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Tax Trivia: Deportation and Social Security

11 March 2009

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In the mid-50s, Congress passed a law stating that Social Security benefits were not “rights” and could be taken away for a number of reasons, including deportation. Shortly thereafter, a resident alien who paid taxes into the Social Security system was eventually denied [...]

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Tax trivia: Private Collections

11 March 2009

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The IRS announced this month that they would no longer be using the private collections companies authorized during the Bush administration. The Bush administration was not the first to have tried using private companies for collection. Which former President also authorized private [...]

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Taxgirl trivia: Raising Revenue

10 March 2009

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Beginning in the early 19th century, the US did not impose any direct taxes on income for nearly 50 years. Other than occasional excise taxes, what was biggest revenue raiser for the US during that time?
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Tax Trivia: Death Taxes

10 March 2009

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Who was President of the US when the first federal estate tax was adopted?
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Tax Trivia: Massive Tax Return

9 March 2009

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The largest tax return in history was filed electronically in 2006. The 237 MB return, filed by GE, would have been more than 24,000 pages if printed. If those pages were laid head to head, how many miles would they cover?
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Tax Trivia: Tax Rates

9 March 2009

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Today’s tax trivia question is:
In 1861, Congress instituted the first US federal income tax in order to raise revenue to pay for the Civil War. What was the top tax rate at that time?
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Martin Luther King, Jr.: Why Justice Matters

19 January 2009

Today, we celebrate the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. To honor the day, I am reposting something that I wrote around this time last year. It remains one of my favorite posts. Enjoy!
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I’ll be frank. I don’t always love being a lawyer.
When I was a little girl, I used to watch [...]

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Is Justice Relevant – Or How Dr. King Reminded Me Why Being a Lawyer Matters

21 January 2008

I’ll be frank. I don’t always love being a lawyer.
When I was a little girl, I used to watch Perry Mason with my grandfather on TBS. That constituted my entire legal experience before entering law school. And it was flawed.
You see, on TV, none of the lawyers lied to Perry Mason over [...]

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Let Them Drink Tea!

4 July 2007

Okay, so nobody ever said that at the Boston Tea Party. But you get the point.
It’s the Fourth of July here in the USA – our Independence Day – and I thought it was worth taking a moment to remember why we celebrate. That’s right. Cause it’s all about tax.
In the late [...]

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