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Tag Archives: IRS
Lone accountant takes on IRS and wins
And millions of us may benefit. The dispute arose when more than 30 mutual life insurance companies became publicly traded corporations in the late 1990s and earlier this decade, in a process known as “demutualization.” Mutual companies are owned by … Continue reading
Posted in Lance's Page, taxes
Tagged Charles Ulrich, Demutualization, IRS, life insurance, Met Life, taxes
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Wesley Snipes has put tax protesters in the cross hairs of the IRS
Actor Wesley Snipes was found not guilty of federal tax fraud and conspiracy charges earlier this month. Basically he blamed it on the tax advice he received. Whether one believes that he didn’t know that when one earns $38 million … Continue reading
Posted in Lance's Page, Law
Tagged IRS, tax deniers, tax policy, tax protesters, taxes, Wesley Snipes
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Oops
A clerical ally of Huckabee is in trouble with the IRS for turning his tax-exempt church into a political platform. Now that seems like a “fair tax” no?
Death by Fairness
photo: Simón Pais-Thomas Mick at Uncorrelated has another lovely post on the essentially vile character and politics of Mike Huckabee. Toward the end of his remarks he briefly hits Huckabee’s proposed Fair Tax: …and politically DOA policy planks like the … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Lee's Page
Tagged black market, Canada, cigarettes, conservative, consumption tax, economy, fair tax, Huckabee, IRS, libertarian, Mexico, Mike Gravel, Neal Boortz, Ron Paul, smuggling, socialism, taxation, trade, Wal-Mart
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Indexing Capital Gains
Richard Rahn pushes for the indexing of capital gains due to inflation as part of the stimulus. Accounting for inflation in this way has the advantages of producing more short-term revenue to the Treasury as long-term gains are “unlocked.” Furthermore, … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Election 2008, Investing, Lance's Page
Tagged capital gains, Economics, fiscal stimulus, inflation, IRS, taxes
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