Let’s skip a tax credit subsidy for electric bikes; buy a less expensive one instead; don’t make the tax law any more complex.The House Ways and Means markup of the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) has over
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Our tax laws are generally more complex than necessary. Most of this complexity is due to special rules where we try to give some types of taxpayer or activities special treatment. While there might be good reasons for the
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Tax items in President Biden’s Build Back Better plan were modified a bit by the markup that passed in the House Ways and Means Committee on 9/15/21 (24-19 with one Democrat voting no). I just want to comment now
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This week the House Ways and Means Committee began marking up a tax reform bill to improve equity in our tax system, make modifications to have the system better comport with societal and environmental goals, and generate revenue to cover
Continue Reading Tax Reform – Did You Think It Would Include a Tax Subsidy for Local Newspapers?
Well, back to what I started with a June 21, 2021 post where I’m sharing my ever-growing list of what I think are necessary but usually overlooked tax changes. It would be terrific to see these in the next tax
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Seven years ago I blogged about California’s new legislation to study a vehical miles traveled (VMT) tax as an alternative to the gasoline excise tax (10/4/14 post). Oregon had already been studying one.In July 2015, a Senate Finance
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The recent tourism type travel of well-known billionaires Richard Branson (July 11) and Jeff Bezos (July 20) is a big deal. It also raises tax considerations. I’m talking about tax considerations beyond whether these wealthy owners
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Despite better ideas on how to truly help low-income parents of infants, California lawmakers took a route this July that spends a lot of money but doesn’t sufficiently help the group in need of assistance. Why does this happen? There
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The tax provisions included in President Biden’s Build Back Better plan are mostly similar to what he campaigned on, such as repealing tax preferences for fossil fuels and providing tax breaks for most families.
I have posted a table listing
Continue Reading Tax and Biden’s Build Back Better – What’s Included and What is Missing?
I recently had the opportunity to be a guest on TARTLE’s podcast – TCAST. The topic tied to an op ed I had in The Hill in April – Let’s say ‘goodbye’ to the April 15 due date.The podcast
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