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Profit & Tax Blog
Now That’s Smart Tax Planning
Americans love peeking into the wallets of the rich and famous. Just how much are they really worth? How did they get there? And who's on top of the pile? For years, Microsoft founder Bill Gates ($76 billion) has been the king of that particular gilded hill, with...
Plymouth Rocks! – Take That Tax Court
Let's say the IRS decides they don't like your tax return from a couple of years ago. They audit you, and send you a "deficiency notice" for, say, $10,000. You appeal it, and they say "nope, sorry, it's $10,000." If you're still not happy (and why would you be happy...
Shell Games on the Big Screen
The dog days are here, and multiplexes across America are delighting audiences with the usual summer fare. Down to the left in Theatre Three, a motley crew of undersea chums are busy finding their friend Dory. Across the hall in Theatre Five, Universal Studios has...
Harry Potter and the Deathly Tax Bill
Harry Potter's sidekick Ron Weasley has challenged opponents from a mountain troll to the Horcruxes to the Death Eaters. Now the actor who plays him, 27-year-old Rupert Grint, is taking on a foe as powerful as Voldemort himself. Last month, he challenged a squad of...
Beat The Tax Bill With A Tax Plan
This Too Shall PassFiling your tax return usually isn't much of a chore. If you're like most people, you e-file it and call it a day. (Maybe you cross your fingers in hope that teenage Russian hackers don't steal your identity.) If you're old-school, you trudge down...
Take This Tax and Shove It
Country music has a long history of celebrating outlaw behavior, which naturally extends to celebrating "outlaw" performers. Plenty of fans have heard the album Johnny Cash recorded of his first prison concert at California's San Quentin penitentiary. But Cash's...
Ali’s Estate Tax Vs. The IRS
Words like "hero" and "icon" get tossed around pretty casually these days. But the world lost a true card-carrying legend with the passing last week of boxer Muhammad Ali after a long and public battle with Parkinson's disease. Ali first gained fame in the ring, of...
Barry Good! Income Tax Humor
Humorist Dave Barry entertained millions of readers with his nationally syndicated column from 1983 to 2004. Along the way, he earned a Pulitzer Prize for commentary, inspired a television series (Dave's World), and even, after mocking the cities of Grand Forks, South...
Mickelson Turns Blind Eye To Tax Planning
Spring is here, and golfers across the country are busting out their loudest pants to hit the links. Tiger Woods is taking a break from chasing pancake-house waitresses to shank wedges into water hazards. And Phil Mickelson, everyone's favorite lefty champ, is...