Friday, May 29, 2009

The Unwise "Tax Email" Idea Resurfaces

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A recent posting on TaxProfBlog directed my attention to http://ideas.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/26/the-case-for-taxing-e-mail/">The...
Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Another Senseless Tax Proposal

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Two members of the Senate, one a Democrat and one a Republican, have joined forces, demonstrating that bipartisanship is very much alive whe...
Monday, May 25, 2009

Memorial Day: Why a Holiday From Taxes?

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Three years ago, in Blawg Review 59 , published on Memorial Day, the editor wrote: Editor's view: Memorial Day is a holiday we haven...
Friday, May 22, 2009

Pay Taxes, Be Happy

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While I was away, Paul Caron's TaxProf Blog posting alerted me to an OECD report, which I think is this one , in which it reported that...
Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Horsing Around with Tax

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On my return from my daughter's graduation , I dug through the newspapers that had arrived during my absence. I didn't expect to see...
Monday, May 18, 2009

Another Degree for Another Maule

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Yesterday it was Sarah's turn. My daughter graduated from Smith College. Last week's trip to Ann Arbor, Michigan , was just the firs...
Friday, May 15, 2009

Graduation Day: A Time to Think

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Today is graduation day at the Law School. While students look back at what they have accomplished, they also are looking forward. The finan...
Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Paging Dr. Maule

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The journey to Ann Arbor, Michigan, is complete. I went to that town to attend two graduations. My son earned his J.D. degree from the Unive...
Monday, May 11, 2009

Fashionably Powerful Taxation

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For several months, I have been reading Michael Quinion's Gallimaufry, subtitled "A Hodgepodge of Our Vanishing Vocabulary." T...
Friday, May 08, 2009

One Tax Bandaid But Multiple Tax Wounds

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Senators Lincoln and Hatch have introduced S. 978 , which would increase the $3,000 limit on the capital loss deduction to $10,000, and whic...
Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Tax Law Ought to Make Sense

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The President has unveiled a cluster of proposed changes to the income tax rules applicable to international transactions . The changes wou...
Monday, May 04, 2009

Taxes, Sausage, and Politics

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Following up on this morning's post, it's worth noting that the Philadelphia Inquirer is running a three-part series on the Board of...

Inching Closer to a Sensible Philadelphia Real Property Tax Assessment Process

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The long journey undertaken to bring Philadelphia's real property tax assessment system into conformity with state law and common sense ...
Friday, May 01, 2009

Curtailing Multistate Tax Filing Burdens

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Several members of the House of Representatives, led by have introduced the Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Fairness and Simplification Ac...
Wednesday, April 29, 2009

The (Non) Value of Old Exams

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The exam period begins today at the law school. Anxiety and stress, particularly among first-year students but also among the more seasoned ...
Monday, April 27, 2009

The Collapsing Economy: A Clue and Some Advice

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Last Tuesday, the Hearing Board of the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (IARDC) issued a report and recommendation...
Friday, April 24, 2009

Why Tax Practitioners Must Be Good With Words, and Not Just Numbers

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Many people think tax is "all about numbers." So claim the students who arrive in my office before or at the beginning of the fall...