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Peter Reilly

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I write about taxes. My focus is stories that offer practical tips, humor and show the interaction of taxes with other issues such as religious liberty and gender. You can find me on Think Outside The Tax Box or Your Tax Matters Partner.

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Peter Reilly @riles52.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Lucien Lazare, Jewish Resistance Fighter in Occupied France, Dies at 101 (Gift Article)
He and a small troop of French Jews worked with the Allies to distribute supplies and fight the Nazis, ambushing a German train and liberating a city in the south.
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Peter Reilly @riles52.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Like A Limestone Cowboy – More Dixieland Boondockery Shenanigans - Your Tax Matters Partner
Like a limestone easement Riding out on a valuation in a star-spangled appraisal show Like a limestone easement Getting cards and letters from promoters I don’t even know And offers coming over the ph...
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Peter Reilly @riles52.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/... Glad to see Band of Brothers and Andor on the list
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The 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century (Gift Article)
More than 500 influential stars, showrunners and other notable names in the world of TV voted on the best series released since Jan. 1, 2000. See what they chose.
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Peter Reilly @riles52.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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August 2026 Tax Developments – Part II – Fraud Theft Loss Mostly Allowed - Your Tax Matters Partner
The joke was that there were three ways to get out of a burned out tax shelter tax free. You could put it into a defective grantor trust and after crossover cure the defect. It was a great idea, but p...
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Peter Reilly @riles52.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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August 2026 Tax Developments – Part II – Fraud Theft Loss Mostly Allowed - Your Tax Matters Partner
The joke was that there were three ways to get out of a burned out tax shelter tax free. You could put it into a defective grantor trust and after crossover cure the defect. It was a great idea, but p...
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Peter Reilly @riles52.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
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Peter Reilly @riles52.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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August 2026 Tax Developments – Part I – I Still Hate Crypto - Your Tax Matters Partner
Note that if Ms. Boechler had followed the Seventeenth Law, miscalculating the due date by a day would not have been a problem. There were a lot of other demands on her time, including caring for her ...
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Peter Reilly @riles52.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Tax Court Attorneys Play The Hand They Are Dealt By Their Clients - Your Tax Matters Partner
"Under the double-entry accounting system developed during the Renaissance, each entry in a general ledger has two sides - a debit and a credit. " Judge Emin Toro - United States Tax Court
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Peter Reilly @riles52.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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Edward Field, Bohemian New York Poet, Dies at 102 (Gift Article)
His colloquial language, emotionality and gay topics brought him widespread praise, a Guggenheim Foundation fellowship and other literary honors.
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Peter Reilly @riles52.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
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Slava Veder, Whose Camera Captured a Defining Vietnam Homecoming, Dies at 99 (Gift Article)
His Pulitzer-winning photograph, “Burst of Joy,” documented an Air Force pilot’s reunion with his family after five years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam.
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Peter Reilly @riles52.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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Gloria Steinem, Personification of the Women’s Movement, Dies at 92 (Gift Article)
She challenged sexist assumptions, helping women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at work, at home and in society at large.
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Peter Reilly @riles52.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
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Azriel Blackman, Airline Mechanic for 80 Years, Dies at 100 (Gift Article)
With a career commemorated by Guinness World Records, he started as an apprentice in 1942 and worked on a panoply of propeller-driven and jet aircraft until he retired in 2022.
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Peter Reilly @riles52.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
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July Developments – Part III – Does IRS Hate Crypto? - Your Tax Matters Partner
"The prosecution of John Caleb Wright represents more than an isolated case of alleged tax evasion—it exemplifies a disturbing pattern of government persecution targeting the very individuals who pion...
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Peter Reilly @riles52.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
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Turning Wedding Gift Money into a Head Start for Your Marriage - Your Tax Matters Partner
Before a single dollar moves, the two of you need to agree on what this money is for, because money habits are among the most common sources of friction in a marriage, and this is good practice for th...
