Wednesday, March 31, 2021

When A Tax Return Preparer’s Bad Behavior Extends Beyond Fraud

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Over the past decade plus, I have written about tax return preparers who fall short, not just negligently but deliberately, in posts such as...
Monday, March 29, 2021

Try It, You Might Like It (The Mileage-Based Road Fee, That Is)

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Almost two years ago, in Plans for Mileage-Based Road Fees Continue to Grow , I disclosed that I had applied to be a volunteer test driver f...
Friday, March 26, 2021

If Not a Gasoline Tax, and Not a Mileage-Based Road Fee, Then What?

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Earlier this week, the Philadelphia Inquirer published an editorial reacting to the state’s governor establishment of a Governor’s Transpor...
Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Tax Filing Deadlines: Theory and Practice

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In theory, each state and the federal government sets the deadline for when income tax returns must be filed. Of course, anyone paying even ...
Monday, March 22, 2021

Tax Return Preparer Fraud Extends Beyond Tax Returns

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Over the past year or so, I have commented on the growing number of indictments of, convictions of, and guilty pleas by tax return preparers...
Friday, March 19, 2021

Parents, Don’t Let Your Children Grow Up To Be Fraudsters

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Two stories that came to my attention this week caused me to think about the many posts in which I have discussed taxpayers and tax return p...
Wednesday, March 17, 2021

So Who Decides If Tolls Can Be Imposed on Pennsylvania Bridges?

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Recently, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation put into effect a plan to impose tolls on nine bridges in Pennsylvania. The effort,...
Monday, March 15, 2021

Has Your Tax Return Been Altered Without You Knowing It?

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Over the past year or so, I have commented on the growing number of indictments of, convictions of, and guilty pleas by tax return preparers...
Friday, March 12, 2021

Former Tax Collector Continues to Make the News

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Shortly after I posted my last commentary on the adventures of the former Seminole County, Florida, tax collector than reader Morris found ...
Wednesday, March 10, 2021

A Different Way of Getting Caught for Tax Fraud

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From time to time, someone asks, “How does the government know someone has committed tax fraud?” Many people know some of the answers. The I...
Monday, March 08, 2021

Former Tax Collector Back In the News

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During the past eight months, I have described the mess that overtook the Seminole County, Florida, Tax Collector’s Office attributed to the...
Friday, March 05, 2021

When Money Addiction Threatens National Survival

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The headline to Joseph DiStefano’s latest column , “After SolarWinds debacle, the U.S. needs to keep software makers from being hurt by cost...
Wednesday, March 03, 2021

The Oregon Stimulus Taxation Twist

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Oregon taxable income is based on federal adjusted gross income, with a handful of adjustments. One of the adjustments is a deduction for fe...
Monday, March 01, 2021

If a Payment is Voluntary, Is It a Tax?

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An new report out of Waterloo, Iowa caught my eye. It explains that people on “the south side of Iowa City feel they get left behind when c...
Friday, February 26, 2021

The Price of Eliminating a State Income Tax

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According to this story , the governor of West Virginia wants to eliminate the state income tax. Why? To “make the state more appealing for ...
Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Short-Term and Long-Term Effects of Early Real Property Tax Payment Discount Suspension?

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Many local taxing jurisdictions in Pennsylvania, perhaps most or all, offer discounts if a real property owner pays a real estate tax a mont...
Monday, February 22, 2021

So Who’s the Worse Tax Collector?

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During the past eight months, I have described the mess that overtook the Seminole County, Florida, Tax Collector’s Office attributed to the...