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New Tax Collection “Law”

Turn the dial on the Way-Back Machine to the days of the Great Depression. Millions of Americans are jobless, struggling just to eke out a living.... Read More

Uncle Sam, Knowing When to Hold ’em

Last month, millions of fans across America sat down in front of their televisions to watch the Kansas City Royals beat the New York Mets, 4 games to... Read More

Easily Satisfied with the Very Best

Few figures from recent history loom larger than British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, "the Last Lion." He spent "the wilderness years" of the... Read More

Quantum Mechanics (or Something Equally Complicated)

How big a tax bill would you have to pay before it really hurt? Would sending the IRS $10,000 do it? What about $100,000? What about $1 million?... Read More

Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story

Every so often a new show hits Broadway with lights that shine brighter than the rest. In 1996, Rent celebrated a group of impoverished East Village... Read More

No Extra Credit Here

Paying your taxes is one of those responsibilities that most of us accept when the time comes. Sure, we grumble about it. But we pay, then get on... Read More

Tax Man Makes $1=$10,001

Here in the United States, Uncle Sam imposes a "progressive" income tax. As your income goes up, so does your tax rate. However, those rates go up... Read More

Fahrvergtaxen

Every once in awhile, some knucklehead in a position of power at one of the world's biggest businesses does something so incredibly stupid, you... Read More

Yogi Berra on Taxes

Last month, one of the most truly American lives came to an end at age 90. Baseball legend Lawrence "Yogi" Berra was a superstar both on and off the... Read More

Don’t Bogart That Deduction, My Friend

Imagine you're a hardworking pot dealer just trying to operate an honest shop in the newly legal marijuana industry. You get audited, and the... Read More