Monday, November 11, 2019

How Greed and Anti-Tax Sentiment Puts Us on the Road to Feudalism

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Throughout the years I have decried not only the growing wealth and income inequality that threatens the survival of the nation, but also th...
Friday, November 08, 2019

Impoverished Rich People Begging Out of Taxes

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A week ago, in The Role of Age in Taxation , I shared my distaste for the idea that once a person attains a particular age, that person shou...
Wednesday, November 06, 2019

Finding Out If My Wished-For “Perform First, Then Get Tax Break” Approach Will Work

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Reader Morris emailed me last week, commenting that someone must be reading my blog posts. I certainly hope so, and I hope that the someone ...
Monday, November 04, 2019

Admitting to Tax Fraud When Litigating Something Else

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Readers of MauledAgain know that television court shows get attention from me when they involve tax issues. I have written about several doz...
Friday, November 01, 2019

The Role of Age in Taxation

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Recently, Kathi Angelone of Cape Coral, Florida, wrote letter to the editor of the Cape Coral News-Press. She wrote: I have not been blesse...
Wednesday, October 30, 2019

The Halloween Parent Tax: Seriously?

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From the outset of this blog, I have made it a point to work Halloween into MauledAgain, usually looking for the silly or goofy but occasion...
Monday, October 28, 2019

“Can a Robot Write a Tax Blog?”

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Reader Morris posed a question to me. “Can a robot write a tax blog?” I didn’t reply directly to him. He now will get my answer. Yes. Of...
Friday, October 25, 2019

Once Again, Rebutting Arguments Against Mileage-Based Road Fees

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Once again, it’s time to respond to the arguments put forth against the mileage-based road fee. For many years, I have explained, defended, ...
Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Tax Cuts Cause Damage When Misdirected

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In their new book, The Triumph of Injustice: How the Rich Dodge Taxes and How to Make Them Pay Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman demonstrate ...
Monday, October 21, 2019

Getting Technical With the Mileage-Based Road Fee

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For many years, I have explained, defended, and advocated for the mileage-based road fee, in posts such as Tax Meets Technology on the Road ...
Friday, October 18, 2019

When, If Ever, Is a Toll a Tax?

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Reader Morris directed my attention to a commentary criticizing the proposal in Connecticut to use a portion of proposed highway tolls to f...
Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Contracts With Respect to Tax Refunds Should Be In Writing

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Sometimes months go by from when I see a television court show involving taxes. Sometimes it’s a day or two. Just two days after the last te...
Monday, October 14, 2019

If It’s Not Your Tax Refund, You Cannot Keep the Money

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Readers of MauledAgain know that I enjoy watching television court shows, not only because they often are amusing and instructive, but also ...
Friday, October 11, 2019

Paying the Tax Revenue Price for Underfunding the IRS

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For as long as I have been involved in studying, teaching, paying, writing about, and preparing returns for, federal income taxes, I have cr...
Wednesday, October 09, 2019

When Taxpayers Claim Credits To Which They’re Not Entitled, Who Loses?

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The headline in this report caught my eye. It states, “Bogus Electric Vehicle Tax Credits May Be Costing IRS Millions.” I do understand, fr...