Steve Leventhal
@leventhal.bsky.social
Tax geek who can communicate clearly in English. “Tax is law with just enough math to scare away most attorneys.”
Family | cooking | tax & policy | He/Him
Family | cooking | tax & policy | He/Him
"It is necessary at this season to establish firm emotional connections with a major league ball club, to share in the agonies of their defeats and the ecstasies of their triumphs. Without these simple marriages, none of us could survive." — EB White
November 2, 2025 at 5:41 PM
"It is necessary at this season to establish firm emotional connections with a major league ball club, to share in the agonies of their defeats and the ecstasies of their triumphs. Without these simple marriages, none of us could survive." — EB White
Isn’t that just the production budget for AppleTV+ shows?
August 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Isn’t that just the production budget for AppleTV+ shows?
As an accountant named Steve, I agree.
Exceptions to the exceptions to the rules are what makes the tax code complex.
Exceptions to the exceptions to the rules are what makes the tax code complex.
July 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
As an accountant named Steve, I agree.
Exceptions to the exceptions to the rules are what makes the tax code complex.
Exceptions to the exceptions to the rules are what makes the tax code complex.
The title of this book (which is magnificent) is one syllable short of a haiku.
This Is Real and You
Are Completely Unprepared
The Days of Awe
To me, there’s meaning to be uncovered there, as well.
This Is Real and You
Are Completely Unprepared
The Days of Awe
To me, there’s meaning to be uncovered there, as well.
July 1, 2025 at 12:53 AM
The title of this book (which is magnificent) is one syllable short of a haiku.
This Is Real and You
Are Completely Unprepared
The Days of Awe
To me, there’s meaning to be uncovered there, as well.
This Is Real and You
Are Completely Unprepared
The Days of Awe
To me, there’s meaning to be uncovered there, as well.
40 minutes? That cook time just shows this is not the recipe to follow.
May 25, 2025 at 11:43 PM
40 minutes? That cook time just shows this is not the recipe to follow.
Spicy egg salad? Secret sauce? Yes, please.
April 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Spicy egg salad? Secret sauce? Yes, please.
I’m expecting more like Severance: More Questions than Answers.
March 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I’m expecting more like Severance: More Questions than Answers.
deficit increase of extending the TCJA provisions would fit under the budget resolution deficit restrictions. We will see if this prediction is remotely correct when we get the new tax law late in 2025.
14/14
14/14
January 27, 2025 at 6:23 PM
deficit increase of extending the TCJA provisions would fit under the budget resolution deficit restrictions. We will see if this prediction is remotely correct when we get the new tax law late in 2025.
14/14
14/14
If the ten-year deficit increase for extending all the provisions were $4T, and the ten-year deficit increase allowed by the budget resolution were $2T, then the five-year (or maybe six-year, depending on the CBO scoring)
13/x
13/x
January 27, 2025 at 6:23 PM
If the ten-year deficit increase for extending all the provisions were $4T, and the ten-year deficit increase allowed by the budget resolution were $2T, then the five-year (or maybe six-year, depending on the CBO scoring)
13/x
13/x
This is just a creative way to get $4T in tax reduction and ignoring the deficit increase.
All of this leads me to my prediction: the new tax law will extend the TCJA provisions for five years.
12/x
All of this leads me to my prediction: the new tax law will extend the TCJA provisions for five years.
12/x
January 27, 2025 at 6:22 PM
This is just a creative way to get $4T in tax reduction and ignoring the deficit increase.
All of this leads me to my prediction: the new tax law will extend the TCJA provisions for five years.
12/x
All of this leads me to my prediction: the new tax law will extend the TCJA provisions for five years.
12/x