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From Depreciation To Refunds, What You Can Learn From Trump’s Tax Returns

Kelly Phillips ErbSeptember 27, 2020December 14, 2020

I haven’t seen President Trump’s tax returns. I’m going to start there. No matter how many times I’ve been asked today to offer my “take”

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As PPP Fraud Stories Make News, A Story About Redemption

As PPP Fraud Stories Make News, A Story About Redemption

Kelly Phillips ErbJuly 14, 2020November 19, 2020

In May of this year, David A. Staveley (a/k/a Kurt D. Sanborn) of Andover, Massachusetts, and David Butziger of Warwick, Rhode Island, were accused of conspiring to

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Long-Time IRS Employee & “Mother Of The 1040-EZ” To Retire

Kelly Phillips ErbFebruary 28, 2019October 30, 2019

After forty-nine years at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), it’s the last tax season for Carolyn Tavenner. The long-term IRS employee, sometimes called the “Mother

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The Return Of Getting To Know You Tuesday

Kelly Phillips ErbOctober 24, 2018December 27, 2019

I’m thrilled to announce the return of Getting To Know You Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know.

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Plaintiff In Successful Multimillion-Dollar Lawsuit Speaks Out

Kelly Phillips ErbNovember 9, 2017July 29, 2022

On September 8, 2014, Adam Steele filed a class action suit against the federal government seeking to recover allegedly unlawful license fees paid to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Steele’s first person take on the PTIN and the case follows.

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IRS Introduces New Crime Boss

Kelly Phillips ErbAugust 4, 2017July 9, 2020

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has officially introduced the new Chief of the Criminal Investigation division. John D. (Don) Fort was appointed in June 2017 after former Chief Richard Weber announced his departure.

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Key Lawyer In Russian Corruption Scandals Falls From Building Before Testifying

Kelly Phillips ErbMarch 24, 2017October 28, 2020

Nikolai Gorokhov, the lawyer representing tax lawyer Sergei Magnitsky’s family, is recovering from serious injuries after falling out of a window in his Moscow apartment building. Gorokhov fell just one day before he was scheduled to appear in a Moscow court.

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Who Is Trump Pick Steven Mnuchin & What Does The Treasury Secretary Do Anyway?

Kelly Phillips ErbNovember 29, 2016

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name Steven Mnuchin as Secretary of the Treasury.

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Vanguard Founder Jack Bogle Talks About Taxes, Investing And The Election

Kelly Phillips ErbJune 15, 2016

John C. “Jack” Bogle, the Founder of The Vanguard Group, Inc., and President of Vanguard’s Bogle Financial Markets Research Center, has witnessed more than a

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Tax Meets Technology: A Chat With Jessica Mah Of inDinero.com

Kelly Phillips ErbJune 14, 2016May 18, 2020

There’s a perception that the tax world is static: that’s it’s a bunch of stodgy old accountants hunched over ledger books, crunching numbers. In reality,

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