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K Street Identifies Vulnerable Pelosicare Voters
California Conservative | 5 hours ago
Thank God for K Street activists and Roll Call magazine. Thanks to K Street’s ad buy and Roll Call’s reporting, we now have a substantial start to a list of vulnerable Democrats. Here’s the list: The ads will air in the Districts of read more
Working For Yourself: Law & Taxes for Independent Contractors…
Digital Product Review | 12 hours ago by Eric John
“Working For Yourself” is a solid introduction to the basic taxes and laws that consultants and feelancers need to understand. The book doesn’t cover inventory accounting, cogs, and other accounting/tax topics related to running a p read more
A Freight Train Named Kasich
California Conservative | 16 hours ago
With approximately a year left before Ohio voters pick their next governor, a new Quinnipiac Poll is giving Gov. Ted Strickland reason to start buying heartburn medicine by the case: Economic woes in the Buckeye State put Gov. Ted Strickland in a vul read more
Is Ruth Marcus the Next Linda Douglass?
California Conservative | 17 hours ago
When I read Ms. Marcus’s Washington Post op-ed, my first reaction was to wonder if she’s shooting for Linda Douglass’s job as WH health care propaganda minister. Her accusation that Republicans unjustifiably used scare tactics was q read more
Nudging
Joint Stock Company | 18 hours ago by JSC5
‘Nudging’ is the buzzword of the year among reformers and policy wonks. A term popularized by Harvard Law professor Cass Sunstein, a ‘nudge’ is a soft push in the right direction by structuring a choice to make the chooser mor read more
The government takes what it wants
The Real Revo | 23 hours ago by RD Walker
In 2005 in the case of Kelo v New London, the Supreme Court ruled that government can use eminent domain to seize private property, not just for the use of the state, but to hand it over to other private entities. Governments may do this, the court read more
Lynn Woosley: the progressive/totalitarian nexus
The Real Revo | November 10th 2009 by RD Walker
Rep. Lynn Woolsey & Cynthia McKinney, Code Pink scrunts Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.) co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus displays her totalitarian tendencies in this press release. I have noted the various aspects of American just read more
Four Low Cost Ways People Can Submit Their Personal Taxes Correct…
Business and Money Matters to Grow From | November 10th 2009 by Lucy Jones
If someone does not have the money to have Cincinnati accountants or a Cincinnati CPA file their personal taxes, they will have to find alternative methods to get this accomplished. By law, people do not have the choice to not file federal and state read more
State tax collectors ramp up enforcement
Don't Mess With Taxes | November 10th 2009 by Kay
Baseball great Satchel Paige once said, "Don't look back, something might be gaining on you." That comment immediately came to mind today when I read about New York State's latest effort to get as much tax money as possible. New read more
It’s Going to get a Whole Lot Worse!
Canadian Restaurant Tax Advisor | November 10th 2009
I don’t want to scare you, but I feel it is my duty as a fellow restaurateur and as an accountant. After reading this headline, many of you will think this blog entry is going to be about the economy and how it will affect your restaurant bus read more
Unemployment Skyrockets: “U.S. now beating European unemploymen…
openmarket.org | November 10th 2009 by Khue
Unemployment is now higher in the U.S. than in Europe, reports the Washington Post. “The official U.S. unemployment rate, reported last Friday, now stands at 10.2 percent,” compared to “9.7 percent” in Europe. This is t read more
The Wrong Battlefield, The Wrong Questions
California Conservative | November 10th 2009
Democrats talking about health care keep touting the fact that their bill bends the cost curve down. They point to the CBO reports telling the world that their legislation is deficit neutral. I’ve said it before and I’ll repeat it again: read more
Start Making Year-End Tax Moves Now and Save Big Money
Generation X Finance | November 10th 2009 by Jeremy
It’s not even Thanksgiving yet, but the tax year is rapidly drawing to a close. In less than two months we’ll starting 2010 so if you’re planning on making some year-end tax moves, now is the time. Unfortunately, most people wait u read more
The United States of America (USA)
Truth to Power | November 10th 2009 by Vic Populi
I111TH CONGRESS1ST SESSIONH. R. 1233To prohibit any Federal official from expending any Federal funds for any population control or population planning program or any family planning activity.___________________IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFEBRUARY read more
NASA Wastes More Taxpayer Money: 2012 and Global Warming
Bungalow Bill's Conservative Wisdom | November 10th 2009 by Clay Bowler
NASA's latest campaign is spreading the message the world is not ending with the Myan calendar runs out on December 21, 2012. With the release of the 2012 on the big screen, NASA feels it's a good time to dispel the myth. Still, many Web sites accuse read more
Never-Ending Rules Disease
My Mind Wandered | November 10th 2009 by Leeuna Foster
Every where we turn these days there are a gazillion laws and rules that we are forced to follow. There are Federal laws, state laws, city ordinances, county regulations, office policy and employee rules, dress codes, health and safety regulations, M read more
Legislative naming legerdemain
Don't Mess With Taxes | November 10th 2009 by Kay
Is a little truth in the naming of legislation too much to ask for? Apparently so. It seems that when it comes to titling a bill, Representatives and Senators get creative. Why? Because giving a legislative proposal an appealing name (references to p read more
The New Tax Credits are Here…
Garage with a detached home | November 9th 2009 by Lane Bailey
This content copyright © Garage with a Detached Home 2009 Image by cogdogblog via Flickr The first thing that came to my mind was Steve Martin in The Jerk. The new phone books are here! The new phone books are here! Last Saturday, Preside read more
Unemployment and Deficit Increase: What Should Be Done?
