Taxation & Estate Planning

SO I?VE NOTICED: Morality and Charlie Rangel: It?s much easier to raise taxes if you don?t pay the?
SO I’VE NOTICED: Morality and Charlie Rangel: It’s much easier to raise taxes if you don’t pay them...

RANGEL SCANDAL UPDATE: Rep. Rangel Pays $450,000 To Combat Ethics Allegations. ?According to campa?
RANGEL SCANDAL UPDATE: Rep. Rangel Pays $450,000 To Combat Ethics Allegations. “According to campaign records filed Wednesday with the Federal Elections Commission, Rangel (D-N...

Time For Rangel to Step Down
Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) presently chairs the House Ways and Means Committee, which writes much of the country's body of tax law; before the Democrats took over the House in 2007, Rangel was the ranking member of Ways and Means for years...

Why Hawaii Can't Vote On Property Taxes
Faced with a budget shortfalls and declining revenue projections (and what level of government these days isn't?), the Honolulu City Council voted today to raise property taxes and eliminate a property tax credit that would have softened the raise for...

A FRIENDLY DISAGREEMENT
My good friend Thomas Cook over at Blue Indiana is taking issue with Governor Mitch Daniels’ latest ad...

Obama Messin' With Charlie Rangel
This is from Politico so who knows how true it is (messin' is a euphemism for the eff word here), but if it is, then the Obama camp is showing some real stupid now: The Obama campaign is denying House Ways and Means Chairman Charles B...

How to tell if I have been subject to gender discrimination in hiring practices?
You didn't apply for the job. so that's a tough one. Seemingly your Bo...

Is a child fathered out of wedlock by an American diplomat to a foreign women on foreign soil entitled to US Citizenship by jus sanguinis?
This is a very tough situation your friend is in. It is difficult to know the ex...

Who gets custody of children when the custodial parent dies?
Hello and thank you for your question.
Your brother needs to go to the fam...

Does anyone know why EVERYTHING is going condo all-of-a-sudden? All of the apartment complexes around here (Sarasota, FL) are going condo within a couple of months of each other and people like me who don't want to own (
For all intents and purposes, home ownership should be everyone's goal. As hard ...

What is comparative negligence and strict liability in tort law?
A. comparative negligence
B. seller sells to buyer
B. defense of ...

Tax Discrepancies
Northwest Airlines pays IRS $12.6 million settlement for taxes and interest.

DLP
Ohio State to Receive $42 Million in Corporate Taxes Settlement

Personal Property Taxes
Village of Romeo pays Ford Motor Company a $1.2 million settlement for double charging.