Protect Yourself from the Effects of FATCA
How will the U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) impact you? In an attempt to wring every last tax dollar out of Americans the Obama administration enacted FATCA into law on March 18th,...
View ArticleNew Factors Affecting Your Business this Tax Season
In the current tax season, one of the greatest challenges of business, especially in the US, is the inevitable tax increase especially since the government is likely to implement the increases hand in...
View ArticleThe 100th Anniversary of the Federal Income Tax
1913 is a year that will live in infamy. On March 1st, 1913, the 16th Amendment took effect providing for a 1% Federal Income tax and on December 23rd President Woodrow Wilson signed the Federal...
View ArticleThe IRS’s Job Is To Violate Our Liberties
“What do you expect when you target the President?” This is what an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agent allegedly said to the head of a conservative organization that was being audited after calling...
View ArticleTrends: Estate Planning Changing
Estate planning is always evolving before our eyes. Tax laws change from year to year and laws passed in 2012 have carried an abundance of consequences. Obviously the more money you have the more...
View ArticleProperty Rights and Property Taxes—and Countries That Don’t Have Them
This reminds me of the story of an an old sharecropper who was given the deed to a house free and clear with no mortgage. He said he didn’t want it. Instead he wanted a mortgage. When asked why he...
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