Cyber Monday: It’s The Most Wonderful Tax Evasion Day Of The Year!
Cyber Monday may break records – and state treasuries.
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Braves New World? Taxpayer Funding Remains A Concern As Atlanta Rushes Towards New Stadium
When I was in elementary school, I had two career paths in mind: shortstop for the Atlanta Braves or trial lawyer. This was the result of many long summer afternoons of sitting with my granddaddy watching Dale Murphy in the outfield and Perry Mason in the courthouse. We didn’t live in Atlanta. Or even in…
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There It Is: The Taxpayer Bill For Miss America
There she is: Miss America was back in Atlantic City this year. The cost to return the pageant to the boardwalk was not insignificant. Who picks up the tab?
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Judge Hands Down Very Nearly The Longest Sentence Ever To Public Official For Corruption And Tax Fraud
Earlier this year, former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was convicted of a number of counts of public corruption and tax fraud. He received a sentence today thought to be “very nearly the longest sentence ever” for a public official. How bad was it?
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Go West, Young Man: Best States For Businesses Are In The West
The Tax Foundation has released its 2014 list of Best (and Worst) States for Business based on a number of tax factors. Did your state make the top of the list? Or the bottom?
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D.C. Won’t Issue Tax Refunds, Going Broke Due To Shutdown: Are More States Far Behind?
This week, Washington, D.C., announced that it would delay tax refunds due to the shutdown. Of course, we know D.C. relies on federal funding… But how much are other states reliant upon federal dollars?
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Football Players Prove What’s Right With Kids, Wrong With Sales Tax
We read a lot about what’s wrong with kids today. This story, about four football players from Division III William Paterson University, is all about what’s right with kids today – and what’s wrong with sales tax.
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Pennsylvania Mulls First Statewide Plastic Bag Tax In The U.S. As ‘Small Price To Pay’
A bill being explored in Pennsylvania would make the state the first in the country to tax the use of plastic bags at retail sites. But questions abound: Is it fair? Is it appropriate? And is it enough?
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Up In Flames: Cigarette Taxes Create Opportunity For Revenue And Crime
As cigarette taxes climb higher, so, too, does the potential for crime. The ATF calls cigarettes the number one commodity in the black market due to the ability to turn a quick dollar with relatively low risk. It’s profitable for crooks and for the government. So, do we raise the tax yet again?
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Schools Still Out For Summer: Philadelphia Threatens To Delay First Day Of School Over Funding
Time is running out. That was the message offered today to more than 1,500,000 residents of the City of Philadelphia from Superintendent William R. Hite, Jr. With the first day of school officially slated to begin in 30 days, Hite held a press conference today to announce that might not happen. Speaking directly to the…