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September 3, 2010
The End of the World As We Know It
by VAT Bastard
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September 1, 2010
Pay Your Taxes or Stay in Australia
by David Brunori
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August 31, 2010
Message from PERAB: Are You Out of Your Mind?
by Christopher Bergin
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August 31, 2010
Fiscal Policy in 2010
by David Brunori
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August 30, 2010
Nanny Tax Evasion Grows Bigger and Bigger
by David Cay Johnston
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August 26, 2010
Tears On My Computer Screen
by Christopher Bergin
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August 26, 2010
Who Has the Highest Sales Tax Rates?
by David Brunori
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August 24, 2010
The Myth of the Balanced Budget: Illinois is $120 Billion in the Hole
by David Brunori
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August 22, 2010
The Test Case for Future Tax Hikes
by VAT Bastard
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August 19, 2010
Consolidate School Districts To Save Money
by David Brunori
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August 17, 2010
Haley Wants to Eliminate SC Corporate Taxes
by David Brunori
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August 13, 2010
Memo to Rangel: Stand Down, Go Home
by Robert Goulder
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August 12, 2010
The New Stimulus Reflects What's Wrong with the States
by David Brunori
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August 11, 2010
Dan Rostenkowski's Legacy: Tax Reform
by Christopher Bergin
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August 11, 2010
Rejoicing in the Demise of Bogus Tax Credits
by VAT Bastard
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August 11, 2010
Another Shining Example of Transparency at the IRS
by Christopher Bergin
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August 10, 2010
Can Attorney General Tom Corbett Keep His Promise if Elected?
by David Brunori
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August 9, 2010
When Was the Last Time a Politician Really Leveled with the American People?
by Joseph J. Thorndike
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August 9, 2010
Tea Party Trash
by Martin A. Sullivan
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August 5, 2010
Better Late Than Never; the IRS Does the Right Thing
by Christopher Bergin
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August 5, 2010
Did Obama Already Break His Pledge? Of Course He Did.
by David Brunori
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August 4, 2010
Faking It
by Christopher Bergin
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August 4, 2010
The Mostly Dead Tax on "Swollen Fortunes"
by Joseph J. Thorndike
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August 3, 2010
I Am Back with Celebrity Tax News
by David Brunori
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July 30, 2010
Charlie Rangel Gets a Message From the Top
by Christopher Bergin
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July 27, 2010
Tax Class Warfare -- It's Not About Luck
by Christopher Bergin
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July 26, 2010
Business Should Lead on Deficit Control and Tax Reform
by Martin A. Sullivan
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July 23, 2010
Transfer Pricing Abuse is Job-Killing, Corporate Welfare
by Martin A. Sullivan
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July 22, 2010
Handicapping Horse Racing in the House of Representatives
by Christopher Bergin
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July 19, 2010
U.S. Tax Rates: A Bargain Hunter's Dream?
by David Cay Johnston
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July 17, 2010
Obama Proposal to Tax Multinationals' IP Consistent with International Norms
by Martin A. Sullivan
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July 15, 2010
The IRS: About to Swing Out of Control
by Christopher Bergin
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July 13, 2010
Happy Birthday, Tax Analysts!
by Christopher Bergin
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July 12, 2010
Transfer Pricing Rules Don't Work. Should We Care?
by Martin A. Sullivan
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July 12, 2010
The Deficit Disease - The Cure Is Obvious
by Christopher Bergin
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July 7, 2010
The Black Helicopters Are Landing!
by Christopher Bergin
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July 5, 2010
The Income Tax, as American as Apple Pie
by Joseph J. Thorndike
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July 1, 2010
While Japanese Business Leads on Tax Reform, American Business Wimps Out
by Martin A. Sullivan
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July 1, 2010
Luring More Coneheads to New Jersey
by David Brunori
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June 30, 2010
A Tax Lawyer's Tax Lawyer
by Christopher Bergin
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June 29, 2010
The Rich Get Richer
by David Brunori
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June 27, 2010
Waiting for the Comet
by Christopher Bergin
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June 25, 2010
Tax Expenditures: Now It's Your Turn
by Christopher Bergin
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June 24, 2010
Another Money-Leaking, Poorly Designed Tax Expenditure
by Christopher Bergin
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June 24, 2010
You Got to Love These Guys
by David Brunori
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June 22, 2010
Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner, and Other Tax Expenditures
by Christopher Bergin
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June 22, 2010
Tax the Rich!
