Justice and the Tax Trial of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. faced tax evasion charges in Alabama in 1960. His acquittal—and the lawyers who defended him—offer a powerful lesson about justice.
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Win An A In Tax Law
That’s right, I said ‘Win an A in Tax Law.’ My popular contest for law and paralegal students is back. So let’s get right to the good stuff… Here’s how it works: simply write a guest post to be posted on taxgirl for Forbes.com about any hot tax policy issue. And I don’t mean a…
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Tax Trivia Giveaway #2: Prostitution & Tax Evasion
Our next tax trivia question is: Cristina Warthen (née Cristina Schultz), now married to Ask Jeeves founder David Warthen, is a Stanford Law School grad who grossed more than $300,000 working as a hooker in California under the name “Brazil.” She escaped prosecution for prostitution but admitted to hiding money from the taxing authorities by stashing funds…
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Taxgirl Goes Dark For SOPA
Quick, close your eyes. Now open them. You know, cause you can’t read the blog with your eyes closed. But remember how it looked. It was dark, right? Unfortunately, due to technical issues, I can’t actually make the site go dark for SOPA (the Stop Online Piracy Act). But I want you to get the…
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Taxgirl Gets Nod From ABA Journal
Whew, it’s nearly mid-December already. How did this happen? The month has flown by so quickly that I haven’t had time to thank the editors of the ABA Journal for selecting taxgirl as one of the Blawg 100, the top 100 best law blogs by lawyers. The ABA said, about my blog: Kelly Phillips Erb…
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I’m It. And That Isn’t Ego.
I’ve been tagged to participate in “5 Blogs & 5 Blawgers.” And it’s just what it sounds like. I have to name five fabulous non-legal blogs and then tag five blawgers to do the same. Sounds easy, right? Not so much. I have lots of favorite reads. The real difficulty is narrowing it down to…
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Tax Law: The Musical
TaxProfBlog has a wonderful round up of tax-related songs. Here’s my favorite: Stephen Stubbs’ Taxes are Best When You Pay Nothing At All. Looking for more tax fun? Try tax haiku.