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Will soon shake your windows

And rattle your walls

For the times they are a-changin’

-Bob Dylan

A change in presidential administrations brings with it the uncertainty of what the political, legal and tax landscape will look like in the future. Statements from the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service and the President of the United States are starting to provide clarity of what things will look like going forward.  Here’s what we know and what you, as a taxpayer, should be thinking about as you adjust your financial planning.
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The IRS just published Notice 2014-21 which explains the IRS’ vision on how general tax principals apply to “virtual currency” transactions like Bitcoin.

If you’re not familiar with Bitcoin, it’s a currency that isn’t issued by a central government. And just to be clear, there isn’t an actual “coin” associated with it either. The currency

The Crowdfunding movement has moved from an internet e-commerce buzz word to an actual viable way for everyone from the smallest of artists to high profile actors to get funding for a project that otherwise wouldn’t happen.  (For example $5.7 million to make a Veronica Mars movie http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/559914737/the-veronica-mars-movie-project).   The concept is simple: creators pitch a

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Manziel with “Uncle Nate” – one of many pictures making it around the Net.

“Johnny Football” Manziel had an amazing game against Alabama this past weekend.  There is no doubt he is one of the greatest ever to play college football.

Many famous athletes like Manziel have “entourages.”  The