"All the big corporations depreciate their possessions, and you can too, provided you use them for business purposes. For example, if you subscribe to the Wall Street Journal, a business-related newspaper, you can deduct the cost of your house, because, in the words of U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger in a landmark 1979 tax decision: 'Where else are you going to read the paper? Outside? What if it rains?'" - Dave Barry
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A fine is a tax you pay for doing wrong and a tax is a fine you pay for doing all right.
- The IRS, 10k
- Winning the IRS Game, 5k
- Tax Law Rules of the Game, 4k
- The IRS on Taxpayer Rights, 20k
- Federal Tax Outline, 65k, Zip
- Federal Income Tax Outline, 45k
- Notable Court Decisions about Taxation, 192k
- Basic Techniques of International Tax Planning, 15k
- What is a Trust? 11k
- What's Probate About? 13k
- Basic Info about Estate Taxes, 6k
- U.S. Dept of Justice Tax Division Info, 20k
- Discharging Tax Debts in Bankruptcy, 18k
- Advance Earned Income Tax Credit Info, 10k
They say "pay your taxes with a smile," but I tried and they wanted cash.
- Tax Deductions for Charitable Contributions, 14k
- The Friendly Side of Tax Court - Small Claims, 3k
- Some Important Tax Tips re: Filing Your Return, 4k
- Setting Up Federal Tax Records for a Business, 6k
- IRS's '95 Memo on Taxing Freq Flyer Miles, 20k
- IRS to Focus on Valuation of Retirement Plan Assets, 3k
- § 104(A)(2) Should Personal Injury Awards Be Taxed? 50k
- Overview of Employer Wage Reporting Responsibilities, 7k
- Description of the Annual Wage Reporting (AWR) Process, 6k
- Tax Matters Partner for Ltd Liability Co.,m Plain Language Summary, 2k
- Final Regs Re Changes to IRS Code § 6662 Accuracy-Related Penalty, 25k
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GENERAL INFO, IDEAS & NEWS
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What we should have fought for was representation without taxation. - Sam Levenson
- Tax Havens on the Net, 7k
- The US of A - The World's Largest Tax Haven, 13k
- Shawnee Indians Threaten War with Kansas Over Taxation, 17k
- IRS Inefficiency, 8k
- Cost Of Government Day, 5k
- List of some Tax Protest Case Decision Citations, 3k
- No Longer Any Need to Pay Federal Income Taxes, 7k
- The 16th Amendment & the 1913 Income Tax Act, 45k
- Some Illustrations of the Federal Tax System's Impact, 2k
- Case Files the Tax Man Would Rather Not Talk About, 4k
- Biased, but Fairly Comprehensive Analysis of the Freedom & Fairness Restoration Act, 11k
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