Buckle up, buttercups — it’s time to talk about the avalanche of advice flooding Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and beyond. You know the kind: “Just buy a short-term rental and poof — zero tax!” It’s catchy. It’s viral. And it’s mostly hype. Sure, short-term rentals can offer tax advantages, maybe even significant ones. But the idea that you […]
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Remember when we thought robots were just coming for factory jobs, truck driving jobs, and maybe your nephew’s job at Taco Bell? Well, surprise: now they’re gunning for your tax pro. That’s right, the machines have been let loose on the U.S. tax code, and the results are equal parts brilliant, terrifying, and hilarious.
Donor Advised Fraud
Matthew Christopher Pietras played his part like a maestro in a Tom Ford tuxedo. He floated through New York’s glittering gala circuit, sponsoring opening nights at the Metropolitan Opera and the newly renovated Frick Collection, booking private jets like they were yellow cabs, and sprinkling six-figure “donations”as if he had an endless trust fund. To anyone watching, he was the charming young patron who had cracked the code to effortless wealth. He traveled in high society like he was born to it: with 60 friends in tow for opera night and a knack for name-dropping that would make a PR flack blush.