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Irish Court: Subway Sandwich Bread Cannot Be Defined As Bread

Kelly Phillips ErbOctober 1, 2020December 14, 2020

The Irish Supreme Court has ruled that the bread used to make Subway sandwiches cannot be defined as bread. The ruling was the result of

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UK Bows To Pressure, Likely To Reverse Course On Taxation Of Bitcoin: Will The US Be Next?

Kelly Phillips ErbJanuary 17, 2014July 23, 2020

While the US has yet to offer a solid position on the taxation of Bitcoin, other countries are moving ahead with policy decisions. To date, Singapore and Germany have been cited as those with the most definitive answers on taxing Bitcoin. Are they about to be surpassed by the UK?

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US Not At The Top When It Comes To Marginal Tax Rates

Kelly Phillips ErbJuly 11, 2012June 17, 2020

I get that nobody wants to pay taxes but enough with the “word I dare not say” talk already. You know the one. I’ve made

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Fix the Tax Code Friday: Value Added Tax (VAT)

Kelly Phillips ErbOctober 15, 2010

Yesterday, the National Retail Federation made news for its economic analysis of a Value Added Tax (VAT). The study considered the addition of a VAT

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Retail Group Publishes Results of Study… Mmm, Why?

Kelly Phillips ErbOctober 14, 2010

The Washington Post ran a piece today about an “economic analysis” commissioned by the National Retail Federation (NRF) that seems to indicate that a VAT

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Sunday Mailbag: The Really Hot Edition

Kelly Phillips ErbMay 2, 2010May 19, 2020

I am actually waiting for my coffee to cool down this morning. I can barely sip it – it’s so hot out. The temps are

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National Sales Tax Not In The Cards – For Now

Kelly Phillips ErbApril 20, 2010May 19, 2020

At least once a week, I get an email asking me about whether I think that President Obama will launch a national sales tax as

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Fix The Tax Code Friday: VAT

Kelly Phillips ErbDecember 19, 2009January 21, 2020

It’s Fix the Tax Code Friday! This week, I wrote a piece for WalletPop about the possibility of a VAT being imposed in the US.

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Fix The Tax Code Friday: National Sales Tax

Kelly Phillips ErbApril 3, 2009May 17, 2020

It’s Fix the Tax Code Friday! This week, my post about a national sales tax on online sales was all in jest for April Fool’s

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How Much Is That 75p Soda? Sales Tax Revisited.

Kelly Phillips ErbMarch 10, 2008

Greetings from the UK! Yep, hubby and I packed up and headed across the pond to Jolly ol’ England for a few days of rest

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