The World Player of the Year for football (soccer for my American readers) is finding himself in the spotlight for reasons other than sports this week. Lionel Messi, together with his father, are facing accusation by Spanish tax authorities of filing fraudulent tax returns for the years 2007-2009. Criminal charges were filed today by prosecutor…
Admit it: you’ve thought about how cool it would be to be caught on camera outside of the Today Show in Rockefeller Plaza. Thousands flock to the famous glassed-in wall every day to be seen with a message, usually something along the lines of “We love Justin” or “Happy Birthday, Kate” as Matt Lauer, Savannah…
The Town of Mount Kisco in New York was recently advised by the Postmaster of Mount Kisco branch of the U.S. Post Office that all of the 2013 property tax bills that were mailed out by the Town on May 31, 2013, have gone missing. Yes, all of them. As difficult as it is to…
Last week, things looked bleak for the world’s largest Masonic Temple. A significant amount of taxes was owed on the property and, according to the Detroit Free Press, it was in danger of falling into foreclosure. The building, the Detroit Masonic Temple, designed by architect George Mason, has been a part of the Motor City’s…
Things are turning around for the Yankees. Derek Jeter, who hasn’t played this season, made an appearance on the field today, taking a few practice swings. The team is 2nd in the AL East (and yes, their winning percentage is much better than my beloved Phillies who are a dismal 3rd in the NL East)….
On Wednesday, a colleague in Center City Skyped the office: A building collapsed on 22nd market! 22nd and Market is close to pretty much everything in Philadelphia. For purposes of orientation, Philadelphia is laid out in a grid. Market Street is the ‘halfway point’ in the north-south divide. If you drew a line straight down…
I don’t golf. If you’ve ever met me in real life, you’d know this in a matter of minutes. I don’t have the patience for it. I can’t sit nicely and wait for my turn. I’m a bit loud. Also, I look terrible in polo shirts. So I’m not really your target audience for golf….
Happy birthday, federal gas tax! Yes, on this day in 1932, President Herbert Hoover signed the Revenue Act of 1932 authorizing the first federal gasoline tax. It was the first gas tax on a federal level but not the first gas tax in the country: all of the states at the time had their own…
Elections make for strange bedfellows. After taking a hit in 2012 for failing to embrace a changing demographic in this country, many in Congress are now dipping their toes in immigration reform in an effort to woo voters. Notably, that means that liberals and conservatives are coming together in an effort to craft a plan…
When it comes to tax incentives, Sen. Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo) wants to take it off… as in all off… for two strip clubs in California. Sen. Hill has introduced legislation in the Golden State to put an end to a “loophole” that allows certain businesses to take advantage of a tax break meant to…