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Author Archives: Russ
Louisiana Representative Girod Jackson Has Tax Troubles; Now an ex-Representative
If you’re in politics, portions of your personal life come under greater scrutiny. You also can become a poster child for the IRS if you make serious errors with your taxes. Louisiana State Representative Girod Jackson is finding that out. … Continue reading
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Attorneys Behaving Badly
Two stories of lawyers in tax trouble. One is local (the second Las Vegas attorney in recent weeks who was found guilty of tax evasion); one committed especially bad behavior. Let’s start with the local story. Paul Wommer decided that … Continue reading
Probable IRS Systemic Issue with Individuals Taking the Automatic Two-Month Extension
If you read my previous post, you will see that I mailed in an Appeal today regarding a client who took the automatic two-month extension for being outside of the country on April 15th. To date, an extremely high percentage … Continue reading
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The Law and Regulations vs. IRS Publications
Let’s say that the Tax Code (which is law) said, “Every tax return must be signed in red ink.” If that were the case, we’d all be using red ink to sign returns. The Tax Code is law, passed by … Continue reading
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What If Your Tax Professional Vanishes?
Yesterday, a new client called me. It seems that his tax professional (we’ll call her Jane Doe) vanished. She’s not answering phone calls (nor returning messages–and her voice mail is now full), nor returning mail, nor returning faxes. My client … Continue reading
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IRS Scandal Update
More news this week on the IRS scandal. First, Tax Analysts has sued the IRS. “On May 21, Tax Analysts sent a FOIA [Freedom of Information Act] request to the IRS seeking all materials used since 2009 to train IRS … Continue reading
California Goes After Flow-Throughs with Passive Investments in California
Let’s say you’re the manager of a business in Florida. Your business has some excess capital, so you decide to invest in the RussFox Fund, LLC. Your investment makes up a whopping 0.02% of the fund. (Put another way, you … Continue reading
Massachusetts Has a New Software Sales Tax
Taxachusetts, er, Massachusetts has had for years a reputation of being a high tax state. Lately, Massachusetts has become a somewhat better locale (based on taxes). It’s not that Massachusetts has improved; rather, other nearby states have enacted or increased … Continue reading
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Full Tilt Poker Remission Claims to Begin in Mid-September
The Garden City Group (GCG) posted the following information on the Full Tilt Poker Claims Administration website yesterday: Important Update About the Start of the Claims Process Starting on September 16, 2013, GCG will email a Notice with instructions on … Continue reading
Nite Moves Asks Supreme Court to Rule on Constitutionality of Taxing Pole Dances in New York
When I think of “Night Moves” I think of a Bob Seger song. That’s not what this post is about. It seems that the upstate New York adult entertainment facility named Nite Moves isn’t happy with a New York state … Continue reading