Monthly Archives: June 2005

Bureaucrateze

You’ll be happy to know that the IRS is closing 68 Taxpayer Assistance Centers (TACs) as “…part of the agency’s continuing efforts to create efficiencies, modernize operations, and reduce costs while maintaining [our] commitment to public service.” Of course, as … Continue reading

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I Don’t Think It’s Close…

…But the Tax Court does. In a case released today, a man thinks he has some additional 1099s. He has not received copies of his statements on these accounts (they are education accounts for his children). He calls and writes … Continue reading

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You Too Can Live Tax Free…

…in jail. After having been gone for just under a week, I must thank Roth Tax Updates for the first of a few gems. It seems that Lynne Meredith received 121 months (10 years and a month) for conspiring to … Continue reading

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Arthur Andersen: Not Guilty (Yet)

Unless you’ve been hiding out, you’ve almost certainly heard the news that the US Supreme Court yesterday overturned the conviction of Arthur Andersen for destroying documents in the Enron fiasco. You can find news coverage here and here (one-time registration … Continue reading

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A Zero in More Ways than One

Let’s assume you (erroneously) believe that the US has no write to levy an income tax on you. You are a believer in one of the many frivolous or groundless schemes that say, in short, that the US can’t levy … Continue reading

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“I Haven’t Done Any Drugs or Alcohol in Eight Months.”

Ok, what does that have to do with tax? That’s what I was thinking when I read this article (one-time registration required). Restaurateur Neil Stein plead guilty yesterday to federal tax fraud charges and will likely receive a term of … Continue reading

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