Best of blogs--July 24-26

Welcome back to blogging: Scott Ott of Scrappleface and, more relevantly, Joe Kristan of Roth CPA Updates.

Footnoted: Provides the rise and fall of Host America as a reminder to read press releases very carefully. [26]

Finance Professor: Breaks into podcasting with a South Carolina interview. [25]

Free Money Finance: Cites the sad story of a compulsive shopper of children's clothes. [26]

PF Blog: Commemorates over 2.5 years of blogging with a contest (including cash prizes!) for best feedback. [26]

Death and Taxes: Describes a battle between realtors and discount brokers in Missouri which resulted in legislation favorable to realtors under dubious circumstances. [25]

Roth CPA: Warning: 5000 S Corporations (2003 and 2004) to receive a very-intense, TCMP-style audit as part of the National Research Program of the IRS. Also mentioned by Tax Guru and Taxable Times. [26]

Tax Prof: Covers the litigation history of Supreme Court nominee John Roberts before the US Tax Court. [25]

Wills, Trusts, etc. Compares nursing rates, finds that Louisiana and Missouri are less expensive than the big-city Northeast. [24]