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Politico interviewed Lois Lerner. In this podcast, I discuss what we found out.
See the original Politico post here.
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Politico interviewed Lois Lerner. In this podcast, I discuss what we found out.
See the original Politico post here.
I wrote a short piece over at LinkedIn to clear up what I think is commonly misunderstood in the context of a divorce: just because you divorce someone, it doesn’t get you off the hook for Joint Liability. That’s true even if the divorce agreement specifically states otherwise. Innocent Spouse Relief may be an option.…
So, HuffPo is getting a little bit worked up about the new streamlined IRS procedures, which will allow non-profits to start fundraising right away without waiting at least several months and filing out a 26-page form. See, the Huffington Post (also Time Magazine) thinks that these new procedures will result in “dark money” proponents committing…
BY: THOMAS S. GROTH, ESQ (@tsgESQ) With her piece at the Washington Post this week, Michelle Singletary tries to tell us that “Tax-relief ‘rescues’ are really a ruse.” She doesn’t even feel the need to qualify the statement. Is she on the IRS payroll? I understand the urge to go after the entire industry, even…
BY: THOMAS S. GROTH, ESQ (@tsgESQ) Have you gotten one of these recently? Over the past several years, with the help of automated systems, the IRS has been filing an increasing number of tax liens. But, according to the National Taxpayer Advocate, though IRS tax lien filings have increased – IRS collections remain flat:…
The Tax Blog, Taxmachine.us has issued a press release stating that bitcoin is more like a currency than property, and “describes how existing general tax principles apply to transactions using virtual currency. The notice provides this guidance in the form of answers to frequently asked questions.” Well, it’s too bad that taxmachine.us isn’t irs.gov, isn’t…