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    Go Ahead And Scream At Me

    This graphic to the right doesn’t make one proud to be a Washingtonian.  And a big part of the reason is Washington, like Florida, has no state income tax.  So the sales taxes, the property taxes and all the other “taxes” just keep climbing on the poor while the rich get richer.

    Oregon needs a sales tax and they need to use some [...]



    Pets are People Too!

    Now here is some legislation I can get behind. An up to $3500 itemized deduction for pet care expenses. We give tax deductions and credits for people having children. Seems to me we should use tax policy to help people care for pets too. They are important too!

    As much as I favor this, the chance of this legislation passing is about the [...]



    Cheating, Stealing and Intuition

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    Being a tax professional, I have to deal with client situations concerning a “little” cheating. This video describes what happens when people think that they will not get caught. It is too late for the Madoffs, Stanfords and Ken Lays of the world but perhaps the rest of us can learn something from this.

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