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November 5th, 2007

Is Dark Chocolate Really More of a Tax Burden?

I’m such a sucker for Milky Ways - especially the Milky Way Midnight (note to readers contemplating holiday gifts…). And Iowa has brought to the forefront an issue that I’ve been claiming for years: all candy bars are not created equal.
Iowa has stirred up some serious candy tax controversy with its definitions of […]

By Kelly -- 2 comments

November 1st, 2007

Iowa Tax Department is Scrooge for Halloween

When Iowa tax officials were looking for ways to increase revenue, they figured they would strike right at the heart of massive tax fraud: tax evasion on the sale of pumpkins.
Maybe that’s a bit overstated. But there is a new policy in Iowa this year to tax pumpkins. The decision came after […]

By Kelly -- 1 comment