A recent case, Senty v. United States, provides several important lessons for tax return preparers . Mr. Senty was involved ...

While an occasional passive-aggressive approach to life’s problems isn’t unusual, for some people, manipulation and indirect communication are a way of life. Passive-aggressive people often go ...

The principles behind the passive-activity loss limitations rules under Code Sec. 469 and the net investment income Medicare tax under Code Sec. 1411 are similar -- limit business losses from passive ...

Many people think passive income means you don’t put any work in. But that’s not entirely true. Passive income often requires some effort upfront. And depending on the investment, it could require ...

As entertaining as it is to watch Lindsay Lohan and Rachel McAdams battle it out in Mean Girls, it's a bummer that most women probably feel a depressing twinge of familiarity during the film — because ...

One fateful day in the Garden of Eden, Eve innocently asked Adam if she looked better in a magnolia leaf or a eucalyptus leaf. Adam helpfully noted the magnolia leaf provided more coverage. (She’d be ...

Passive income broadly refers to money you don't earn from actively engaging in a trade or business. By its broadest definition, passive income would include nearly all investment income, including ...

How passive you are depends on your personality, your perceptions of the world and your place in it, your feelings of empowerment and entitlement, and of course, the specifics of a given situation.

Apologies don’t always come wrapped in the words “I’m sorry.” In fact, some people dodge accountability by dressing up their non-apologies in passive-aggressive phrases that sound polite on the ...

Good ol' passive-aggressive behavior. We've all heard of it, and I'm sure we've all experienced it. But passive-aggressive behavior is a subtle thing and cannot always be picked up on. Hence, the ...

Find out how you'll pay tax on what you earn from a passive interest in a business. Passive income broadly refers to money you don't earn from actively engaging in a trade or business. By its broadest ...