Marijuana, wonderful plant!!

I found this, and i tought i could share it with the community. HEMP Industrial Hemp InformationHemp is the world's strongest natural fiber ... prevailed and near the end of 1937 Congress passed the Marijuana Tax Act. By placing a prohibitively high tax on hemp production it destroyed the industry. This was done to protect these big money [more...]

Date: 2007-11-16 11:31:00
Blog: Marijuana Growing - Rol...

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Ned Goldreyer: All the Rich Flavor With None of That Annoying Euphoria

Ned Goldreyer blogs for just-launched 236.com, where this post originally appeared ... , when congress passed the Marijuana Tax Act. It was then that hemp was classed together with marijuana ... that led to the passage of the Marijuana Tax Act. Hearst is long gone, but guess what industry [more...]

Date: 2007-11-12 18:34:28
Blog: Breaking News and Opini...

NO VAT ON NUDITY

strip At the "Diamond Go Go Bar" STRIPPING IS AN ART, NORWAY DECIDES Striptease, ... Go Go Bar" in Oslo, who had complained that they were being disadvantaged compared with tax-free sword ... , a male strip act, were exempt from the tax because of their artistic merit. The local authority [more...]

Date: 2007-11-21 07:49:57
Blog: KENDRIVE...

FUND FLAVOUR Equity Linked Savings Scheme Versatility is the name of the game (scheme)! ... from the mutual fund anytime you desire (there are a few exceptions like TATA Tax Advantage – 1, which ... of the Income Tax Act. But, to get this benefit, your investment is locked-in with the fund for at least [more...]

Date: 2007-11-05 15:41:14
Blog: Mutual Funds...

Recall effort targets ... Bishop!

From Gongwer: Late Thursday, Oakland County Democratic Chair, and former Rep ... Leader Mike Bishop (R-Rochester) for voting to repeal the state's sales tax on services without acting on a replacement tax. A spokesperson for Mr. Bishop said of the recall effort: "Bollocks [more...]

Date: 2007-11-09 15:31:13
Blog: Michigan Liberal: Mich...

Is the Fair Tax Really Fair?

I am beginning to agree with Tony about this Fair Tax issue. Tony has a pretty good B.S. detector! ... 109th : Fair Tax Act of 2005 ... Is this "fair tax" plan that Neal Boortz always touts on his show, fair? He says it will "get rid [more...]

Date: 2007-12-09 17:20:36
Blog: Macrini's Morning News ...

Randomness.

Randomness. Posted by -pY- on November 16, 2007 I was away last weekend (for the weddings), and didn’t get to read the papers ( ... concerned the Income Tax Act 1967, blabla. I find it SERIOUSLY useful in revising for Tax. I mean ... who do not learn Tax. =P But I doubt my happiness would exist if it were Audit-related facts. I don’ [more...]

Date: 2007-11-16 15:50:14
Blog: Going against the flow...

CONFRONTING THE CHALLENGES OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PEACE AND VULNERABILITY OF MULTI - NATIONAL CORPORATIONS IN NIGERIA

By Paul Adepelumi, Executive Director, African Centre for Advocacy and Human Development (ACAHD) ... the Income Tax Act of 1959 which has been revised to date as Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA ... you.” Despite its shortcomings, the Petroleum Tax Law [more...]

Date: 2007-11-19 14:45:55
Blog: African centre for Adv...

Candidate pushes to end tip taxation

Candidate pushes to end tip taxation by Erin Resnick in News A drop in college tuition doesn't look too promising for the near future, ... who work in the service industry, as he introduces the Tax Free Tips Act, a law that would exempt all workers from being taxed on the tips they receive.… Post the First Comment [more...]

Date: 2007-12-05 05:00:00
Blog: http://sundial.csun.edu...

Taxing Patent Reform

Another bullet dodged as the Patent Reform Act of 2007 crumbles to dust; ... tax preparation from a patent tax. "Taxpayers should not have to pay a toll charge or worry ... of steam is scratching out tax patents. Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus (D-Montana) and Sen [more...]

Date: 2007-11-20 09:30:12
Blog: Patent Prospector...

I Am An Actor. What Should Be TDS Rate In My Case?

