UGH! I vowed to stop writing about the tax implications of marijuana cultivation and distribution. The catholic guilt of a dysfunctional adolescence must be burning deep today as resisting the urge to come back for yet another round of punishment…
As per usual I'm swimming in areas where the tax code is seemingly at odds. The latest matter across my desk regards meals and entertainment (M&E) expense. These are the two questions at hand: Specifically at what point does a meeting expense…
Richard S. Leyh et ux. v. Commissioner (T.C. Summ. Op. 2015-27) details a case in which a taxpayer could revise her contemporaneous log of daily rental property activity and qualify as a real estate professional for income tax reporting purposes.…
Regardless of their nature or topic matter, off beat questions are one of the spices of life. When it comes to the realm of taxation generally speaking the answers frequently distill down to - it depends. These two questions were…
A taxpayer reading one of my blog posts from Ishpeming, Michigan was compelled to call me today. She was a member in a Limited Liability Company (LLC) who had ultimately resigned herself to abandoning her interest in the LLC. In…
As I have been helping my Mom transition into life as a widow many interesting facts have begun to resonate. Particularly intriguing for me today under Regs. §1.2-2(b)(4) parent(s) can be claimed as a dependent if you meet the usual support, citizenship,…
The SCOTUS clarified the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in the United States v. Clarke Et. Al. that… “a taxpayer has a right to conduct an examination of IRS Officials regarding their reasons for issuing a summons when (s)he points to specific facts or circumstances plausibly…
The SCOTUS clarified the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in the United States v. Clarke Et. Al. that... "a taxpayer has a right to conduct an examination of IRS Officials regarding their reasons for issuing a summons when (s)he points to specific facts or circumstances plausibly…
What is an "alter ego" allegation? Aside of course being one of several nuanced yet distinct stages of intoxication, when it comes to the IRS it seems from my perspective that there are several elements of the alter ego doctrine…
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