If you’re clicking through the internet today hoping to do a little shopping, you likely have Aaron Montgomery Ward to thank. On August 18, 1872,
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Marion Barry Doesn’t Want To Tax Your Yogurt
Does Marion Barry want to tax your yogurt? Er, maybe it’s your yoga.
Read MoreFlushing Out The Toilet Paper Tax Exemption
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.”
Read MoreCyber Monday: It’s The Most Wonderful Tax Evasion Day Of The Year!
Cyber Monday may break records – and state treasuries.
Read MoreCould We Stop The Black Friday Madness By Taxing It?
What lures shoppers out on Thanksgiving and Black Friday? Is it the thrill of finding a bargain? What if those bargains weren’t quite so great? Is a national sales tax the solution to the perceived Black Friday shopping problem? And is it really even a problem?
Read MoreFootball Players Prove What’s Right With Kids, Wrong With Sales Tax
We read a lot about what’s wrong with kids today. This story, about four football players from Division III William Paterson University, is all about what’s right with kids today – and what’s wrong with sales tax.
Read MoreRemembering The ‘Hot Dog Tax’ On National Hot Dog Day
It’s National Hot Dog Day! Here’s a brief look back at the hot dog tax, an expansion of the sales tax in New York under then Governor Rockefeller.
Read MoreGet Ready To Shop: State Sales Tax Holidays Are Back!
State sales tax holidays are back just in time for back to school shopping.
Read MoreRetailer Target Jumps The Gun On Sales Tax
Usually, companies land themselves in hot water with taxing authorities for waiting too late to take action. But it’s actually possible to get into trouble
Read MoreIRS Makes No Promises About Start Of Tax Season
So about that new tax deal… The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) doesn’t have much to say, so far, it seems. On their website, they have
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