Deloitte prepared a chart breaking down the Obama and McCain tax proposals – but it’s no longer available (sorry). It is worth noting that following
Read MoreMonth: September 2008
Quick, While The Nation’s Distracted, Let’s Pretend To Fix The AMT!
While the nation’s attention was turned to the financial bank crisis, the House passed a bill increasing the exemption level for the alternative minimum tax
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For Those Of You Following Along At Home, More Bailout News
Wondering how Paulson intends to spend your tax dollars? Me too. But if he has his way, you and I won’t have a say in
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God And Taxes, Redux – And Not What You’re Expecting
For years, the GOP has been viewed as having a lock on the link between God and politics – and I am not claiming that
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Some Straight Talk On Capital Losses
As a result of the recent volatility on the stock market, I’ve received a bunch of questions about claiming losses on individual tax returns. What’s
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: 1099 Deadlines
Taxpayer asks: Our company is closing its doors as of this month. When are we required to file 1099’s for the payments made in 2008?
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French Say ‘Non’ To Picnic Tax
French Prime Minister Francois Fillon has announced that the country will not tax sporks and other plastic utensils after all. The French government has conceded
Read MorePaulson Believes Taxpayers Will Benefit From Bailouts (Also Promises Significant Weight Loss & Clear Skin)
Okay, so I made the last part up. But Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson’s series of statements today regarding the latest proposal sounded like those spam
Read MoreWho Is the ‘Government’ Anyway?
In light of the recent government bailouts of several high profile companies, some pundits are rushing to attempt to correct the idea that taxpayers are
Read MoreDo You Love Taxes?
Nah, I didn’t think so. Wanna talk about it? The folks behind An Inconvenient Tax, an upcoming documentary about taxes (yep, you remember correctly –
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