Education Expenses

“It’s a toad, dude , a toad ! ” (Slightly stoned Alaskan fishing guide as I landed a huge silver salmon) I was recently fortunate enough to be invited by a friend to stay at his cabin in Alaska and fish for silver and sockeye salmon. It was a great...

Attorney fees From IRS

Today we are going to talk about one of my favorite topics – attorney fees. Now I’m not talking about paying attorney fees to big firms that are selling billable hours. No no no that’s not what this is about. No, today we are going to talk about attorney...

Protect Your House

It has been my experience that men and women have very different attitudes toward the care and preservation of their home. For example, I have three grown daughters.  They have modest digs, but each has spent a great deal of time making them homey – flowers,...

E-filed Returns Penalty Abatement

One of the things I like most about being a tax lawyer in our community is having clients who are willing to take on the IRS without fear. Almost without exception they will fight to the bitter end, especially if their case may help others suffering in the same way. ...

Mescalero update

A few weeks ago I wrote about a case I recently won in the United States Tax Court. There has been movement  since then and because it affects so many of us I wanted to keep us all updated, especially small businesses who can really benefit from it. Here is the...