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Tax Roundup, 8/27/2013: This isn’t Butte edition. And: you’re not your mom! 27 Aug 2013 | 06:49 pm

The Great Iowa RV Roundup.  Iowa has caught on to recreational vehicle owners who have registered their units in Montana to save taxes and fees.  Now the Department of Revenue is giving these Iomontan...

Charity may begin at home, but not with the down payment. 27 Aug 2013 | 05:57 pm

One curiosity of the Great Housing Bubble was the emergence of the “down payment assistance” enterprise.  These outfits, typically established as “non-profit” entities, purportedly helped home buyers ...

IRS issues Applicable Federal Rates (AFR) for September 2013 26 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm

The IRS has issued (Rev. Rul. 2013-18) the minimum required interest rates for loans made in September 2013: -Short Term (demand loans and loans with terms of up to 3 years): 0.25% -Mid-Term (loans ...

Tax Roundup, 8/26/2013: The corporation that’s gone no longer protects you. 26 Aug 2013 | 05:59 pm

Most people set up corporations at least partly to protect themselves from being liable for liabilities incurred in the business.  And it usually works that way.   But not always, as a case out of Col...

Tax Roundup, 8/23/2013: Don’t die here edition. And the Butch and Sundance approach to tax controversies. 23 Aug 2013 | 06:35 pm

Via Wall Street Journal Advice I intend to take this year.  The Wall Street Journal editorial page lists Iowa as a place to not die. But Minnesota is even worse: The grand prize for self-abuse goes ...

Tax Roundup, 8/22/2013: Is your passport worth your business? And a prodigal mom! 22 Aug 2013 | 06:48 pm

A great post by Phil Hodgen, Why people renounce U.S. citizenship for estate tax reasons.  It’s an issue often overlooked in cheap talk of “tax cheats,” but not by those who face a tremendous hit to t...

Tax Roundup, 8/21/2013: Just scraping by edition. 21 Aug 2013 | 06:08 pm

Time is short today, so just a few highlights: You know how the IRS is just starved of cash?  They’re being forced to scrape by on about their 2010 funding.  The horror! Via The TaxProf.  Of course,...

The saga of Canada Cruz. 21 Aug 2013 | 05:38 pm

Ted Cruz is lucky it wasn’t the other way around.  The Texas Senator recently learned that he is an accidental Canadian citizen because he was born in Calgary.  His American mom moved back to the U...

Tax Roundup, 8/20/2013: California and Florida have nice weather. What differs? And more on well-intended poverty traps. 20 Aug 2013 | 06:45 pm

Taxes Matter.  Check out the Tax Policy Blog Monday Map from yesterday: The map shows money flowing from high-tax basket cases like New York, Illinois and California to low tax Florida and Texas.  Su...

Tax Roundup, 8/19/2013: You may already be a Californian! And the amazing tax secrets of Jeff Bezos. 19 Aug 2013 | 06:22 pm

California is so short of cash, they aren’t just looking under their sofa cushions for spare change.  They’re looking under yours, too. Paul Neiffer reports that California is Out of Control! In Swar...

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