"Truth About Taxes"

David Leonhardt lists "basic facts" about taxes "that ideology can’t change": Plain Truth About Taxes and Cuts, by David Leonhardt, NY Times: ... 1 percent of earners paid a total federal tax rate — including everything from payroll taxes to income ... that high corporate taxes are hurting American companies. But the effective corporate tax rate isn’ [more...]

Date: 2007-10-31 09:34:00
Blog: Economist's View...

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Who Pays the Most Taxes?

Paul Caron cites a Tax Foundation study that finds “the top 1% of tax returns paid about the same amount of federal individual income taxes as the bottom 95% of tax returns.” Glenn Reynolds, reasonably enough, thinks “that degree ... that these calculations only include federal income tax and that, when one considers Social Security (aka [more...]

Date: 2007-10-09 15:27:09
Blog: » Outside The Beltway ...

Real Tax Reform

A group of House Republicans has introduced a plan that could eventually break the logjam on moving tax reform legislation through Congress. House members Paul Ryan, Jeb Hensarling, and John Campbell proposed a “Simplified Tax” system as an alternative to the current complex and inefficient individual income tax. The Simplified Tax [more...]

Date: 2007-10-11 17:47:53
Blog: Cato-at-liberty...

Fred Thompson

A few new excellent Fred Thompson video's out today. The second is about Marie Ragghianti, if you don't remember her you should ... :Reduced individual income tax rates, saving every tax-paying family a minimum of $600Preserving ... already including this one on his tax proposal: Permanently Extend the 2001 and 2003 Tax Cuts. Tax [more...]

Date: 2007-11-28 03:06:12
Blog: Flopping Aces...

Republicans and the “T” Word

Michael Kinsley says that Fred Thompson may not have what it takes to be the Republican nominee: ... the income tax, Social Security tax, estate tax, everything—and replacing them with a 23 percent sales tax ... The real strategy of Thompson’s plan is a familiar one from past Republican tax plans: Give large [more...]

Date: 2007-12-02 04:35:26
Blog: The Mahablog...

Tax and the rich 2

More than a third of Scottish farms sold this year have been snapped up by cash-rich businesspeople anxious to avoid paying inheritance tax ... to their children without the value being calculated for inheritance tax purposes. Any assets above ... so that they do not have to be split up to pay death duties. But the tax break is now being exploited by [more...]

Date: 2007-12-09 07:28:41
Blog: Socialist Courier...

Hoeven’s Discriminatory Tax Scheme

Last week Dustin Gawrylow wrote a post about North Dakota’s discriminatory tax scheme. I thought his point was pretty much right on but some didn’t ... t paying their share. That begs the question, do renters pay property taxes? The simple answer ... to provide a place to live. But what’s going to happen when the landlord gets his property tax reba [more...]

Date: 2007-12-03 18:07:10
Blog: Say Anything: North Dak...

Republicans block middle class tax break

Sylvia Smith, writing for the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, has a story on the Alternative Minimum Tax. The AMT is a secondary calculation on tax obligations, originally designed so that rich people paid at least some tax if they were too successful using exemptions and the like for tax avoidance [more...]

Date: 2007-12-09 12:50:22
Blog: Masson’s Blog - A Citiz...

North Dakota Farm Bureau Comes Out Against Tax Cuts

I didn’t think it was possible, but even with the state running massive budget surpluses they’re actually worried about the government not having ... measure to reduce income tax by 50 percent and corporate income tax by 15 percent. The action ... Traditionally NDFB supports all forms of tax cuts; however, we believe this proposed 50 percent reduction [more...]

Date: 2007-11-21 22:53:15
Blog: Say Anything: North Dak...

Fred's Tax Reform Proposal

Good editorial from the Wall Street Journal on Fred Thompson's tax reform ideas: .. ... , states and localities, charities, bond traders and tax preparers are all foes of low tax rates ... .late last week he unveiled a tax reform that is more ambitious than anything we've seen so far [more...]

Date: 2007-11-28 21:23:59
Blog: Flopping Aces...

