by Leif Jensen | Sep 27, 2021 | Rant |
Since a client insisted I get a FOID card and since my son was in the military, I have become aware of a subculture within my client base and family. They are gun enthusiasts. I have been encouraged to get my Conceal Carry License from the Illinois State Police....
by Leif Jensen | Sep 22, 2021 | Rant |
I have to admit I was surprised to find that there are no parole hearings in Illinois. There is no place for the victims or family to make their pleas and pitches, to keep the incarcerated in prison. I am aware of a case where the prisoner perjured themselves...
by Leif Jensen | Sep 21, 2021 | Rant |
The Illinois Prison system has a program to get prisoners back into the work force once released; it is their work release program. Work release is a program in which non-violent offenders are allowed to maintain a full or part-time job in the community but spend the...
by Leif Jensen | Sep 20, 2021 | Taxes |
Many taxpayers have tried to assert a reasonable-cause defense to avoid a tax penalty. In doing so, they have to prove their position was based on a reasonable cause and they acted in good faith. They must show that they exercised the same care that a reasonably...
by Leif Jensen | Sep 15, 2021 | Taxes |
When I stumbled across this little bit of history I could do anything but think “tax and spend”. In April 1942, when we had only been at war for 5 months or less, President Roosevelt proposed a top individual tax rate of 100%, declaring that amid “grave national...
