Category Archives: Taxable Talk

I will be traveling over the next few days on business, and postings will be limited until next Wednesday or Thursday. Take a look at some of the other excellent tax blogs noted in the blogroll to the right.

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 →

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 →

The TaxProf Blog published its top 10 for 2005. Their top ten includes the Kanter/Ballard Tax Court case, the telecommuter tax case, and the federal tax reform initiative. There are other items on the list, of course. I could quibble … Continue reading →

Hugh Hewitt asked bloggers if they would be interested in reviewing one of 136 boxes released by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Having some interest in history, and quite a bit of curiosity as to what might be in a … Continue reading →

I’ll be, in general, out of the office until August 9th, enjoying some time away from the office. While I’m away, take a look at some of the other excellent tax blogs noted in the blogroll on the right.

In the June (2005) issue of the Journal of Accountancy, Eva Lang wrote an article entitled “Would You, Could You, Should You Blog?” The article gives good background if you’re considering starting a blog. Unfortunately, Ms. Lang gets my credential … Continue reading →

This past week I attended the CSEA’s SuperSeminar in Las Vegas. Normally, continuing education seminars are dreadful events—dates on my calendar that I want to avoid. This one was very different. I learned a whole bunch of new things (which … Continue reading →

By the thousands, by the tens of thousands, by the, well, you get the idea, Orange County has been invaded. The invader is Vanessa Cardui, the Painted Lady Butterfly. While the sun is shining (and it’s been shining a lot … Continue reading →

This week I’m traveling to Philadelphia and nearby environs so blogging will be close to nonexistent. I’ll be back with updates next week.