Senate OKs Bill to Ban Web Access Tax

We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ License – Realtors in the PRC aren’t too happy about people advertising their own properties on the web. Welcome to the 21st Century.

Vote Quiets Anti-Tax Clarion Call In Virginia

House, Senate Gridlocked Over Tax Cuts

Back last October, when IRS established the standard rate for 2004 business miles as 37.5 cents, the price of fuel was much lower than it is now. Normally, when we have a large increase during the year, as long as it appears to not be a temporary spike, IRS issues a new higher rate for the later months of the year. They have not done so as of yet. My inquiries to IRS personnel have yielded no time frame for such a new rate. In the meantime, trucking companies and airlines have been adding fuel surcharges to their rates.

If IRS doesn’t issue a new higher rate soon, it will be another perfect example of how important it is to keep track of actual out of pocket vehicle expenses so they can be claimed instead of the standard rate, if they turn out to be higher, which they could very well be for 2004.

Typos On New $50 Bill “Security Features,” Insists Treasury

In Class, the Audience Weighs In – Interesting look at the high tech tools being used in law school and college classrooms, featuring Paul Caron, whose TaxProf blog has gotten off to an amazingly quick start. Things have changed quite a bit in the 30 or so years since my days as a college student.

Permanent tax cut OK’d – It’s very premature to celebrate this as an actual victory. It’s only the token marriage penalty reduction as passed by the House. While I have no doubt that Bush would sign this if it comes to him intact, the Senate has far too many RINOs (including the recently victorious PA Senator Arlen Specter) to guarantee its survival there.

Social Security Time Bomb, and the Candidates Aren’t Talking – Standard operating procedure for our rulers here. Just ignore the problem and hope it goes away.

McGreevey Looks to Wealthy to Fix New Jersey Property Tax