Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert W. Wood is a tax lawyer focusing on taxes and litigation. The King of Pop died unexpectedly in 2009. The huge Tax Court ...

Main Street: The Democrats’ proposed tax deduction for the rich puts the Vermont socialist and low-tax Republicans in the same foxhole. Images: Getty Images Composite: Mark Kelly Ireland threw a ...

The complexities tax practitioners face when practicing before the Internal Revenue Service and in Tax Court can be illustrated by following a case as it progresses from a return to a settlement. The ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A dramatic family legal battle over a $100 million estate does not often lead to life lessons for the masses. But the California probate court decision in the case of the Tweten ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the intersection of state & federal policy and politics. Governors and legislators have enacted income tax cuts in 25 ...

The state's scandal-ridden film tax credit program is on the ropes. Whether it can be rescued and turned into an effective, responsible initiative any time soon is doubtful. That would be a shame for ...

The term “tax season” has been known to strike fear into the hearts of many. From the taxpayer’s perspective, it starts with the collection of receipts and forms and contacting a trusted preparer, ...

WASHINGTON - The temperature in Washington dipped into the 20s last week, and here in the capital, that seems to be the point when hell freezes over: President Obama reached an agreement on the Bush ...

Democrats from high-tax blue areas are asking President Biden to restore an unlimited federal deduction for state and local taxes (SALT), and here’s New York Rep. Jerry Nadler’s pithy pitch on Twitter ...

Now that we've all finished our taxes, financial experts say this is the time to start planning for next year. Now that we've all finished our taxes, financial experts say this is the time to start ...