Governor Hoeven: It’s Too Early To Talk About Tax Relief

That’s usually the excuse we hear from politicians who don’t want to talk about a particular subject at all ... to cut personal income tax in half—and reduce corporate income taxes by 25 percent. The leader—Duane ... Hoeven’s campaign and asked them about the Governor’s stance on the tax cut initiated measure. BISMARCK [more...]

Date: 2007-12-03 16:02:09
Blog: Say Anything: North Dak...

Senate Democrats Plot Push on AMT Relief in December

John Harwood reports from The Wall Street Journal’s Capital Bureau. SENATE DEMOCRATS aim to pass alternative-minimum-tax relief in December ... or see their tax refunds delayed. “The stakes are pretty high here,” says a Republican tax aide ... of long-shot presidential bid. POPULIST? Though Sen. Dodd of Connecticut has declined to back tax [more...]

Date: 2007-11-30 13:12:13
Blog: Washington Wire - WSJ.c...

The Mother of All Tax Hikes

Rep. Charlie Rangel, the chairman of the House Ways & Means Committee, released his huge tax hike plan today ... , increase in the standard deduction, increase refundability of the child tax credit). Offset by a surtax ... . Here are the details, which I received from a contact of mine on the Hill. Individual Tax [more...]

Date: 2007-10-25 17:46:10
Blog: The Club For Growth - h...

Fiscal Conservative & The Speech

Check out what Mike had to say about taxes back in 1999… It is a pleasure to be here with you today ... system. Picture a three-legged stool. One leg represents income tax, another the Arkansas sales tax ... a comprehensive income tax relief package, marking the first time in Arkansas’ history that the state had seen [more...]

Date: 2007-12-09 03:34:52
Blog: race42008.com ...

More on understanding the Governor's tax plan

Lesley Stedman Weidenbener has been fighting an uphill battle over the last few weeks to educate folks on the details of Mitch's property tax reform proposal. She logs another tax entry this morning, trying to muddle her way through fact ... owners in Lake County, where tax bills are especially high. The caps also reduce the amount [more...]

Date: 2007-12-09 17:14:53
Blog: Blue Indiana ...

NYTimes: There’s Not Enough Taxes Out There

John F Kennedy once defended his stance on lower taxes with the phrase “a rising tide lifts all boats.” But, if the New York Times has its way they would change that to a “a rising tax tide swamps ... truly is. After all, didn’t we start this country over a matter of disagreement on a 2 pence tax [more...]

Date: 2007-10-26 14:02:07
Blog: Stop The ACLU...

NYTimes: There’s Not Enough Taxes Out There

John F Kennedy once defended his stance on lower taxes with the phrase “a rising tide lifts all boats.” But, if the New York Times has its way they would change that to a “a rising tax tide swamps ... truly is. After all, didn’t we start this country over a matter of disagreement on a 2 pence tax [more...]

Date: 2007-10-26 13:40:06
Blog: Blogger News Network ...

Tax News Roundup

Associated Press: Bush Lobbies for Tax Relief Bill Bloomberg: Barclays Derivative Doesn't Get Tax Break, IRS Says, by Ryan J. Donmoyer Congress Moves Toward Agreement to Block Minimum Tax, by Ryan J. Donmoyer & Alison Fitzgerald Citizens for Tax Justice:... [more...]

Date: 2007-12-08 21:54:12
Blog: TaxProf Blog...

Tax lists reveal rising fortunes

Tax lists reveal rising fortunes Norwegian tax authorities released their annual lists of taxpayers' reported incomes, net worth and tax payments on Friday. They reflected some big hikes in personal fortunes (like that for Johan Andresen, photo), but several taxpayers were quick to claim the figures were incorrect. [more...]

Date: 2007-10-12 08:52:31
Blog: Aftenposten.no Norway, ...

Day of Thanksgiving: Holiday Thoughts from 1951

Later today, I hope to share a lost classic from the 1970s: The Incredible Secret Money Machine ... effective tax rates for 2007. “Our tax system is very, very, very difficult to understand,” he writes. ”I would prefer a flat-tax or a national sales tax - if only for the sake of simplicity.” Jim [more...]

Date: 2007-11-22 18:00:14
Blog: Get Rich Slowly...

