Author Archives: Russ

Conduit or Right of Claim?

Posted on September 10, 2007 by Russ

The Tax Court decided an interesting case today. An individual receives gambling income, but has given the payee a Form 5754, stating that the income belongs to another individual. However, the other individual doesn’t claim the income. The IRS goes … Continue reading →

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If You Embezzle, Don’t Forget to Pay Your Taxes

Posted on September 9, 2007 by Russ

In the United States, almost all income is taxable—including illegal income. Yes, if your a thief, you are supposed to report your ill-gotten gains on your tax returns. If you don’t, your guilty of tax evasion. Yes, it’s entirely possible … Continue reading →

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Hail! Hail! to Michigan!

Posted on September 9, 2007 by Russ

The Michigan Wolverines football team hasn’t done very well this year, losing their first two games to Appalachian State and Oregon, both at home. There are probably a lot of angry Wolverines fans. While the University of Michigan struggles, the … Continue reading →

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Tennessee Crack Tax Ruled Unconstitutional

Posted on September 7, 2007 by Russ

Lawmakers in Tennessee had an interesting idea a couple of years ago. Why not tax illegal drugs? So legislators in the Volunteer State required sellers of illegal drugs to get a tax stamp on their merchandise. If sellers were caught … Continue reading →

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It’s Not Racial, It’s That Your Famous

Posted on September 7, 2007 by Russ

Joe Kristan of Roth Tax Updates has an update on the Wesley Snipes case. For those of you who don’t remember, Wesley Snipes is accused of asking for a fraudulent refund of $12 million. Snipes used tax the argument that … Continue reading →

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Your Name in Lights!

Posted on September 6, 2007 by Russ

Last year, a law was passed by the California Legislature requiring past due taxpayers’ names to be posted on the Internet. Earlier this year, the Board of Equalization listed their biggest debtors. Next month, 250 lucky taxpayers may find their … Continue reading →

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Into the Swamplands…Again

Posted on September 6, 2007 by Russ

It happens every year. No, I’m not talking about school starting (here in Irvine, today is the first day of school), or the leaves changing colors. I’m talking about the corruption arrests in New Jersey. Various elected officials in New … Continue reading →

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Skin Deep Fraud

Posted on September 5, 2007 by Russ

I was joking with a client today about how the computer age has really cut back on the amount of paper we deal with. Yeah, right. I buy paper by the case at Costco. There’s a dermatologist in West Virginia … Continue reading →

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“Loan? What Loan?” Leads to ClubFed

Posted on September 5, 2007 by Russ

Ken Jenne has been a public servant in Florida for many years. After obtaining his law degree, he served in the Florida State Senate from 1978 – 1996, and then was appointed as Sheriff of Broward County in 1998. He … Continue reading →

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Municipal Bond Interest, California, and the Supreme Court

Posted on September 3, 2007 by Russ

As I mentioned previously, the Supreme Court will hear Department of Revenue v. Davis this Fall. If the Supreme Court rules for the Kentucky Department of Revenue (overturning the Kentucky Court of Appeals), then nothing will change, and states will … Continue reading →

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