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Remember: Campaign Contributions Are Not Tax-Deductible

Kelly Phillips ErbAugust 26, 2012June 23, 2020

It’s election season. And for the first time in my adult life, I’m receiving emails from friends asking me to contribute to various political races

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As SCOTUS Rules, IRS Struggles With Tax & Immigration-Related Measures

Kelly Phillips ErbJune 25, 2012June 16, 2020

With the ink barely dry on the Supreme Court ruling striking down most of Arizona’s controversial immigration measures (click here to read the opinion on

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Punishing Excellence: Transfer Pricing Of Outright Sales

Kelly Phillips ErbApril 27, 2012June 9, 2020

Michelle Phillips just won an A… or at least a nice note to her professor. Michelle’s entry on transfer pricing is one of two winning

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IRS Lacks Statutory Authority To Extend Time To Assess Tax

Kelly Phillips ErbApril 26, 2012June 9, 2020

Charles J. Sigerseth just won an A… or at least a nice note to his professor. Charles’ entry on the statute of limitations issue is

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Tax Trivia Giveaway #4: Social Security Numbers

Kelly Phillips ErbFebruary 1, 2012June 1, 2020

Our next tax trivia question is: The original purpose of the Social Security number, which was introduced in 1935, was to track individuals’ accounts within

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Tax Talk 2011 Is On The Way

Kelly Phillips ErbAugust 5, 2011

Tax Talk 2011 is on the way! If you’ve been following the blog over the years, you know that during most major elections, I ask

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Tax Talk 2010

Kelly Phillips ErbSeptember 21, 2010

I’ve been writing a lot this year about the upcoming Congressional election. It’s important for a number of reasons not the least of which is

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Guest Post: The “Wealthy” & The Bush Tax Cuts

Kelly Phillips ErbSeptember 3, 2010May 19, 2020

This week, I’ve asked readers to chime in on the Bush tax cuts. This guest post is courtesy of Belinda Roberts (for more on the

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Guest Post: Death To The Estate Tax

Kelly Phillips ErbAugust 31, 2010

This week, I’ve asked readers to chime in on the Bush tax cuts. This guest post is courtesy of Vinny Kochetta (for more on the

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Let The Charitable Mud-Slinging Begin!

Kelly Phillips ErbAugust 28, 2010

It’s an important election year. I’m sure you’ve heard that about a million times. That, of course, leads to discussions about the importance of the

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