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Seriously Delinquent Tax Debt. Seriously.

  • May 30, 2023
  • Steven Rubin
  • Uncategorized

Hello my fellow Taxpayer! Have you ever wondered what the IRS considers a “seriously delinquent tax debt?” Seriously. Well, wonder no more. $50,000 (or greater, adjusted annually for inflation). Yep. Seriously delinquent tax debt (SDTD) begins at $50,000. How do…

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Law In The Digital Age

Law in the Digital Age

  • March 28, 2022
  • Steven Rubin
  • Internet, Law, Uncategorized

When I was in law school there was this thing called the law library. It had these things in it called law books. If I wanted to go “look something up,” I would go to the “law library” and look…

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Should You Be Concerned That Control Of The Top Level Domain Dot-org (.org) Is Heading Into Private Hands? I, For One, Think So.

Should you be concerned that control of the Top Level Domain dot-org (.org) is heading into private hands? I, for one, think so.

  • January 24, 2020
  • Steven Rubin
  • Intellectual Property, Internet, Law, Nonprofit Tax-Exempt

“What’s in a name? that which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” William Shakespeare. A colleague recently brought to my attention an article by Esther Dyson published by the Washington Post on January 17,…

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Opportunity (Zones) Knock … But Not All Doors Are Created Equal

Opportunity (Zones) Knock … But Not All Doors Are Created Equal

  • December 16, 2019
  • Steven Rubin
  • Law, Tax

I was having lunch a while back with an international tax attorney colleague. A terrific guy. We were talking tax attorney stuff. Like his sailboat. He was incredibly knowledgeable and experienced at assisting his clients shelter their income. He was…

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Coming In From The Cold … A (tax) Compliance Story …

Coming in from the cold … a (tax) compliance story …

  • November 22, 2019
  • Steven Rubin
  • Uncategorized

Another day. Another customer. This week we helped another taxpayer “come in from the cold” and get into compliance with his obligations as a taxpayer. I will call him Topham Hat (see if any of you get the reference). Topham…

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The Inevitability And Practical Unavoidability Of Interest On Underpayments To Uncle Sam

The inevitability and practical unavoidability of interest on underpayments to Uncle Sam

  • November 17, 2019
  • Steven Rubin
  • Uncategorized

One of the questions I get asked from time to time by my tax controversy clients is can we get rid of the interest component of their tax debt. Well, unfortunately, as a general rule the answer is no. If…

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Something That Is Pleasing To The Senses … What Is Evidence?

Something that is pleasing to the senses … what is Evidence?

  • November 16, 2019
  • Steven Rubin
  • Law

Okay kids. For the umpteenth time someone has come to me with their grievance or claim. They have been violated. They have been duped. They have been cheated. They want justice. They want recompense. Help me Mr. Rubin. Okay I…

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Ben Franklin, The Father Of The Electronic Transactions Act

Ben Franklin, the Father of the Electronic Transactions Act

  • November 11, 2019
  • Steven Rubin
  • Law

Well, as any grammar or middle schooler can tell you, Ben Franklin is considered to be the “father of electricity.” In the year 1752, Benjamin is said to have performed the famed experimentation of flying a kite during an electrical…

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What’s In A Name? (Didn’t Shakespeare Write That?)

What’s in a name? (Didn’t Shakespeare write that?)

  • June 28, 2019
  • Steven Rubin
  • Law

We get asked to set up a lot of entities such as corporations and limited liability companies (LLC’s). Of course, one of the essential first steps for the organizers is to choose a name for the entity. We are frequently…

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How Do You Serve A Lawsuit On A Ghost? It Is Time For Federal Rule Of Civil Procedure, Rule 4, To Evolve.

How do you serve a lawsuit on a ghost? It is time for Federal Rule of Civil Procedure, Rule 4, to evolve.

  • June 20, 2019
  • Steven Rubin
  • Law

Here is the set up: A Bad Guy wants to sell counterfeit goods on a website. In the process, the Bad Guy tramples all over the Genuine Seller’s registered trademarks. Not surprisingly, the Bad Guy would like to keep his…

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  • Coming in from the cold … a (tax) compliance story …
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