by David Brunori
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June 21, 2010
Master Limited Partnerships: Paying Other People's Taxes
by David Cay Johnston
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June 18, 2010
Japan's Debt Crisis: VAT to the Rescue
by VAT Bastard
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June 17, 2010
Another Gimmick
by David Brunori
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June 16, 2010
Oil Drillers Gain Billions from 'Immoral' Tax Break
by Martin A. Sullivan
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June 16, 2010
Tan This!
by Christopher Bergin
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June 15, 2010
A Hero in Idaho
by David Brunori
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June 10, 2010
Gambling on IRS Whistleblower Payouts
by Robert Goulder
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June 10, 2010
Sonny Perdue's Good Tax Policy With Vetoes
by David Brunori
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June 8, 2010
I Got Your Carried Interest Right Here
by Christopher Bergin
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June 8, 2010
Newt Gingrich’s Fantasy Plan for Detroit
by David Brunori
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June 7, 2010
The End of Tax Administration As We Know It (Maybe)
by Christopher Bergin
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June 4, 2010
High Taxes, Big Spending & Greek Debt
by VAT Bastard
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June 3, 2010
High Tech Tax Credits: A Bad Idea in Maryland
by David Brunori
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June 2, 2010
Tax Complexity and "Sullen Animosity"
by Joseph J. Thorndike
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June 1, 2010
New Jersey: Learn From California
by David Brunori
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May 27, 2010
Blueprint for a Mini-VAT
by VAT Bastard
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May 27, 2010
The Democrats Squander an Opportunity in California
by David Brunori
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May 25, 2010
Governor Christie's Call For Shared Sacrifice Rings Hollow
by David Brunori
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May 20, 2010
Bill Clinton and the 'V' Word
by VAT Bastard
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May 20, 2010
Celebrities in Trouble with the Tax Man
by David Brunori
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May 18, 2010
Tax History Hits the Airwaves
by Joseph J. Thorndike
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May 18, 2010
Things are Looking Good for Utah
by David Brunori
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May 13, 2010
VAT vs. The Bag Lady
by VAT Bastard
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May 13, 2010
The U.S. Congress Should Learn from the Kansas Legislature
by David Brunori
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May 12, 2010
It's Time We All Know What a Tax Expenditure Is
by Christopher Bergin
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May 11, 2010
You Can't Make This Up
by David Brunori
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May 6, 2010
A Ransom Note to America
by VAT Bastard
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May 4, 2010
Virginia to Charge for E-Filing: Say it Ain't So
by Robert Goulder
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May 3, 2010
Don't Play with Your Food, Or Your Fiddle
by Christopher Bergin
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April 30, 2010
Taxes, PIGS, and the Euro
by VAT Bastard
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April 29, 2010
Something Good from the Bank-Bashing
by Christopher Bergin
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April 28, 2010
Sorry Margaret, No Tea Parties in London
by Robert Goulder
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April 27, 2010
Just Too Damn Rich
by Joseph J. Thorndike
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April 23, 2010
The 47% Wake Up Call
by VAT Bastard
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April 23, 2010
Illinois May Start Taxing iTunes, Other Downloads
by David Brunori
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April 22, 2010
Asinine Idea of the Week
by David Brunori
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April 21, 2010
Federal Tanning Tax is Dumb Idea
by David Brunori
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April 20, 2010
The Dog Ate My Homework, and Other Entertaining Excuses
by Christopher Bergin
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April 20, 2010
Its Time to Tax Pensioners in Michigan
by David Brunori
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April 17, 2010
Tax Hikes & Private Parts
by VAT Bastard
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April 16, 2010
Bag the Bag Act
by Christopher Bergin
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April 16, 2010
I Cannot Help but Write About Celebrity Tax Troubles
by David Brunori
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April 15, 2010
Don't Tax Me!
by Christopher Bergin
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April 15, 2010
California Legislature Approves Important Tax Break for People in Foreclosure
by David Brunori
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April 14, 2010
Why Isn't E-Filing Free for Everyone?
by Robert Goulder
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April 14, 2010
Oklahoma Rejects Sales Tax Holiday Expansion
by David Brunori
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April 13, 2010
Something You Should Know About Tea Parties, Past and Present
by Joseph J. Thorndike
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April 13, 2010
A Bad Tax Idea Dies in Colorado
by David Brunori
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April 12, 2010
Tax Day - This Time A Little Something Back for All of Us
by Christopher Bergin
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April 10, 2010
Three Cheers for Paul Volcker's Blasphemy
by VAT Bastard
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April 9, 2010
Celebrity Tax Trouble is the Best Tax Trouble
by David Brunori
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April 8, 2010
VAT vs. UBS
by VAT Bastard
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April 8, 2010
Iowa Mayors Want More Tax Options
by David Brunori
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