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Fix the Tax Code Friday: VAT

19 December 2009

It’s Fix the Tax Code Friday!
This week, I wrote a piece for WalletPop about the possibility of a VAT being imposed in the US. The idea is that the VAT would be similar to those in Europe and Asia and would be imposed at each stage of a transaction in an effort to mitigate fraud. [...]

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Fix the Tax Code Friday: National Sales Tax

3 April 2009

It’s Fix the Tax Code Friday!
This week, my post about a national sales tax on online sales was all in jest for April Fool’s Day. But it caught some folks off guard because it really could happen. Proponents say that a national sales tax would increase revenue by taxing consumption rather than income. [...]

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How Much is that 75p Soda? Sales Tax Revisited.

10 March 2008

Greetings from the UK! Yep, hubby and I packed up and headed across the pond to Jolly ol’ England for a few days of rest and relaxation (as well as a hint of business).
I won’t regale you with the saga of what’s really happening here (lots of sick travelers, present company included, ridiculously fickle [...]

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Fat? It’s Gonna Cost You.

13 July 2007

Well, only if you live in the UK.
Our friends across the pond at Oxford University claim that charging VAT (Value Added Tax, sort of like a sales tax) of 17.5% on foods deemed to be unhealthy would reduce the number of heart attacks and strokes. The theory is that increased costs will slash consumer [...]

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