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The case of Sari F. Deihl v Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2012-176 (June 21, 2012) was factually and procedurally complex.  This post deals only with one of the issues decided by the Tax Court: whether the income tax audit...

With Pub. L. 98-369, Congress intended to end controversies over the deduction of alimony by enacting clear straightforward rules.  Thus, beginning in 1985 under Section 71 alimony, deductible to the paying spouse and...

In Settonni v. Settonni, the Ohio Court of Appeals for the Eighth District, Cayahogo County (Case No. 97784, Released July 5, 2012), upheld a lower court ruling that denied, without an evidentiary hearing, the former...

As Global Warming is said to be melting the arctic glaciers, safe havens for offshore taxscofflaws are dwindling from increasingly strident global economic pressure applied to tax haven jurisdictions. Now, tax haven countries...

Yosinsky v. Commissioner illustrates a common misconception of married taxpayer’s about joint and several liability for the tax owed on a joint tax return. Contrary to popular belief the IRS is not obligated to pursue one...