ataxingmatter
This blawg deals with tax (primarily the federal income tax) and economic issues from the perspective of democratic egalitarianism. Postings discuss current cases and administrative guidance as well as economic and tax issues in the news.
Author: Linda M. Beale is an associate professor at Wayne State University Law School.
Blawg Related Categories: Tax Law • Wayne State University • Law Professor • Economics
Recent Posts from ataxingmatter
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Unemployment Benefit Extension with Lard--Doggett's Lone Charge
Congress knew it needed to pass a bill to extend unemployment benefits. We are in the midst of a Great Recession that has toppled families by cutting jobs, putting public employees on "furlough" and cut…
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Warren Buffet and taxes
Tax Prof reported today on a critique of Warren Buffet. As many will recall, Buffet was outspoken during the presidential campaign about the problem of a tax system that favors the super-rich over the middle…
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Homebuyer Credit Extension and Expansion
In a recent post on Angry Bear, I note that the Senate is moving closer to extension and expansion of the homebuyer credit. Here's the start of the post (read the rest at Angry Bear,…
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2009 e-file statistics
The IRS released today information about e-filing in the 2009 tax season. See IR-2009-99 (Nov. 2, 2009). Here are the most interesting stats: 1) in 2000, 27.57% or 35,412,000 returns were e-filed, whereas in 2009,…
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Deficits as far as the eye can see--what's the story?
Let me tell you a story of the passage of time, the passage of tax cuts, and who really cares about deficits or the impact of tax cuts or deficits on the middle class. Back…
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estate tax: why don't the Dems get it?
Charles Rangel has just announced (Oct 22, BNA Daily Tax RealTime) that he is putting together a draft of tax legislation that will make the current law on estate tax permanent--that's a law that provides…
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Link worth noting: Wall St.Journal and Golf Carts
Tax Prof noted the Wall Street Journal editorial titled "Cash for Clubbers" (Oct. 17, 2009), which suggests that "thanks to President Obama's stimulus plan", the government is now "paying Americans" to buy golf carts. The…
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More on the public option
Listening to NPR this morning, I heard that the debate about the public option is now heading towards compromise, though no one is quite sure what that compromise will look like. Those on the right…
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The power of banks (plutonomy)
Read this post on Naked Capitalism. Does it make you angry? Do we really want banks and their wealthy clients ruling the world? Maybe it's time to do something like join the Chicago demonstration.
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Public Option--resurrected from the dead?
The constant stomping on the public option by insurers and their supporters has made it look like it would take a miracle to get a real public option in health reform through Congress, although many…