The Supreme Court of the United States – sometimes called SCOTUS – has been in the news a lot lately. As a result, one of my most popular questions is: How does a case get to the Supreme Court?
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What Now? Supreme Court Rulings On Same-Sex Marriage Raise Questions About Taxes
The Supreme Court released three opinions today: United States v. Windsor, Sekhar v. United States, and Hollingsworth v. Perry (each opinion downloads as a pdf).
Read MoreChallenges To Same Sex Marriages Now At Supreme Court
On December 11, 2012, I posted the piece that follows about the Supreme Court’s grant of cert to hear cases on same-sex marriages. I’ve often
Read MoreChallenges To Same Sex Marriage To Be Heard By Supreme Court
On Friday, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari on two same sex marriage cases. Those cases include Hollingsworth v. Perry, a challenge
Read MoreIs A Penalty A Tax? The SCOTUS Health Care Decision
So first things, first. The Supreme Court upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (a little background on the Act can be found here).
Read MoreIRS Lacks Statutory Authority To Extend Time To Assess Tax
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
Read MoreSCOTUS Says Tax Crimes Are Grounds For Deportation
“What’s the worst that can happen?” I get asked that a lot in the context of tax compliance. Well, as of today, there’s this: you
Read MoreTaxapalooza At The Supreme Court: Part Three
You hear those little whoops and cheers in the background? Those are me, ecstatic that the Supreme Court appears to be on a tax tear.
Read MoreTaxapalooza At The Supreme Court: Part One
Typically, there are not a lot of tax cases that make news at the Supreme Court level. But this season feels like it’s an exception
Read MoreObama Announces Kagan As Supreme Court Nominee
On Monday, President Obama announced Elena Kagan as his nominee to the US Supreme Court to fill the spot soon to be vacated by Justice
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