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Hey Congress, Why Don’t You…? Gay Marriage

2 September 2009

Gideon Alper, who publishes the Gay Couples Law Blog, which discusses new developments in same-sex family law and estate planning, writes:
The IRS should recognize gay marriages not just as a matter of equality, but also to encourage socially beneficial behavior in gay relationships.
Fred Silberberg, a Los Angeles attorney that has practiced family law for over [...]

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Hey Congress, Why Don’t You…? Estate Tax and Dividends

1 September 2009

Scott Lovingood writes:
Two specifics that should be addressed immediately.
Stop double taxation
1) Eliminate the estate tax. You pay taxes on everything you make and then you get taxed again when you die? Tell me that makes any sense.
2) Stop taxing Dividends on personal accounts- Companies have already paid taxes on the profit [...]

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Hey Congress, Why Don’t You…? Explain Our Taxes

31 August 2009

Philip Miles, an attorney in Central PA and author of the employment law blog Lawffice Space, writes:
Who the heck is FICA?
In an early episode of the hit sitcom Friends, spoiled rich-girl Rachel Green (played by Jennifer Aniston) is forced to take a job as a coffee shop waitress. After a few days of hard [...]

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Hey Congress, Why Don’t You…?

31 August 2009

A few weeks ago, I asked my readers to chime in… What, I wondered, would you tell Congress that needed to be fixed, changed or eliminated when it came to taxes?
Over the next few days, I’m posting your answers. Some short, some not, some predictable, some surprising…
I hope you enjoy reading each other’s [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Tax Consequences of CARS

29 August 2009

Taxpayer asks:
I heard on the radio that we will have to pay taxes on the money from the Cars for Clunkers. If so, I am really mad because nobody said we had to pay taxes on it. Is this true?
Taxgirl says:
A number of web sites and um, what’s the word, liars opportunists political [...]

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Fix the Tax Code Friday: A Year From Now

14 August 2009

It’s Fix the Tax Code Friday!
Over at Only3Years, Iz contemplated the question of where she might be a year from now. The more I thought about this, the more I thought that it would make a superb Fix the Tax Code Friday…
I’m constantly asked what I think will happen with respect to a number [...]

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More Tax Haiku

13 August 2009

Maybe it’s summer.
Maybe it’s my grief over the UBS saga finally ending.
Or maybe I’ve just been inspired by 1LPoet to find my inner poet.
But it’s that time again. I feel some tax haiku coming on…
In honor of today’s post:
Oh Connecticut.
Your tax burden is so high.
Thank God for Jersey.
Re the UBS settlement:
It’s done, Switzerland.
No more [...]

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Call for Guest Posts: What Would You Like to See Change in Congress?

11 August 2009

As you probably know, 2010 is a key election year. In the Senate alone, there at least 36 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate up for grabs – talk about your shift of power!
The rhetoric is ramping up already and, as you’d expect, many of the real issues are getting lost. [...]

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Chinese Tax Revenues Up: Should We Be Worried?

7 August 2009

If the news that US tax revenues have fallen was disturbing, then this may be even worse: China’s tax revenues are expected to grow by 10% in 2009. The increase comes on the heels of a successful 2008 year in China, where tax revenues climbed 18.8% to 5.42 trillion yuan ($792.68 billion).
The “global [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Sellers and Homebuyer’s Credit

5 August 2009

Taxpayer asks:
Do you have any advice for how SELLERS should best take advantage of the credit? Should we advertise about the credit with our real estate listings?
Taxgirl says:
That’s a great question!
I think the credit is a real selling point (though I’m not a fan of the concept). It definitely makes sense to advertise it. [...]

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