Hank Adler

Hank Adler

About Hank Adler

Mr. Hank Adler is an Assistant Professor at Chapman University. He was in public accounting for almost thirty-four years, the last twenty as a top partner at Deloitte & Touche.

Mr. Adler serves on several corporate and community boards of directors. His research has been published by Prentice Hall and Tax Magazine. His interests include theories of taxation and board governance.

Articles by Hank Adler

Hochu v. Mamdani: The Upcoming War Over NYC Tax Increases

Oct 04, 2025

Hochu v. Mamdani: The Upcoming War Over NYC Tax Increases

One Big Beautiful Bill: A Clear Win for Taxpayers

Jul 07, 2025

One Big Beautiful Bill: A Clear Win for Taxpayers

Maintaining the SALT Deduction Is Good Tax Policy and Good Politics

Dec 13, 2024

Maintaining the SALT Deduction Is Good Tax Policy and Good Politics

An Unconstitutional Tax Proposal That Demonstrates the Power to Tax Is the Power to Destroy

Oct 10, 2024

An Unconstitutional Tax Proposal That Demonstrates the Power to Tax Is the Power to Destroy

Legislating Scarcity - Grocery Stores

Aug 24, 2024

Legislating Scarcity - Grocery Stores

Kamala Harris Shows Her Inner Richard Nixon

Aug 18, 2024

Kamala Harris Shows Her Inner Richard Nixon

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Expiring Tax Provisions Could Cost Thirty Million American Taxpayers New Accounting Fees

May 06, 2024

Expiring Tax Provisions Could Cost Thirty Million American Taxpayers New Accounting Fees

This Is What Will Likely Happen If Trump Can't Pay $464 Million Bond

Mar 21, 2024

This Is What Will Likely Happen If Trump Can't Pay $464 Million Bond

Trump Fines in New York Would Be Laughable If They Were Not So Serious

Mar 08, 2024

Trump Fines in New York Would Be Laughable If They Were Not So Serious

States Have Already Picked the Treasury's Pocket with SALT Workarounds

Oct 12, 2021

States Have Already Picked the Treasury's Pocket with SALT Workarounds

Proposed Confiscation of Assets on Death

Aug 19, 2021

Proposed Confiscation of Assets on Death

State Dems Shamefully Raiding Federal Treasury – A Test for Governor Newsom

Jul 08, 2021

State Dems Shamefully Raiding Federal Treasury – A Test for Governor Newsom

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Biden's New Death Tax

May 01, 2021

Biden's New Death Tax

Caring More About the Punishing the Rich Than Either the Economy or the Constitution

Mar 13, 2021

Caring More About the Punishing the Rich Than Either the Economy or the Constitution

Forgiving Student Debt = Maximum Unfairness

Dec 10, 2020

Forgiving Student Debt = Maximum Unfairness

Chronic Losses v. Tax Avoidance: Mutually Exclusive

Sep 29, 2020

Chronic Losses v. Tax Avoidance: Mutually Exclusive

Biden Individual Tax Proposals: The Largest Tax Increase Ever for the Self-Employed

Aug 18, 2020

Biden Individual Tax Proposals: The Largest Tax Increase Ever for the Self-Employed

Let's Just Take Their Money: a Tax Policy

Aug 10, 2020

Let's Just Take Their Money: a Tax Policy

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Biden’s Amazing Income and Estate Tax Rates

Jul 04, 2020

Biden’s Amazing Income and Estate Tax Rates

Financial Winner From the HEROES Act: Nancy Pelosi

May 17, 2020

Financial Winner From the HEROES Act: Nancy Pelosi

Should Cities and States Be Allowed (Required) To Go Bankrupt?

Apr 26, 2020

Should Cities and States Be Allowed (Required) To Go Bankrupt?

After the Coronavirus: States Will Remain Unable to Print Money

Apr 05, 2020

After the Coronavirus: States Will Remain Unable to Print Money

Senator Warren’s Proposed Confiscation of Bezos’s Wealth

Jan 04, 2020

Senator Warren’s Proposed Confiscation of Bezos’s Wealth

The Warren Wealth Tax Calculator Tells A Sad Story

Nov 17, 2019

The Warren Wealth Tax Calculator Tells A Sad Story

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Wealth Tax Proposals - Not Ready For Prime Time

Oct 28, 2019

Wealth Tax Proposals - Not Ready For Prime Time

Forgiving All Student Loans: Is This Socialism?

Jun 30, 2019

Forgiving All Student Loans: Is This Socialism?

Elizabeth Warren's Wealth Tax Is a Very Bad Idea

Jun 08, 2019

Elizabeth Warren's Wealth Tax Is a Very Bad Idea

California Will Face an Increasing Exodus of the Wealthy if the Dues Get Too High

May 28, 2019

California Will Face an Increasing Exodus of the Wealthy if the Dues Get Too High

Refunding College Loans and Tuition

May 21, 2019

Refunding College Loans and Tuition

Democratic Tax Proposals That Will Seriously Hurt Everyone

Apr 16, 2019

Democratic Tax Proposals That Will Seriously Hurt Everyone

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America's Odious Child: New York, New York

Feb 17, 2019

America's Odious Child: New York, New York

Cuomo Blaming Trump for New York Tax Revenue Decrease – Hopefully, Probably Laughable

Feb 09, 2019

Cuomo Blaming Trump for New York Tax Revenue Decrease – Hopefully, Probably Laughable

Of Course An Independent Candidate Could Become President

Feb 01, 2019

Of Course An Independent Candidate Could Become President

70 Percent Income Tax, 3 Percent Wealth Tax

Jan 28, 2019

70 Percent Income Tax, 3 Percent Wealth Tax

What Greater Irony Than TSA as Shutdown Victims?

Jan 22, 2019

What Greater Irony Than TSA as Shutdown Victims?

Trump Tax Returns: You Show Me Yours

Jan 07, 2019

Trump Tax Returns: You Show Me Yours

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Brace Yourselves For The Politics And Confusion Of Your 2018 Taxes

Jan 03, 2019

Brace Yourselves For The Politics And Confusion Of Your 2018 Taxes

Opening the Pandora's Box of Tax Returns

Oct 18, 2018

Opening the Pandora's Box of Tax Returns

De Leon’s California Nightmare Tax Program for the Wealthy

Jul 30, 2018

De Leon’s California Nightmare Tax Program for the Wealthy

Tax Law and the Cost of the Deep State

Jul 20, 2018

Tax Law and the Cost of the Deep State

The Constitution And The Three Little Pigs

May 11, 2018

The Constitution And The Three Little Pigs

Apr 19, 2018

California's Swamp Is Equally Deep

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California's Proposed Fraudulent Gift to the Ultra-Wealthy

Feb 04, 2018

California's Proposed Fraudulent Gift to the Ultra-Wealthy

Dec 27, 2017

Democratic and Media Nonsense Over Trump's Tax Bill

Dec 03, 2017

Democratic Tax Nonsense

Nov 24, 2017

Haste and Secrecy Make Waste - Tax Reform 2017 Style

Dancing with the One That Brung You - Tax Reform

Nov 13, 2017

Dancing with the One That Brung You - Tax Reform

What Is In Tax Reform For Me / Thee

Nov 05, 2017

What Is In Tax Reform For Me / Thee

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Crushing Future Hurricane Victims, Crushing Housing, Crushing Charity - This Is Tax Reform

Sep 28, 2017

Crushing Future Hurricane Victims, Crushing Housing, Crushing Charity - This Is Tax Reform

Sep 15, 2017

Democratic Healthcare Plan: First, We Fire Millions of Americans

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