Can a vacation home in distant hills make a commuting Manhattan office worker a New York resident taxpayer? Hint: Yes.
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The Adirondack Tax Trap
Tag Archives: Taxes
It’s ‘Best’ To Know Your Client
A celebrity tax case highlights the need for tax preparers to ask obvious questions about their clients’ business affairs.
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A Misguided Heartland Border Truce
Should politicians seeking to lure jobs from elsewhere care whether those jobs come from just across the state line or across the country?
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Big Easy Tops Big Apple For Zion’s Big Deal
New Orleans is a small market, but there is nothing puny about the tax benefits if Zion Williamson goes to the Pelicans.
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Monetary Policy Simplified, Or Simply Wrong?
Modern Monetary Theory offers chalkboard answers to real-world questions, such as whether a government can borrow too much.
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A Tax Story, Less Radical Than Expected
For most taxpayers, there was less to last year’s tax overhaul than first met the eye.
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A Calm End To A Tough Tax Season
Hordes of taxpayers and tax preparers will sweat out a last-minute rush, but there is a better way to get things done.
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Warren’s Misguided Wealth Tax
Elizabeth Warren hit the campaign trail with a wealth tax proposal, and there is a good chance she will leave it there.
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You Say Goodbye, States Say Hello
Changing states for tax purposes? There’s an app for that – but it may not be nearly enough.
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A Self-Defeating IRS Hard Line
The IRS sacrifices hundreds of thousands of dollars of collateral to save a handful of bucks in filing fees. Go figure.
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