Archive for September, 2012

EO Tax Journal 2012-163

Paul Streckfus, September 27, 2012 at 6:02 am

1 – My Prelude to Greg Colvin’s Commentary

2 – Greg Colvin Continues ABA Tax Section Discussion Continue…

EO Tax Journal 2012-162

Paul Streckfus, September 26, 2012 at 5:47 am

1 – The EOTJ Mailbag

2 – Schneiderman Responds to Hatch and Camp, Seeks to Correct Their “Apparent Misimpressions”

3 – Another Nonprofit Newspaper Recognized as Exempt (San Francisco Public Press) Continue…

EO Tax Journal 2012-161

Paul Streckfus, September 25, 2012 at 5:38 am

1 – Findings of Inurement and Commerciality Doom Family Trust of Massachusetts

I suspect the plaintiff in this case will appeal, but I think it will be a difficult case to overturn, even though the District Court judge took a pretty harsh stance, considering we’ve all seen a lot of cases worse than this one get exemption. And I doubt if Bruce Hopkins in his next annual review of EO developments will like the court’s use of the commerciality doctrine, but such is the life of a pundit, so I sympathize.

2 – Does the Supreme Court Care How Many Homes a Minister Can Have under Section 107? Continue…

EO Tax Journal 2012-160

Paul Streckfus, September 24, 2012 at 5:52 am

1 – Where Did These Proposed Regs Come From?

2 – News From the IRS and Treasury (Part 2) Continue…

EO Tax Journal 2012-159

Paul Streckfus, September 22, 2012 at 5:51 am

Correspondence between Senator Carl Levin (D-Mich.) and the IRS Continue…