Monday, January 31, 2022

The IRS is Not Ready for Ready Return And Won’t Be Without Drastic Changes to the Income Tax Law

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I know that in many instances headlines are not written by the author of the story to which the headline is attached. Sometimes the story au...
Thursday, January 20, 2022

When Establishing A Business Relationship, Be Consistent, as the Alternative Can Be Unpleasant Litigation

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It’s been about a year since I last wrote about a television court show. The ones I watched during that period either had nothing related to...
Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Biennial Tax Filing: An Idea As Impractical as ReadyReturn

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Reader Morris brought my attention to a proposal advanced by an economics professor at the University of South Carolina and one of his stud...
Wednesday, January 05, 2022

The Slippery Slope of Tax Return Preparation Fraud

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Readers of MauledAgain know that I have written a series of commentaries on the antics of tax return preparers who commit fraud. Those comme...
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...