What makes a true hero? Courage in the face of personal danger? Perserverence in the face of great odds? Sacrifice for the benefit of others? Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart once famously said he couldn’t define obscenity but he knew it when he saw it. Well I feel that way about the word hero. I can’t define it, but [...]
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In honor of the all time king of great jobs, Hugh Hefner, here is a list of 8 darn nice tax gigs. 1. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Current: Doug Shulman Description: Head of the Internal Revenue Service Pay: $142,500 2. Chairman of the House Ways & Means Committee Current: Charles Rangel (D-NY) Description: Chief tax writer in House [...]
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The North American Securities Administration Association (NASAA) has issued a report idenitifying the top 10 traps for unwary investors: Entertainment Gold Bullion and Currency Leveraged Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) Life Settlements Natural Resource Investments Ponzi Schemes Private Placement Offerings Real Estate Investment Schemes Short-term Commercial Property Notes Speculative Inventions and New Products Read the entire post [...]
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The IRS is less malicious than it is incompetent IRS collection officials do not understand tax returns or the tax code Complaints about IRS misconduct are rarely dealt with in a timely, competent matter The IRS often loses tax returns and other correspondence sent to it by taxpayers and their representatives IRS appeals officers know [...]
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Paul Caron of TaxProf Blog has found a neat little list from SmartMoney.com of 10 things the IRS won’t tell you. Here it is in it’s entirety: Like it or not, you may need help with your taxes You don’t have to be rich to get audited Fear is often our best weapon The AMT is [...]
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One of most frequent problems we see is the small business that is several quarters behind in paying its payroll taxes. There are many contributing factors to this, but usually we find that the business has had difficulty paying its landlord, suppliers and vendors and, to avoid an eviction or lawsuit, it makes the fateful (and often [...]
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The Western Canon of literature has been all but emasculated in recent decades by left-wing PC forces that rule academia. Dead European White Males are, in some cases, automatically excluded from curricula on the grounds that their formerly high regard is merely the product of patriarchal white society that has historically discriminated against women and minorities. Translation: Maya [...]
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