Posts Tagged ‘tax cases’

Cat Volunteer Wins Case for IRS Tax Relief Deductions in Tax Court

Tuesday, June 21st, 2011

Jan Van Dusen, a volunteer for a cat rescue program, recently went to battle with Tax Court to deduct expenses for the care of some 70 plus cats. The article Stray Cat Strut: Woman Beats IRS published in the Wall Street Journal outlines how Ms. Van Dusen won her case against the tax court in her argument for the deduction for over $12,000 in bills accumulated for the care of
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FEDS: GA. BUSINESSMAN SKIMMED MORE THAN $500,000 FROM COMPANY

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

After federal prosecutors in filed a criminal complaint against a businessman that alleges he skimmed more than $500,000 from his company, the Dawsonville, Ga., man pleaded guilty to evasion but disputed the amount of taxes evaded.
Robert Merickle, 59, allegedly filed a false tax return in 2001, which failed to report substantial amounts of income from a company he owned and operated, Blue Haven Pools.
According to court records, Merickle spent more
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