Legal Updates & Commentary for Tax & Estate Planning
Contrary to what has long been an all-too-popular belief,[i] there is a method to the Code. That is not to say that no part of it is arbitrary, or that none of its provisions are tainted by political dealings, or that it cannot be improved. After all, it is the product…
Regardless of who or what they are, taxpayers have to be careful of saying things like, “I guarantee it” or “it’s guaranteed.”
First of all, they’re not Joe Namath guaranteeing a Jets victory over the Colts in Super Bowl III, where the worst thing that could have happened had Broadway Joe…
It’s Not That Simple
The rules that govern the taxation of partners and partnerships are among the most complex in the Internal Revenue Code. This reflects, in part, the great flexibility that is afforded to partners in structuring their economic arrangements.
This complexity is often manifested in a difference of opinion between a taxpayer and…
