Monthly Archives: June 2006

End of Phone Tax Impacts California

Posted on June 18, 2006 by Russ

The end of the phone tax that funded the Spanish-American War may impact California. According to this story in the San Jose Mercury-News, many local entities in California tied their telecommunications tax to the federal tax. Some of the ordinances … Continue reading →

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Crime Blog

Posted on June 18, 2006 by Russ

There’s going to be a week when I won’t be able to find a tax cheat. That will be the week I’m on vacation…. We start in Tucson, Arizona, where a California man took elderly Tucson residents as clients of … Continue reading →

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What You Do in Salem Won’t Stay in Salem…

Posted on June 15, 2006 by Russ

It’s a nice, Spring day, and you’re relaxing in your office at the Oregon Department of Revenue. All that’s on your desk is a stack of tax returns. So why not browse some pornography on the Internet? Well, you’re now … Continue reading →

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Campbell Gets 2 1/2 Years

Posted on June 13, 2006 by Russ

We previously reported the sad case of William Campbell. The ex-Mayor of Atlanta was sentenced today to 2 1/2 years in prison for tax evasion. Campbell plans on appealing the sentence. News Story: MSNBC

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Washington 3, Indians 0

Posted on June 13, 2006 by Russ

The Tax Court today looked at three cases where Native Americans claimed that they did not owe income tax because they’re Native Americans. Section 1 of the Tax Code states that all income is taxable. As the Court noted, “Native … Continue reading →

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Youngstown, California

Posted on June 11, 2006 by Russ

My writing partner lives in Youngstown, Ohio. The last time I checked a map it was over 2000 miles from the Bronze Golden State. However, the Board of Equalization must look at different maps. According to this column in the … Continue reading →

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IRS Fresno Wrongly Denied Extensions

Posted on June 7, 2006 by Russ

According to the Fresno IRS Service Center, around 40,000 to 50,000 extensions filed using Form 4868 were wrongly denied at the Fresno IRS campus. Most of the forms were transmitted in bulk via paid preparers. The IRS is now notifying … Continue reading →

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Proposition 82 Soundly Defeated

Posted on June 7, 2006 by Russ

Proposition 82, the mandatory preschool/tax increase/help Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Denver initiative, fell to defeat yesterday. With almost every precinct reporting, 39.1% favored the proposition, but 60.9% opposed it. Californians even defeated a library bond initiative, 53.1% to 46.9%. That’s … Continue reading →

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Surf’s Down

Posted on June 5, 2006 by Russ

I have a number of clients who receive income from outside of the United States. I’ve advised my clients that the US Tax Code is quite clear—income from all sources, legal or illegal, from within the United States or from … Continue reading →

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What In the World Does the IMF Have to Do with Taxes?

Posted on June 4, 2006 by Russ

No, I’m not talking about the Impossible Missions Force. I’m speaking about…well, to be honest, a lot of nothing. But several charlatans have been promoting an “IMF Decoding Service.” Indeed, if you do a search on Google or some other … Continue reading →

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