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2 Feb 2007, 1:19 pm
FoIB Joe Kristan points us to a disturbing item at The Tax Foundation blog.First, the good news: the much dreaded estate tax is due to phase out in 2010.Now, the bad: It's set to come back, full force, the following year.So what's so "disturbing? [read post]
10 Dec 2007, 7:15 pm
CPA Extraordinaire Joe Kristan has some interesting news for those who either itemize their medical expenses or (more likely) participate in Qualified Alternative Benefits (FSA/HRA/HSA).While some of the changes affect a broad spectrum of participants, those who are pregnant (or think they might be) definitely need to "read the whole thing. [read post]
24 Mar 2017, 5:21 pm
This week, Joe Kristan (CPA & Shareholder, Roth & Company (Des Moines, Iowa); Editor, Tax Update Blog) discusses a recent Tax Court case denying a couple's claimed $18,000 charitable deduction for used clothing donated to their church. [read post]
9 Jan 2016, 12:05 am
Joe Kristan (Tax Update Blog), Taxpayer Advocate: Koskinen Demoralizes IRS, IRS Breaks Law. [read post]
25 Aug 2010, 7:10 am
If you’re an insomniac you may recognize Roni Deutch from her ubiquitous late night infomercials promising taxpayers pennies on the dollar settlements with the IRS: Joe Kristan writes about yet another lawsuit against Deutch: California’s Aspiring GovernorAttorney General Jerry Brown has sued Attorney Roni Deutch, who blogs as the “Tax Lady,” for “swindling” taxpayers who hire her to get taxes forgiven. [...] [read post]
1 Apr 2008, 8:40 pm
The proceeds from this seemingly modest tax was purported to be used to help fund health care for the uninsured (among other things).FoIB Joe Kristan has good news for champions of free speech (and/or lapdances):"A Texas court has ruled a $5 admittance tax to strip clubs to be a violation of constitional free speech rights. [read post]
5 May 2017, 12:05 pm
This week, Joe Kristan (CPA & Shareholder, Roth & Company (Des Moines, Iowa); Editor, Tax Update Blog) discusses a recent Tax Court case disallowing the deductions from a bed and breakfast operated out of Larry Bird's former home under the vacation home rules. [read post]
27 Jan 2017, 2:08 pm
This week, Joe Kristan (CPA & Shareholder, Roth & Company (Des Moines, Iowa); Editor, Tax Update Blog) describes a recent Tax Court decision rejecting the IRS's attempt to attribute wages to an attorney from his failing S corporation law firm. [read post]
7 May 2009, 9:38 am
Joe Kristan is hosting the latest edition of Cavalcade of Risk at his Tax Update Blog. [read post]
6 Nov 2009, 9:55 am
Joe Kristan reports that the House has expanded the new homebuyer credit and extended the carryback period for 2008 and 2009 net operating losses (NOLs) to 5 years: H.R. 3548 expands the credit to single taxpayers with AGI up to $125,000 and joint filers with AGIs up to $225,000; it phases out over a $20,000 AGI range beyond those limits. [read post]
12 May 2017, 6:53 pm
This week, Joe Kristan (CPA & Shareholder, Roth & Company (Des Moines, Iowa); Editor, Tax Update Blog) discusses another in a long line of bizarre Eighth Circuit ESOP decisions. [read post]
6 Jul 2010, 7:00 pm
Joe Kristan at Roth & Co continues to be one of my absolute favorite bloggers (and it's not just because we run into each other dropping off and/or picking up our kids at college). [read post]
14 Sep 2011, 6:42 am
Joe Kristan gives us the scoop on another case of absurd tax protester shenanigans (emphasis is mine): A pair of “professional astrologers” in California was enjoined last week from setting up sham trusts to conceal taxable income. [read post]
28 Oct 2016, 12:06 pm
This week, Joe Kristan (CPA & Shareholder, Roth & Company (Des Moines, Iowa); Editor, Tax Update Blog), discusses Jackson v. [read post]
16 Dec 2016, 2:18 pm
This week, Joe Kristan (CPA & Shareholder, Roth & Company (Des Moines, Iowa); Editor, Tax Update Blog) discusses how Sec. 263A can apply to a cash-basis farmer. [read post]
2 Jul 2011, 3:58 am
Joe Kristan writes in Darth Shulman to Foreign Account Holders: I am Altering the Deal. [read post]
29 Jun 2011, 1:59 pm
Joe Kristan tells of the case of Estate of Louise Paxton Gallagher, T.C. [read post]
17 Mar 2017, 1:31 pm
This week, Joe Kristan (CPA & Shareholder, Roth & Company (Des Moines, Iowa); Editor, Tax Update Blog) discusses a recent Tax Court case highlighting the difficulty S corporation shareholders face in overcoming the way an item is characterized on a K-1. [read post]
21 Apr 2017, 1:12 pm
Joe Kristan (CPA & Shareholder, Roth & Company (Des Moines, Iowa); Editor, Tax Update Blog): Monday, April 17, 2017 Diane Ring, Panama Papers: The One-Year Anniversary (Surly Subgroup). [read post]
24 Feb 2017, 5:57 pm
This week, Joe Kristan (CPA & Shareholder, Roth & Company (Des Moines, Iowa); Editor, Tax Update Blog) highlights the lesson of a recent Tax Court case: friends shouldn't let friends claim the business bad debt deduction: You can have a friend, or you can have a bad debt. [read post]
