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Author Archives: Russ
Fuel at SFO, Sales Tax in Oakland
California’s sales tax rules, enforced by the Board of Equalization are far too complicated. Then throw in political shenanigans and you get…a lawsuit. San Francisco International Airport is located just south of the City by the Bay in San Mateo … Continue reading
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Crime Blog
There was lots of activity this week among scofflaws and other tax cheats. First, the operators of a Middle-Eastern restaurant have been accused of skimming $16 million in cash from La Shish restaurants and sending the money to Lebanon. One … Continue reading
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Slots a Business, Says Minnesota Supreme Court
The always vexing question of whether or not a gambler is a professional or an amateur was looked at this week by the Minnesota Supreme Court. In Busch v. Commissioner of Revenue (A05-656), Estelle Busch fought the Minnesota Department of … Continue reading
Creating Your Own Church Might Not Work
Churches don’t generally pay income tax. They’re non profits in the true sense of the word. So why not create your own church? Take your salary, send it directly to the church (say, the Church of Russ), name yourself minister, … Continue reading
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Survivor: Victorville Coming Soon
Last night I drove home from Las Vegas and the CSEA’s SuperSeminar (well worth it, as usual; I’ll have more on the seminars later). As you head out of the high desert from Barstow on Interstate 15, you pass a … Continue reading
Tax Seminar Time
For the next several days, I’ll be at the CSEA’s annual SuperSeminar; thus, updates will be infrequent at best. We’ll return next Wednesday or Thursday with more news and some information from what has in the past been an excellent … Continue reading
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Governator: Use Extra Cash As Rainy Day Fund
Perhaps the Governator reads Taxable Talk (though I doubt it). In any case, Governor Schwarzenegger will propose tomorrow to: Use $1.6 billion of the new revenues to retire debt; Use $1.6 billion for the reserve account; Use $2 billion to … Continue reading
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Psychic Tax Evader Allegedly Commits Violence the Old-Fashioned Way
You’d think that if you’re a psychic you’d be able to just will your way to violence—you wouldn’t have to throw any punches. Sadly, our tax evading psychic apparently threw plenty of punches at his wife. David Guardino of Cary, … Continue reading
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One Tax Bill Likely to Pass
Republican negotiators in Congress sent tax legislation out of conference committee. The highlights of this generally lackluster legislation: – AMT Relief extended, with a new higher exclusion of $62,550 for 2006; – 15% capital gains rate extended for two more … Continue reading
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If You Fail Once, You Can Fail Again
Back in the 1996 tax year, Leonard Gittinger, an attorney, didn’t pay his taxes. He argued that wages weren’t income. If you’ve been reading this blog, you know that argument is a typical tax protester argument, and is baseless. The … Continue reading
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