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Peter Reilly @riles52.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
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Doctor Dino Sues Again: New Complaints Against Cindi Lincoln And Others - Your Tax Matters Partner
These complaints are unusually thorough for pro se filings and leverage public video evidence and the favorable criminal outcome for Jones. They correctly identify high-stakes statements and potential...
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Peter Reilly @riles52.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
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July Developments – Part II – Including A YTMP Exclusive - Your Tax Matters Partner
The recent decision is about the value of the gifts that Linda and Peter made. It was $35,141,321 each which strikes me as pretty disastrous. Remember the gift is going up a generation. How that relat...
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Peter Reilly @riles52.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
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Couple Gets Lawsuit Settlement And Comes Out Behind After Tax - Your Tax Matters Partner
If you are taxed on the proceeds from a lawsuit, it seems like you should be able to deduct the legal fees involved at least to the extent of your income. Only that is not the way it generally works. ...
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Peter Reilly @riles52.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
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July Developments – Part I – I Hate Whistleblowing - Your Tax Matters Partner
We need to go back to December 14, 2012 when it is generally believed that twenty children and six adults were killed by a school shooter at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT. In February 20...
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Peter Reilly @riles52.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
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Opinion | What American Poverty Looks Like (Gift Article)
A Latin American sees homes that have air-conditioning but are racked by addiction and puzzles over what it means to be poor.
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Peter Reilly @riles52.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
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The Odyssey – Christopher Nolan’s, Uberto Pasolini’s And Mine - Your Tax Matters Partner
There are some other really great effects in Nolan's film like the whirlpool and the cyclops. So I came out feeling it was OK, but on reflection I felt like I liked The Return better.
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Peter Reilly @riles52.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
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Mary de Rachewiltz, Ezra Pound’s Daughter and Defender, Dies at 101 (Gift Article)
Sent away as a baby, she remained loyal to her famous father, translating his poetry while fighting to distinguish his literary legacy from his fascist politics.
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Peter Reilly @riles52.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
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June Developments Part II – I Hate ERC Almost As Much As Crypto - Your Tax Matters Partner
My main thought on the ERC is that it is a really bad idea to invent a totally new tax incentive in the face of a crisis.
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Peter Reilly @riles52.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
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How AI Is Changing Taxes, Publishing and Business With Peter Reilly CPA
YouTube video by Jaclyn - J Baker Media
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Daniel Bellingradt @dbellingradt.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
If you read this and should be writing, I see and blame you! Go back to work, you lazy bum looking for distraction.
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Peter Reilly @riles52.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
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Interesting Tax Developments In June 2026 – Part One – I Hate Crypto - Your Tax Matters Partner
The Supreme Court Moore opinion has greatly excited alternative tax thinkers with its holding that the income tax is indirect. This is buttressed by the facts that courts and IRS have been misstating ...
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Peter Reilly @riles52.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
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Frank Guarini, Seven-Term New Jersey Representative, Dies at 101
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Peter Reilly @riles52.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
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May Tax Roundup: Lusty Easements, Jet Fees, And LIfe Insurance Lessons (With June Already Half Gone) - Your Tax Matters Partner
Falling behind again, we are, as Yoda would say. So here we are reviewing the month of May with June half over.
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Peter Reilly @riles52.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
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The Black Soldiers Who Changed the Meaning of the Civil War
These troops helped transform a conflict fought initially to preserve the Union into one that destroyed slavery as well.
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Peter Reilly @riles52.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
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James Bradley, Co-Author of ‘Flags of Our Fathers,’ Dies at 72
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Peter Reilly @riles52.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
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The New Yorker Piece on Belle Burden’s ‘Strangers’ Actually Bolsters Her Story - Your Tax Matters Partner
The book has no numbers and now Jessica Winter's has gotten key documents with numbers. Rather than organizing them in columns like I might, she gives them to us in a narrative. Examining the whole na...
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Peter Reilly @riles52.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
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A Teachable Moment From The $1 Billion Texas Tax Shelter Indictment - Your Tax Matters Partner
I have to wonder how much Fenton was getting out of this compared to the mastermind and the two partners. If the indictment is accurate, I hope that he flips on them and gets off easy.
