Brian Grant did the same thing as Dudley
A smart little bird tells us:
Re: Dudley's house burning deduction, Brian Grant did the same thing in 1998 with a Lake O house. There is an Oregon Tax Court Magistrate Division opinion on the property tax ramifications, though no mention of the income tax issue.These guys give new meaning to the term "Blazers," that's for sure.
UPDATE, 11:25 a.m.: The case is No. 990985B, decided by Magistrate Jeffrey Mattson on Dec. 15, 1999. You could look it up. The issue was whether the county should reduce the tax assessment by the burden-down house, even though the Grants filed some paperwork late. The court ruled that it should.
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Comments (10)
Wow, I suppose we burn Brian Grant at the stake as well! Let's ignore his charitable work, too.
Posted by Mike (the other one) | October 6, 2010 11:54 AM
I wish he were running for governor.
Posted by Jack Bog | October 6, 2010 11:56 AM
I'm waiting for the J.R. Rider write-in campaign, the way things are going around here.
Posted by Mike (the other one) | October 6, 2010 11:58 AM
Sheesh! I didn't realize Lake No-Negro had so many pyros. Must be something in the lake. . .
Posted by Eric | October 6, 2010 12:00 PM
The law is fair in that it allows poor people and rich people to burn down their house, take a tax deduction and replace it with a big expensive new one.
Posted by Sid | October 6, 2010 12:06 PM
I'd love to be in the financial position to consider a nearly 5000 square foot, $350,000 house as a nuisance that had to be burned to the ground.
Posted by none | October 6, 2010 12:39 PM
The Dudster's new campaign theme song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5VRhmgUNtM
Posted by LucsAdvo | October 6, 2010 1:40 PM
So does that poor guy in Tennessee who couldn't get the fire department to save his house get to claim a ginormous tax deduction too?
Posted by Roger | October 6, 2010 4:51 PM
Obama headed to Oregon to campaign for Kitzhaber, campaign says
http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/10/obama_headed_to_oregon_to_camp.html
Posted by Ben | October 6, 2010 5:07 PM
"I wish he were running for governor." Why? So he could be raked over the coals and tarred and feathered like Dudley has?
I think Brian Grant is a good person. I don't wish the wrath of the Blue Oregon crowd on him like they are on Dudley.
Posted by butch | October 6, 2010 9:17 PM