Friday, November 29, 2019

The Price for Anti-Tax Success Can Be Catastrophic

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Readers of MauledAgain know that I am not one of those people who object to taxation as a matter of principle and who oppose every attempt t...
Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Quest'anno รจ il Ringraziamento

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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 25, 2019

When the Tax Software Goes Awry

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One never knows when, if at all, a tax issue will pop up in a television court show, and if one does pop up, what it will involve. Usually, ...
Friday, November 22, 2019

When Use of the Word “Tax” Gets Even More Confusing

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On several occasions I have written about the misuse of the word “tax.” My explanation of the difference between a tax and some other charge...
Wednesday, November 20, 2019

The Scope of a Mileage-Based Road Fee

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Reader Morris, like many other readers of MauledAgain, knows that I am an advocate of the mileage-based road fee. For years, he has been rea...
Monday, November 18, 2019

Fun With Moving Expense Deductions, Canadian Style

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Though the United States federal income tax moving deduction was suspended by the 2017 tax legislation, there continues to be a moving expen...
Friday, November 15, 2019

When is a “Tax” Not a Tax?

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Reader Morris directed my attention to this story , asking me, “Can a fee that is not a tax be considered double taxation?” The answer is no...
Wednesday, November 13, 2019

How Not to Raise Money to Fix Roads

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According to this report , voters in the city of Lowell, Michigan rejected by an almost 2-to-1 margin a proposal to enact a 1 percent (0.5 p...
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, ...