Hewlett Packard CEO Meg Whitman sounded pretty chipper this week about the future of the company. She spoke effusively about how well things were going. And she attempted to skim right over her really, really big news: HP is laying off about 8% of its workforce, or 27,000 people (about half the population of Greenland)….
Tax Talk 2011 is on the way! If you’ve been following the blog over the years, you know that during most major elections, I ask the candidates a series of tax related questions in order to get a sense of their stance on federal taxes. This year is no different. I’ve sent queries to those…
Our next installment of Tax Talk 2010 features Carly Fiorina, the Republican candidate for California Senator. I emailed Ms. Fiorina a set of six questions related to tax. Follows are her unedited answers: 1. What’s the single most important tax issue facing Americans today? Americans need immediate tax certainty. Congress’ failure to prevent tax increases…
In the midst of all of the chatter about the economic fiasco bailout package, the term “golden parachute” has been bandied about quite a bit. Most folks know it has something to do with executive compensation – but what the heck is it? A golden parachute is an agreement between a company and an employee…