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12 Days of Charitable Giving: Back on My Feet

22 December 2011

It’s the fifth day of my annual 12 Days of Charitable Giving. Each of the 12 charities that I’ll be featuring in the series was suggested by a reader as a charity that could use a boost this holiday season. I’ll be posting one a day for – well, 12 days (I’m clever that way). [...]

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Occupy Wall Street Raises Questions About Taxes, Money and Blame

18 October 2011

Yesterday marked the month long anniversary of Occupy Wall Street. I realize that there are those that quibble with the dates as the actual protest has been a long time coming but the first organized group of protestors reportedly hit the streets of New York City on September 17, marking the more or less official [...]

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The Post I Swore I Wouldn’t Write

11 September 2011

I wasn’t going to write this post. I thought about it long and hard and I had promised myself that I wouldn’t write it because I didn’t feel that I had anything meaningful to add to the conversation of the day. And I didn’t want to appear self-serving. And I didn’t want this to be [...]

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Former Top Cop Sentenced for Tax Fraud

22 February 2010

Disgraced former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, once hailed as a hero in New York, was finally sentenced after a lengthy investigation. Surprisingly, Kerik received more than the maximum sentence and will spend four years in federal prison as a result of a plea bargain. Kerik pleaded guilty to eight of the fifteen [...]

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A Crowded Field.

9 October 2007

No, I’m not talking about the Chicago Bears (“13 men on the field”) during their impressive comeback at Green Bay on Sunday night. I’m talking about the GOP presidential primary – nine candidates participated in the most recent debate. Nothing confuses potential voters more than hearing candidates argue about prospective tax plans and disjointed and [...]

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Cheaper Clothes in New York City?

4 September 2007

As of Saturday, New York City shoppers got a break: they no longer have to pay city sales tax on clothes and shoes. Mayor Bloomberg proposed sales tax relief in June and it went into effect on September 1 – just in time for the Labor Day shopping weekend. The measure eliminates a 4% city [...]

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The Most Important Tax Ruling You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

18 June 2007

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling last week that made some New Yorkers very happy… And could have serious worldwide tax implications. The Supreme Court ruled 7–2 that American courts may hear matters involving foreign governments and property taxes. The ruling now clears the way for New York City to collect the so-called “pillow [...]

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