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Read Full Article Categorized in: Blog PostsSenate Blocks Tax Credit Repeal for Oil Industry
Michael Cohn of Accounting Today reports that Senate Democrats failed to muster enough votes to advance a bill that would have eliminated tax credits for the five largest oil and gas companies: Three Democrats joined with all but two Republicans to block the bill from coming up for debate. In a 52-48 vote on Tuesday,…
Read Full Article Categorized in: Legislative Watch, Tax PolicyRoni Deutch Closes Firm, Surrenders Law License
The Consumerist reports that Roni Deutch has closed down her tax problem resolution business and surrendered her law license as a result of a fraud investigation conducted against her by the state of California: If you’ve ever watched daytime — or really late night — TV, you’re probably quite familiar with Roni “Tax Lady” Deutch,…
Read Full Article Categorized in: News, Tax Crimes51% of American Households Pay Zero Tax; Share of Government Funded by the Rich Increases
According to the Wall Street Journal the rich are not only funding the bulk of our federal government, they are funding it at a rate that is increasing faster than their share of income. From the Wall Street Journal’s High-Earning Households Pay Growing Share of Taxes: As President Barack Obama pushes to raise income taxes on high earners,…
Read Full Article Categorized in: Tax PolicyThe Best States for Business Have no Personal Income Tax
Russ Fox of Taxable Talk has published a nice little list of the top and bottom 10 states for business climate: Here in the Bronze Golden State, discovering that you rank at the bottom of a list is all in a day’s work. Another list of business climate, this one from the Small Business &…
Read Full Article Categorized in: State Taxes, Tax PolicyFrom the “Not Gonna Happen” Department
It seems that “tax reform” for some in the Obama administration is code speak for tax the rich. Paul Caron reported the following yesterday in a post titled Obama Mulls Ending Pass-Through Treatment of LLCs, Partnerships & S Corps: The Hill, Trade Group: Administration Wants to Expand Corporate Tax Umbrella: A trade association is concerned…
Read Full Article Categorized in: Tax Policy