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IRS Announces Additional Tax Relief for Storm Victims

8 September 2011

We survived Irene. Five days without power and water felt like an eternity but we were very lucky to otherwise not sustain any real damage. My kids were safe albeit a little cranky. I realize that not everyone was so lucky and my thoughts and prayers are with all of you who suffered injury or [...]

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IRS Announces Tax Relief for Joplin, Other Areas Affected By Storms

27 May 2011

The images and stories to come out of Joplin, Missouri over the past week have been heartbreaking. The death toll is now estimated to be 132 with an additional 156 people unaccounted for as yet. With all of the sadness, loss and disruptions facing the folks in Joplin, the last thing they need to be [...]

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Tax Relief Sought For BP Spill Victims

3 July 2010

More than 3.3 million barrels of oil have now spilled into the Gulf as a result of the BP spill. To put that into perspective, the entire Exxon Valdez spill dumped a mere 257,000 barrels into the sea. There is no doubt that the fall-out from this spill, both environmentally and fiscally, will be significant. [...]

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Vote on Stimulus Bill Expected on Monday

7 February 2009

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has indicated that the newly “trimmed” stimulus package will go to a vote in the Senate on Monday. The bill now costs approximately $827 billion. You would have thought that the Senate had found the cure for cancer, as they congratulated each other for finally agreeing on something. They [...]

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The Mother of All Tax Bills

3 November 2007

Rep. Charles Rangel (D – NY) has unveiled what he calls “the mother of all tax bills.” The result would be a sizable “re-shifting” of the current tax burden which has been heavily criticized even among the wealthy as “tilted to the rich.” According to an analysis by the Tax Policy Center, the shift would [...]

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