Tax Law Blog

On a summer day three years ago, a former banker walked out of a federal prison after spending two and a half years locked up for tax conspiracy. A little over a month later, the U.S. government cut him a check for $104 million (minus taxes). He was...

As many football fans from Cleveland to Chicago and beyond know, the NFL is tax-exempt. Or it was until recently when the league announced that it is relinquishing its tax-exempt status due to negative perceptions the status generated.

Commissioner...

One of the many things that makes the U.S. a great nation is that we have the freedom to express our opinions, even when those opinions run counter to official government policy. For instance, people are free to argue that the federal income tax is...

Filing your tax return can be stressful. For many people, once your tax return is filed, you don’t have to worry or think about it again until next year. However, some individuals may be contacted by the Internal Revenue Service about their tax...

On April 16, 2015, Robert Fedor, of Robert J. Fedor Esq, LLC, appeared as a guest speaker at the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Family Law Section monthly meeting. The discussion on April 16th, was titled: IRS Offers of Compromise Regarding...

Even before April 15, there were indications that the number of tax fraud cases in Ohio could hit a record high. For example, the Ohio Department of Taxation reported about its 160,000 cases where tax filers failed to take a required tax security...

Bernard Kerik's law enforcement career has taken some unbelievable twists and turns. He was the NYPD commissioner in charge of the police response on 9-11, and then three years later was nominated by President George W. Bush to be head of the...

About an hour's drive straight south of Columbus, you will come to Chillicothe... Ohio's first capital. It's the home of the Majestic -- "America’s oldest continuously operating theater," its owner's claim -- which has hosted performances by Laurel...

April 15th has come and gone. If you are reading this, you have survived and are now very relieved. But for some of us, it was a bit like being on the Titanic. Some history buffs might recall that the great ship hit an iceberg just before midnight...

Some things are simply scarier than they ought to be. Take for example, TV commercials for prescription drugs. The medication is being pitched to viewers because it apparently alleviates some ailment, yet because the pharmaceutical companies are...