Author Archives: Russ

Happy Birthday

Posted on February 22, 2006 by Russ

George Washington, the father of our country, was born February 22, 1732 (274 years ago) in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Our first President, Washington didn’t have to deal with an Internal Revenue Bureau (or Service). Unfortunately, our school-age children no longer … Continue reading →

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Must I Go To the Nearest Library?

Posted on February 21, 2006 by Russ

The Tax Court also looked at whether an attorney must go to the closest law library for research. In the case, the petitioner lived fairly close to Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles. However, he preferred the law library at … Continue reading →

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Changed His Address…

Posted on February 21, 2006 by Russ

What happens when you don’t file your tax return, the IRS sends you notices to two different addresses (but you’ve moved), and then the IRS tries to put a lien on you? Today, the Tax Court ruled on such a … Continue reading →

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A $399,878,100 Error

Posted on February 20, 2006 by Russ

Budgeting at the local (municipal, county, and township) level usually begins with the treasurer/tax collector telling the board here’s how much money we’re going to receive this year in property taxes based on the property valuation. The board then comes … Continue reading →

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Chasing Daylight

Posted on February 19, 2006 by Russ
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Mr. Divorce Finally Sentenced

Posted on February 19, 2006 by Russ

Back last July I wrote about Mr. Divorce, Demetrious Eugenios, who went through his own divorce and hid his assets from the IRS. His ex-wife found out, didn’t like it, and told the government. He was convicted last July. Sentencing … Continue reading →

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Governator Warms Up to Tax Increase

Posted on February 17, 2006 by Russ

Global warming, that is. According to this article in the San Francisco Chronicle, Governor Schwarzenegger appears ready to jump on the global warming trail for tax increases. First, some science. There’s a big debate over whether or not global warming … Continue reading →

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Ask Mr. Schiff About That…

Posted on February 17, 2006 by Russ

Yesterday, we blogged about Irwin Schiff, who is going to be spending the rest of his life in an institution because he was convicted of defrauding the IRS by telling and selling clients various methods so they didn’t have to … Continue reading →

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When In Doubt, Blame the Computer!

Posted on February 16, 2006 by Russ

You get what you pay for, or so the cliche goes. The Tax Court today looked at a case where a husband and wife had two “businesses” and used tax software to prepare their returns. As Joe Kristan of Roth … Continue reading →

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Schiff Mentally Ill?

Posted on February 16, 2006 by Russ

ABC News is reporting that Irwin Schiff, convicted of numerous charges in Las Vegas and facing 43 years in prison and fines of over $3 million for telling clients that there is no such thing as an income tax, is … Continue reading →

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