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October 2nd, 2008

In Other Political News…

While political attention is focused on the election and the economy, a few things seem to be slipping. Even Congress is focused on those two issues, even though it would be nice if a few more laws get passed that affect other things.
I’m speaking specifically of the alternative minimum tax exemption for 2008 and several […]

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May 5th, 2008

Tax Plans — A Guide to Presidential Candidates

Tomorrow is the 5th Politics and Money Carnival, and there are many amazing blog posts in the carnival. But one last minute entry really caught my eye, and I think it will catch yours as well. The Dough Roller, a personal finance blog, put together one of the clearest explanations of the tax plans of […]

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April 15th, 2008

Guest Post: Tax and the Candidates

This post comes from Taxgirl host, and B5 Business Channel Editor, Kelly Phillips Erb as part of the b5mdia Business Channel’s April Scramble.
What’s more fitting on Tax Day than a guest post about taxes? And what would be even better on Tax Day for a politics blog in an election year than a guest […]

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April 7th, 2008

Maryland repeals tech tax; improves chances of local tech industry

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This weekend, Maryland politics have focused on the decision of the state legislature to repeal the ‘Tech Tax’ (a special 6% tax on computer services). The general consensus seems to be that, yes, taxing tech services, was a bad idea. It resulted in an uproar […]

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March 28th, 2008

Obama Wants A Simple Tax Return

There’s been chatter throughout the campaign that Barack Obama wants to simplify the process of filing a tax return. His chief economic adviser, Austan Goolsbee, has a scheme called the Simple Tax Return which involves the IRS sending an estimated tax bill to anyone with just one employer and claiming one itemized deduction rather than […]

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