The IRS has announced that they are seeking applicants for the Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities (ACT). The ACT is an organized
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Plain Writing Act of 2010 Clears Things Right Up
If you feel like you understand the IRS a little more this week, it’s not your imagination. Last week, President Obama signed H.R. 946 into
Read MoreMany Colleges “Not Financially Responsible”
In a flush economy, it’s easier to look the other way when things aren’t going well. In a tight economy, however, we’re much more aware
Read MoreStar Wars: States Will Vie For Space-Related Tax Breaks
If a member of Congress was ever qualified to speak up about the space program, I’d say Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) would fit the bill.
Read MoreWill The BP Spill Drive Up The Gas Tax?
My daughter asked me the other day why the birds couldn’t breathe. It took me awhile to figure out that she was talking about what’s
Read MoreTaxapalooza At The Supreme Court: Part Three
You hear those little whoops and cheers in the background? Those are me, ecstatic that the Supreme Court appears to be on a tax tear.
Read MoreTaxapalooza At The Supreme Court: Part One
Typically, there are not a lot of tax cases that make news at the Supreme Court level. But this season feels like it’s an exception
Read MoreNeither Snow Nor Rain… Will Stop The IRS
Despite weather conditions that have kept federal employees home for a fourth straight day in Washington, DC, the IRS claims that the blizzard won’t slow
Read MoreCongress To Create Digital Archive For Tax Legislation
An effort is underway to bring tax legislative research into the 21st century. The Joint Tax Committee, a non-partisan research arm of the Senate Finance
Read MoreShould The IRS Kill VITA Altogether?
Shortly after I posted this piece about IRS cutting ties with ACORN, I received an email asking me, among other things, if I thought this
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