Taxation & Estate Planning Blog Posts from September 05, 2010
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AN ELECTRONIC MINISTRY IS NOT A CHURCH
Code Section 501(c)(3) organizations are generally exempt from federal income taxes, and contributors may qualify for charitable deductions for their contributions. Such organizations by default are typically treated as "private foundations," but if qualified, they can achieve non-private foundation status. Non-private foundation status is prPosted on Rubin on Tax on September 05, 2010 at 3:25 PM
Christian School Faces Tax and Foreclosure Problems
The Summit Christian School in Palm Beach County is facing a foreclosure on its property by a credit union to who the school owes $9.3 million. Circuit Judge Meenu Sasser will hear the request by the credit union to foreclose the premises on October 5. Read more on Christian School Faces Tax and Foreclosure Problems… ChristianPosted on IRS Problem Solver Blog on September 05, 2010 at 1:15 PM
Top 5 Tax Paper Downloads
This week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads is the same as last week's list: 1. [1032 Downloads] Social Security Benefits Formula 101: A Practical Primer, by Francine J. Lipman (Chapman) & James E. Williamson (San Diego State University, College of Business Administration) 2. [682 Downloads] Constitutional...Posted on TaxProf Blog on September 05, 2010 at 10:21 AM
Resolving the Circuit Split Over the Application of FICA Taxes to Early Retirement Payments to Tenured Faculty
S. Scott Wick (LL.M. 2011, Florida) has published Note, A Question of Purpose: Early Retirement Payments to Tenured Professors Constitute Wages Subject to FICA Taxation, 58 Clev. St. L. Rev. 217 (2010). Here is the Introduction: Currently, there is a circuit split on the issue of whether early retirement payments...Posted on TaxProf Blog on September 05, 2010 at 8:53 AM
Risky Human Capital and Deferred Capital Income Taxation
Borys Grochulski (University of Minnesota, Department of Economics) & Tomasz Piskorski (Columbia Business School) have published Risky Human Capital and Deferred Capital Income Taxation, 145 J. Econ. Theory 908 (2010). Here is the abstract: We study the structure of optimal wedges and capital taxes in a dynamic Mirrlees economy with...Posted on TaxProf Blog on September 05, 2010 at 6:43 AM
IRS presses Large Corporations for Greater Disclosure
It is a proposed revision of a current tax practice that has got executives of large corporations sweating under the collar. Every year, the current practice is for large corporations to detail to the IRS any tax amounts they may have avoided paying due to questionable accounting methods. These corporations even have to set aside a sPosted on IRS Problem Solver Blog on September 04, 2010 at 1:01 PM
More on Rubin & Robertson, Bring Back the Estate Tax, Retroactive to Jan. 1
Following up on Wednesday's post, Rubin & Robertson: Bring Back the Estate Tax, Retroactive to Jan. 1: 24/7 Wall Street, Don?t Believe The Nonsense About The Estate Tax Future of Capitalism, Rubin and Robertson on Estate Tax Future of Capitalism, More on Robertson, Rubin, and the Estate Tax Reuters, When...Posted on TaxProf Blog on September 04, 2010 at 7:07 AM
'Unemployed J.D.' Says She's Ended Her Hunger Strike After 24 Days
Following up on my prior posts: Unemployed J.D. Begins Hunger Strike Aimed at 10 Law Schools (Aug. 6, 2010) More on 'Unemployed JD's' Hunger Strike (Aug. 9, 2010) 'Unemployed J.D.? Hunger Striker Reveals Identity in USA Today (Aug. 24, 2010) In a statement, Zenovia Evans announced that she ended the...Posted on TaxProf Blog on September 04, 2010 at 5:11 AM
The Inconsistent Application of the Tax Law to Professional Gamblers
George Remennik (J.D. 2010, Cardozo) has published Note, Mrs. Tschetschot's Busted Hand, Poker, and Taxes: The Inconsistent Application of Tax Laws on a Game of Skill, 8 Cardozo Pub. L. Pol'y & Ethics J. 485 (2010). Here is part of the Introduction: Section 162(a) allows a deduction for ?all the...Posted on TaxProf Blog on September 04, 2010 at 1:10 AM
Real Estate Agents, Lenders, Appraisers & Home Inspectors: ARE BUYERS WASTING TOO MUCH OF YOUR TIME?
PREQUALIFY, PREQUALIFY, PREQUALIFY. It cannot be said enough times...
What Should Sellers Look for in Hiring a Real Estate Agent?
MARKETING SKILLS, MARKETING "SUPPORT" AND EXPERIENCE. There are nu...
Should Sellers Hire a Real Estate Agent?
We often say YES! There are simply far too many unscrupulous buyer...
Real Estate Tax Appeals: Who Has the Burden of Proof
Recently, many municipalities have performed revaluations in order...
Real Estate Tax Appeals: Who Has the Burden of Proof
Recently, many municipalities have performed revaluations in order...
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Is a child fathered out of wedlock by an American diplomat to a foreign women on foreign soil entitled to US Citizenship by jus sanguinis?
This is a very tough situation your friend is in. It is difficult to know the ex...
How to make a landlord honor an option to buy provision in the lease (OH)?
Most leases are written as a one year agreement, if neither party elects to form...
Can I sue the executor of my fathers estate?
Get a lawyer. Not one you pay by the hour - a contingency based attorney. If he ...
My father and mother died with a will. The will states that the family house be sold and any money left be divided equally among the sibling. The house as a loan against it for $200.000. The executor of the estate (my si
Contest the will, this should lock things up in probate and prevent her from doi...
How to prove child support payments were sent by US Mail?
Your best bet is to send the checks via certified mail return receipt requested....

Is a child fathered out of wedlock by an American diplomat to a foreign women on foreign soil entitled to US Citizenship by jus sanguinis?
This is a very tough situation your friend is in. It is difficult to know the ex...
How to make a landlord honor an option to buy provision in the lease (OH)?
Most leases are written as a one year agreement, if neither party elects to form...
Can I sue the executor of my fathers estate?
Get a lawyer. Not one you pay by the hour - a contingency based attorney. If he ...
My father and mother died with a will. The will states that the family house be sold and any money left be divided equally among the sibling. The house as a loan against it for $200.000. The executor of the estate (my si
Contest the will, this should lock things up in probate and prevent her from doi...
How to prove child support payments were sent by US Mail?
Your best bet is to send the checks via certified mail return receipt requested....