Something You Might Like | November 9th 2009 by Eddie Howell
“THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- OCTOBER 2009“The unemployment rate rose from 9.8 to 10.2 percent in October, and nonfarm payroll employment continued to decline (-190,000), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The largest job losses o read more
Claiming A Tax Refund
WebAddict | November 9th 2009 by Varun Dave
Any foreign tourist from outside the EU is entitled to shop at Tax Free shops in London and UK. Generally the shops display the logos 'Tax free' and it is at these places that you are entitled for a refund of the value added tax that you have paid on read more
Enhanced Residential Energy Credit
Palm Harbor CPA | November 9th 2009 by Maynerd
Congress recently enhanced the tax credit for solar energy and added two new energy systems to the list of residential energy enhancements qualifying for the residential energy efficient property (REEP) credit. The recently enacted Energy Improvement read more
LibertyWeek 68: Take from the Rich, Give to Yourself
openmarket.org | November 9th 2009 by Khue
Your host Richard Morrison teams up with Jeremy Lott and Josh Barro to bring you Episode 68 of the LibertyWeek podcast. We start with Saturday night’s healthcare vote in the House, Freddie Mac’s losing bets and a gift card scandal in Charm City. read more
Hurricane prep time
Don't Mess With Taxes | November 9th 2009 by Kay
What a weird hurricane season. Here in the waning days, we're getting some action in the Gulf of Mexico. I hope that forecasts are correct and Ida will make landfall as a tropical storm instead of a hurricane. Still, the rains associated with read more
Duped Independent Freaks Out Over Health Care Bill
The Conservative Mama | November 9th 2009
My husband (a wishy-washy independent, who voted for Obama) and I were watching the local Chicago news, after the travesty of a bill passed on Saturday. (We don't discuss politics too often, because he thinks I'm crazy when I tell him our gov't is ty read more
Obama Signs First Time Home Buyer Extension
The Debt Settlement Program | November 9th 2009 by The Debt Settlement Program
Not too long ago we brought up the possibility of a first time home buyer tax credit extension. Well, we’re no longer seeing a possibility, because the extension has become a reality. It’s a great thing for the real estate industry, as well as fi read more
State Hoping To Lure First-Time Homebuyers, Veterans With Incenti…
The Residential Reports | November 9th 2009 by Mario Greco
Chicago home buyers got the good news last week that the federal government was not only extending its first-time home buyer tax credit of $8,000, but was adding a $6,500 move-up home buyer tax credit, too. Combined, the two federal programs should m read more
10 Things We Get For Our Tax Dollars - Cynical Version
United Liberty | November 9th 2009 by Austin
In my political science class we were discussing the issue of taxation. In order to better understand the issue and to balance out a lot of the negativity we inherently have towards taxation (which isn’t a bad thing) we discussed what we (perso read more
Banques et finance: le FMI veut une taxe sur le risque
Impots utiles | November 9th 2009 by Newsnours.com
Le directeur général du FMI, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a indiqué samedi 7 novembre à l'issue du G20 Finances de Saint Andrews (Ecosse) que son organisation étudiait actuellement une taxe qui s'appliquerait aux banques read more
Appealing your property taxes
My Mind on Mortgages | November 9th 2009
I’ve spoken with many past clients over the past few weeks about their property tax statements. Many people are frustrated that their property taxes rose for the 2009-2010 property tax year even though the real market value of their home decl read more
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Transportation Benefit District Bill Failed…
The B-Town (Burien) Blog | November 9th 2009 by Scott Schaefer
Burien’s proposed vehicle license fee went down to a resounding defeat (75% voted no) NOT because voters don’t think sidewalks and bike routes are good things. It went down because it was wrong-headed. Regardless of the resounding defeat, read more
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