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Politically-Motivated Criminal Cases Based on Perjured Testimony Really DO Happen! Even if You Work for the IRS

Today’s news media is full of stories about supposed malicious allegations, unfounded criminal investigations and indictments based on perjury. Regardless of our political leanings, all of us should hope that such things...more

A Horse, a Horse, My Kingdom for a Horse! Lack of Proper Documentation Dooms IRS Disputes

In real life (and especially, it seems, in tax law) it is more like to be the lack of a timely piece of paper that causes the taxpayer to lose. In the course of administering a trust, it sometimes happens that mistakes...more

Recent Supreme Court Case Provides Possible Pre-Assessment Judicial Review for Onerous Penalties

The Supreme Court’s recent decision in CIC Services, LLC v. Internal Revenue Service may have significantly expanded taxpayers’ ability to obtain immediate injunctive relief against onerous tax reporting requirement....more

Employing Illegal Workers is Playing with Fire

There was a time when employers didn't risk much in hiring undocumented immigrants. The worst that could happen was simply losing a worker through deportation....more

Collecting Separate Tax Debts from Community Property

Texas is a “community property” state; but all property in Texas is not “community property”. In Texas, each spouse can have his or her own “separate” property, which generally consists of property that was acquired by gift...more

Love Don’t Cost a Thing? Drawing the Line Between Wages and Gifts

A good friend called me recently with a question for one of his clients.  The client, an elderly client with health problems, wanted to know if the payments she has been making to her caregivers could be treated as...more

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