) Each tax season, as taxpayers struggle over do-it-yourself returns and grumble about the costs of hiring a tax professional, there are calls to make returns…
On December 20, 2014, Ismaaiyl Brinkley walked up to a patrol car and shot NYPD Officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos at close range, killing both. Officer Liu had served seven years on the force and Officer Ramos served just two years. Both were family men: Officer Liu was a newlywed and Officer Ramos was…
