How To Evade Taxes… The Movie
Just perfect on a Monday morning – this film made me giggle. Enjoy!
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Snipes: He Is But He Isn’t
Wesley Snipes cannot, as my mother would say, win for losing. As one of his many, many claims and motions filed in his tax evasion case, the star of “Blade” had argued that two of his attorneys were unfit for trial. Now, he wants one of them back. Daniel Meachum tried to rejoin the Snipes…
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Snipes’ Trial Has Potential To Be Hollywood A List Circus
Will Muhammad Ali deliver a knockout punch in favor of actor Wesley Snipes? The former heavyweight champ and “Sportsman of the Year” is one of many names that attorneys for Wesley Snipes presented at trial as potential character witnesses. Other names that were mentioned as potential witnesses to vouch for what a good guy Snipes…
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Tax Software Promos Heat Up
You can tell that tax time is creeping up on us by the number of tax-related promos appearing on the web. Even from… The Office? That’s right. One of my favorite TV shows is The Office, so I was excited to receive an email that there was a “What Kind of Taxpayer Are You?” quiz…
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123+ Top Business Stories Of 2007
2007 was definitely a newsworthy year for businesses. Some businesses experienced record profits, some businesses spiraled into bankruptcy. Here, in one convenient package, are your top business stories of the year as compiled by the b5media Business Channel: If you read Behind the Buzz even a little, you knew that Barbie Girl would make the…
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Snipes Stays In Florida
I hear the weather’s lovely there this time of year. US District Judge William T. Hodges has ruled that Wesley Snipes’ federal tax-evasion trial will go forward in Ocala, Florida, despite a plea from Snipes’ attorney to move the trial to New York to avoid what he calls “a hotbed of KKK activity.” This is…
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Texas Institutes Stripper Tax
As the New Year rings in, Texas will levy a “pole tax” or “stripper tax” on patrons of the state’s strip joints. That’s right, strip club patrons in Texas, break out your wallets because you will now be charged an extra $5. The proceeds of the tax will benefit rape victims in Texas. “This is…
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Thank God It’s Friday!
Remember the case of the parents who wanted to name their child “Metallica”? The Swedish National Tax Board originally turned them down. The ruling was overruled after a threatened court battle. A similar case in Italy may not reach the same result. An Italian couple wants to name their child “Friday” after the character in…
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Wesley Snipes Keeps Talking
Wesley Snipes has even more to say about his tax evasion charges. So far, he’s made claims that he is being unfairly targeted because he’s black; he can’t get a fair trial in Ocala, Florida because it is a “hotbed” of KKK activity; his attorney was unfit for trial; and has compared himself to a…
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Is Santa Bringing More Taxes For Christmas?
I try not to be too political (I said too political) on the blog, but I couldn’t pass up this little gem from the National Republican Senatorial Committee. (Sorry, the video is no longer available.) Apparently, Congress is too busy to pass any AMT relief because they’re reviewing Christmas videos.