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		<title>New IRS Rules: Obamacare Tax Rules Document Dump</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2012/02/04/new-irs-rules-obamacare-tax-provision-document-dump/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2012/02/04/new-irs-rules-obamacare-tax-provision-document-dump/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michelle Malkin reports that the transparency President has done another one of his patented Friday afternoon document dumps,¹ this time with the voluminous and highly complex IRS rules for implementing the tax provisions of Obamacare: (footnote is mine). If it’s Friday, it’s another White House dump day. Cue the dump truck horn: Doot! Doot! Doot! While Obama [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Admits Tax Cuts Create Jobs</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2012/01/06/obama-admits-tax-cuts-create-jobs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2012/01/06/obama-admits-tax-cuts-create-jobs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:16:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The economy added 200,000 jobs in December and President Obama is taking credit for it. The only problem is what he&#8217;s taking credit for happens to be tax cuts. Here&#8217;s an excerpt of Obama&#8217;s speech from the White House website (emphasis added): This morning we learned that American businesses added another 212,000 jobs last month &#8230; . And [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IRS To Conduct Show Audits of Uber-Rich in Election Year</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2012/01/06/irs-to-conduct-show-audits-of-uber-rich-in-election-year/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2012/01/06/irs-to-conduct-show-audits-of-uber-rich-in-election-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:04:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The AP reports that the IRS has continued to allocate more of its resources to the examination of the tax returns of the super rich: One in eight people earning at least $1 million annually was audited by the Internal Revenue Service last year, making them far likelier to be examined than those making below $200,000, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Tax Pledger Grover Norquist is Tax Man of the Year</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2012/01/04/no-tax-pledge-guy-grover-norquist-is-tax-person-of-the-year/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2012/01/04/no-tax-pledge-guy-grover-norquist-is-tax-person-of-the-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:52:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Paul Caron: Year in Review: The 2011 Person of the Year, 134 Tax Notes 7 (Jan. 3, 2012): The dire state of tax politics became woefully evident in 2011,  as fragile optimism about the possibility of tax reform bumped into the  harsh reality of political intransigence. Democrats and Republicans each  complained about the other&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TIGTA: Closely Held Businessmen More Likely to Structure Transactions to Avoid Taxes</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/12/06/tigta-closely-held-businessman-more-likely-to-structure-transactions-to-avoid-taxes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:34:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration says the IRS needs to improve the quality of its audits of small corporations. Listen: TIGTA reviewed whether IRS examiners followed proper procedures and guidelines when auditing the returns of small corporations. The IRS defines small corporations as corporations with assets of less than $10 million. Many corporations in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TIGTA: 82% of Investment Theft Loss Claims are Erroneous</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/11/26/tigta-82-of-investment-theft-loss-claims-are-erroneous/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/11/26/tigta-82-of-investment-theft-loss-claims-are-erroneous/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 14:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Taxpayers and their advisors have good reason to want to categorize losses as theft losses rather than investment losses. Theft losses are treated as ordinary losses and are deductible in the year incurred.¹ Investment losses are treated as capital losses and are limited to the amount of capital gains plus $3,000. It is, therefore, not surprising that TIGTA has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Swiss Banks to Disclose Names to IRS</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/11/14/more-swiss-banks-to-disclose-names-to-irs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/11/14/more-swiss-banks-to-disclose-names-to-irs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Accounting Today reports that one of Switzerland’s oldest banks, Clariden Leu, has become the latest to cooperate with U.S. tax authorities in disclosing the names of American investors: The bank has begun notifying some of its U.S. customers that it plans to reveal their names and account information to the Internal Revenue Service, according to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IRS Audit&#8217;s Google</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/10/14/irs-audits-google/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/10/14/irs-audits-google/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:05:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just googled &#8220;IRS audit of Google&#8221; and found this blog post by Paul Caron: Bloomberg, Google Tax Probe to Focus on Offshore Units, by Jesse Drucker: The IRS is auditing how Google avoided federal income taxes by shifting profit into offshore subsidiaries, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. The agency is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AICPA Opposes IRS Fees, Fingerprinting of Tax Preparers</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/10/11/aicpa-opposes-irs-fees-fingerprinting-of-tax-preparers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/10/11/aicpa-opposes-irs-fees-fingerprinting-of-tax-preparers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:33:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WebCPA reports that the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) is asking the Internal Revenue Service to reconsider some of the fees it plans to charge for competency exams and fingerprinting as part of its tax preparer oversight program. The new fees would apply to individuals who are required to take the IRS competency examination in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IRS To Fingerprint Tax Preparers</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/09/28/irs-to-fingerprint-tax-preparers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/09/28/irs-to-fingerprint-tax-preparers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 11:54:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, you read that correctly. The Journal of Accountancy reports that the IRS plans to start fingerprinting thousands of tax preparers as part of its oversight program and run the fingerprints through an FBI database: The IRS released more details on its tax preparer oversight program on Wednesday, and said registered tax return