So if you win the $640 million jackpoint, how much does Uncle Sam get?
So if a person happens to win the $640 million Mega Millions jackpot and is the only winner, how much will that person have to pay in taxes? It depends [...]
Do we have a revenue problem, or a spending problem?
One of the never ending debates regarding the national deficit is whether we have a spending problem or whether we have a revenue problem. Each side has dug in their [...]
Headlines Indicating That 64% of Californians Support Gov. Brown’s Tax Hikes are Likely Overstated
Recently, a USC Dornsife/ LA Times poll was released, which amongst other things, gauged Californians' interest in increasing taxes under Gov. Brown's revised ballot initiative. As a result of the poll, headlines proclaimed [...]
Settling is Like Kissing Your Sister!
I just spent the last nine hours in a mediation. A disgruntled former employee claimed unlawful discrimination and harassment. The company of course denied any wrongful behavior. And thus the [...]
Today it’s a penalty…tomorrow a tax?
There were quite a few interesting exchanges today during day one of the Supreme Court's hearing on the health care reform act and whether the individual mandate penalty was or was not [...]
Politicians with Their Knickers in a Wad
Senators Chuck Schumer and Richard Blumenthal have asked Eric Holder whether employers can ask employees for their social media passwords. As federal representatives their only real concern is whether the [...]
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