Which Celebrity Would You Snoop On?
Okay, we’ve established that it’s illegal. And yes, more than a little bit tacky. But now I’m curious… Which celebrities and sports stars would you snoop on if you could peek at their tax records? And why?
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Apparently, IRS Employees Have Nothing To Do…
An Internal Revenue Service tax examiner was arrested this week on charges that he used IRS records to examine personal information of celebrities (and his neighbor). John Snyder, an IRS tax examiner based in Kentucky, is charged with looking up personal information for 197 celebs. Exactly which celebrities merited such prying by Snyder? The list…
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McClellan Tells All In “What Happened” – Is This A First?
Scott McClellan has tongues wagging with the release of his book, What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington’s Culture of Deception. It has already hit the number 1 spot on Amazon.com’s best seller list. The book suggests that Bush lied to the American people to promote his agenda for a war in Iraq….
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It’s My Party & I’ll Get Drunk (Cheaply) If I Want To
Australia is one of many countries taking aim at so-called “alcopops”, pre-mixed alcoholic drinks that tend to resemble sodas. Australia, like Germany before it, has imposed a tax increase on alcopops in an effort to decrease dangerous underage drinking. It is believed that underage drinkers tend to purchase more alcopops than older drinkers because of…
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All I Need To Know About Being A Tax Attorney, I Learned From My Daughter
My oldest daughter, Katie, came home from school in a mood one day. When I asked her what was wrong, she sighed and said, “Chelsea runs faster than me.” And she sighed again. I thought for a moment and said, “Katie, not everyone can be good at everything. I’ll bet you there is something that…
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Cindy McCain’s Tax Returns (Kind Of) Released
Among pressure to prove that there was nothing to hide, Senator John McCain and his wife, Cindy, announced last week that, despite earlier comments that they would not release Ms. McCain’s tax info, they would do so. The information was made public and is available on McCain’s web site. Senator McCain had previously released his…
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Carbon Tax Opposition Fires Back
There were some pretty strong opinions on my prior post regarding the proposed carbon tax in Canada. It was great to hear from both sides of the argument. If you’re interested in more information about the carbon tax poll – and why it might not be a great idea – check out this post from…
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Canadians Support Carbon Tax, Eh?
A new study suggests that Canadians may be in support of a “carbon tax” on activities that cause climate change. The McAllister Opinion Research survey, commissioned for the Pembina Institute, revealed that Canadians would not expect such a tax to offset current taxes and would, instead, prefer that the revenue be used to improve energy…
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Happy Memorial Day
I am off shortly to watch the local Memorial Day parade. I hope you take some time off today to enjoy friends and family – and remember what this day is about.
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Wesley Snipes’ Biggest Role Yet: Inmate
Wesley Snipes better enjoy his Memorial Day weekend. If he doesn’t win his appeal, it may be the last holiday weekend that he enjoys for a few years. Snipes was scheduled to report to federal prison on June 3 but was granted a reprieve. Nonetheless, Snipes will eventually have to surrender to federal prison authorities…
