Tax System

Written by one of their early philosophers 45 years ago and currently updated, John Schlitz (pen name in those days) gives an early-to-understand perspective on the Occupy America and Occupy World movement.

Cain has offered more details in the past few days about his "9-9-9 Tax Plan," with some of the taxes in the corporate and personal income categories edging more toward zero with each detail -- and some actually getting there.

Cain fired back at his detractors and said that his tax plan would in no way hurt the poor and that those who pay no taxes now would pay no taxes once the 9-9-9 plan went into effect. He called it the "9-0-9 Tax Plan." Still...

With Talk of 9-9-9 and one set tax rate. Fairness is the keyword, But are these ideas fair?

As you compute your tax payment, ponder on why we subsidize financial speculators at the expense of people who do productive work. Getting rid of this odd policy would make our economy more efficient and encourage American jobs.

Just about everyone wants to pay fewer taxes and defer taxes to the future. Could be you are looking at taxes the wrong way.

The law of large numbers could be put to use in making our nation's tax system more efficient, and in effect, fix the federal budget.

Democrats are charging that Republicans want to pass a 23% national sales tax. This article examines whether this charge is true.

An explanation of the current Value Added Tax (VAT), Land Value Tax (LVT), and other methods of Value Taxation as well as Property Tax. Includes examples of a Value Tax, this type of taxation's history and where it is used today.

Paying taxes is a good thing; it means you made more money.

It is important to know how our tax system works - do your own taxes.

Tax season is officially here. Don't wait until the last minute, take advantage of what online tax services have to offer. While there are many online tax services, here is a consumer guide to the top five.

Tax is a major source of revenue for the government. Yet it is also the source of deadweight loss that reduces the size of the economy and surpluses.

President's Bush's Advisory Panel has proposed three systems of U.S. taxation due to unacceptable state of the U.S. current tax system.

Changes have been made to the Alternative Minimum Tax for tax years 2009 and 2010.

When it comes to taxes, a lot of people are surprisingly ignorant about their legitimate deductions and credits. They just work for paying taxes for almost one-third in a year! Well you can avoid this.

A summary of the different taxes imposed, when they started, and who started them. Are taxes needed in a society? Where does that revenue go? This article follows tax history from ancient times to our present day system.

The government needs to carefully monitor and regulate their tax system in order to maximize potential revenue, while still maintaining equality for the country's citizens.

Government tax systems tend to confuse a fair number of people due to their complexity. However, they are an essential part of everyday life, as they help maintain public goods and services for citizens of a country.

The Indian government has released a paper to discuss an overhaul of the current taxation system. This article discusses the paper, its impact and the challenges it faces.

People make many excuses to avoid paying taxes. And all excuses lead to very predictable results for the nontaxpayer.

If someone asks you what tax bracket you are in, do you have an answer? Learn the key points of the relatively complex tax bracket system that governs your federal income taxes.

In this article I ask the questions: "If voting worked, are we then guilty of taxing ourselves?" and "If it we're rigged, will we see who is actually in control?"

When is does taxation become wrong? When does it stop?

The alternative minimum tax (AMT) is an extra tax some people have to pay on top of the regular income tax and it is used to recapture their tax liability and some tax benefits.

The IRS will waive penalties when allowed by law if you can show you acted reasonably and in good faith or relied on the incorrect advice of an IRS employee.

The Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)was designed to force taxpayers to pay a minimum amount of tax, even if they are required to pay less or no tax at all, under the regular tax system.

This paper is an overview of the pros and cons of changing the U.S. tax system to a fair tax system.

Politicians throw around billions of dollars without a thought, but how many of us can really relate to that amount of money? This will help.

Most governments receive most of their revenue from taxation. There is income tax, retirement tax, capital gains tax, corporation / corporate tax, poll tax, excise tax, property tax, personal property tax and tariffs.

It's a good idea to understand how our tax system works and how if affects you.

My midnight rant on the fair tax and why I think it is the best tax solution.

The truth about Fair Taxes

There is not a government anywhere on earth that does not put it;s own interests first . In our democracy one might think it was otherwise. American Citizens Never Bother to Do The Math.

Ever wondered which states take the largest tax bite out of your retirement savings and living expenses. This quick guide will help you figure out which states help you hang onto your money - and which don't.

We need real tax reform and we need it now. Previous attempts have been made at tax reform, but they have only provided band-aid solutions that have still left us with too many quirks, complication, and read tape.