Humor in tax court

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Humor in tax court

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T.C. Memo. 2008-264, p. 37 wrote:The problem with this argument is that BACO’s noncompete policy appears to be, in the words of Captain Barbossa, “more what you’d call guidelines than actual rules.” Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (Walt Disney Pictures 2003). The trial exhibits show no sign of a written policy.
http://www.ustaxcourt.gov/InOpHistoric/ ... CM.WPD.pdf
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brady70

Re: Humor in tax court

Post by brady70 »

THat was a great one!
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Nikki

Re: Humor in tax court

Post by Nikki »

brady70 wrote:THat was a great one!
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