March 29, 2009
But My Work Product is REALLY Valuable . . . Not!
It seems one attorney thinks his work product (his papers, research, notes, etc.) is so valuable that he should get a charitable donation for donating them to a library. This seems to me to be the height of hubris.
Tax Court's denial of a $300,000 charitable deduction claimed by Leslie Stephen Jones, lead counsel for the defense of Timothy McVeigh in the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, for the donation of his papers in the case to the University of Texas. Jones v. Commissioner, 129 T.C. 146 (2007). The Tenth Circuit yesterday affirmed the Tax Court's decision. Read more . . .
Filed under Blog, Stupid Lawsuits, Tax Law by Tracy Robinson
Comments on But My Work Product is REALLY Valuable . . . Not! »
I think the documents have some value, but how much is used paper worth. What bothers me is the greed.
Seems to be complicated in donating a huge bucks of money. Is it really hard to donate a charitable money?
maybe this can be review of other attorneys and some law professors to get their opinion regarding on this issue.
If there are really of thing that can learned from that book maybe it is fair to give some donations to the attorney.
Kathy has a point. Let us say that the document has really a value but being a greed for this I think is unreasonable.