Last week, the House of Representatives voted to kill the federal estate tax with a vote of 240-179 in favor of H.R. 1105. This week,
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Fix The Tax Code Friday: Delaying Tax Refunds To Stop Fraud
Tax fraud was in the news a lot this tax season. Many taxpayers kept asking why the bad guys were able to steal so much
Read MoreFix The Tax Code Friday: Time To Ditch Itemized Deductions?
I do a lot of radio and other interviews this time of year and inevitably I’m asked why doing your taxes is so complicated. My
Read MoreFix The Tax Code Friday: Should IRS File Your Return For You?
(Author’s note: It’s back! My former “Fix The Tax Code” feature encouraged you, as the reader, to chime in. After a brief hiatus, it’s back.
Read MoreFix The Tax Code Friday: Lesser Of Tax Evils?
This month, Philadelphia voted to raise property taxes rather than impose a controversial sales tax on soda and sugary drinks, while New York won another
Read MoreFix The Tax Code Friday: Lower Tax Rates
It’s the return of Fix the Tax Code Friday! Earlier this month, executives from Boeing Co., Sears Holding Management Corp., Emerson Electric Co. and Perrigo
Read MoreFix the Tax Code Friday: Spending or Tax Cuts?
Over the past few weeks, there has been a lot of talk about states cutting spending. For example, in Wisconsin, there’s been a very public
Read MoreFix The Tax Code Friday: Corporate Tax Breaks & Reputations
This week’s Fix the Tax Code Friday is related to last week’s question – but with a twist. Earlier in the week, I posted about
Read MoreFix The Tax Code Friday: Tax Breaks For Companies
It’s Fix the Tax Code Friday! On yesterday, I reported on a potential tax break for companies in San Francisco (clearly directed towards Twitter) meant
Read MoreFix The Tax Code Friday: How Rich Is Rich?
The latest point of contention in the “will they or won’t they?” session of Congress is whether to extend tax cuts to the “rich.” There
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