North American Moving Services just released its annual US Migration Report for 2017 based on household moves from one US state to another last year. In 2017, the top five inbound US states were: Arizona, No. 1 with 67 percent inbound moves vs. 37… Read More ›
Taxes
Will the new tax bill be as great as some say or as apocalyptic as others say?
The new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act affecting federal taxes was signed into law yesterday, December 22, 2017, by President Donal Trump and depending upon your political affiliation, it is either the end of the world or the best thing… Read More ›
The Win-Win-Win-Loss of Tax Reform
Originally posted on International Liberty:
Now that we have a final bill rather than a mere “agreement in principle,” let’s step back and consider some implications of tax reform. There are three reasons to be pleased and one reason to…
U.S. House passes its large tax reform legislation, now off to the U.S. Senate
Washington, D.C. — Early this afternoon, November 16, 2017, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a major tax bill with potentially major ramifications for Americans and American businesses. The bill now goes to the U.S. Senate where the bill’s current… Read More ›
Court Rejects Challenge to Georgia’s popular tax credit scholarship program
Atlanta, Georgia —In a major victory for students and parents in the Peach State, the Georgia Supreme Court today unanimously affirmed a lower court ruling dismissing a frivolous constitutional challenge to Georgia’s thriving tax credit scholarship program. The Court ruled that… Read More ›
Global Hookah Distributors wins case with Florida tax collector
The Law Offices of Moffa, Sutton, & Donnini, P.A. recently won Global Hookah Distributors Inc. v. Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR). The case dealt with the issue of whether state tax was due on federal excise tax. Prior… Read More ›
Commentary: Trump protesters doth protest too much; he’s more bark than bite
Since Donald Trump’s election to the White House, hundreds of thousands if not millions have gone out to protest how Donald Trump is going to decimate the EPA and the poor while benefiting the rich. Some were concerned RU-486 wouldn’t… Read More ›
Duke Energy Florida receives Governor’s Business Ambassador Award
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Gov. Rick Scott has presented Duke Energy Florida with the state’s Business Ambassador Award for its contributions to the state’s economic vitality. The presentation was made recently at the Governor’s Job Summit in Orlando, Fla. There… Read More ›
World’s Best-Ever Receipt and the Importance of Tax Visibility
I don’t often use the literary tactic of referring to something as the “best-ever.” Indeed, the only time that phrase appeared in the title of a column was back in 2014 when I smugly wrote about the collapse of government-run… Read More ›
Libertarians pledge big tax cuts, ending the Fed, and government financial transparency
Scores of Libertarians running for federal, state, and local office have pledged to fight for big tax cuts, complete government financial transparency, ending the Federal Reserve, and other measures that will force politicians to stop wasting and misusing taxpayer funds…. Read More ›