The Robison Blog
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October 1, 2005
Section 1031 Exchanges Set the Risk Standard
When our Real Estate clients see their real estate values soar in value, a 1031 exchange is an easy recommendation, or is it? As an experienced tax lawyer, I know that tax planning is rife with ...
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August 1, 2005
Before You Send Off Your Extended Tax Returns
Note that the IRS has clarified its original instructions to Form 6251, for the 2004 tax year, which were incorrect in the original. The ruling clarifies that qualified housing interest, which ...
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July 1, 2005
Corporate & Estate tax planning backfires, Transfers to Corp. were Treated as Equity Not Loans
In a classic example of the failure to follow thru with proper documentation on corporate tax planning and otherwise wishful thinking on the part of the accountant, the Tax Court in ...
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June 1, 2005
Structuring Equity and Ownership in Pass Through Entities
Many years ago while I was studying for my LLM in tax, a friend of mine confided, after partnership tax class, that he would just avoid partnerships in his tax practice. Unfortunately, with the ...