Monthly Archives: May 2005

A SuperSeminar

Posted on May 14, 2005 by Russ

This past week I attended the CSEA’s SuperSeminar in Las Vegas. Normally, continuing education seminars are dreadful events—dates on my calendar that I want to avoid. This one was very different. I learned a whole bunch of new things (which … Continue reading →

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Not So Brilliant Ideas (Part 2)

Posted on May 7, 2005 by Russ

Maybe it’s something in the water. But somehow we must look again to what is now apparently the hotbed of tax evasion: Cincinnati, Ohio. A federal jury in Cincinnati found “expert” tax preparer Walter Daulton guilty of assisting in the … Continue reading →

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Not So Brilliant Ideas…

Posted on May 7, 2005 by Russ

A man in Cincinnati, OH came up with a great idea (or so he thought). He decided to sell income tax evasion kits. Somehow the IRS and the Department of Justice didn’t think it was a great idea. Yeah, they’re … Continue reading →

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Firemen 1, Police 0

Posted on May 1, 2005 by Russ

Orange County Firefighters won their first court battle over an initiative (assuming no court losses, it will be on the June 2006 ballot) that would distribute about $80 million in taxes to firefighters that currently go to the Orange County … Continue reading →

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“I Say Yes, You Say No…”

Posted on May 1, 2005 by Russ

The IRS recently ruled that bonds, in order to be tax free, must be for “essential government functions” only. Bonds to help in the building of an Indian casino resort (at Fantasy Springs Casino near Palm Springs) didn’t make the … Continue reading →

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