I m an actor and my income is over 10 lakh per annum- earlier we were made payments with 5.6% tds deducted. now it has become double- 10 ... per cent of such sum as income-tax on income comprised therein Surcharge on TDS The Finance Act , under chapter II provides "Rates of Income Tax" . Sub-clause 6 of Clause 2 of the Finance Act [more...]

Date: 2007-11-29 03:43:43
Blog: F. A.Q. on Indian Incom...

Taxation of employment-law damages

The proposed Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2007 is the latest effort in Congress to make the tax code more favorable to employment-law plaintiffs, by (among other steps) declaring damages for emotional distress in job-bias cases to be tax-free ... are of course supposed to favor the tax break for the obvious reasons, while defendants are urged to [more...]

Date: 2007-10-16 06:05:27
Blog: 潐湩潴䱦睡挮浯簠䤠普牯慭楴湯愠摮漠楰楮湯漠桴...

Essay: Budget This - 12/4/07

Few remember this now, but Ronald Reagan’s administration managed to succeed in a fairly major overhaul of the federal tax system, ... the tax system. There were supposed to be only two brackets. Some taxpayers would pay fifteen ... and those meddling with our taxes here in Michigan would do well to study it. The Tax Reform Act [more...]

Date: 2007-12-03 21:55:18
Blog: Jack Lessenberry Essays...

John Brummet Weighs In

I couldn’t have said it better myself… Here are some of the things in Huckabee’s gubernatorial record that the Club for Growth deems at odds with ... interstate highways. -Three increases in the sales tax combining to amount to 1.5 cents, to address court ... . -Confronted by an initiated act would have repealed sales taxes on groceries at state and [more...]

Date: 2007-12-05 07:27:18
Blog: race42008.com ...

SO WHAT DO I THINK?

Kelly Phillips Erb, the internet’s TAX GIRL, discussed the question of whether the mortgage interest deduction for homeowners should be eliminated in ... ”. The Tax Reform Act of 1986 phased out the deduction for “personal interest” and limited ... on Schedule A. This included interest and finance charges on credit cards, auto loans, student loans [more...]

Date: 2007-08-06 12:06:47
Blog: THE WANDERING TAX PRO...

Tax relief done the right way

Democratic Senator Evan Bayh will co-sponsor the Teacher's Tax Relief Act-- a bill designed to give Hoosier teachers nearly $10 million dollars in ... on their federal income taxes to increase from $250 to $400. The National Education Association estimates ... . More than 63,000 Indiana teachers claimed the deduction in 2005 that equated to $15.5 [more...]

Date: 2007-11-23 17:31:11
Blog: Blue Indiana ...

Couldn’t Help But Notice (102207)

Couldn’t Help But Notice (102207) Filed under: Economy, Immigration, Taxes & Government, US & Allied Military, Education — TBlumer @ 8: ... (by reducing allowable itemized deductions — Ed.). As a result, for taxpayers after a certain income level ... 06 am Today in 1986, President Ronald Reagan signed the Tax Reform Act of 1986 into law. It wasn [more...]

Date: 2007-10-22 12:06:23
Blog: BizzyBlog...

Compromising the Franchise

Tonight, we talk about how the franchise is being opened up to non-citizens including eight of the 9/11 hijackers and how vital the battle against ... : The crisis of our Republic. Congressman John Campbell (R-CA) to introduce the Tax Me More Act ... , The Virtuous Republic, The Midnight Sun, , , Right Truth, The Populist, Shadowscope, Wake Up America, [more...]

Date: 2007-11-04 20:21:20
Blog: Adam’s Blog...

New York goes after online booksellers for sales tax

New York’s taxing agency is fixing to open up a can of whoop-ass on Internet retailers like Amazon that traditionally have been protected from sales tax collection requirements and liability because they lacked nexus with, or a “physical presence” in, the state. (For background, see my 2003 comments on the “Internet Tax Freedom Act” at MobyLives [more...]

Date: 2007-11-12 17:54:24
Blog: Maud Newton: Blog...

Missing CDs – an excuse for ministers to attack the NAO?

