“And who can doubt a chicken? You can't. Chickens aren't going to lie. Chickens have integrity.” - Scharlette Holdman, defense counsel I wish you all Happy Holidays and a healthy and prosperous New Year. I hope your year-end is filled with warm fires, good turkey (or...
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I Can’t Get No Tax-Satisfaction
“And that man comes on the radio, And he’s tellin’ me more and more, About some useless information, Supposed to fire my imagination” – M. Jagger & K. Richards
Lying Lies and the Liars that Lie about the Lie
“When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary” – Thomas Paine
Why are You Paying this Optional Tax to the Government?
“For years, the income tax and gift and estate tax laws have been modified and amended to the degree that only tax lawyers and accountants could really make any sense out of them. Now, with the advent of the Tax Reform Act of 1976 and all of its cross implications, not even the tax lawyers and accountants are so sure of themselves.” – Robert S. Taft, New York Law Journal, Dec. 30, 1976
If you Plan on Dying in New York — READ THIS!
“We don’t pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes.” – Leona Helmsley
Rule Number One for Beating the Government on your 1040
“You must pay taxes. But there’s no law that says you gotta leave a tip.”– Morgan Stanley advertisement
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I formerly worked as a satellite employee from my home state of New Jersey. I ended my employment with my former employer in 2016. In 2018, I was sued by my former employer for $1.1 million in Illinois State Court. I was referred to Brinen & Associates, LLC by a friend who is a client of the firm. Brinen & Associates, LLC came highly recommended. I contacted Joshua Brinen and then had a consultation at his office with his colleague Mark White. Together, Messrs. Brinen and White explained my options...