Wednesday, November 29, 2017

A Genealogy Book That Is More Than Just Genealogical

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It’s been a while since I wrote about a book. I recently finished reading a book that I purchased a few months ago, thirteen years after it ...
Monday, November 27, 2017

The Shortest Tax Court Opinion?

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Not too long ago, one of this blog’s readers, Morris, directed my attention to this Tax Court case , and asked, “Is this one of the shortest...
Friday, November 24, 2017

Learning How to Learn

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There’s a meme floating around on facebook, and perhaps elsewhere, that challenges people to “Name one thing that you learned in highschool ...
Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Never-Ending Thanks

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For as long as I’ve been writing this blog, I’ve been sharing a Thanksgiving post to express my gratitude for a variety of people, events, a...
Monday, November 20, 2017

So Guess Who Pays for the Senate’s Tax Cuts for Corporations and Wealthy Americans?

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For years I have been arguing that tax cuts for the wealthy are not as beneficial for the economy and the economic well-being of all America...
Friday, November 17, 2017

Some Wealthy Persons Don’t Want Tax Cuts

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Occasionally readers contact me to ask why I dislike wealthy people. I explain that I don’t dislike them, I simply think they don’t need any...
Wednesday, November 15, 2017

When a Tax Plan Angers Almost Everyone

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Several days ago, Benjy Sarlin, in They’ve Got Issues. Here’s Who Is Mad About the GOP Tax Plan , demonstrated that just about everyone is u...
Monday, November 13, 2017

Giving Names to Tax Bills

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For decades, drafters of federal tax legislation have created names for the tax bills that are introduced in Congress. Most bills don’t make...
Friday, November 10, 2017

The Magic Tax and Spending Trick?

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Earlier this week, a letter to the editor appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer. I cannot find it on line, and I have searched from time to ...
Wednesday, November 08, 2017

So What Does the House Tax Proposal do to You?

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Years ago, a practicing tax attorney told me he didn’t pay attention to legislative proposals until they were about ready to be signed. He e...
Monday, November 06, 2017

Big Tax Things and Little Tax Things

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Those interested in tax law and tax policy are digging through the recently released House bill that proposes to amend the Internal Revenue ...
Friday, November 03, 2017

If a Tax Plan Doesn’t Work, Keep Using the Same Defective Blueprint

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Almost every savvy economist, and others, have figured out that the Republican tax plan will add at least a trillion dollars to the federal ...
Wednesday, November 01, 2017

Looking Again at A Non-Arithmetic Tax Question: What is a Sport?

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Back in late June, in Another One of Those Non-Arithmetic Tax Questions: What Is a Sport? , I described a dispute taking place in Europe tha...
Monday, October 30, 2017

Another Halloween Treat? I Think Not

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From the outset, I have made it a point to work Halloween into MauledAgain, usually looking for the silly or goofy but occasionally taking a...
Friday, October 27, 2017

What If Everyone Said, “No Tax Breaks For You”?

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During the past several weeks, mainstream media, social media, and every other sort of publication has been filled with discussion about wha...
Wednesday, October 25, 2017

No, It’s Not Hard to Say No to Tax Cuts for the Wealthy

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According to numerous reports, including this one from Bloomberg , Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced that, contrary to the Preside...
Monday, October 23, 2017

Putting Funding Burdens on Those Who Pay the Soda Tax

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Though its advocates continue to praise its existence, the soda tax fails to get my support because it is both too narrow and too broad. It ...
Friday, October 20, 2017

Another Word for Fake Tax Math

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On Monday, in Fool Us Once on Taxes, Shame on You, Fool Us Twice . . . , I criticized the unwillingness of those who advocate tax cuts for ...
Wednesday, October 18, 2017

From Ignorance to Absurdity

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Today is one of those occasional days when I turn away from tax issues. Today I focus on the First Amendment. Why today? Because several day...
Monday, October 16, 2017

Fool Us Once on Taxes, Shame on You, Fool Us Twice . . .

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Seven years ago, in Negotiating Tax Legislation: Lessons from Life , I opposed the attempts by those advocating tax cuts for the wealthy to ...
Friday, October 13, 2017

Does the Taxation of Social Security Benefits Constitute Double Taxation?

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A reader directed my attention to a Brenton Smith commentary addressing the taxation of social security benefits. Smith shared the thoughts...
Wednesday, October 11, 2017

When Claiming a Dependent Has Adverse Tax Consequences: A Follow-Up

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A little more than a week ago, in When Claiming a Dependent Has Adverse Tax Consequences , I described the reasoning and outcome in Gibson...
Monday, October 09, 2017

Making Tax-Connected Identity Theft Even Easier

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It’s bad enough the people in charge of cybersecurity at Equifax slipped up. The identifying information of almost every adult American, inc...
Friday, October 06, 2017

One-Time Revenue Grabs

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Legislators who try to balance budgets are increasingly resorting to a technique that has also found followers in the business world. I call...
Wednesday, October 04, 2017

The Tax Policy That Worked for the Few and Not for the Many Last Time, and It Will Be a Repeat This Time

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The constant cry by the wealthy for reduction, and eventually elimination, of taxes imposed on the wealthy has swelled to a deafening roar. ...