Getty Winston Shrout has been apprehended. The former fugitive and tax fraud promoter had been on the run from law enforcement for months, but he was caught in Arizona this month by the U.S. Marshals Service. Shrout, 70, was convicted in April 2017 on six misdemeanor counts of willful failure to file tax returns and 13
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Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin The investigation finds that recruiting Tesla comes at a price. David Calvert/The Washington Post via Getty Images Topline: While states often compete to attract thousands of new tech jobs, a USA Today investigation uncovered a host of issues—from workplace injuries to housing shortages—at Tesla’s Nevada Gigafactory
“Changes ahead” traffic sign in city Getty Coming soon to an Opportunity Zone investment near you: information reporting, and possibly much more of it. Two Democratic lawmakers released their visions for what investors and qualified opportunity funds should report to the IRS on November 6. QOFs and their investors should pay attention. The Opportunity Zone regime, which
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin There are at least seven separate, ongoing efforts to surface Trump’s financial records. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (Updated: 2:44 p.m. EST, 11/11/2019) Topline: A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit Monday filed by President Trump in Washington D.C’s district court to prevent Congress from obtaining his
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin The billionaire investor and Shark Tank host didn’t hold back. Steven Ferdman/Getty Images Topline: Famed investor and Shark Tank host Mark Cuban became the latest billionaire to criticize Elizabeth Warren’s proposed wealth tax in a series of tweets over the weekend, calling her the “smartest of
A business woman checks her smart phone while getting a ride on a moto taxi in downtown Nairobi, … [+] Kenya. Getty Martin Hearson, the international tax program lead at the International Center for Tax and Development, discusses how the OECD’s work on taxation of the digital economy affects developing countries. Read the podcast transcript
The recent Tax Court decision Coal Property Holdings is a good illustration of Reilly’s Fourth Law of Tax Planning – Execution isn’t everything but it’s a lot. This is a conservation easement syndication deal and the facts indicate that it is on the questionable side. “In September 2013 Coal Property Holdings, LLC (Coal Holdings), acquired
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in an October 31 release: “Because tax cuts made our business environment more competitive, we are now able to remove regulatory burdens that have been rendered obsolete, further reduce costs for job creators and hardworking Americans, and protect the U.S. tax base.” However, the guidance Treasury issued that day indicates that it’s
Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses benefit estimates on Social Security statements, switching to spousal after retirement benefits, the earnings test and survivor’s benefits, Medicare qualification and the possibility and advisability of filing retroactively for spousal benefits. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and president of Economic
Single millennials should pay attention to these key considerations while navigating open … [+] enrollment. Getty Images It’s open enrollment season for workplace benefits. You’ll soon be getting a notice from HR, or maybe you already have. If you’re young, single and healthy, it’s tempting to skip reading all that fine print. Just sign up
Tax Notes Talk podcast is a weekly discussion of cutting-edge developments in tax, including up-to-the-minute changes in federal, state, and international tax law and regulations. You can listen to Tax Notes Talk on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play and on the Tax Notes website. The podcast episode’s transcript below has been edited for length and clarity. Barbara
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin This time, though, the two might actually talk. Michael Cohen/Getty Images for The New York Times Topline: Bill Gates became the latest among a slew of billionaires to express skepticism over Senator Elizabeth Warren’s wealth tax on Wednesday, sparking a twitter conversation between the two, in
On November 7, 2019, the IRS released long-awaited Proposed Regulations to update to the life expectancy tables that both retirement account (i.e., IRA, 401(k), 403(b), TSP) owners and beneficiaries use to calculate Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs). The tables have not been updated since Final Regulations were released by the IRS back in April of 2002,
NEW YORK, NY, The Maybach S650 by Mercedes-Benz at the New York International Auto Show. (Photo by … [+] Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) LightRocket via Getty Images Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren has proposed a number of new taxes on high-income households. Add them up and many of the very wealthiest could pay
Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses the possibility of suspending a retirement benefit to then get spousal benefits, when spousal benefits can be paid, suspending a benefit after receiving disability, potential merits of early filing and voluntarily paying into Social Security. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder
Getty Everyone’s heard the stories of celebrities who died without a proper estate plan in place. It’s been a hot topic in the last few years with Prince and Aretha Franklin serving as unfortunate faces of the phenomenon. But it’s not just freewheeling entertainers. Abraham Lincoln – a lawyer by trade – didn’t have one either, which leads
Over four years ago I called an end to L’affiare Kent Hovind on this platform as his co-defendant (Paul John Hansen) in his 2015 trial received a below guidelines sentence. Something told me he would be back. There is a new filing seeking to overturn Hovind’s 2006 conviction, with Hansen acting as his legal counsel.
DETROIT, MI – JULY 24: Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) … [+] participates in a Presidential Candidates Forum at the NAACP 110th National Convention on July 24, 2019 in Detroit, Michigan. The theme of this years Convention is, When We Fight, We Win. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) Getty Images You’ve heard
null Getty There’s no question that the world of news is changing. The chances are that you’re accessing this piece from your mobile device, a departure from the way that we consumed our news a decade ago. Now, the news landscape may be changing again. Once deeply connected to for-profit organizations, media outlets are considering
Kjell Inge Røkke (center) is one of Norway’s richest men. He has invested many millions into Molde … [+] FK, his home town soccer club in Norway. AFP via Getty Images With the Democrats desperate to discover what secrets might be lying inside the President’s tax returns, Norway has once again released its tax return