New York Times, At 102%, His Tax Rate Takes the Cake, by James B. Stewart: James Ross, 58, is a founder and managing member of Rossrock, a Manhattan-based private investment firm that focuses on commercial real estate and distressed commercial mortgages. “I realize I am very fortunate, and in fact...

There is quite a bit of movement in this week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads, with new papers debuting on the list at #3 and #5: 1. [601 Downloads] Offshore Accounts: Insider’s Summary of FATCA and its Potential Future, by J. Richard (Dick) Harvey (Villanova) 2....

Following up on my prior posts (links below): Wall Street Journal Tax Report, Frequent-Flier Tax Traps, by Laura Saunders: The tax treatment of frequent-flier miles is at center stage following the disclosure that thousands of Citibank customers received notices in January that miles they received for opening new accounts last...

Following up on my prior post, Newt Gingrich Used 'John Edwards Sub S Tax Shelter' to Save $50k in Medicare Taxes (Jan. 23, 2012): Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA), the ranking Democratic member of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, has introduced H.R. 3840, the Narrowing Exceptions for Withholding Taxes...