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Maryland Alcohol Sales Tax Increase Meant to Save the State From Hoodlums (er, not really)

1 July 2011

Last night, I went out to eat with friends and family. We had a mix of drinks, dinners and desserts and split the final bill. I know the final bill total – close to $200 – and I know the tip amount. I did not once look at the tax on the bill. And I’m [...]

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Californians Find Change in Their Legislative Sofas

28 June 2011

There’s temporary and then there’s temporary. Most legislators, it seems, tend to approach temporary tax raises as if slapping the label on it somehow makes it okay… You know, the old “we’re only doing this for a little while, just to tide us over and then we’ll put things back the way that they used [...]

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Fix the Tax Code Friday: Lesser of Tax Evils?

25 June 2011

This month, Philadelphia voted to raise property taxes rather than impose a controversial sales tax on soda and sugary drinks, while New York won another round on its efforts to collect excise taxes from cigarettes sold by Indian nations. Other cities and states have struggled with similar questions when it comes to raising revenue. So today’s [...]

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New York Fight Keeps Court Dockets Smoking

21 June 2011

I’ve often said that I believe that the behaviors associated with sales tax rates are overstated. I actually don’t believe that folks will drive across the border from Pennsylvania to Delaware to avoid sales tax on a roll of paper towels or a magazine. And despite the hue and cry otherwise, I don’t believe that [...]

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Gun Tax Holiday Under Fire

17 June 2011

Every November, after the turkey has been eaten and the cranberry salad has been attacked with vigor, Americans sit back and realize: it’s time to go shopping. Black Friday – the Friday after Thanksgiving – is traditionally the busiest shopping day of the year. The prospect of sales and promotions lure shoppers into stores to [...]

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Strip Club Doesn’t Meet “Bare Minimum” in Court

14 June 2011

I’m often asked whether I want my kids to grow up to become lawyers. The assumption most people have, since I’m a lawyer married to a lawyer, is that I do. In fact, my routine response is that we tell the kids that they can be anything that they want to be with the exception [...]

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California Steps Up Efforts to Tax Online Sales

3 June 2011

So I’m not one for “I told you so” but… Okay, who are we kidding? I totally am. About two and a half years ago, I suggested that California, despite its reputation as a mecca for start-up, tech and internet based businesses, might consider aggressively pursuing existing sales tax laws in an effort to draw [...]

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Texas Sized Tax Break for Yacht Owners

30 April 2011

It seems like most states these days are crying poor, claiming that lower revenues mean that taxes must be raised and cuts may be had. Apparently that is not the case in Texas. One day after I saw this CNN report about the $60 million high school football stadium being built outside of Texas (yes, [...]

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SC Says No to Amazon.com: What Now?

28 April 2011

So wow. Color me completely shocked. Okay, not completely. But shocked. South Carolina legislators said no to Amazon.com’s bid for a sales tax exemption. And it was a big no. The vote wasn’t even close: 71 no votes to 47 yes votes. It was a pretty sound denial. The plan, as outlined a few days [...]

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Amazon Does Cayce: Will Porn Keep the Online Giant Out of SC?

25 April 2011

Amazon.com is upping the stakes in its quest to avoid sales tax on online sales. The online sales giant has promised to build a distribution center in Cayce, South Carolina (just west of Columbia) that will reportedly create 1,200 jobs in the first year alone. But. And it’s a big but. The company wants assurances [...]

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