Your Property Tax Cut Is History

All those special sessions for nothing. Here’s the story, Tax relief far short of promise ... . In the North East ISD, the decrease in the tax bill for an average-valued house was $128.93 ... homeowners probably won’t see another decrease next year — the state’s phased-in limit on school tax [more...]

Date: 2007-12-09 05:42:25
Blog: Eye on Williamson...

More on Bulgaria Flat Tax

Adding to Dan’s note, here is today’s story from Tax Notes International (no link) ... and presidential candidates would reverse President Bush’s modest reduction in the top income tax rate ... : The Bulgarian parliament passed a new flat tax on income on November 16, making Bulgaria [more...]

Date: 2007-11-26 16:47:17
Blog: Cato-at-liberty...

Lessons Learned From Examining My Payroll Taxes

As hundreds of high school kids run out this month and get their first summer job, ... it your savings will happen. Pre-Tax Deductions Also Save On Payroll Taxes Several other items can deducted ... and where did all my money go?” Ah, payroll taxes. First, some quick definitions of where your money [more...]

Date: 2007-06-14 08:56:11
Blog: My Money Blog - Persona...

Second Video Experiment

Many of you were kind enough to comment on the first video I narrated, which discussed the importance of a more competitive corporate tax system ... in the corporate tax video. The message, of course, is what really matters in these videos. Regular readers ... . This one discusses the vital role of tax competition as a constraint on government. Based [more...]

Date: 2007-12-05 19:09:10
Blog: Cato-at-liberty...

Harry Reid Fails Yet Again

So much for that pledge of fiscal rectitude . “We want everyone to know we have tried every alternative possible,” Senate Majority Leader Harry M ... from the growing reach of the alternative minimum tax without providing an offsetting tax increase ... or tax measure that would add to the deficit. The outcome brought a furious response from conservative “ [more...]

Date: 2007-12-07 23:09:23
Blog: Right Voices ...

No, no, no

Richard Hay of London lawyers Stikeman Elliot has been in Jersey offering more of his well known opinion, which is always strongly pro-tax havens ... s Tax Information Exchange Agreements and is reported by the Jersey Evening Post to have said Jersey ... that their files could be opened up for scrutiny in civil tax matters. And most tellingly he went on [more...]

Date: 2007-12-09 18:57:48
Blog: Tax Research UK / Richa...

Ouch, dammit.

I just paid my property taxes. It hurts, dammit. It hurts to give them my money, knowing that a large portion of it will be wasted on unneeded, ... of the same companies to whom they are paying our money. I had to pay them NOW, so I could get the tax deduction to apply to my fucking federal income tax calculation to pay them for more stupid wastes [more...]

Date: 2007-12-09 16:22:37
Blog: Mouth of the Brazos...

Does Google Want to File Your Taxes?

Gary Price noticed a rather intriguing Google domain transfer yesterday which occured in a batch which included mostly the domains reflecting the ... will be offering a tax preparation service, or some kind of spinoff from Google Finance where users can take ... than other tax preparation software. Sound a bit out in leftfield? Well a year ago the notion [more...]

Date: 2007-11-21 13:14:10
Blog: Search Engine Journal...

Parking, commuting and tax incentives

I was going through the Blogburst leaderboard and saw Don't Mess with Taxes and they had an interesting little explanation of a program that my ... Reimbursement Incentive Programs (TRIP) can help you save tax dollars based on the cost of your daily commute. This essentially is an FSA for some commuting costs. Your pretax payroll deductions go into a [more...]

Date: 2007-10-25 17:45:02
Blog: The Newshoggers...

Tsk, Tsk, Joe Carter

Matt Lewis at Townhall.com is engaged in a bit of a back-and-forth with Huckabee’s new Director of Research, the irascible Joe Carter ... s assertion that “The tax burden under Romney was the spending under Rudy were much higher than under ... that Rudy Giuliani’s tax cuts far surpassed any tax increases, while Huckabee’s record was exactly [more...]

Date: 2007-11-26 22:41:15
Blog: The Club For Growth - h...

Rangel offers overhaul: 'Mother of all tax reforms'

by William Neikirk The Democrats' top tax writer in the House unveiled a $1.3 trillion plan Thursday that would cut taxes for millions of middle-income Americans, raise them on the wealthy, and do away with the alternative minimum tax, which is increasingly hitting [more...]

