Friday, September 09, 2005

More on Charities Wiped Out by Katrina

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Here's an update to my post about the impact on annuity recipients if a charity goes under on account of Hurricane Katrina. I've be...

Katrina, Failed Schools, and Annuity Payments

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A question from an anonymous reader was posted on a tax listserv to which I subscribe. It's a good question, and worth consideration. Th...
Thursday, September 08, 2005

Addendum on the CGUD Tax: The Lock-In Effect

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My posting yesterday that summarized the discussion to that point between Stuart Levine and myself on the substitution of an income tax at ...

Discussion on Estate Tax Substitute Continues

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Stuart Levine has posted a response to my summary of our on-going discussion concerning estate tax repeal/modification. It's not a di...

Gasoline Tax Reduction/Suspension: THINK Before Proposing

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All around the country, in reaction to the gasoline price increases triggered by the adverse impact of Hurricane Katrina on domestic refiner...
Wednesday, September 07, 2005

In Case Estate Tax Repeal Proposals Get Back Up Off the Floor

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Last week, in a post that examined my initial reaction to the impact of Hurricane Katrina on the tax system and my suggestion that the deci...
Tuesday, September 06, 2005

Empowerment Zone Prediction Beginning to Take Shape

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In yesterday's post I predicted that tax incentives for the rebuilding of New Orleans and the rest of the devastated Gulf Coast would c...

Estate Tax Vote Postponed

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Yesterday, I commented in a post about the impact of Katrina on taxation : I really do hope the members don't waste time on things that...
Monday, September 05, 2005

Labor Day: Jobs and Taxes after Katrina

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What a way to celebrate Labor Day. A day set aside for Americans to think about and express appreciation for the contribution made to the na...
Friday, September 02, 2005

Taxes and Sustaining a Civilized Society

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"Taxes are what we pay for civilized society." So spoke then Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes. He said that back in 192...
Thursday, September 01, 2005

A Return to the "Check the Box" Regulations

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Several months ago, I reported on the Littriello case , in which the District Court held that the "check the box" regulations were...
Wednesday, August 31, 2005

The Impact of Disaster on Tax, Economic, and Energy Policy

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The just-announced news that the Bush Administration is releasing crude oil from the strategic petroleum reserve raises this question: Why?...
Monday, August 29, 2005

Blowing Through the Price Regulation Fuelishness

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The connection between tax law and energy policy may appear to many folks to be as close as the connection between tax law and baseball, but...
Friday, August 26, 2005

Using Taxes to Rescue a Non-Drowning Film Industry?

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It really is a shame when politicians fall over each other trying to dish out subsidies to their favorite industries. Although direct subsid...