Wednesday, January 30, 2019

When the Tax Stuff Piles Up

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One of the unfortunate consequences of the federal government having been shut down for as long as it was is the backlog that piles up. Life...
Monday, January 28, 2019

Pay Tax Now? Pay Tax Later?

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Those familiar with how federal income tax disputes can be resolved know that in most instances taxpayers have a choice. They can pay the am...
Friday, January 25, 2019

Unintended Consequences in the Soda Tax World

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The soda tax has been getting my attention for eleven years, and though there was a respite, it now is once again getting plenty of attentio...
Wednesday, January 23, 2019

When Tax Return Preparation Just Isn’t Enough

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Yes, I watch television court shows. Anyone who scans MauledAgain can’t help but notice the long list of television court show cases that ha...
Monday, January 21, 2019

When Job Creation Promises Justifying Tax Breaks Are Broken

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Although most tax breaks, especially those for “creating” jobs, are handed out before the recipient does what the recipient promises to do i...
Friday, January 18, 2019

The Goodbye Tax

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According to this article , Japan has been added to the list of countries that charge a tax when tourists leave the country, joining Austral...
Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Who Should Pay to Clean Up Water?

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According to this report , Gavin Newsom, governor of California, has “proposed a tax on drinking water * * * to help disadvantaged communiti...
Monday, January 14, 2019

No Tax Break Until Taxpayer Promises Are Fulfilled

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Although most tax breaks, especially those for “creating” jobs, are handed out before the recipient does what the recipient promises to do i...
Friday, January 11, 2019

Another Weak Defense of the Soda Tax

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Though it had been a while since I last wrote about the Philadelphia soda tax, no sooner had I published my latest commentary in Imagine a S...
Wednesday, January 09, 2019

If It’s Real Property, It Should Be Subject to the Real Property Tax

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As reported in this article , the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court has held that the land on which billboards are placed is subject to the re...
Monday, January 07, 2019

Imagine a Soda Tax Turned into a Health Tax

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It has been a while since I last wrote about the Philadelphia soda tax. As readers of this blog know, although its advocates continue to pra...
Friday, January 04, 2019

Tax News: Good or Bad?

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Three days ago, reader Morris directed my attention to a four-and-a-half-year-old BBC Report that explored why bad news dominates the headl...
Wednesday, January 02, 2019

Tax Ignorance or Bad Writing?

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A few days ago, reader Morris directed me to a web site and asked me, “tax ignorance or bad writing.” Curious, I took a look, and spotted s...
Monday, December 31, 2018

So Which Is It? Good Tax News or Bad Tax News?

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Last Wednesday, Channel 10 News in Roanoke, Virginia, published a story in which the owner of a tax preparation company opined that as the ...
Friday, December 28, 2018

How Not to Dispute a Tax

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A guy goes to a restaurant, orders take-out, is presented with the bill, and blows a fuse when he sees that the sales tax has been applied. ...
Wednesday, December 26, 2018

How Not To Practice Law: Fake Taxes

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Reader Morris brought my attention to this story out of New Zealand . An attorney included in invoices to clients a $100 charge for what he ...
Monday, December 24, 2018

So a Tax Cut Incentive Didn’t Work As Promised, But I Am Not Surprised

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One of the “features” of the 2017 tax legislation providing substantial tax breaks to corporations and the wealthy was a reduction in the ta...
Friday, December 21, 2018

Time Runs Out on Tax Withholding Adjustments

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Back in August, in Indeed, Check Your Withholding, and Do It Now , I shared the IRS news release that appeared a week after I had offered, ...
Wednesday, December 19, 2018

The Disadvantages of Postponing Tax Increases

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Local governments generally impose taxes to pay for services to their residents. Among those services are police protection, fire protection...
Monday, December 17, 2018

Warped Perspectives on Tax Policy

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Facebook is beginning to challenge television court shows as a provider of material for this blog. A few days ago, someone posted a meme tha...
Friday, December 14, 2018

Judge Judy Identifies Breach of a Tax Return Contract

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I’ve never counted, but my guess is that tax related cases show up in television court shows more often than most issues other than gift ver...
Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Another Tax Cut Failure

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The December 2017 tax cut legislation has wrought all sorts of damage to the American economy. Some taxpayers not in the top one percent rej...