Monthly Archives: February 2009

What Califronia Should Do

Posted on February 18, 2009 by Russ

Last night I attended my monthly continuing education meeting. Lynn Freer, the head of Spidell, believes that sooner or later the bad budget bill being debated in Sacramento will be approved. I’m hopeful that they’ll throw it in the trash … Continue reading →

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New York’s iPod Tax Will Also Snare Porn

Posted on February 17, 2009 by Russ

New York is another state facing a deficit. New York Governor David Paterson proposed 88 new taxes to fill a $15 billion budget deficit. One of those taxes is on downloading digital entertainment services. Sure, music downloads were the obvious … Continue reading →

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No Budget in California (Yet)

Posted on February 16, 2009 by Russ

As of this writing there’s no budget in California (doesn’t this sound familiar). That doesn’t mean that when I wake up in the morning that there won’t be a budget but it appears that the Democrats still need one more … Continue reading →

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Kansas In Fiscal Trouble

Posted on February 16, 2009 by Russ

Kansas has joined California in having a budget crisis. The Sunflower State is out of money to pay income tax refunds, Budget Director Duane Goosen told the Wichita Eagle. Also threatened is the state’s payroll and medicaid payments. The Kansas … Continue reading →

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Trust Fund Taxes Not Paid Lead to the Expected Result

Posted on February 15, 2009 by Russ

Let’s head to Corpus Christi, Texas. Stephen and Bryan Lyons operated B&T Rents. The store was profitable. Of course it helps when you don’t send your trust fund taxes to the IRS. As I’ve said before, if you do that … Continue reading →

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Tanning and Other Phony Deductions

Posted on February 15, 2009 by Russ

Three Bozo tax preparers are in trouble this week. Two are the target of a Department of Justice lawsuit to shut them down; the other finds himself facing tax evasion charges. Let’s start in Clive, Iowa. Jill Schwartz-Musin and her … Continue reading →

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One of the Worst Cases I’ve Read About

Posted on February 15, 2009 by Russ

I like to poke some humor on tax fraud cases. This case has none of that, and I’m really disgusted about the facts of the case. Two judges in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania had a nice racket going. Judges Mark Ciavarella and … Continue reading →

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Marlins Vote Delayed

Posted on February 15, 2009 by Russ

The Florida Marlins play at Joe Robbie Pro Player Dolphins Stadium in South Florida. It’s a football stadium, and with the usual afternoon showers that plague South Florida it’s not an ideal place for baseball. Add in the heat and … Continue reading →

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1.5 Votes Away

Posted on February 15, 2009 by Russ

The California budget crisis continues. As of this writing, the Legislature is locked in at the Capitol. There are apparently the votes to pass the budget in the Assembly, but Senate Democrats need to convince either one or two Republicans … Continue reading →

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The “Stimulus” and Taxes

Posted on February 13, 2009 by Russ

The Stimulus bill which will soon pass Congress is one of the largest spending bills ever. It’s pork, pure and simple, with a veneer of stimulus. But forget the veneer, it appears to me to just be spend, spend, spend. … Continue reading →

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