by taxPRO Websites Staff | Feb 24, 2020 | Tax Tips and News
IRS Tax News – Proposed regs. issued on meal and entertainment expense deductions
The IRS issued proposed rules clarifying that taxpayers may generally continue to deduct 50% of the food and beverage expenses associated with operating their trade or...
by taxPRO Websites Staff | Feb 24, 2020 | Tax Tips and News
Tax Policy – Insights into the Tax Systems of Scandinavian Countries
Scandinavian countries are well-known for their broad social safety net and their public funding of services such as universal healthcare, higher education, parental leave, and child and...
by taxPRO Websites Staff | Feb 24, 2020 | Tax Tips and News
Tax Policy – Maryland Lawmakers Consider Sales Tax Hike on Businesses
Last week, Maryland House Majority Leader Eric G. Luedtke (D) introduced HB1628 which, if enacted, would expand the state sales tax base to include services and raise an estimated $2.6...
by taxPRO Websites Staff | Feb 20, 2020 | Tax Tips and News
Tax Policy – Recent Study on Financial Transaction Taxes Understates their Economic Harm
A recent article by Public Citizen, entitled “A Progressive Tax With Beneficial Effects,” estimates the impact that a 0.1 percent Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) such...
by taxPRO Websites Staff | Feb 20, 2020 | Tax Tips and News
Tax Policy – Bloomberg’s Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) Proposal Revives Bad Policy
This week, former New York City Mayor and Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg released a proposal to levy a 0.1 percent tax on all financial transactions....
by taxPRO Websites Staff | Feb 20, 2020 | Tax Tips and News
Tax Policy – Marginal Tax Rates on Labor Income in the U.S. After the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Workers in the United States face federal individual income taxes and payroll taxes on their labor income. The individual income tax system is progressive, as tax...
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