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Buffett to testify in trial over IRS denial of tax deduction
Lincoln Journal Star ^ | 9-28 | Associated Press

Posted on 09/28/2005 1:13:19 PM PDT by stan_sipple

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett is expected to testify in the trial of his investment firm's lawsuit accusing the Internal Revenue Service of denying it $16.3 million in tax deductions. The trial began Monday in U.S. District Court after some three years of legal wrangling between Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and the IRS. The lawsuit alleges the IRS made an "erroneous, wrongful and illegal" interpretation of the U.S. Tax Code when it denied the deductions.The IRS disallowed the deductions after tracing $750 million in borrowed money to purchase stocks in several companies, including Coca-Cola Co., Time-Warner and Wells Fargo & Co., according to the lawsuit

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; US: Nebraska
KEYWORDS: berkshirehathaway; irs; liberals; limousine; nebraska; taxes; warrenbuffett
Nice to see billionaire limousine liberal Warren Buffett practicing what he preaches
1 posted on 09/28/2005 1:13:22 PM PDT by stan_sipple
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To: stan_sipple
Oh...I thought it was JIMMY Buffett....
2 posted on 09/28/2005 1:13:44 PM PDT by RockinRight (What part of ILLEGAL immigration do they not understand?)
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To: RockinRight

LOL easy to confuse them eh?


3 posted on 09/28/2005 1:15:06 PM PDT by stan_sipple
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To: RockinRight

Me too...I thought he pulled a Willie Nelson.


4 posted on 09/28/2005 1:57:51 PM PDT by BostonianRightist (I looted New Orleans and all I got was 40 of these lousy taglines.)
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To: BostonianRightist

He is too good a business man for that. Peanut Butter Conspiracy!


5 posted on 09/28/2005 2:03:52 PM PDT by Patrick1
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