What’s disturbing is the way the Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling and the Prime Minister Gordon Brown are using the incident of the ... benefit systems under the Tax Credits Act 2002, the department's staff checked too small a small sample ... do this by loading onto systems run by consultancy and audit company KPMG the files on two CDs [more...]

Date: 2007-11-23 12:53:15
Blog: Tony Collins's IT Proje...

Everyone's Got a Tax Plan - I'm Voting For the Guy With the Best Death Plan

Is it just me, or does Charlie Rangel’s Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007 seem like real small-ball to you, too? ... the corporate income tax. Corporations are not people. Taxing corporations and taxing dividends and capital ... illegals. It’s a regressive tax that’s used to fund general federal revenues, although we pretend [more...]

Date: 2007-10-16 09:13:15
Blog: The American Scene...

One Laptop per Child - Give One Get One

Now is your chance to get a really cool laptop for your family and donat ... get a $200 tax deduction. Act fast if you're interested, because they're only available until November 26 ... e to charity at the same time! The One Laptop per Child project has been going for a while [more...]

Date: 2007-11-12 15:09:19
Blog: Geekdad - Wired Blogs...

New Democratic Legislation: The Americans With No Abilities Act (AWNAA)

Teddy "Bare" Kennedy taking up Space in Senate Office Teddy "Bear" Kennedy Airlift The Americans With No Abilities Act (AWNAA) ... provides substantial tax breaks to corporations that promote a significant number of “Persons of Inability” into middle-management positions, and gives a tax credit to small and medium-sized businesses [more...]

Date: 2007-12-09 18:07:51
Blog: gUnZ uP...

Linkapalooza 12/07

There is so much happening on the internet I want to talk about that I can’t possibly cover it all in depth. So it’s time for another Linkapalooza! ... in it anyway. (source) In The News: Drunk Teacher. Bonus: In My Best Friend’s Town, Manalapan, NJ ... Your Gas Tax Money. (source) House Passes SAFE Act. Wishing Our Government Would Just Stop Already [more...]

Date: 2007-12-07 07:09:52
Blog: Smoke Rings, Coffee St...

Tax Law Changes for Small Businesses

Well, the tax code just got longer, but this time the added pages (now about 65,000 and counting) ... KraftCPAs (used with permission): The Section 179 election to expense property in its initial year ... Opportunity Tax Act of 2007 was recently passed in conjunction with legislation to continue funding [more...]

Date: 2007-06-04 18:28:19
Blog: The Entrepreneurial Min...

My Quote in Washington Post Elaborated: Pitfalls of Mortgage Cancellation Tax Relief Act, H.R.3648

Below is my quote in today's Dec 7th 07 The Washington Post story, "Those Who Avoided Risk Call Plan a Raw Deal" [ ... as income, and the seller owes tax on it. The proposed legislation would forgive that tax. My quote Without the threat of the tax, sellers might not be as reluctant to consider a short sale, said [more...]

Date: 2007-12-07 20:32:00
Blog: BLOG.FranklyRealty.com...

Change

Change Feast of Christ the King (RC & Anglican Calendars) Yes, yes, yes ... be of a private or domestic nature, per subsection 8-1(2) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997). ... . We’ve had our election and down here in Australia, we have a new federal government. I’m usually [more...]

Date: 2007-11-25 10:20:08
Blog: Fides Quaerens Intelle...

Energy bill would boost South's economy, advocates say

Yesterday the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Energy Independence and Security Act (H.R. 6) ... tax package providing renewable energy incentives that it pays for by repealing oil and gas industry tax breaks and extending production tax credits for cellulosic fuels and renewable energy sources [more...]

Date: 2007-12-07 16:24:18
Blog: Facing South...

Testimony of Lindsay Clark, Policy Analyst, DC Fiscal Policy Institute, at the Public Hearing on Bill 17-0235: College Savings Program Increased Tax Benefit Act of 2007

PDF of this Testimony Chairperson Gray and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to speak today ... the existing deduction, we see this bill as an opportunity to reshape the current tax incentive structure ... the Council to consider shifting from a tax deduction model to a tax credit model. Our interest [more...]

Date: 2007-10-09 20:32:24
Blog: DC Fiscal Policy Instit...