Date: 2007-10-26 10:48:10
Blog: The Swamp...

Would you like some French fries with that carbon tax?

A carbon tax, we are often told, is "politically impossible ... at discouraging purchases of gas-guzzling new cars. This is, to all intents and purposes, a carbon tax ... grams, and 1,600 euros above 200 grams. The top tax bracket is set to concern 1 percent of all cars [more...]

Date: 2007-12-05 17:10:00
Blog: How the World Works: Gl...

529 plans great choice for college savings, but pick carefully

Filed under: Getting started, Define investing, Personal finance Want to save for college, but not sure what type of account to use? ... the account into the name of another child that wants to go. The money in the fund grows tax-deferred ... one from your own state, but tax incentives might encourage you to do so. If your state doesn't off good tax [more...]

Date: 2007-11-12 14:40:00
Blog: BloggingStocks...

CATS Deals to Save North Line

Trains in a second, but first taxes. And risk. I was talking to banking expert Chris Whalen last week for a piece I did on the mortgage rate-freeze ... to prepare for a pull-back in property tax revenue as a result of a general decline in the real ... -increasing amounts of property tax revenue. Otherwise there is no way to generate the $70 million [more...]

Date: 2007-12-09 15:55:53
Blog: The Meck Deck ...

Works For Me: Tax Deductions

Works For Me: Tax Deductions Wfmwsmall May we all just pause for a moment to revel in the brownie points I'm garnering with Hubs by doing a post on this topic? Tax deductions are my man's love language. Thirteen years of marriage ... very carefully--keeping a detailed list of what we gave, and even a photograph of each batch before [more...]

Date: 2007-11-28 05:24:34
Blog: Rocks In My Dryer...

Michigan's legislative taxation policy SNAFUs

... are not over yet. It's been fashionable lately to blame Michigan's legislative buffoonery on term limits rather than the more obvious cause; ... Michigan Business Tax. The hastily passed 6% tax on a random array of services was so bad (in addition to imposing a $600 million tax it would have carried a $900 million compliance cost) it made [more...]

Date: 2007-12-09 17:14:51
Blog: The Other Club...

Daily Press endorses Phil Forgit

A nice boost for Phil as this paper's endorsement hits doorsteps a few days before the election: Wittman's positions seem to come from a playbook ... leave too soon), taxes (make the Bush tax cuts permanent), the budget (balance it but not with taxes ... politician." Wittman's time as small-town mayor, county supervisor and state delegate might not make [more...]

Date: 2007-12-09 07:57:18
Blog: Raising Kaine The Voic...

Robert Reich: Why is HRC Stooping So Low?

I'm becoming increasingly concerned about the stridency and inaccuracy of charges in Iowa -- especially coming from my old friend ... of income subject to Social Security payroll taxes, which strikes me as sensible. That cap is now close ... tax on all Americans. So when HRC charges that Obama's plan would "raise taxes" and her plan [more...]

Date: 2007-12-04 00:47:06
Blog: Breaking News and Opini...

Taxation, the future and fair shares

Walter Williams takes a look at the reality of our tax policy as it exists and what ramifications it brings ... Islanders had no 2004 federal income tax liability. The study concluded, "When all of the dependents ... of the U.S. population — who are outside of the federal income tax system." These people represent [more...]

Date: 2007-11-20 10:56:24
Blog: QandO - Free Markets, F...

Open Thread

I need to cool off after my last rant. Talk about what I failed to post! UPDATE:Rangel Tax Plan’s Centerpiece Is 30 ... the value of a series of tax deductions – including for mortgage interest, charitable giving, medical ... .5% Top Corp Rate Memo: McCrery on “Mother of All Tax Hikes” My Friends, At a bipartisan Ways [more...]

Date: 2007-10-25 20:42:24
Blog: Right Voices ...

Why Do European Politicians Want Tax Harmonization?

While it is possible that European politicians have a genetic predisposition for statist policies, ... of GDP in the United States. Not surprisingly, this translates into a higher tax burden, which means ... welfare state in the future. This means increasingly harsh tax rates on the remaining productive people [more...]

