Characterized by opportunistic tax laws and crowded freeports functioning to erode the art world to “a glitzy barnacle on the side of global finance”[5] – the contemporary landscape of the art market has largely obfuscated the once equitable aims of Droit de suite.[6] In a recent departure from tradition, the major auction houses, Christie’s and Sotheby’s, have deviated from bolstering the Old Masters and Impressionists as the bedrock of their business in exchange for… [read post]

Trump’s Tax Returns Can Be Released to Congress, DOJ Tells IRS MSN – David Yaffe-Bellamy and Laura Davison (Bloomberg) | Published: 7/30/2021 The Department of Justice directed the Treasury Department to hand over former President Trump’s tax returns to Congress, a move that means six years of Trump’s personal and business financial information could become public. [read post]