AMT Debate Highlights True Party of Fiscal Responsibility

As noted this morning, Democrats passed the Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007, H.R. 3996, which would provide millions of middle-class families with tax cuts by protecting them from the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) and help grow our economy without increasing the national debt [more...]

Date: 2007-11-09 21:15:04
Blog: The Gavel ...

Mortgage Loan Processing Fees: Junk or Not?

Mortgage loan processing is a confusing aspect of refinancing for many homeowners ... offer they’ll set up a file in whatever origination software that broker is using. After they’ve ... Servicing Disclosure Statement Tax Transcript Requests Patriot Act Disclosure Once the application [more...]

Date: 2007-09-13 18:22:25
Blog: Mortgage Refinance Info...

OECD Urges Switzerland To Reform Dividend Taxation

FULL STORY Employee Shareholders Could Face Increased CGT Bill In UK, by Robert Lee, Tax-News ... of the employee share plans industry, and to provide evidence of the negative impact that capital gains tax ... On Pension Protection Act, by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington Friday, November 09 [more...]

Date: 2007-11-12 06:53:09
Blog: Tax-news.com News Headl...

Letters to the Editor

Thursday, November 15, 2007 Who is Ron Paul? This question echoes throughout Washington, the media, and academia. Ron Paul, U.S ... . This includes frequently using his veto pen. "Dr. No" voted against the Iraq War, the Patriot Act, and every unbalanced budget or tax raise that crossed his path. On the floor of Congress, Paul persistently [more...]

Date: 2007-11-30 16:01:29
Blog: Unofficial Ron Paul 200...

New on LLRX.com for November 2007

New on LLRX.com for November 2007 Criminal Resources: False Confessions, by Ken Strutin Australian Trade Marks Law: The Madrid System, ... LLRX Book Review by Heather A. Phillips: Broken Government by John W. Dean Commentary: The Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007, by Beth Wellington [more...]

Date: 2007-12-03 23:49:36
Blog: beSpacific...

On the Market Bonus: French Normandy Fun In West Hollywood

We'll admit it. We're suckers for the grandeur of this building. Built in the 1930's, this French Normandy beauty also falls under the Mills Act, meaning property tax savings for the buyer of this 2 bedroom, 1 bath condo. The Granville Tower also has an indoor [more...]

Date: 2007-12-05 23:05:09
Blog: Curbed LA : The Los Ang...

Post office schemes get life again

The government has at last done something to revive interest in Post office saving schemes. 1)The Government on Friday announced that the benefit of Section 80C of the Income Tax Act, 1961 will be extended to investments under Five Year Post Office Time Deposit Account and Senior Citizens [more...]

Date: 2007-12-09 04:40:58
Blog: Personal Finance Blog- ...

Berkeley approves first-in-nation solar homes financing plan

Berkeley_city_council_solar_vote The Berkeley, California, ... , paying back the cost over 20 years through an assessment on their annual property tax bill. “We’re off ... a lower interest rate than commercial home equity loans as the property tax assessment will act as a lien [more...]

Date: 2007-11-07 15:14:07
Blog: Green Wombat...

Another COLA, Please! Incumbo-Cola InTbe Twist Bottle!

By Russ Diamond of Pennsylvania Clean Sweep (www. PACleanSweep.com) Nov ... with the initial Bonusgate revelations. In the Spring primary, Act 1 - the latest attempt at tax swapping to feign property tax reform - was overwhelmingly kicked [more...]

Date: 2007-12-04 02:52:26
Blog: The Bud Angst Report ...

So Much for Openness and Transparency

Does this sound legal? Main Street Highland Park, which is funded through a tax on commercial property and business owners as well as $35, ... Director Graham Copeland claim Main Street is not subject to the Open Public Records Act ... in part from residents' property taxes, and mostly from a 'business improvement assessment [more...]

Date: 2007-12-07 22:42:29
Blog: Blog for Highland Park...

Any Russians have a moment?

I'm wondering what you think of Putin's elections, and Nashi, and/or anything else that's going on but isn't in the headlines ... , but headlines about "reefer mad niggers coming for your daughters" that motivated the Marijuana Tax Act [more...]

Date: 2007-12-08 10:24:04
Blog: My Telegraph...

