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Just for fun | State and local tax (SALT)

Flushing Out The Toilet Paper Tax Exemption
ByKelly Phillips Erb December 5, 2013July 23, 2020

There’s currently a petition to exempt what from taxation? Yep, it’s toilet paper. Focusing on the belief that it’s not fair to tax toilet paper and other basic products, a Florida journalist is hoping to “spare the squares.”

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Fix the tax code Friday

Fix The Tax Code Friday: Sales Tax
ByKelly Phillips Erb November 24, 2006November 30, 2019

It’s Fix the Tax Code Friday! It’s also Black Friday – for those of you who are outside of the US, it’s the traditional first day of shopping for the Christmas holidays, the day after Thanksgiving. It’s called Black Friday because it’s the day that retailers count on to turn the year in red (deficit)…

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