I have been sharing knowledge with tax professionals through writing papers and articles, and presenting at tax conferences for almost 40 years. On March 11, 2013, with the encouragement of others, I entered the digital publishing age, embarking on a new journey with the launch of Larry’s Tax Law. At that time, I was unsure where the journey would take me. My goal was simple and straightforward – to continue sharing knowledge about highly relevant and interesting tax law matters and developments with accountants, tax attorneys and other tax professionals.
Larry’s Tax Law is now more than a decade old. To be more precise (as we tax professionals tend to be), the blog is now 11 years, 1 month and 14 days old. We have been sharing knowledge with tax professionals in this digital format for more than 4,063 days!
Diving deeper into the numbers, I discovered that we have posted more than 225 substantive articles during this journey. In addition to covering lots of fun and fascinating topics, we have covered new federal, state and local tax legislation; cases, rulings and administrative rulemaking; tax policy; Circular 230; and a broad spectrum of practical tax issues.
Walking down memory lane, I note that we have shared some incredible information with our readers. I want to highlight a few of the articles that I found the most interesting to write and present to you:
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- My Dog Ate the S Election, Now What? (August 26, 2013)
- I Sold the Ferrari but Failed to Pay the IRS – Oops! (June 28, 2013)
- The $64,000 Tax Return Question (December 16, 2013)
- Finders Keepers Losers Weepers (April 2, 2014)
- Do Olympians Owe Taxes on the Value of Their Medals (February 19, 2014)
- While Some Parents May Not Agree to Pay the Cost of Their Child’s Law Degree, Maybe the Government Will (May 20, 2016)
- Taxpayers Can Have Their and Eat It at an Entertainment Event, and the Cost of the Cake May Be 50% Deductible (October 8, 2018)
- Shark Tank – Be Aware of the Deadly Creatures in the State and Local Tax Waters (August 26, 2020)
- Revisiting Remote Workforces – They May Be Here to Stay in Some Form (May 12, 2022)
- A Narrow Aspect of the Check-the-Box Regulations that Deserves Some Press (November 9, 2022)
I want to thank our loyal readers, many of whom have been with us for most, if not all, of the journey. In particular, I would like to extend my gratitude to the Oregon Society of CPAs (OSCPA) and its extensive community. Over the years, I have had the great pleasure of partnering with the OSCPA in a variety of ways, which has included presenting at its numerous CPE conferences and seminars, teaching eight-hour courses to its members, and contributing content to its vital publications. These valuable experiences have often helped me determine which topics needed to be addressed on the blog. It is my sincere hope that Larry’s Tax Law continues for many more years!
The sixth post in my multi-part series, A Journey Through Subchapter S – A Review of The Not So Obvious & The Many Traps That Exist For the Unwary, will be published in the next few weeks. Stay tuned!
PrincipalLarry is Chair of the Foster Garvey Tax & Benefits practice group. He is licensed to practice in Oregon and Washington. Larry's practice focuses on assisting public and private companies, partnerships, and high-net-worth ...
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Larry J. Brant is a Shareholder and the Chair of the Tax & Benefits practice group at Foster Garvey, a law firm based out of the Pacific Northwest, with offices in Seattle, Washington; Portland, Oregon; Washington, D.C.; New York, New York, Spokane, Washington; Tulsa, Oklahoma; and Beijing, China. Mr. Brant is licensed to practice in Oregon and Washington. His practice focuses on tax, tax controversy and transactions. Mr. Brant is a past Chair of the Oregon State Bar Taxation Section. He was the long-term Chair of the Oregon Tax Institute, and is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Portland Tax Forum. Mr. Brant has served as an adjunct professor, teaching corporate taxation, at Northwestern School of Law, Lewis and Clark College. He is an Expert Contributor to Thomson Reuters Checkpoint Catalyst. Mr. Brant is a Fellow in the American College of Tax Counsel. He publishes articles on numerous income tax issues, including Taxation of S Corporations, Reasonable Compensation, Circular 230, Worker Classification, IRC § 1031 Exchanges, Choice of Entity, Entity Tax Classification, and State and Local Taxation. Mr. Brant is a frequent lecturer at local, regional and national tax and business conferences for CPAs and attorneys. He was the 2015 Recipient of the Oregon State Bar Tax Section Award of Merit.