Politics in the Pub – Brisbane electorate candidates meeting

Woolly Days attended the Politics in the Pub session tonight at the Brunswick Hotel, New Farm ... as extremist. He said the party had acted strongly on policies such as tax deductions for first-time home buyers, child care choices, reductions in the fuel levy and is in favour of imposing a carbon tax [more...]

Date: 2007-11-13 12:48:10
Blog: Woolly Days...

Baucus, Crapo Introduce RAT Repeal

As promised in an April interview with NewWest.Net, U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) will introduce a bill on Monday to repeal the Federal Lands Recreational Enhancement Act (FLREA), called the Recreational Access Tax (RAT) by its many detractors. Joining him as co-sponsor [more...]

Date: 2007-12-07 01:11:00
Blog: New West Network | Colo...

Renewable Act 2005: Meet Congress CO2

Let the Corporate Tax Targets Begin... # There are fundamental differences in leadership which takes into consideration its economy.. ... $1.6 billion in tax incentives for investments in clean coal facilities $1.3 billion for conservation ... and damage the bay." Future energy credits: Just got a whole lot trickier And, as more than 10,000 jet [more...]

Date: 2007-12-06 13:04:31
Blog: Mensa Barbie Welcomes Y...

Give something back for the children

A single kind act done without any conditions attached to it, given freely from the bottom of one's heart... that act can go a long way ... deduction come tax filing season. Car Donations are then sold, proceeds of which are used to fund ... ? If your answer is a NO and you want to rectify this, I suggest you take a look at what Car Angel's Donate [more...]

Date: 2007-11-27 03:12:00
Blog: Bookmarks...

Through A Microscope Look Whos Watching Now Part 2 of 3

Through A Microscope Look Whos Watching Now Part 2 of 3 Uncategorized Comments Off This article examines the impact on taxpayers and appraisers as ... performing valuations for federal tax purposes in accordance with the Pension Protection Act (PPA), signed into law in August 2006, stipulates new penalties and stiff sanctions if the appraisers [more...]

Date: 2007-10-08 07:30:08
Blog: Investment Info Online ...

Deloitte’s study on Canadian VC Crisis is well-timed

Three cheers for John Ruffolo and his team at Deloitte for their very timely study of the Canadian venture capital landscape ... remedies exist at each investment stage, the country must act quickly to remove major tax barriers [more...]

Date: 2007-12-06 15:00:46
Blog: Wellington Financial Bl...

The Taxpayer Choice Act

Robert Novak writes today about a sweeping tax reform package being proposed by a trio of Republican Congressman: R ... the present tax code or accept the simpler system. In place of deductions and credits, every taxpayer ... the wrath of the “tax expenditure lobby” seeking to retain deductions for home mortgages [more...]

Date: 2007-10-11 19:33:24
Blog: The Liberty Papers ...

CEOs’ Salaries Subsidized by Taxpayers

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could simultaneously 1) narrow the financial gap between CEOs and their lowest-paid employees, and 2) reduce your own tax burden. Well, now you CAN. The Income Equity Act of 2007 would amend the Internal Revenue Code so that corporations will no longer get tax deductions when they pay “excessive [more...]

Date: 2007-12-04 20:08:56
Blog: Who Hijacked Our Countr...

[ROMP QUAKERS]NOVA QUIZ

NOVA QUIZ – QUESTION I am paying rent for commercial complex. While deducting TDS should I deduct on gross amount (including service tax) ... including service tax. Ref: CBDT clarification on service tax component wrt TDS on rent under Right to Information Act. (CIT (TDS)/RTI/ 2007-08, dated 3rd July, 07) # ANswerby: N.Jayamanoj, Vineeth Jose [more...]

Date: 2007-12-09 16:04:30
Blog: ROMP QUAKERS...

They Voted For You: Energy

U.S. Reps. Alan Mollohan, D-1st, and Nick Rahall, D-3rd, voted for the Creating Long-Term Energy Alternatives for the Nation Act late Thursday. Rep ... the bill as "a $21 billion tax package, much of it new taxes on oil companies," which would earmark the resulting revenue "for tax incentives for development of renewable energy sources like ethanol [more...]

Date: 2007-12-07 14:09:19
Blog: Lincoln Walks At Midnig...

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