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11 Potentially Life Changing Year End Tax Strategies

28 December 2011

2011 is coming to a close which means that year end tax strategies are on the minds of many taxpayers. We all know the most common tips (pay mortgages in advance, make contributions to retirement accounts, donate to charities) but what about those outside of the box? It’s true that you can engage in life [...]

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Online Sales Continue to Puzzle Holiday Shoppers

2 December 2011

I hate to shop. I don’t have the patience for it. I have three kids and if you’ve ever been behind me in line at the store (first of all, I apologize), you know that the whole production takes forever. Add to the timing pressure the fact that I work and I write… And well, [...]

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More States Eye Amazon Sales Tax Deal

18 September 2011

So who didn’t see this coming? With the ink barely dry on California’s internet sales tax deal with Amazon, other states are chatting up a similar idea. Even states that were willing to sit this one out – like Florida – are beginning to talk. An Op-Ed in The Ledger is suggesting that California’s coup may [...]

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“Amazon Tax” Repealed Under New Law

10 September 2011

Talk about down to the wire… The Amazon deal is so fresh (it was passed after 10pm last night) that you can’t find much in the way of confirmation yet on the web. In fact, the California legislature has the bill, AB 155, listed as “in assembly” since the vote taken on yesterday is still [...]

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Clock Ticking on Amazon Deal

9 September 2011

Yesterday, the web lit up early (including on my site) with commentary about Amazon.com’s supposed tax deal with the State of California. And then… crickets. The deal was supposedly hammered out on late Wednesday but no solid details about the controversial plan were released. Representatives on both sides weren’t all that chatty but indicated that [...]

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Dramatic Turnabout in Amazon’s Fight with California

8 September 2011

So wow. Granted, I didn’t get a lot of sleep last night due the storms in my area (stay safe, Philly!) but I was rubbing my eyes at the headlines this morning for another reason: Amazon may be cutting a deal with the State of California. It’s being widely reported that Amazon may be close [...]

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Back to School: Online Sales Tax and Amazon

7 September 2011

My oldest daughter is an over-achiever. Point in fact: she was doing her book report this morning (it’s due September 19) even though she doesn’t have the book yet. She was coming up with a concept, you know, just so that she’d be ready. The missing book was quite the point of contention. It wasn’t [...]

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Massachusetts Joins States Offering Sales Tax Holidays

2 August 2011

Ah, Massachusetts. So many firsts: the first public park in the U.S., the first American university (Harvard, of course), first basketball game in the U.S., the first state Constitution, the first American subway system (take that, New York)… But when it comes to figuring out a budget, Massachusetts doesn’t feel the need to be first; [...]

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Back to School Sales Tax Holidays On Tap For Many States

22 July 2011

I’m a terrible procrastinator. At least that’s what the retail world thinks. I totally admit that I’m one of those parents who expects to actually find school supplies on the shelves in September. And for some crazy reason, I feel like I should be able to buy fall jackets when it’s cool out and not [...]

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Amazon Fights Back Against Online Sales Tax Law

13 July 2011

Quick, show of hands: who wants to pay more in taxes? That’s what I thought. Clearly, Amazon.com is right. The online retail giant is planning on asking voters to chime in on whether they want to pay more in taxes. Okay, not exactly. They’re really asking voters in California to overturn the controversial new state law requiring [...]

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