Give to Haiti - Get Instantaneous Tax Deduction on 2009 Tax Return

Published on March 15, 2010 by JaggiJoy

Raleigh NC Tax Preparation
In a recent email news post I made reference to the fact that the Haiti disaster is currently a qualified disaster according to the IRS (http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=218615,00.html).
I said in the email that the IRS was rumoring that people would be able to take a deduction for contributions to Haiti on this year’s (2009) [...]

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A Short Timeline of Taxation Practices of the United States, Part One

Published on February 3, 2010 by JaggiJoy

Raleigh NC Tax Preparation
W. Marc Gilfillan, CPA, NC, individual and business CPA and Tax expert, shares about the history of taxes…
From 1868 until 1913, about ninety percent of the national government’s revenue was derived from taxes on whiskey and tobacco. During the Civil War there was a short income tax, but it was not until [...]

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The History of Taxation, Part 9: Tax, the Slaves, and the Civil War

Published on February 3, 2010 by JaggiJoy

Raleigh NC Tax Preparation
W. Marc Gilfillan, CPA, NC, individual and business CPA and Tax expert, shares about the history of taxes…
“Slavery - the one cause of the Civil War.” - John Stuart Mill, 1862
Could there be any doubtful thoughts about this topic? Of course the American Civil War was about slavery… was it not? Well [...]

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The Lesson in Taxation, Chapter 7: Taxes and The Revolution

Published on January 27, 2010 by JaggiJoy

Raleigh NC Tax Preparation
W. Marc Gilfillan, CPA, NC, individual and business CPA and Tax expert, shares about the history of taxes…
There has been no modern revolution that was more solidly rooted in taxation. Taxation didn’t just cause it, but helped unify the disorganized and disagreeing colonies. However, probably not precisely the way you might imagine. [...]

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A Brief Timeline of Taxation of the US, Section 2

Published on January 11, 2010 by JaggiJoy

Raleigh NC Accountant
W. Marc Gilfillan, CPA, NC, individual and business CPA and Tax expert, shares about the history of taxes…
1861 - After Lincoln’s election, the South walks out of Congress and create the Confederacy with a new constitution to check the right of their newly formed government to tax.
1862 - The first US income taxes [...]

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A Short Timeline of Taxation of the United States, Part One

Published on January 11, 2010 by JaggiJoy

Raleigh NC Accountant
W. Marc Gilfillan, CPA, NC, individual and business CPA and Tax expert, shares about the history of taxes…
From 1868 to 1913, about 90% of the national government’s income was gotten from taxes on whiskey and tobacco. While the Civil War was occurring there was a brief income tax, but it was not until [...]

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A Lesson in Tax Law, Chapter 9: Tax Law, the Slaves, and the Civil War

Published on January 11, 2010 by JaggiJoy

Raleigh NC Accountant
W. Marc Gilfillan, CPA, NC, individual and business CPA and Tax expert, shares about the history of taxes…
“Slavery - the one cause of the Civil War.” - John Stuart Mill, 1862
Could there be a doubt about it? Certainly the American Civil War was about slavery… was it not? Well actually, one of the [...]

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A History of Taxation Practices, Section 8: Tax and The Boston Tea Party

Published on January 11, 2010 by JaggiJoy

Raleigh NC Accountant
W. Marc Gilfillan, CPA, NC, individual and business CPA and Tax expert, shares about the history of taxes…
Ah…. now we have an event in history obviously about abusive taxes. Was the Boston Tea Party a protest against the British taxation on tea, as we were told? No, not at all. The colonies had [...]

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A Lesson in Taxation, Section Seven: Taxation and America’s Revolution

Published on January 11, 2010 by JaggiJoy

Raleigh NC Accountant
W. Marc Gilfillan, CPA, NC, individual and business CPA and Tax expert, shares about the history of taxes…
There has been no other revolution that was more solidly rooted in taxation. Tax issues didn’t just cause it, but assisted in providing unity for the unorganized and disagreeing colonies. However, probably not exactly the way [...]

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A Brief Timeline of Tax Practices of the USA, Section 2

Published on December 31, 2009 by JaggiJoy

W. Marc Gilfillan, CPA, NC, individual and business CPA and Tax expert, shares about the history of taxes…
1861 - After Lincoln was put in office, southerners walk out on Congress and create the Confederate States of America with a rewritten constitution to sustain the newly formed country’s right to tax in check.
1862 - The first [...]

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