preparers would now be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another IRS Amnesty Program: The Voluntary Classification Settlement Program</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/09/22/another-irs-amnesty-program-the-voluntary-classification-settlement-program/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/09/22/another-irs-amnesty-program-the-voluntary-classification-settlement-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:11:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The IRS is apparently so happy with the results of it&#8217;s offshore voluntary disclosure program that it has established a similar program in the area of worker classification. Michael Cohn of AccountingToday writes that the IRS has introduced a new voluntary compliance program Wednesday to convince employers to resolve their past issues with classifying employees as independent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tax Tweet of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/09/22/tax-tweet-of-the-day/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/09/22/tax-tweet-of-the-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[@GoodAttorneys Good Attorneys FED TAX-Did you know?  The IRS may not levy while an Offer In Compromise is pending decision, 30 days after a rejection, or during an appeal Bookmark &#038; Share:]]></description>
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		<title>Pappas on Taxation</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/09/19/pappas-on-taxation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/09/19/pappas-on-taxation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have decided to tweak this blog&#8217;s title a little bit by adding the subtitle &#8220;Pappas on Taxation.&#8221; Here&#8217;s a little anecdote that tells how I chose that name. When I started work at my first law firm, we’ll call it Hugo &#38; Boss, I was assigned to work with the firm&#8217;s managing tax partner, Mr. Boss. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No More New Tax Patents</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/09/19/no-more-new-tax-patents/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:07:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Who says they can&#8217;t get anything done in D.C.? The Journal of Accountancy reports that last Friday President Obama signed into law the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (HR 1249), which reforms the U.S. patent system and stops the granting of patents for tax strategies: Under the act, any “strategy for reducing, avoiding, or deferring tax liability” is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Linda Beale Reponds in &#8220;Right Wing Blogger Peter Pappas&#8217; Problematic Post About Tax Lies&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/09/14/linda-beale-reponds-in-right-wing-blogger-peter-pappas-problematic-post-about-tax-lies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/09/14/linda-beale-reponds-in-right-wing-blogger-peter-pappas-problematic-post-about-tax-lies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:06:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tax blogger and tax law professor Linda Beale has responded to my recent post Tax Lies Some Left Wing Bloggers Like to Ignore. It&#8217;s a little long, but please read the entire thing.  I will be posting my response in the next couple of days. Bookmark &#038; Share:]]></description>
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		<title>We Will Never Forget</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/09/11/we-will-never-forget-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/09/11/we-will-never-forget-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 18:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
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		<title>Tax Alert: US Puts More Pressure on Swiss to Disclose Names of US Investors</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/09/05/tax-alert-us-puts-more-pressure-on-swiss-to-disclose-names-of-us-investors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/09/05/tax-alert-us-puts-more-pressure-on-swiss-to-disclose-names-of-us-investors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 13:56:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[International Taxation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jack Townsend reports that the U.S. is redoubling it&#8217;s efforts to get Switzerland to disclose the names of its American offshore investors: In the continuing game of chicken between the Swiss government (perhaps better described for this purpose as the Swiss financial system) and the rest of the civilized world (at least the part that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IRS Amnesty Deadline Extended to September 9, 2011 Due to Irene</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/08/27/irs-amnesty-deadline-extended-to-september-9-2011-due-to-irene/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/08/27/irs-amnesty-deadline-extended-to-september-9-2011-due-to-irene/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2011 12:58:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The IRS has just announced that is extending the deadline for taxpayers to participate in the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Initiative. The original deadline was August 31, 2011. This means there is still plenty of time for taxpayers with offshore bank accounts and unreported income to file for pre-clearance into the program and begin the process [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Casey Anthony, Not Guilty, But the System Worked Because the Jury Can Never be Wrong</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/07/05/the-system-worked-because-the-jury-can-never-be-wrong/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/07/05/the-system-worked-because-the-jury-can-never-be-wrong/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:39:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[jury verdicts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The jury has the power to bring a verdict in the teeth of both law and fact.&#8221;  - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. -   Jury verdicts are subjective and, therefore, cannot be wrong.¹ We all agree in advance that whatever the collective subjective opinion of the jury is we will accept it. You can&#8217;t retract that acceptance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus Wants to Simplify the Tax Code &amp; Close the Tax Gap</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/06/28/senate-finance-committee-chairman-baucus-says-he-wants-to-simplify-the-tax-code/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/06/28/senate-finance-committee-chairman-baucus-says-he-wants-to-simplify-the-tax-code/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 02:51:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;It&#8217;s deja vu all over again.&#8221; - Yogi Berra - Max Baucus (D-MT), Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, said today that he wants to simplify the tax code to increase compliance rates and thereby close the tax gap. Here&#8217;s the press release (emphasis is mine): &#8230; Baucus said that as the tax reform process moves forward, it [...]]]></description>
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