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Judge Okays Gun & Ammo Tax After Legal Challenge From NRA, Gun Rights Groups

Kelly Phillips ErbDecember 23, 2015January 14, 2022

The city of Seattle has the authority to impose a tax on guns and bullets according to Judge Palmer Robinson of King County Superior Court.

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Money For Nothing: Finland Considers Monthly Payments For All As Social Welfare Alternative

Kelly Phillips ErbDecember 8, 2015January 14, 2022

What if, instead of a series of complicated bureaucracies issuing welfare checks, food stamps, and tax credits, social benefits were distributed to everyone without regard

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Five Hot Tax Issues Making News In 2015: Where Are They Now?

Kelly Phillips ErbDecember 4, 2015January 14, 2022

Congress made a lot of noise this year about tax reform and other tax bills. Mostly, it was just noise. With the exception of some

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Report Accuses IRS Of Encouraging Illegal Immigrants To File Using False Info, Identity Fraud

Kelly Phillips ErbNovember 18, 2015January 14, 2022

Last week, a television news station in Indiana ran an exposé allegedly revealing a new kind of identity fraud aimed at taxpayers. The report alleged

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Virtual Heads Or Tails: EU Says Bitcoin Is Currency For Tax Purposes While US Disagrees

Kelly Phillips ErbOctober 23, 2015

Bitcoin is money. That was the gist of a ruling this week from the European Court of Justice (ECJ), the highest court in Europe. The

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Hockey Players Ice High Tax Teams In Favor Of Tax Savings

Kelly Phillips ErbOctober 6, 2015

On Wednesday, October 7, 2015, the National Hockey League will kick off its season with a handful of games including what many consider the main

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Congress May Give IRS Authority To License Tax Preparers

Kelly Phillips ErbSeptember 14, 2015

Last year, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen announced the Annual Filing Season Program, a voluntary and temporary program intended to fill the holes

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Making It Rain: Alabama Considers Porn Tax On Strip Clubs, Magazines & More

Kelly Phillips ErbSeptember 11, 2015

Raise taxes or else. Those were the marching orders issued to the Alabama House of Representatives from Gov. Robert Bentley (R) earlier this year. Specifically,

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Over 2,000 Businesses Send Letter To Congress Demanding Attention To Tax Extenders Bill

Kelly Phillips ErbSeptember 10, 2015

Last year, the Senate waited until just over two weeks left in the calendar year to pass a bill that extended certain tax provisions through

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Trump To H&R Block: You're Fired!

Kelly Phillips ErbAugust 15, 2015

GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump prides himself on speaking his mind. And what he has on his mind is getting rid of Kansas City-based tax

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