The Ghosts Of Tax Laws Past: Five Rules That Refuse To Stay Dead
Five tax provisions that came back from the dead, changed form, or refused to disappear. Explore the strange afterlives of federal tax laws.
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You Be the Tax Judge: The Verdict on Influencer Celebrity Expenses
The Tax Court weighs in on whether an influencer can deduct celebrity meet-and-greets, event tickets, and other experiences as business expenses.
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A New Lead In The Tylenol Murders and The Tax Twist You Probably Forgot
A possible new link has emerged in the 1982 Tylenol murders, reviving interest in the unsolved case—and James Lewis’s surprising connection to taxes.
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Taxgirl Goes To The Movies: Star Wars
It’s May the 4th… so it’s a fitting day to kick off the most recent edition of Taxgirl Goes To The Movies with “Star Wars.” “Star Wars” (later “Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope”) is the first film released in the Star Wars franchise. From smuggling to bartering for droids, here’s a look…
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Taxgirl Goes Back To The Movies In 2025
Taxgirl Goes to the Movies is back, exploring the tax consequences hiding in your favorite films. Have a movie to nominate? Send it my way.
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Unpacking Britney Spears’ Conservatorship from an Attorney’s Perspective
In 2008, pop star Britney Spears was put under a court-sanctioned conservatorship. That meant other people (including her father), named as conservators, could make decisions about her career and money. The story has attracted so much attention that it has its own New York Times documentary, and its own hashtag on Twitter, known as the…
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The Value of Michael Jackson’s Intellectual Property After His Death
Michael Jackson’s death on June 25, 2009, shocked the world. And the legal drama that followed shocked many tax attorneys. At the time of his death, Jackson was clearly worth millions, but the exact value of his estate was unclear. The matter eventually went to court, where a ruling found that Michael Jackson’s image and…
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PNC Says ‘the 12 Days of Christmas’ Will Be Different In 2020
For 37 years, PNC has calculated the prices of the 12 gifts from the classic holiday song, “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” This year, the list looks a little different with adjustments for the pandemic’s impact on the cost of purchasing the presents in the renowned carol. It will cost just $16,168.14 to buy all…
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Tax Trivia: Movie Quotes
We have a winner! Greg guessed first that the movie was “Shawshank Redemption.” Our next tax trivia question is: In what tax-driven movie did the protagonist say the following? It’s funny. On the outside, I was an honest man. Straight as an arrow. I had to come to prison to be a crook. The first…
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Income Tax Cocktail
As Tax Day – and thus, tax season – ticks away, I suspect many of you are looking forward to a little relaxation. If a cocktail is in the cards, consider the Income Tax Cocktail. 1 1/2 oz. gin3/4 oz. dry vermouth3/4 oz. sweet vermouth1 oz. orange juice2 dashes Angostura (or Peychaud’s) bitters Combine ingredients,…
