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Tax Roundup, 5/22/2013: Don’t blame me, I’m only the boss. Also: tornado tax...
Former IRS Commissioner Shulman, showing how bad he feels about politcal harassment under his watch. The Worst Commissioner Ever returned to Washington yesterday to testify before a Senate committee on...
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Tax Roundup, 5/28/2013: Delayed Monday edition. And spam!
Arnold Kling, The IRS Scandal: To me, the real story is the low status of the Tea Party. As others have pointed out, if the NAACP or the Sierra Club had complained about harassment, politicians and...
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Tax Roundup, 5/29/2013: Why Did Shulman spend so much time at the White...
The tax law – The Ultimate Swiss Army Knife of public policy. Flickr Image courtesy redjar under Creative Commons license. If you or I went to the White House, we’d remember it always. I have been...
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Tax Roundup, 5/31/2013: Obama and Shulman, buddies. And the hidden path to...
Megan McArdle, Boy, the Head of the IRS Went to the White House A Lot I believe Megan is correct when she says that it is unlikely that Shulman was spending his time there conspiring against the...
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Tax Roundup, 6/4/2013: High School non-musical IRS scandal edition.
Lois Lerner, IRS, Class of 2013? Sometimes life seems like high school continued. One of my high school classmates apparently has an unpleasant history with a central figure in the IRS scandal....
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Tax Roundup, 6/5/2013: IRS line-dancing edition. And stimulus that works!
The IRS spent $4.1 million on a single internal conference in Anaheim, reports the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. Sure, it’s easy to mock the IRS for conferences, or for silly...
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Tax Roundup, 6/6/2013: Omaha Beach edition. And if you like new taxes, you...
Just in case you’re having a bad day… They hit Omaha Beach 69 years ago today. I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty sure nothing I face today will be hard compared to that. TaxProf, The IRS...
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Tax Roundup, 6/7/2013: Mexican land trust arrangements aren’t U.S. trusts....
Flickr image by Christian under Creative Commons license. The IRS had good news for many Americans owning property in Mexico. In Rev. Rul. 2013-14, the IRS ruled that a “fideicomiso” land trust...
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Tax Roundup, 6/14/2013: Resort wear edition. And: Iowa income tax reform,...
Today is probably the last post until June 24 as I take a summer hiatus. It is also the last day of our Traverse City, Michigan seminar. It’s been a great time, and Traverse City is a beautiful...
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Tax Roundup, 1/23/2014: Ideas edition. And: why are we taxing pot?
Bad idea. Refundable tax credits are the favorite kind of credit for tax fraudsters because they generate tax refunds even when there is no tax paid or withheld. The earned income tax credit is...
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