Date: 2007-12-02 23:57:10
Blog: Cato-at-liberty...

[ROMP QUAKERS]NOVA QUIZ

NOVA QUIZ – QUESTION I am paying rent for commercial complex. While deducting TDS should I deduct on gross amount (including service tax) ... including service tax. Ref: CBDT clarification on service tax component wrt TDS on rent under Right to Information Act. (CIT (TDS)/RTI/ 2007-08, dated 3rd July, 07) # ANswerby: N.Jayamanoj, Vineeth Jose [more...]

Date: 2007-12-09 16:04:30
Blog: ROMP QUAKERS...

Mike Huckabee: Questions About His Views On Aids

permalink Dr. William McGuire: Protected By Tax Cuts Category: Society Posted: Saturday, 08 December 2007 14: ... million ago. Yet, these are the people that Bush's tax cuts protect. These are the "movers and shakers ... the American dream for the rest of us. We can read about them and protect their wealth from tax [more...]

Date: 2007-12-09 02:13:14
Blog: mnpACT! Progressive Pol...

North Dakotans Calling Tobacco Quit Line

Which is great, I guess, except if these people quit smoking what happens to the tax revenue their habit brings in? ... of government excise taxes, at least when it comes to discouraging a certain type of activity. If people keep smoking or doing whatever it is the tax is supposed to discourage then it has failed [more...]

Date: 2007-11-26 18:07:40
Blog: Say Anything: North Dak...

Derek Jeter Battles the New York Tax Bureaucracy

The Wall Street Journal opines on the New York government’s attempt to extort more money from the Yankee shortstop ... him? Florida has no personal income tax, while New York’s rate for the top bracket is 6.8%, rising to 10.5 ... in the state for more than 183 days, but the tax collectors want to apply a different rule simply [more...]

Date: 2007-11-20 13:30:08
Blog: Cato-at-liberty...

TAX EXPENDITURE PROGRAMS: A CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE ANALYST’S REPORT

The non-partisan Legislative Analyst’s Office has publicised a inform on ethnic field finished taxation, manner of the Calif. legislature: Tax disbursal programs (TEPs) are features of the ordered code—including credits, deductions, exclusions, and exemptions—that enable a targeted ordered of taxpayers to turn their taxes [more...]

Date: 2007-11-17 21:18:25
Blog: Blog News & Amazing New...

A New Member

The mayor of San Francisco joins the Pigou Club: Mayor Gavin Newsom plans to ask voters next year to approve a "carbon tax" ... commercial utilities tax by an as-yet-undetermined amount to encourage energy-saving steps by hotels ... a corresponding decrease in the 1.5 percent payroll tax on for-profit businesses in San Francisco [more...]

Date: 2007-12-09 18:26:34
Blog: Greg Mankiw's Blog...

Senate Passes AMT Patch

The vote was 88-5. The five NO votes were all Democrats: Carper (DE) Conrad (ND) Dorgan (ND) Feingold (WI) Whitehouse (RI) ... is not a pure tax cut -- it is the avoidance of a future tax hike). However, invoking this rule ... The Alternative Minimum Tax affected 4 million people in 2006. If this patch does not get signed [more...]

Date: 2007-12-07 14:07:30
Blog: The Club For Growth - h...

Fannish Inquisition - Denvention Three

First up was this year's Worldcon, Denvention Three, represented by Kent Bloom. Q. Where are Dealers Room & Art Show, and major events? A ... need licenses, and do they need to collect sales tax? A. Yes; there is an event-based license for sales tax, with a fee of $12-$16. Tax rate is around 7%. Q. Are facility contracts signed [more...]

Date: 2007-12-09 05:57:04
Blog: Kevin Standlee: Fandom ...

Fretting Over Taxes

Protected By Bubbamonkz Fingerprinting I’ve spent a lot of time freaking out over taxes tonight ... more difficult. Sure we paid taxes quarterly this year to help out, but hubby’s earned twice as much self employment income this year as he did last year. We’re paying quarterly based on last year’s income [more...]

Date: 2007-12-09 07:15:18
Blog: http://blog.everydayran...

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