"Robert L. Sommers, a tax attorney, pens the lucid, well-written Tax Man (now called Tax Prophet) columns in the San Francisco Examiner, some of which have addressed retirement and estate issues."
Lycos 
"This site, created by Robert Sommers, attorney-at-law, has a great FAQ on hot tax topics.... Get tips on deferring income or accelerating deductions. Also get lists of potential traps and tax law changes."
"Robert L. Sommers, a sole practitioner in San Francisco, has created this site to assist with the tax law blues. Here you can find the latest Hot Tax Topics, such as the (remote) possibility of a new flat tax on income. ... In addition to cool graphics, this site also has a taste of interactivity: you can complete a test to see whether you owe Social Security taxes on your babysitter."
"Tax Prophet A lively collection of tax advice, interactive tax
forms and information on foreign taxes.":
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Tax Prophet, " Robert L. Sommers, writer of a bimonthly column in the
San Francisco Examiner, offers tax advice, FAQs, publications, interactive applications
and links to related sites."
Webcrawler
"Edited by Robert L. Sommers, a San Francisco-based tax attorney, the Tax Prophet provides the latest tax-planning techniques, interactive tax applications, and tips for foreign citizens investing in the U.S."
New York Times 12/16/96: "Tax laws may seem daunting to the ordinary mortal. Enter the self-appointed ‘tax prophet’ site."
Wall St. Journal 4/10/97: "Tax Prophet Created by an independent tax attorney, this site nonetheless offers some innovations that big accounting firms have yet to add to their Web outposts."
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Britannica Encyclopedia: "...one of the best on the Internet when reviewed for quality, accuracy of content, presentation and usability."
Forbes
Interactive Money Guide 9/12/99: "San Francisco solo practitioner Robert L.
Sommers, actually writes in plain, clear English. He has organized his articles by subject
into tax "classes." He then rates the difficulty of each. ... he hits on many of
interest to affluent investors; for example, stock options, taxation of day traders and
tax-free real estate exchanges."
Money Magazine 1/96: "San Francisco tax attorney, Robert L. Sommers, an erstwhile San Francisco Examiner columnist and self-proclaimed prophet, offers advice with attitude. Check his take on avoiding the nanny tax.
Money Magazine 1/97: "San Francisco tax attorney, Robert L. Sommers, dishes up taxes in an entertaining way -- honest! -- on a "cyberjourney" that contains his tax articles published in the San Francisco Examiner … Just click on the crystal balls to get The Prophet’s ‘Taxpayer vs. The IRS’ slant on such topics as the Taxpayer Bill of Rights II law and joint tenancy, plus 12 tax tips to consider before filing your 1996 tax return."
3/8/98
"A creation of Robert L. Sommers, attorney-at-law, this cite provides a user-friendly approach to taxes."
Business Week 2/3/97: "Advice and counsel are also available from The Tax Prophet, the site of San Francisco tax lawyer, Robert L. Sommers. It includes answers to questions about everything from your spouse’s premarital debts to early withdrawal from retirement accounts. "
3/13/97
"the Tax Prophet Web site offers fairly deep and genuinely useful content, starting with a virtual resume and tear sheet of the articles Robert Sommers, "tax prophet" and lawyer-cum-columnist, has written. The site's articles get a thumbs-up because they're easy to read and to understand."
PC World 4/96
4/97
"*http://www.taxprophet.com catalogs the Tax Prophet, a San Francisco Examiner
column. For your
further edification, the Prophet has links to the Web's other tax resources, at
http://www.taxprophet.com/surfing.shtml."
NetGuide 4/97:
"The Tax Prophet …, created by attorney Robert L. Sommers, is the place to go to
learn about such hot tax topics as the proposed flat tax. You can also work with
interactive applications that can determine whether you’re an employee or independent
contractor, among other functions."
2/99
American Institute of Public Accountants
The Best Online Tax Sites: The Tax Prophet http://www.taxprophet.com Robert L. Sommers, a
San Francisco tax attorney, created this site. It contains links of special interest to
ractitioners such as "Hot Tax Topics and Frequently Asked Questions,"
"Publications" (a collection of newspaper columns, newsletters and scholarly
articles written by Sommers, including his columns published in the San Francisco
Examiner), "Foreign Tax" (tax considerations for foreign citizens who invest in
the United States) and "Interactive Tax Applications" (including
"Determining Your Residency Status" and "Employee vs. Independent
Contractor Flow Chart").
Picks for Thursday, March 19, 1998: Website of the Day: Focus: Taxes
The Tax Prophet **** (4 stars!)
"One of the better tax resources on the web, this website offers an excellent
collection of resources, articles, and information for small business taxpayers and
entrepreneurs, as well as for professional tax preparers and all categories of
taxpayers... The Tax Prophet is skillfully written by Robert L. Sommers of San Francisco,
California, a specialist in taxation law and author of a biweekly tax column for the San
Francisco Examiner."
HOTLIST: TAXES " Befuddled by taxes? The Tax Prophet is
one of the best sites on the Web for helping make sense of the U.S. Tax Code. A collection
of frequently asked questions documents helps put it all in plain language."
rating
"The personal site of the tax columnist for the San Francisco Examiner. Contains
articles, links to
other tax sites, info for foreigners paying US taxes, some tax news, and detailed info on
this lawyer's tax practice. Getting to the tasty bits: Click on "Publications"
for a list of columns, articles, and newsletters on tax topics. The "Memo on S
Corporations" and the article on Limited Liability Companies may be particularly
useful if you're establishing your company. "
Legal.online - best small law firm website July, 1996.
"Can learning tax ever be fun? Well, yes, at least if the learning is being done through San Francisco solo Robert L. Sommers’ Web site. He combines snappy graphics with an abundance of content and a bit of humor to create a site that lawyers and lay people alike will find useful. A prolific writer as well as a tax columnist for the San Francisco Examiner, Sommers has densely packed this Web site with his columns, newsletters and scholarly articles."
Review: November 17, 1995
"…while some websites are all attitude but no point of view, this location stands apart. Try it if you are just a little bit of a tax buff and you don’t happen to mind some ancient-looking cartoon character guiding you along your cyberjourney… The site is as comfortable to drive as a three wheeler. Its mission is to educate, maybe even to delight a little…"
"Also of interest (particularly to foreign citizens investing in the U.S.) is the foreign tax section…In addition to cool graphics, this site also has a taste of interactivity: you can complete a test to see whether you owe Social Security taxes on your babysitter."
Silver Webbernaut Award for Best Legal Website by a Small Firm.
"If legal sites about taxes can be fun, then this one qualifies. It even has a fairy tale."
"Robert Sommers, a San Francisco tax attorney, and his work are the features of this sleek website. It is not often that you would call a Website art, but this comes close. The Tax Prophet borrows the theme of a wizard elucidating the future and the I.R.S. code throughout. The colorful, animation-still graphics are simple but effective."
"Embark on a cyber-journey with the Tax Prophet, as he deciphers the Internal Revenue Code for U.S. and foreign taxpayers and professionals alike. Watch as he stills the swirling pool of tax obfuscation with a touch of his magic wand."
Best 82 small law firm websites in the country..
Attorneys at Law (www.taxprophet.com). San Francisco tax attorneyRobert Sommers publishes the Tax Prophet (http://www.taxprophet.com/) as a resource for Internet users. Sommers writes the "Tax Man" column in the San Francisco Examiner, and reprints many of his columns on the Web site. In addition, there's even a tax fairy tale - as Sommers claims, "something for everybody!"
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