Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Tax and “Write-Offs”

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Reader Morris referred me to an entry on the Seinfeld Law blog . It describes one of the plot threads in the episode, “The Package.” The fac...
Monday, April 27, 2020

Tax Fraud, Alameda Style

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According to this story , two tax return preparers in Alameda, California, have been charged with conspiring to file dozens of fraudulent ta...
Friday, April 24, 2020

Even in a Crisis, Tax Breaks Disproportionately Benefit the Wealthy

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In a report covered in many stories, including this Philadelphia Inquirer article , the Joint Committee on Taxation has revealed that more t...
Wednesday, April 22, 2020

A Most Horrendous Children’s Tax Story

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It started with “Tax Story,” which I discussed in A Frightening Tax Story , and continued with “The Bike Shop,” which I discussed in Another...
Monday, April 20, 2020

Was It Tax Fraud?

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It’s time for another television court show commentary, this time with tax front and center. Sometimes that happens, but often the tax issue...
Friday, April 17, 2020

Perhaps the Most Absurd Tax Proposal Ever

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Generally, when I am commenting about tax law and tax policy, I prefer to react to, and write about, current developments. But this time I n...
Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Tax Deductions Do Not Include Tax Credits

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Perhaps it is fitting that on April 15 I have an opportunity to remind everyone that tax credits are not deductions. That concept is one of ...
Monday, April 13, 2020

Another Children’s Tax Story

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On the heels of discovering Tax Story on a children’s book web site, which I discussed in A Frightening Tax Story , reader Morris found ano...
Friday, April 10, 2020

I Agree, It’s Time for an Excess Profits Tax

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Some tax commentators are suggesting that it’s time for an excess profits tax. For example, Reuven Avi-Yonah explains his proposal in It’s T...
Wednesday, April 08, 2020

A Frightening Tax Story

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Reader Morris directed my attention to what he called a children’s book called Tax Story . The site describes itself as a place to “Find Sto...
Monday, April 06, 2020

Was Tax Avoidance the Reason for This Bizarre Transaction?

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Sometimes I wonder why television court shows with episodes involving tax tend to show up in clusters. Is it my viewing habit? Perhaps. Is i...
Friday, April 03, 2020

Of Course He Does Not Understand Basic Tax Law and the Separation of Powers Doctrine

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So the President, according to various reports, including this one , wants to “restore corporate tax deductions for business meals” because ...
Wednesday, April 01, 2020

Wider Consequences of a Cash Only Tax Technique

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It’s time for another television court show commentary. There’s no predicting when one of the episodes I watch will have a tax angle. But wh...
Monday, March 30, 2020

Tax Makers and Tax Takers

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Perhaps I should call this commentary “Revenue Makers and Revenue Takers.” I’ve written about makers and takers in the past, mostly in react...
Friday, March 27, 2020

Tax Hindsight and Damages for Broken Promises

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Readers of MauledAgain know that I have been a critic of the 2017 tax legislation, because it is terrible for most Americans, is mostly a gi...
Wednesday, March 25, 2020

A Good Time for a Tax Laugh?

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With all the unpleasant news, uncomfortable restrictions, and inconvenient precautions so widespread and unavoidable, I thought an email con...
Monday, March 23, 2020

Horrific Punishment for Allegedly Not Paying Taxes

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It is one of the most troubling stories involving taxes that I have read. A few days ago, reader Morris directed my attention to this news r...
Friday, March 20, 2020

More Tax Return Preparation Gone Bad

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Almost fourteen years ago, in Should Tax Refund Anticipation Loans Be Blocked? , I mentioned that “Liberty Tax Services of Virginia Beach wa...
Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Fortune Cookies and Taxes: Part II

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Last Friday, in Fortune Cookies and Taxes , I shared the discovery by Reader Morris that advertisers have been buying space on the reverse s...
Monday, March 16, 2020

Taxes and the Virus

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The current Administration seems to think that cutting payroll taxes is an effective approach to deal with at least some of the economic pro...
Friday, March 13, 2020

Fortune Cookies and Taxes

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Reader Morris had an experience that surprised me. He went to his “regular Chinese restaurant,” had his meal, and opened his fortune cookies...