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Tax Talk 2011 Is On The Way

5 August 2011

Tax Talk 2011 is on the way! If you’ve been following the blog over the years, you know that during most major elections, I ask the candidates a series of tax related questions in order to get a sense of their stance on federal taxes. This year is no different. I’ve sent queries to those [...]

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Happy Halloween!

31 October 2008

Happy Halloween to all of my readers! In the spirit of the season (and well, yeah, because I was up too late last night making Halloween costumes for the kiddos) I am reposting an “oldie but goodie” from last year: – Iowa Department is Scrooge for Halloween When Iowa tax officials were looking for ways [...]

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Is Dark Chocolate Really More of a Tax Burden?

5 November 2007

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 “candy” [...]

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Iowa Tax Department is Scrooge for Halloween

1 November 2007

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 department officials [...]

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