He had not made any legitimate business income since 1996.

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The unstated premise is that Threadgill deducted the personal expenses, disguised as legitimate deductions, on his law firm income tax returns.

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The economy grew 7.3% last year, thanks in part to underground activity going legitimate, more than doubling revenues from income taxes.

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