IRS Commissioner Mark Everson has announced the appointments of Kevin Brown and Linda Stiff as deputy commissioners beginning December 1. Brown and Stiff replace outgoing
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Kelly Phillips Erb is a tax attorney, tax writer, and podcaster.
The Price You Pay
Following up on my recent post about the NCAA, college sports and tax-exempt status, take a look at this tidbit in USA Today which reports
Read MoreFix The Tax Code Friday: Gambling Losses
It’s Fix the Tax Code Friday! Casinos are headed to Pennsylvania and many other states this year as revenue raisers for state governments. Winnings are
Read MoreA Not So Private Matter
Word on the Street (Wall Street, that is) is that one of the items on the Dems’ new agenda will be to reverse the prior
Read MoreMore Reasons To Love Massachusetts
As if Tom Brady and Curt Schilling aren’t enough, Massachusetts has given some taxpayers yet another reason to be thankful: Patriots Day. The holiday, which honors
Read MorePlease Sir, Can I Have Some More?
As previously reported, the IRS appears to be on a fee raising binge… And they’ve struck again! According to the IRS, as of the first
Read MoreGive A Little Bit
In addition to this being the time of the year when 501(c)(3) organizations come calling for charitable contributions of cash, it’s also the season for
Read MoreNew & Improved
I know, I know. When people say things are new and improved, they usually aren’t. But this time, they’re wrong. I’ve rolled all of the
Read MoreFix The Tax Code Friday: Bottoms Up!
It’s Fix The Tax Code Friday! This week’s question: Earlier in the week, following the elections, Nancy Pelosi indicated that she would make it a
Read MoreHousecleaning
Nobody wants a partisan tax blogger. It’s so… impolitic, if you will. So, I’m not going to offer any real commentary about the election on
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