Baldwin Tax Blog

Charleston Law Firms fleeced

As usual, the bad guys are innvoative. Take a look at this story and what happened to two Charleston Area Law Firms, from the Post Courier -

Scam targets law firms

Article about renting your home in the future

So maybe the boomers sell if they can and rent???

Why your state tax burden matters

From a great author about the failed policies during the depression Amity

CPA Disbarred for Relying Solely on Client Data

A CPA got disbarred for not doing due diligence on information provided to him by his clients.  The situation dealt with a corporation and the husband and wife shareholders.  The appellate Authority observed that, "it was inconceivable that [the individual taxpayers] could pay their living expenses based in the income reported on their returns." 

The CPA did not show up for his administrative proceeding and was disbarred.  He then appealed the disbarment and lost.

Read up on your Circular 230.  The IRS press release is here

Municipal Tax Burdens (or where you really pay to live!)

If you wonder about the tax burden of very large cities, here is a list of the top 25 taxing cities.

http://www.taxfoundation.org/publications/show/26622.html

From theOld Gray Lady

Small Investors' leave the stock market- http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/22/business/22invest.html?_r=2&hp

Interesting , what implications from a financial planning viewpoint?

SC Property Taxes

Some new comments on SC Property Taxes Soon!

The Free-Marketeers Strike Back by Guy Sorman, City Journal Summer 2010

The Free-Marketeers Strike Back by Guy Sorman, City Journal Summer 2010.

A really good look at the challenges of our economy

What's going on at Treasury while we wait for an Estate Tax conclusion

Sounds like the Treasury crowd is trying to figure out what's next while Congress fiddles. Wealth

Forbes on Estate Planning traps in 2010

Why your will and trusts may need a review Forbes