Category Archives: Las Vegas

We’re Number One!

Posted on March 15, 2020 by Russ

I think we can all use a little levity right now, and in the email was a study from IPX1031 about where the biggest tax procrastinators are. Not surprisingly to me, it’s fabulous Las Vegas–my home. A friend of mine … Continue reading →

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My Day on Jury Duty

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Russ

Around Thanksgiving I received a summons for jury duty here in Las Vegas. I was asked to report on a day I had an Appeal scheduled (which had taken lots of negotiating to find a date that worked for everyone), … Continue reading →

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It’s Only Wrong by Three Days

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Russ

Friday’s Las Vegas Review-Journal included a free calendar (with a retail price of $2). Remember the cliche, “You get what you pay for”? Well, that was definitely the case with this free calendar. Highlighted on Friday, April 15 is “Tax … Continue reading →

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Uber and Under-the-Table Kickbacks

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Russ

The ride sharing services Uber and Lyft are now active here in Las Vegas. There’s an interesting article on Buzzfeed about how Uber and Lyft got into Nevada. One of my clients asked me a question: Does he have to … Continue reading →

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Another Las Vegas Preparer Gets In Trouble Over the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion

Posted on June 7, 2015 by Russ

The Foreign Earned Income Exclusion is pretty simple to understand. An individual who is either a bona fide resident of a foreign country or is outside of the United States for 330 days out of a 365-day period can exclude … Continue reading →

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Varagiannis Gets 15 Months for Tax Evasion

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Russ

Manny Varagiannis received 15 months at ClubFed for tax evasion. Mr. Varagiannis was arrested back in 2012 on a count of structuring, but pleaded guilty in April to not paying $230,651 in taxes. He must also make restitution. The charges … Continue reading →

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Cash & Carry

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Russ

Myong Ho Pak is the owner of Yama Sushi restaurant here in Las Vegas. The restaurant is popular and has done quite well; it features all you can eat sushi. It may have done a bit worse on its 2008 … Continue reading →

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It’s a Ten-Digit World (Especially in Las Vegas)

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Russ

This post has nothing to do about taxes, but everything to do with phone numbers in Las Vegas. Beginning one week from today, the 702 area code (which covers Clark County, Nevada–primarily the Las Vegas metropolitan area) will be “overlayed” … Continue reading →

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The Las Vegas Culinary Union Should Look at a Calendar Before Calling EAs in March

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Russ

The Las Vegas Culinary Union (formally, Local 226 of the Culinary Union) doesn’t like non-union casinos here in Las Vegas. One such casino is the Cosmopolitan Hotel. It’s one of the newest of Las Vegas’s mega-resorts, and it’s a beautiful … Continue reading →

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One Year In

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Russ

One year ago, I announced my move from, as Joe Kristan put it, “the perfumed air and divine weather of Orange County to the desert wastes of Nevada.” A friend asked me to expound on my move, both the good … Continue reading →

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