October 8, 2012

Florida Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Providing Property Tax Homestead Exemption To Non-Resident Homeowners

Last week, the Florida Supreme Court unanimously ruled that foreigners and out-of-state residents may qualify for the homestead exemption from property taxes found in the Florida Constitution when […]
September 20, 2012

IRS Treatment Of Forgiven Student Loan Debt Causing Concerns

In the wake of the housing market collapse, many people have become familiar with the concept of cancellation of debt (COD) income.  The basis for COD […]
September 12, 2012

IRS $104 Million Whistleblower Payment Should Make Foreign Account Holders Nervous

Bradley Birkenfeld, a former UBS AG bank executive, was instrumental in helping U.S. authorities expose tax evasion facilitated by the Swiss banking giant.  The information Birkenfeld […]
September 7, 2012

Church May Have Violated IRC By Endorsing Romney For President

St. Raphael Catholic Church of El Paso Texas appears to have violated the IRC by endorsing Mitt Romney in its bulletin.  “I am asking all of […]
June 28, 2012

IRS Denial Of Tax Exempt Status To Political Group May Be Cause For Other Groups’ Concern

A recent decision by the IRS to revoke the tax-exempt status of Emerge America, a small political nonprofit organization, may concern larger groups, such as Crossroads GPS and Priorities USA, that […]
June 8, 2012

IRS Denial Of Tax Exempt Status To Political Group May Be Cause For Other Groups’ Concern

A recent decision by the IRS to revoke the tax-exempt status of Emerge America, a small political nonprofit organization, may concern larger groups, such as Crossroads GPS and Priorities USA, that […]
June 4, 2012

Supreme Court Rules That Cities Have The Ability To Forgive Future Tax Payments Without Violating Equal Protection

In a case that could impact the future tax policy of municipal governments, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that the city of Indianapolis did not […]
May 22, 2012

Senators Propose Legislation In Response To Facebook Founder’s Expatriation

Previously, we reported on Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, who renounced his American citizenship months ahead of Facebook’s initial public offering, which occurred on Friday, May 18.  Many […]
May 9, 2012

Florida Supreme Court Hears Case For Denying Homestead Exemption To Non-Residents

On Monday, May 7, the Florida Supreme Court heard arguments in a case involving a Honduran couple that could have major implications for all non-residents of Florida who […]
May 7, 2012

Victims Of Identity Theft Must Still Satisfy Their Obligations To The IRS

Since we have previously established that the IRS is willing to make taxpayers wait a substantial period of time for their refunds while they sort out identity […]
April 30, 2012

Supreme Court Deals Blow to IRS In Tax Shelter Case

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the IRS in a decision that may prevent the collection of $1 billion from people who used a tax shelter […]
April 23, 2012

Bill Before Congress Would Allow IRS To Suspend Passports For Tax Delinquencies

Previously, we mentioned a bill currently before Congress that would allow the IRS to suspend a person’s passport if they were found to be delinquent in their […]