Archive for ‘Focus on Courts’

EO Tax Journal 2010-50

Paul Streckfus, April 9, 2010 at 10:06 pm

The IRS continues its quixotic quest against credit unions. The latest chapter in the Bellco litigation appears below. For earlier developments, see Order Regarding Motions for Summary Judgment, EOTJ,vol. 14, no. 6, p. 112, and Order, EOTJ, vol. 14, no. 1, p. 152. For a similar case, see Community First Credit Union v. U.S., EOTJ, vol. 14, no. 4, p. 156, and vol. 14, no. 3, p. 161.

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EO Tax Journal 2010-39

Paul Streckfus, March 8, 2010 at 10:06 pm

Scanning the news, I see the following:

(1) The IRS’s favorite church was on the front page of yesterday’s New York Times. See “Breaking with Scientology: Defectors Say Church Hides Its Abuse of Staff Members,” by Laurie Goodstein.

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EO Tax Journal 2010-25

Paul Streckfus, February 16, 2010 at 10:06 pm

1 – Old Business

Eve Borenstein weighs in on retroactive revocations.

2 – On the Road to Certiorari?

For most of us, we just want to know when it’s over. The latest step in the long-running medical residents saga is now a petition for certiorari, reprinted below. Normally I’d call this a slam dunk, as Ted Olson’s pals on the Supreme Court would say come on in, but now that Ted is advocating for same-sex marriages, is he persona non grata? Unfortunately, on such considerations is the law of the land decided.
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