Monthly Archives: January 2011

Back Home Again in Indiana (Illinois’ Tax Increase)

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Russ

Back Home Again in Indiana is the state song of the Hoosier State. For those in the Land of Lincoln, it’s quite likely the Hoosier State will look much nicer; this morning, legislators approved an income tax increase from 3% … Continue reading →

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Another California Non-Conformity Issue: Medical Insurance for Non-Dependent Adult Children

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Russ

I felt this important enough to update while relaxing in the Bahamas. (It helps that the sun is gone under a bank of clouds.) Anyway, from Spidell comes word that California is not going to conform to the exclusion of … Continue reading →

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Bahamas Bound

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Russ

I’m heading on that trip to the Bahamas, so posting will be practically non-existent until January 17th. Enjoy the other tax bloggers listed in the blogroll on the right.

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More Grist for the Mill

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Russ

There’s a debate over whether licensing tax professionals will do any good. California requires all tax professionals to have licenses, and we have plenty of Bozo tax preparers. In any case, out of Edgewood, Maryland comes word that there is … Continue reading →

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Who Needs to Stop Prisoner Tax Fraud?

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Russ

Via Joe Kristan this morning comes word that the IRS is spending millions to regulate law-abiding tax professionals, but is doing very little to stop tax fraud by prisoners. You are forcing practitioners to spend millions of dollars and hours … Continue reading →

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Aloha, Professional Gamblers

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Russ

Aloha means a lot of different things. Per Wikipedia (and a conversation with a friend who was born in Hawaii) it means affection, love, peace, compassion, mercy, hello, and goodbye. I’ll focus on the latter two tonight. There is no … Continue reading →

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