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Better Late Than Never! If You Have Unfiled Tax Returns, Get Them Filed
Earlier this week, the U.S. Tax Court published an opinion in a case that demonstrates very, very clearly the importance of getting your tax returns filed. As you've probably often heard, you are always better off filing your tax return on time, even if you cannot pay...
Good News–IRS Audits Decrease in 2012
As April 15 rapidly approaches, harried American taxpayers need some bit of good news, so I am glad to be the messenger of good tidings--even before expected budget cuts attributable to the recent sequester, the number of IRS audits that individual taxpayers were...
Eat Your Pease
No, there is not a typo on the title to this post. Pease refers to the a new provision of tax law, courtesy of the end-of-the-year fiscal cliff deal, and is named after former Rep. Donald Pease (D., Ohio). If your adjusted gross income is over $250,000 ($300,000...
IRS Issues Revised 2013 Tax Withholding Tables After Fiscal Cliff Deal
On December 31, 2012, the IRS issued tax withholding tables on the assumption that we were going over the fiscal cliff. Technically, we did go over the cliff, but only for a few hours. In addition, the fiscal cliff deal that was passed on January 1, 2013, made the tax...
Changes to Tennessee Business Corporation Act Effective January 1, 2013
Public Chapter 1051 became effective January 1, 2013, and it makes changes to the Tennessee Business Corporation Act. You can read Public Chapter 1051 here: pc1051-1.
New Obamacare Guidance to States
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Vermont and Utah are conditionally approved to operate a health insurance marketplace, or State-based Exchange, and Arkansas is conditionally...
First Tax Court Case of 2013 Teaches Important Lesson for New Year Tax Resolutions
Being born just past midnight on January 1 makes one an instant celebrity. Each New Year's Day, the front page of most local newspapers carry an above-the-fold story of the lucky baby that succeeded in being the newest local resident of the town. He or she may not...
Tennessee Business in 2013 — What Should We Expect?
The New Year is less than 48 hours old, so is it too early to speculate on the course of business law in Tennessee this year? Probably. Still, we can look forward to developments in a number of areas. First, with Obamacare set to reach full implementation in 2014,...
There’s Got to Be a Morning After — or Not. Hobby Lobby and the Pill
The Los Angeles Times ran an article a couple of days ago about Hobby Lobby and its fight to not be forced to include the so-called morning after pill in the health insurance coverage for its workers. The article, entitled "Hobby Lobby, defying heath law,...
“Hire Tex? Oh, nevermind!”
You remember Emily Litella, don't you? She was Gilda Radner's character on the old Saturday Night Live who seemed a bit hard of hearing and was perpetually confused about the big events and issues of the day, at least until someone made her understand that she was...