Friday, December 31, 2021

Wishes for 2022, and Not Just Tax

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So with a new year heading our way very soon, and aware that 2022 is pronounced 2020, too, I extend to everyone a wish that 2022 not be like...
Thursday, December 23, 2021

Overused Fraudulent Tax Return Preparation Ploys

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One thing that strikes me as bewildering about tax return preparation fraud is that preparers will try the very same stunt that brought othe...
Friday, December 17, 2021

It’s Not Just Tax Return Preparers Assisting in the Preparation of Fraudulent Tax Returns

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The parade of tax return preparers trying to get away with a crime and then getting caught continues. If you’ve missed the parade, some port...
Monday, December 13, 2021

Sharing a Tax Refund? Put the Details in a Written Agreement and Save the Evidence

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Over the years, television court shows have been supplying me with material for this blog. Some of my commentaries about these episodes incl...
Monday, December 06, 2021

Tax Fraud School: When It’s Not Enough to Be a Fraudulent Tax Return Preparer

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Like other readers of this blog, reader Morris knows that I pay attention to the adventures of tax return preparers who do things that they ...
Wednesday, December 01, 2021

How to Tax Billionaires?

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Reader Morris pointed me in the direction of Yahoo reprint of a Business Insider article that suggests treating loans taken out by the weal...
Thursday, November 25, 2021

Still Different, But Thanksgiving Nonetheless

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Today is Thanksgiving. For as long as I’ve been writing this blog, I’ve been sharing a Thanksgiving post to express my gratitude for a varie...
Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Litigation Risk Can Be Reduced When Legislation is Carefully Drafted

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Section 9901(c) of the American Rescue Plan Act provides roughly $195 billion to be allocated among the 50 states, the District of Columb...
Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Is My Easy SALT Cap Conundrum Solution Getting Capitol Hill Attention?

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Six days ago, in SALT Cap Conundrum: The Solution Is Easy , I proposed a solution to the SALT cap conundrum. An existing proposal to elimina...
Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Is There a Tax Twist to This Twin Tale?

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The channel guide summary of a Justice with Judge Mablean episode caught my eye, for a reason I will describe below. As readers of MauledAga...
Thursday, November 11, 2021

When Tax Ignorance Becomes Tax Obstinance

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In 2015, Kenneth Warren Sauter received $20,712 from the Social Security Administration which it reported on a Form SSA-1099. He also receiv...
Thursday, November 04, 2021

SALT Cap Conundrum: The Solution Is Easy

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Again I turn to commentary by Tom Giovanetti of the Institute for Policy Innovation , but this time to agree with an important point he make...
Wednesday, November 03, 2021

Not a Reason to Avoid Taxing Unrealized Gains

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Tom Giovanetti, of the Institute for Policy Innovation , thinks that, to quote the headline of recent IPI commenatry that “It's Impossi...
Sunday, October 31, 2021

The Tax Consequences of Halloween Candy Buy Back Programs

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From the outset of this blog, I have made it a point to work Halloween into MauledAgain, usually looking for the silly or goofy but occasion...
Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Don’t Get Burned By a Tax Return Preparer

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Readers of this blog know that I pay attention to the adventures of tax return preparers who do things that they ought not to do or failed t...
Monday, October 25, 2021

Ignorant Meme About the Mileage-Based Road Fee Demonstrates the Value of Education as a Vaccine Against Ignorance and Propaganda

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I have written many commentaries about the mileage-based road fee, including posts such as Tax Meets Technology on the Road , Mileage-Based ...