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How to Hide Wealth

How to Hide Wealth

Mar 16, 2022

The United States didn’t become a tax haven overnight.

Subway’s Sandwich Mogul Meets — and Beats — the IRS

Subway’s Sandwich Mogul Meets — and Beats — the IRS

Oct 25, 2021

A new U.S. District Court ruling helps billionaires escape millions in gift taxes.

Why the Superrich Are Flocking to South Dakota

Why the Superrich Are Flocking to South Dakota

Oct 25, 2021

South Dakota has become a tax haven for the wealthy. Here’s how the trust industry gained a foothold.

IPS Tax Policy Expert Bob Lord Available for Interviews on Phil Knight, Billionaire Tax Avoidance, and How to Dodge over $3.6 Billion in Taxes

IPS Tax Policy Expert Bob Lord Available for Interviews on Phil Knight, Billionaire Tax Avoidance, and How to Dodge over $3.6 Billion in Taxes

Oct 21, 2021

“Phil Knight’s estate plan demonstrates beyond doubt that loopholes in America’s estate and gift tax have rendered it useless.”

Phil Knight: A Case Study in Billionaire Tax Avoidance

Phil Knight: A Case Study in Billionaire Tax Avoidance

Oct 21, 2021

How to dodge over $3.6 billion in taxes.

Phil Knight’s Billion-Dollar Philanthropy: Generosity or Self-Service?

Phil Knight’s Billion-Dollar Philanthropy: Generosity or Self-Service?

Oct 21, 2021

New revelations about the Nike founder’s tax-dodging schemes raise questions about his charitable giving.

Phil Knight’s Big Tax Dodge: A Q&A With Tax Attorney Bob Lord

Phil Knight’s Big Tax Dodge: A Q&A With Tax Attorney Bob Lord

Oct 21, 2021

The veteran tax attorney unraveled Nike founder Phil Knight’s tax avoidance schemes for a recent Bloomberg investigation. He sits down with Chuck Collins to explain how this is possible under existing tax law — and what should change.

5 Charts on Taxing Wealth to Pay for the Build Back Better Agenda

5 Charts on Taxing Wealth to Pay for the Build Back Better Agenda

Oct 20, 2021

Proposals in play to pay for the ambitious public investment plan could help reverse skyrocketing wealth inequality.

Forget the Huddled Masses. Bring Us Billionaires.

Forget the Huddled Masses. Bring Us Billionaires.

Oct 8, 2021

The land of the free and the home of the brave has become a tax haven for the vile and the vicious.

Why Billionaires Love to Park Their Dynastic Wealth in Places Like South Dakota

Why Billionaires Love to Park Their Dynastic Wealth in Places Like South Dakota

Oct 1, 2021

State-level loopholes have made it possible for some of the wealthiest families in the world to make sure most of their riches are never taxed.

Close the Carried Interest Loophole and End Private Equity Abuse

Close the Carried Interest Loophole and End Private Equity Abuse

Sep 24, 2021

To help pay for vital public investments, Congress needs to end a tax loophole that has allowed greedy private equity execs to pay a lower tax rate than many middle-class Americans.

Close Down the Estate Tax Manipulations That Benefit Billionaires

Close Down the Estate Tax Manipulations That Benefit Billionaires

Sep 13, 2021

The latest tax proposals in Congress are an okay first step, but don’t go far enough to address one of the biggest enablers of dynastic wealth.

Does Our Tax System Benefit the Rich on Purpose?

Does Our Tax System Benefit the Rich on Purpose?

Sep 6, 2021

It’s a complicated question. But as a tax attorney, I believe firmly that the flaws are intentional.

Taxing Lifetime Gains Serves Different Fairness Goal Than Estate Tax

Taxing Lifetime Gains Serves Different Fairness Goal Than Estate Tax

Jul 29, 2021

The “basis step-up” allows wealthy people to avoid paying income tax on lifetimes of investment gains.

America’s Billionaires: Borrowing Their Way to Ever More Fabulous Fortunes

America’s Billionaires: Borrowing Their Way to Ever More Fabulous Fortunes

Jul 29, 2021

The great painter Diego Rivera would not appreciate what our richest are using for collateral.

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