When presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich first objected to House Budget Committee Chair Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) Medicare proposal, there was a collective gasp in the political sphere.
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Is A Tax By The Mile Coming Down The Road?
This week, a proposal to tax cars by the mile seemed to take the country by surprise. But, yawn, it’s actually so 2009. Two years
Read MoreTerrorist Informers, Rewards & Taxes
On the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list today: Bin Laden’s picture with the word “Deceased” underneath. No, wait, I’m not going to get all political
Read MoreZuckerberg May Not “Like” This on Facebook
On Wednesday, President Barack Obama went all social media on us, appearing at a “town hall” style meeting at offices in Facebook. The event, which
Read MoreControversial 1099 Reporting Requirements Repealed
Oh, new 1099 reporting requirements, we hardly knew ye… Remember those new 1099 reporting requirements that caused such a sensation when they were quietly sneaked
Read MoreThe Not-Nearly-So-Dramatic Budget Vote
I spent most of my day taking calls and in client meetings (it is, after all, tax season) with occasional glances at the news. At
Read MoreSan Franciscans Not Warming To Tax Break (Tweet, Tweet)
Two months ago, the internet was, er, a-twitter about a tax deal that San Francisco appeared to be making in order to keep hot tech
Read MoreJapan Grapples With Tax Hike Plans
Paying for reconstruction in the aftermath of the tsunami has been a major point of discussion in Japan. Next up for consideration? Taxes. Japanese Prime
Read MoreTaxes From A To Z: P Is For Presidential Election Fund
Admit it, you’ve stared at that checkbox for the presidential election fund and you have no idea what it really means… It’s one of the
Read MoreTax On Girl Scouts & Boy Scouts Sales Under Fire
Every now and again, something just strikes people the wrong way. This morning, my email box was blowing up about a little matter in Georgia:
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