Blog/The Hunt for Taxes
Snowing in July in Austria
A reader from Austria sent this photo from Paznauner Taja Ischgl. It was snowing there on July 14. Unfortunately, we are heading into a global cooling [...]
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Taxation Without Representation or Even Residency
QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong; The taxation of the internet seems to be rising. At the same time it appears as though this could really harm the economy by reducing [...]
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French Pay $14,500 Per Month for Hollande to Get His Hair Cut
Hollande is a socialist to the core; he claimed to hate the rich, yet spends taxpayers’ money like nobody else. He spends $14,500 per month for haircuts. [...]
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Where do US Multi-Nationals Hold Offshore Cash These Days?
What are US multi-nationals doing with the $2 trillion they keep offshore? Looking at the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosures shows that Apple, [...]
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Australia Creates Domestic Violence Tax
The politicians in Australia know how to shove a tax through that they can flip on anyone who opposes it. Australia is now implementing a “domestic violence [...]
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Just Shut up & Pay a TV Tax — So What if You Don’t Have One!
When it comes to taxes, just shut up and pay. It does not matter what the “intent” is — just pay. The German High Court upheld a broadcasting tax [...]
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Capital Flows & the Shift to USA for Taxes
Since the publication of the Panama Papers, the assets of the wealthy from around the world have been flowing into United States at a sharply increased pace. [...]
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EU Wants to Charge Social Security Taxes on Robots As If They Were People
Japan’s Toshiba 6502.T robot has taken on human form and visitors to the world’s biggest travel show in March were greeted by a lifelike robot. Under [...]
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A Reader’s Comment on the Problems with Safe-Deposit Boxes
COMMENT: I am an attorney in Texas. We have been advising clients NOT to use safe deposit boxes for years. Examples are: We had a client involved in a multiparty [...]
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Oklahoma Police Can Seize Your Entire Bank Account on a Traffic Stop Without Any Charges
The one state that has gone complete anti-democratic is Oklahoma. It is wise not to travel in that state at all. Oklahoma should [...]
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