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Wednesday, June 6, 2018

NOBODY EVER SAID TAXES WERE FAIR – GOING IN THE OTHER DIRECTION – PART II

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OK, here is another deduction in the US Tax Code that unfairly benefits specific taxpayers by disproportionately distorting economic reali...
Tuesday, June 5, 2018

WHAT’S THE BUZZ, TELL ME WHAT’S A HAPPENNIN’?

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* A belated happy anniversary to fellow tax blogger Professor Annette Nellen of 21 st CENTURY TAXATION.   Her 991 st post - “ 11th Blog ...
Monday, June 4, 2018

NOBODY EVER SAID TAXES WERE FAIR – GOING IN THE OTHER DIRECTION – PART I

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Recently I posted on some of the many inequities in the US Tax Code.   In addition to items that unfairly burden specific taxpayers there ...
Thursday, May 31, 2018

NOBODY EVER SAID TAXES WERE FAIR – PART II

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Here are two more inequities in the US Tax Code, which have been made worse by the GOP Tax Act. (1) Many employers have established an...
Wednesday, May 30, 2018

TAX PLANNING FOR THE GOP TAX ACT

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I am almost ready to “go to press” with my new book THE GOP TAX ACT ANDTHE NEW 1040: ADVICE AND INFORMATION FOR DEALING WITH THE NEW TAX L...
Tuesday, May 29, 2018

WHAT’S THE BUZZ, TELL ME WHAT’S A HAPPENNIN’?

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* Jason Dinesen deals with the question “ Can I Deduct Cash Put Into the Collection Plate at Church? ” at DINESEN TAX TIMES. “ As I’ve...
Tuesday, May 22, 2018

WHAT’S THE BUZZ, TELL ME WHAT’S A HAPPENNIN’?

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* PAYCHEX reminds us that the “ ACA Individual Mandate Penalty Reduced to $0 in 2019 ” – but NOT for 2018.   The penalty is still alive an...
Monday, May 21, 2018

BASED ON A TRUE STORY

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This actually happened on a 2017 Form 1040 I prepared this past tax filing season. Here’s the story. The client taxpayers, a marri...
Friday, May 18, 2018

THE NOT QUITE DEFINITIVE GOP TAX ACT SEMINAR

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Yesterday I attended the NJ chapter of the National Association of Tax Professionals’ “The Definitive Tax Cuts & Jobs Act Seminar” in ...
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Thursday, May 17, 2018

NOBODY EVER SAID TAXES WERE FAIR

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Tax reform discussions rarely touch on the many inequities and basic “unfairness” in the US Tax Code. Here are three examples of “unfa...