by David Leeper | Apr 26, 2017 | Articles
“When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.” Thomas Jefferson As I sit at my desk watching the stock market plummet, I can’t help but wonder what I can do to help. People are being hit hard by the...
by David Leeper | Apr 26, 2017 | Articles
I hate politics and politicians. Today our country faces an economic crises. The Demo crats object to raising the debt ceiling unless there is a tax increase on the wealthy — most prominently repealing the “tax loopholes” for corporate jets. The Republicans object to...
by David Leeper | Apr 26, 2017 | Articles
My office neighbor is a marriage counselor. I used to have lunch with him once a month just so I could hear all the interesting stories he told. One of my favorites – every good deed by a husband is remembered for 3 days, every bad deed is remembered forever. Today I...
by David Leeper | Apr 26, 2017 | Articles
One of the greatest frustrations I have in my law practice is the number of people who come to see me so late in their case. It seems that the gravity of their tax problems either does not register with them or is so frightening that they don’t want to face it. The...
by David Leeper | Apr 26, 2017 | Articles
Many tax lawyers believe that the IRS’s greatest weapon is the use of fear. After 35 years of tax practice, I am still astonished at some of the things IRS agents tell my clients before they retained a tax representative: So today we will address some of the common...
by David Leeper | Apr 26, 2017 | Articles
Many tax lawyers believe the most powerful weapon the IRS has is fear. Last week we looked at fear that arises during an audit, when some IRS agents may deliberately and consciously use fear to force us into a settlement we believe is abusive. So today we are going to...
by David Leeper | Apr 26, 2017 | Articles
As you know, the IRS has admitted to targeting conservative groups applying for tax exempt status. An audit by its internal affairs divisions confirmed this fact. During Congressional hearings the head of the IRS tax exempt group refused to testify, asserting her 5th...
by David Leeper | Apr 26, 2017 | Articles
In my last article I stated that the exempt organization branch of the IRS was not vindictive or malicious and would not “target” conservatives or anyone else for abuse unless so directed. However, in my experience, that is not true of the audit division of the IRS....
by David Leeper | Apr 26, 2017 | Articles
One of the extraordinary things about parenthood is our willingness to help our children. We as parents will undergo amazing hardships to help make their lives better, so they don’t suffer as we feel that we did. Unlike many parents, my father and mother felt very...
by David Leeper | Apr 22, 2017 | Articles
“David, please name me to decide when to pull the plug on your respirator” My ex-wife Today I want to encourage all of us to plan for our deaths. I have seen too many families devastated by the loss of a loved one, and then torn apart by legal and financial conflict...
