A measure to tax the gross receipts of licensed medical marijuana dispensaries in Oakland passed overwhelmingly on Tuesday. The vote makes Oakland the first city
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NJ Applies Retroactive Tax To Lottery Winners
When New Jersey Governor Corzine and the legislature were scrambling to find ways to fill the holes in their budget, it was clear that they
Read MoreCourt Rules On DOMA Challenge By Not Addressing DOMA
Last year, while Californians were in the midst of a heated debate on the merits of Prop 8, Charles Merrill took activism into his own
Read MoreIs Amazon.com Playing Favorites?
Last year, New York decided to aggressively pursue a sales tax rule already on the books by expanding the definition of venue to include companies
Read MoreLights, Cameras, Tax Burden Shifting
The highest-grossing movie of all time is Titanic, which has amassed nearly $2 billion in revenue in just 12 years. The five Harry Potter films,
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Sales Tax Classification
Taxpayer asks: In your articles about the states, you keep saying that sales tax is regressive. But since everybody is paying the same percent, doesn’t
Read MoreFix The Tax Code Friday: Exempting “Real” Food From Tax
It’s Fix the Tax Code Friday! Earlier today, I posted a piece on the new ruling in the UK that Pringles, made mostly of things
Read MoreBuy Fresh, Buy Local, Pay Tax
Yesterday, the Lowe’s sale paper arrived at our house. The pictures of healthy plants on the front page convinced me to rush out and buy
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What Do Taxpayers Really Think About A Soda Tax?
I received in the post today, almost on cue, a Special Report by the Tax Foundation which reported on, among other things, how folks felt
Read More“Fat Tax” On The Scene Again – This Time, In the Senate
Argh. Can our debate on health care and taxes get any worse at this point? After New York tried – and failed – to tax
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