Both McCain (GOP) and Clinton (Dem) have called for a temporary suspension of the federal gas tax – or a gas tax holiday – for
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Presidential Candidates: Where Do They Stand On Taxes?
This week – in the midst of a busy tax season – I wrote a guest post for One Vote Matters. It’s a quick and
Read MoreHow Much Money Do You Need To Make To Be President?
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has released his tax return for the 2007 tax year showing that together with his wife, the Obamas earned $4.2
Read MoreObama Releases Tax Returns, Challenges Clinton To Do The Same
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has released seven years of his tax individual returns this week. The Obama family reported income of $1.65 million in
Read MoreHas Obama Changed The Race?
If you had asked me, before today, what the single most important issue would be in the upcoming presidential election, I would have said the
Read MoreFix The Tax Code Friday: Nonprofit Organizations & Politicking
It’s Fix the Tax Code Friday! The IRS has become more aggressive during this election year about enforcing the prohibition against politicking by tax exempt
Read MoreObama’s Church Gets A Little Help From The Man Upstairs
No, not that man upstairs. I mean Seth P. Waxman, a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr. Waxman’s firm has agreed to represent
Read MoreObama’s Speech Interests IRS
The IRS is serious about the rules which prohibit non-profit organizations, including churches, from supporting candidates or political parties. Just a few week after the
Read MoreObama Weighs In On Economic Fix
Barack Obama has entered the discussion about economic aid to avert a potential recession by announcing his own version of a stimulus plan. Not surprisingly,
Read MoreObama’s Plans For Social Security
It seems that nobody really knows what to do about Social Security. Or maybe it’s that lots of folks do really know, but nobody has
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