Chances are, you did not Google to get here today. At least, if Gregory Hill of Devon, PA, has his way you didn’t. Mr. Hill is a middle-aged builder in neighboring Chester County, Pennsylvania. He was recently sentenced for a conviction for payroll-tax fraud for paying transient workers under the table. The damage? According to…
I promised to comment on Bush’s proposals for tax reform following his State of the Union address (full text link here). Well… there’s not much to say. Bush punted on most of the economy issues, saying that he’d talk about them next week. And his health care based tax reform? I don’t anticipate that it will pass…
Check in after the State of the Union address tonight. I will be posting about Bush’s speech and Congress’ reaction to it. No, don’t look for anything on Iraq… Remember, nobody likes a partisan blogger. But I will be interested to hear about Bush’s plan for health insurance, and what those in Congress think about it….
Remember my post about Second Life? Forbes has an interesting look at the kinds of numbers that the company is generating. And by way of comparison from that old post in October, here are the numbers today: Total Residents: 2,835,296 Logged In Last 60 Days: 1,007,488 Online Now: 23,967 US$ Spent Last 24h: $1,063,827 LindeX…
The IRS announced last week that the Free File program for eligible taxpayers is now available. The program allows taxpayers with an Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) of $52,000 or less for the tax year 2006 to e-file their federal tax returns for free (and here you thought that nothing was free). This means that 70%…
Okay, it’s a really bad pun. But I couldn’t help it. You see, the latest federal tax evasion trial to make the news involves… a dentist. Yes, not necessarily the profession that you tend to associate with an individual who also has a history with the militia. Let’s face it, dentists have as exciting a…
As seen over on YouTube, this hard-hitting expose on Street Accountants is worth a peek (and hilarious, to boot):
I continue to receive a number of questions about withholding – it seems to be the most confusing of issues that directly affect individual taxpayers. So, today’s Fix the Tax Code Friday question is: Should we do away completely with the withholding system and allow taxpayers to pay quarterly or annually?
Dates matter. Well, they do in Pennsylvania. The latest flap over James Brown’s estate has taken yet another turn that apparently hinges on the interpretation of state law. James Brown’s attorney, Strom Thurmond, Jr., has acknowledged that James Brown’s will was signed in the year 2000 – before James’ child, James Jr., was born. The will was also…
The Hollywood awards season is in full swing. The Golden Globes kicked off the season on yesterday with designer duds making the news. The Associated Press Service wasn’t the only “service” watching – the IRS was likely watching, too. Why? The oft-touted gift bags. According to the IRS, an agreement has been reached with the Hollywood Foreign…