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Peter Reilly @riles52.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
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Marcia Lucas, Oscar-Winning ‘Star Wars’ Editor, Dies at 80
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Peter Reilly @riles52.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
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Bruce Crandall, Part of a Heroic Rescue Mission in Vietnam, Dies at 93
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Peter Reilly @riles52.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
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Upcoming Video Conferences – Boston Tax Institute, LTD.
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Peter Reilly @riles52.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
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Two great books by and about women - Yesteryear and Strangers
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Peter Reilly @riles52.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
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Opinion | How Yuppies Changed America
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Peter Reilly @riles52.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
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How a Radical Historian Saved the Schlock of ’76 (Gift Article)
Yale’s Bicentennial Schlock collection offers a window into the star-spangled commercialism that swept the country 50 years ago.
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Peter Reilly @riles52.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
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Review of Carol Strickland’s “When Sparks Fly Up: The Lost Story of Margaret Fuller” - Your Tax Matters Partner
The biggest plus to this book is that it shows us Margaret Fuller seen through the eyes of other capable women playing the cards that they have been dealt by the mid-nineteenth century.
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Peter Reilly @riles52.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
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‘The Universal Baseball Association, Inc., J. Henry Waugh, Prop.’ Review: A League of His Own
Robert Coover’s novel of sports obsession invites readers into a baseball drama in which everything depends on a roll of the dice.
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Peter Reilly @riles52.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
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Some March Madness In The Tax World - Your Tax Matters Partner
I don't know if I will ever catch up again, but I will keep trying. I had really good excuses last year. There was my Lafayette project and major health issues, happily resolved, for myself and my par...
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Peter Reilly @riles52.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
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What Happens When You Have To Pay Social Security Back - Your Tax Matters Partner
We understand why petitioner views his predicament in this way, but this Court is bound by the provisions of the Code.
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Peter Reilly @riles52.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
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Spring Cleaning Tax Roundup: Ranching, Oil, Hobbies, Easements, and Endless Litigation - Your Tax Matters Partner
When I first started blogging, I would generally knock things out pretty quickly. I am somewhat amazed at the number of pieces I put out while I was still working and then touring the country. To be s...
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Peter Reilly @riles52.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
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Robert Baty On Zinski v. Liberty University - Your Tax Matters Partner
Here is a guest post from Robert Baty on an employment discrimination case against Liberty University. He connects it with the long struggle against the parsonage exclusion that he triggered.
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Peter Reilly @riles52.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
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NO KINGS OXFORD · No Kings
No violence or hate, we protest against these things. Parking is available behind Town Hall. Please don’t block the sidewalk. **We have the power and are claiming it together. No Thrones. No Crowns. ...
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Peter Reilly @riles52.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
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NO KINGS WORCESTER · No Kings
**We have the power and are claiming it together. No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings.** ### Please join Worcester Indivisible, GAIN (Greater Assabet Indivisible Network) and many other regional groups a...
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enrich12 @enrich12.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Will I see you at a #NoKings rally? ☮️ We MUST #resist fascism as he destroys our government.
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
NO KINGS DAY IS MARCH 28TH. Since Trump has taken power, ICE had terrorized our communities, our country has been forced into an illegal war, and conditions in the U.S. continue to worsen from the gas pump to TSA lines. Make a stand, and go to NoKings.org to find a No Kings protest near you.
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Peter Reilly @riles52.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
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Spring Cleaning With Hallucinations - Your Tax Matters Partner
There are over twenty files this year that I have put some work into with higher numbers and I am kicking myself for not having reviewed opinions and the like for a while. So here is some of the stuff...
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Peter Reilly @riles52.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
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Robert S. Mueller III, 81, Dies; Rebuilt F.B.I. and Led Trump Inquiry
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Peter Reilly @riles52.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
"There is no theory of evolution, just a list of creatures Chuck Norris allows to live" www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/m...
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Chuck Norris, Black-Belt Action Star of Movies and Television, Dies at 86
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