Andrew Cuomo announced in Pleasantville, five miles North of my home, as he signed the Property Tax Cap, that the “madness is over”. But Governor Cuomo should know better. The tax cap addresses the ‘top line’ of a problem, not its underlying inequities. The biggest problem with property taxes in New York State is that […]
America’s Real Corporate Tax Rate = 5.25%
In one of the delicious ironies of modern life, Ralph Nader, the quintessential critic of corporate America, is reported to have sent a letter to John Chambers, the CEO of Cisco, complaining about Cisco’s low dividend. As Mr. Nader points out, Cisco has $43 billion of cash that should be returned to its shareholders. Apparently, […]
Bill and Hillary Clinton’s School Property Taxes Increased
My neighbor was informed by mail yesterday that he had lost Basic STAR and that his real estate taxes were going up 10%. STAR stands for School Tax Relief. Every property owner in New York State who pays school real estate tax used to get it. This tax exemption is worth about $2,000 per year […]
TurboTax Consumer Advocate Offers Last Minute Tax Filing Tips
For the fifth time in 10 years, Houston claims top honors on the TurboTax annual list of America’s Top 10 Procrastinating Cities, proving that the last can indeed be first. Rich Preece, TurboTax Consumer Tax Advocate, recently released a new video (http://www.youtube.com/embed/5r1jfMax-wU)offering tax-filing tips for tax procrastinators easily and accurately file their tax return before […]
Consumer Tax Advocate Provides Tips on Free Tax Filing Options
TurboTax’s consumer tax advocate, Rich Preece, recently released a new video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2ihbIMpNVQ) offering tips on free tax filing options to not only help tax procrastinators easily and accurately file their tax return before the deadline but also to ensure they get the biggest possible refund on their taxes. With April 15th just a few weeks […]
450,000 votes on line for “2010 Taxpayer’s Human Rights Survey”–Taiwanese Legislators critici
450,000 votes on line for “2010 Taxpayer’s Human Rights Survey”–Taiwanese Legislators criticized harshly: “Tax agents acting like KGB” On September 15, 2010, a press conference of “Taxpayer’s Human Rights Survey” is hosted by Offices of four multi-party Legislators: Ms. Lo Su-Lei, Ms. Tien Chiu-Jin, Mr. Kang Shih-Ru, Ms. Lu Siou-Yan, Chinese Association for Human Rights, […]
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