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Tax

Jun. 16, 2017

Tax lessons for you! Minding 'trust fund money'

The Soup Nazi himself has not been accused of a crime. However, the CFO of the Soupman Inc. chain has been indicted for tax crimes. By Robert W. Wood

Robert W. Wood

Managing Partner
Wood LLP

333 Sacramento St
San Francisco , California 94111-3601

Phone: (415) 834-0113

Fax: (415) 789-4540

Email: wood@WoodLLP.com

Univ of Chicago Law School

Wood is a tax lawyer at Wood LLP, and often advises lawyers and litigants about tax issues.

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By Robert W. Wood

Most of us remember a number of "Seinfeld" episodes. There are many great ones, but few more memorable than the Soup Nazi. The "Seinfeld" character was based on a real person named Ali Yeganeh, who ran a real-life soup dispensary called Soup Kitchen International in mid-town Manhattan.

Eventually, the real business would become a small soup empire with franchised outlets. There were even some ready-made soup varieties sold...

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