Tuesday, October 18, 2005

Tax Return Deadlines and Procrastinating Clients

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Yesterday a member of the ABA-TAX listserve raised a question about the proper, or at least appropriate and effective, response to clients w...
Monday, October 17, 2005

Paying the Tax Shelter Price

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Although there are other types of tax shelters, one of the more common arrangements is an investment in a partnership which borrows money, u...
Friday, October 14, 2005

(Not) Tax Timing

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Shortly before 11 this morning, I questioned the wisdom of leaving five tax policy positions in Treasury vacant and criticized the slowness ...

Vacancies, Snails and Tax Policy Gridlock

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It seems that the tax world clock ticks at a faster rate than do those marking time for many, if not most, other areas of life. The Bankrupt...
Wednesday, October 12, 2005

The Tax Reform Fiddle-and-Fidget Dance

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The Tax Reform Commission is entering its home stretch, and news of its first few decisions is beginning to show up in various places, inclu...

So Where's the Secret Oil Cache?

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I'm amazed. Startled. Bewildered. They just don't get it. Why? An editorial in this morning's Philadelphia Inquirer , written by...
Monday, October 10, 2005

Tax Rate Preference Supporters Remain Persistent

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Last month, I pointed out the challenges of coming up with the dollars to rebuild the Gulf Coast. Early in the month, in a posting that dre...
Friday, October 07, 2005

Alleged Tax Court Judge Bias: The Topic That Will Never Die

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As many people in the tax world know, one of the tax topics in which I have serious interest is the question of alleged Tax Court bias. Six ...
Thursday, October 06, 2005

A Six-Part Tax Chart for Tribune Co. v. Comr.

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He's at it again. Andrew Mitchell, that is. Or TaxChartMan as he could well be known. This time, he's cranked out a six-part chart o...

Try Being Jim Maule for a Day: BlawgThink 2005 Is Calling You

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I received an invitation to an event that I'd like to attend but cannot attend. I knew I'd regret not starting sooner or making bett...
Wednesday, October 05, 2005

Want to Be a Lawyer? Just Say That You Are!

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In a Law.com article , "Law School: Make It Optional?," Professor George B. Shepherd of Emory University School of Law proposes a ...
Tuesday, October 04, 2005

Blogging and the Future of Legal Scholarship

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The October 7, 2005 issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education (apparently taking a cue from magazines that ship their November issue in Aug...