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Tax Talk 2012: Buddy Roemer

29 January 2012

With the Florida primary just days away, the race for the Republican nomination feels like it could be anyone’s game. The state of the economy remains a chief concern among voters. It’s important to understand what it is that each candidate hopes to bring to the table in terms of tax incentives, tax policy and [...]

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Hurricane Season Starts Soon, As Do Sales Tax Holidays

24 May 2009

The beginning of summer often means cookouts, trips to the shore and camping. For many (including my parents), it also means the beginning of hurricane season. Hurricane season begins June 1 and lasts through the end of October. Thankfully, NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) forecasters predict a nearly normal Atlantic hurricane season for 2009. [...]

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Palin Rejects Federal Stimulus Funds in Alaska

22 March 2009

Following in the footsteps of a handful of other governors, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has indicated that she will take only 55% of the federal economic stimulus money being offered to Alaska. If that sounds like fiscal responsibility, don’t get too excited. Per capita, Alaska already receives more federal funding than any other state in [...]

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Election Results: State Tax Legislation

5 November 2008

It was a historic day on yesterday with the election of President Elect Barack Obama. It’s almost easy to forget that there were other elections and ballot issues to consider but voters in some states faced a laundry list of issues. Among those were several state tax measures, including: In Arkansas: Voters supported an amendment [...]

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Did You Read…?

27 September 2007

A number of folks who do not believe that there is a law that requires taxpayers to pay an income tax have left comments throughout the site, accusing me and other tax professionals of blind ignorance. Now, I don’t mind a sound difference of opinion or a good debate, but this is my blog and [...]

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Cryer Wins One… sort of.

16 July 2007

The blogosphere is buzzing this morning about the acquittal of Tommy Cryer, a Louisiana attorney. Tommy Cryer was indicted in October 2006 on tax evasion charges. Cryer was acquitted by a U.S. District Court jury of failure to file income tax. Prosecutors claimed that Cryer didn’t pay $73,000 of income tax for the taxable years [...]

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