Monday, August 31, 2009

Tax Doomsday Looming for Philadelphia

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Like many cities and towns, Philadelphia is in dire financial condition. Even though the city has trimmed some expenditures and cut back on ...
Friday, August 28, 2009

State Tax Consequences of Cash-for-Clunkers

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Although the IRS has made it clear, following the language of the enacting statute, that the amounts paid by the government to auto dealers ...
Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Please, It's Not a Tax

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The headline in this editorial caught my eye: "'Curb tax' is gaining in appeal, like it or not." My first thought was tha...
Monday, August 24, 2009

Some Ramifications of the Pennsylvania Budget Impasse

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In previous posts, such as A Tax-and-Spend Conundrum , I have commented on the inability of the Pennsylvania legislature to enact a budget....
Friday, August 21, 2009

Taxes as a Price Well Paid

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A story earlier this week about the new South Street Bridge caused me to think not so much about the point of the story, which was the fact...
Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Tax Talk at the Gym

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On Monday, one of the retired guys at the gym asked me how my latest tax book project was going and if I was going to have it finished befor...
Monday, August 17, 2009

How and Why I Became a Law School Professor

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Some weeks ago someone asked me why and how I ended up teaching law school. After I answered the question, this person suggested that I shou...
Friday, August 14, 2009

Another Tax Break for Big Business?

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According to several reports, including ones from the Central Penn Business Journal , the Philadelphia Inquirer , and the Pennsylvania Budge...
Wednesday, August 12, 2009

More of Those Possibly Looming Tax Law Changes

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On Monday, in Federal Tax Law Changes Looming? , I reviewed, albeit briefly, some of the ideas set forth in a Congressional Budget Office re...
Monday, August 10, 2009

Federal Tax Law Changes Looming?

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Everyone, or perhaps almost everyone, has ideas about how the tax law should be changed. Some want this or that new credit. Others want a de...
Friday, August 07, 2009

MauledAgain NotedAgain

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During the past several weeks, a few accolades have come MauledAgain's way. It's nice to know someone is reading. Over at the Tax La...
Wednesday, August 05, 2009

Tax Increase Threat as Negotiating Ploy?

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When the news broke on Sunday that two members of the Obama Administration refused to rule out tax increases for the “middle class,” all sor...
Monday, August 03, 2009

Taxing Texting: Possible? Wise? Effective?

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The problem of people texting while driving is becoming quite serious. If talking on a cell phone, whether or not hands-free, is distracting...