Tax Law

Romney stands firm: no new tax returns – YAHOO!

The White House argues that Romney’s lack of transparency shows he has something to hide, and some leading Republicans are now urging their candidate to act now before the issue overshadows his campaign. “He should release the tax returns tomorrow.

ASU prof. asks: How do estate, income tax laws affect zombies? (No joke) – East Valley Tribune

The way Adam Chodorow sees it, there’s a big gap in federal estate and income tax laws: They don’t deal with zombies. It’s not that the law professor and tax expert at Arizona State Universities expects hordes of the undead … Continue reading

ASU prof. asks: How do estate, income tax laws affect zombies? (No joke) – msnbc.com

The way Adam Chodorow sees it, there’s a big gap in federal estate and income tax laws: They don’t deal with zombies. It’s not that the law professor and tax expert at Arizona State Universities expects hordes of the undead … Continue reading

ASU prof. asks: How do estate, income tax laws affect zombies? (No joke) – NBCNews.com

The way Adam Chodorow sees it, there’s a big gap in federal estate and income tax laws: They don’t deal with zombies. It’s not that the law professor and tax expert at Arizona State Universities expects hordes of the undead … Continue reading

Changing Society One Tax at a Time – Huffington Post

Recently, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act by defining the individual mandate as a tax. The ruling focused on a technical explanation of the individual mandate, with Chief Justice Roberts noting in his opinion:

So What Exactly Do We Get For Our New Tax? – Forbes

The key to understanding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is not whether the provision formerly known as the “individual mandate” is now a penalty or a tax but what burden it imposes. The act’s remaining political …

Companies fight tax laws ‘threatening’ overseas tours – The Canberra Times

AUSTRALIA’S major arts companies are fighting proposed changes to tax laws, which they say threaten future overseas tours. The Treasury department wants to tighten rules covering tax concessions for funds raised for operations outside Australia to minimise …

Tax fairness: Big-property buyers lose a loophole that cost others – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Legislature recently passed a bill that will close a costly loophole in state law that allows deep-pocketed buyers of mega properties, usually skyscrapers, to skip out on paying the deed transfer tax. Locally, the tax break has ended up … Continue reading

BREAKING: NEWS: Oregon Cannabis Tax Act (Initiative 9) Makes the Oregon Ballot – Salem-News.Com

Common-Sense Marijuana and Hemp Regulation Makes Oregon Ballot. Aerial photo of Oregon Capitol by Tim King Salem-News.com (PORTLAND, OR) – Moments ago, the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office certified Initiative 9, the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act, which will …

The Nation’s Housing: Does health care law include home sales tax? – St. Petersburg Times

Does health care law include a home tax? WASHINGTON — When the Supreme Court upheld the health care reform law on federal tax grounds, it restoked a housing issue that had been relatively quiet for the past year: the alleged … Continue reading