Tuesday, September 09, 2008

Obama Admits Tax Hikes Could Harm Economic Growth

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As many of you may have already heard, earlier in the week Obama was interviewed by George Stephanopoulos and acknowledged that tax hikes hu...

Separating Palin Fact from Palin Fiction

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It seems like every other day there is a new rumor about Vice Presidential Nominee Sarah Palin. Yesterday I posted an entry taking a deepe...
Monday, September 08, 2008

Gov. Sarah Palin: a Deeper Look at her Tax Views

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Both presidential candidates have chosen their Vice Presidential picks and Election Day is a mere two months away. On August 29, 2008, Sen...

U.S. Workers are Worse Off

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According to a new study from Rutgers University , American workers are worse off than they have been in years. The study finds that more t...

On Dividend Taxes, It’s a Post-Partisan Race

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From NYTimes.com : Barack Obama is often described as a post-partisan politician who transcends traditional ideological divides. Is it tr...

Tax Topics in McCain’s Speech

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At the end of last week, Sen. John McCain officially accepted the Republican nomination for president, and spoke to the crowd at the Repub...

Hurricane Gustav Victims Qualify for IRS Disaster Relief

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According to the newest press release form the IRS, they have setup a program to provide relief for victims of Hurricane Gustav. Below is ...
Thursday, September 04, 2008

2008 Republican Tax Platform

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The Republicans recently released their 2008 Republican Party Platform, which outlines the party’s views on major issues in the next elect...

Palin’s Speech Filled With Inaccuracies

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As many of you may know, Governor Sarah Palin spoke at the Republican National Convention a few days ago. To her credit, Palin delivered a...

Taxing Civil Rights Gains

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Anthony C. Infanti, from the University of Pittsburgh, recently published a very interesting, and well prepared, article on taxes and civi...

Latest Good Reads

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Proposed tax credit: noble concept, practical problems. http://mauledagain.blogspot. com/2008_08_01_archive.html# 8885289858864908174 No...
Wednesday, September 03, 2008

State Budget in California Sets Record for Tardiness

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The legislature in my home state of California still has not reached an agreement on the state’s budget. As of yesterday the budget was 64...

John McCain Has a Tax Plan To Create Jobs

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From the Wall Street Journal : Sen. John McCain's tax policies are designed to create jobs, increase wages and allow all Americans -- ...

Is History Siding With Obama’s Economic Plan?

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From NYTimes.com : “Clearly, there are major differences between the economic policies of Senators Barack Obama and John McCain. Mr. McCa...

September Tax Talk Today Highlights EITC Due Diligence Rules

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According to their newest press release , the IRS’ next Tax Talk Today Web cast will be next Tuesday (September 9, 2008) at 2 p.m. The topi...
Tuesday, September 02, 2008

Sen. Joe Biden: a Deeper Look at his Tax Views

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With Election Day only a few months away, both Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain have announced their running mates. Although everyon...

Latest Good Reads

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Half of Americans expect Obama to raise their taxes. CB&PP: big misconceptions about small business and taxes. The 10 most famous ce...

IRS to Suspend Collection of Options Tax

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From BusinessWeek.com: “The Internal Revenue Service has agreed to suspend collection of alternative minimum tax on incentive stock opti...

10 Things to Know About Sarah Palin and Energy

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As many of you have probably already heard, Presidential Candidate Sen. John McCain made headlines around the world when he announced that...

How Much of a Tax Cut/Raise am I Getting?

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As you may know, both Presidential candidates are proposing tax cuts that, in one way or another, result in cuts for most American familie...