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Children: All for the Sake of the Tax Breaks

Hiring your kids at your business can have many benefits from teaching kids valuable life skills to getting some awesome potential tax breaks. First, payroll and unemployment taxes may not apply. If you run a single-member LLC, a spousal partnership, … Continue reading

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How to Help Your Business Survive the Lazy Days of Summer

When summertime rolls around, things around the office can tend to slow down. Instead of giving in to the vacations and the lazy haze of summer, take this time to tackle a couple of these tips. 1: Make your website … Continue reading

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That’s Insane! Part Five:

Next in the insane ways people avoid taxes we have Lamar Odom, a NBA player who was making $9.3 million in 2007 but felt personally victimized by the IRS when we has told he couldn’t deduct $172,000 for “fitness fees” … Continue reading

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That’s Insane! Part Four:

For another installment of insane world of tax deductions, we take a look at, now aptly name, Chesty Love. This exotic dancer was able to successfully sue the IRS for her new breast implants to be considered a business deduction. … Continue reading

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That’s Insane! Part Three:

Our series of ridiculous tax avoidance tactics continues with corrupt businessman William Zack and his illegal bribes. Mr. Zack ran several companies throughout the years that apparently weren’t making him enough money. In 1984, he began doing business with Ford … Continue reading

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That’s Insane! Part Two:

Next up in our series of crazy ways people have legally avoided taxes is Jan Van Dusen, the definition of a crazy cat lady. At one point, Ms. Van Dusen had taken in so many cats that she was caring … Continue reading

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That’s Insane! Part One:

This series will outline some of the most insane ways people have legally avoided paying taxes. Remember, these posts are just to give you a glimpse into the sometimes odd thinking of the US Tax Court, not to give you … Continue reading

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Ways to Get Paid

While there are many ways to pay the IRS, there are only a few methods to get money out of the IRS. The first method, direct deposit, is the most popular and most-favored by taxpayers.  It is a free service … Continue reading

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Asserting the Defense of Failure to State a Claim

A Plaintiff in a lawsuit, the person who started the lawsuit, has failed to state a claim up on which relief can be granted if, assuming their allegations are true, the Plaintiff has failed to describe facts on which the … Continue reading

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When Do Child Support Modifications Take Effect

An order modifying a child support order is only retroactive to the date the prevailing party made the request. This means that a child support order can only modify child support up to when the modification request was made.  Any … Continue reading

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