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May 19, 2013States Bank On Online Sales Tax; Even Before Congress Decides to End Tax-Free Internet Shopping, Legislators Build New Revenue Source Into Their Budgets
WSJ.comWASHINGTON—Congress hasn't yet agreed to end tax-free shopping on the Internet, but some states already are planning how they'll spend the money.
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May 7, 2013
Online sales tax: fair or foul? The proposed sales tax law would impact buyers and sellers
MarketWatchBack in 1998, Congress promised not to tax the Internet, when it passed the Internet Tax Freedom Act. Well, that promise is about to be broken by the Marketplace Fairness Act. Sort of.
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April 17, 2013
Prospects for Real Tax Reform Anytime Soon Are Poor
WSJ.comSen. Max Baucus and Rep. Dave Camp offer their strategy to bring real tax reform to Americans through social media and allowing multiple voices to be heard ("Tax Reform Is Very Much Alive and Doable," op-ed, April 8). What the authors hint ...
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April 3, 2013
3 last-minute moves to lower your tax bill; Commentary: There’s still time to take advantage of these tax breaks
MarketWatchAlthough 2012 is in your rear-view mirror, it’s not too late to make some moves that will save taxes on Form 1040 and maybe on your state income tax return as well. Here are three possibilities.
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April 2, 2013A Pacific Island Prefers Chinese Investment to U.S. Welfare; For decades, American aid did little but promote dependency. Now here comes a Chinese entrepreneur.
WSJ.comA Micronesian island of about 39 square miles in the western Pacific will in the coming years become a destination for Chinese tourists if a massive resort complex proceeds as planned. The island, called Yap, is part of the Federated States ...
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March 30, 2013
A Clash of Aspirations
Barrons.comMaking a budget for the United States is like making a New Year's resolution, except that the process of resolving and repudiating goes on all year. Officials tell themselves hopeful lies, though of course with only the best intentions.
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March 19, 2013
10 reasons to run with Wall Street’s bulls; Commentary: Why this four-year-old rally is just getting started
MarketWatchEditor’s note: This column is the second of two parts. Read the first story on the market’s bearish signs and join Jeff Reeves today at 2 p.m. ET for a live Twitter chat on the stock market’s outlook. Follow him at @JeffReeves IP and use ...
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March 11, 2013
Crunch time tax to-do list; A rundown of which tasks need to get done in March
MarketWatchTraditionally, March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. That makes sense for the weather, but does it also apply to taxes?March 1
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February 21, 2013
Firms Puzzle Over Tax Riddle
WSJ.comBusiness owners can't change the tax code, but many of them say they might change the way their businesses are structured in order to pay less tax.
- February 5, 2013
IRAs for Kids? We know the iPod beckons, but kids who put a little of their summer earnings in an IRA make out well down the road.
SmartMoney.comHey kids! Want a neat-o idea for how to use your summer job money? How about opening an Individual Retirement Account? I know you might be more interested in having a little spending cash for the weekends or saving for a car. But saving for ...
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January 6, 2013
The Education of John Boehner; Leverage for the next clash: GOP willingness to let the spending sequester take effect.
WSJ.comWhat stunned House Speaker John Boehner more than anything else during his prolonged closed-door budget negotiations with Barack Obama was this revelation: "At one point several weeks ago," Mr. Boehner says, "the president said to me, 'We ...
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January 3, 2013
Small Firms Scramble to Redraw Plans
WSJ.comThe eleventh-hour deal struck by Congress this week to avert the so-called fiscal cliff has many small firms scrambling to redraw business plans for the year ahead.
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January 3, 2013
Cliff Fix Hits Small Business; Many Small Entities or Firms May Face Higher Taxes This Year After the Deal
WSJ.comIt's likely to be a year of painful decision-making for small-business owners like Tom Secor of Norwalk, Ohio, one of hundreds of thousands of Americans who could face a higher tax bill after Washington's last-minute deal to avoid the ...
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January 1, 2013
Two Bubbles Inspired An Increase in Giving
WSJ.comKimberly O. Dennis's contention ("A Christmas Wish for Charities," op-ed, Dec. 19) that charitable giving rose from 1995 to 2007 because of "the influence of tax rates" is more wishful thinking than statistical significance.
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December 31, 2012
Toodle-oo to 2012; A transcript of the weekend's program on FOX News Channel.
WSJ.comPaul Gigot: This week on "The Journal Editorial Report," a look back at the year that was, and ahead to what's in store for 2013. Twenty twelve was a tough year for conservatives on the national level, but in the states, some hopeful signs ...
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December 24, 2012Tax Impact for Small Business Hard to Gauge
WSJ.comThe latest budget offers exchanged between the White House and Republican leaders would raise tax rates on a tiny fraction of small-business owners, but would still affect a sizeable portion of business activity, studies show.
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November 15, 2012Backing Away From the Cliff
WSJ.comPresident Obama and GOP congressional leaders appear to be locked in a Mexican standoff over raising tax rates on the rich, especially after the president insisted in his press conference on Tuesday that he wouldn't sign any tax bill that ...
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November 10, 2012
Cliff Dwellers
Barrons.comIt looks like it's going to be a real cliff-dweller.As long-time (and thus long-suffering) New York Mets fans may recall, the Amazin's second manager, one Wes Westrum, outdid their illustrious original skipper -- The Old Perfesser, Casey ...
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October 26, 2012
Meet One of the Super-PAC Men; His name isn't Adelson or Koch, but he's spending millions on politics, hoping to roll back taxes and reform education.
WSJ.comLiberals who suspect that wealthy businessmen and political masterminds are colluding to hijack democracy might have fainted had they walked into the St. Regis hotel's lobby restaurant in New York the other day. There was Rex Sinquefield, a ...
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October 8, 2012The Best and Worst Governors on Growth; Sam Brownback, Rick Scott, Paul LePage and Tom Corbett all get an 'A' as tax cutters.
WSJ.comFederal lawmakers have created an economic mess with their chronic overspending and inability to deliver stable, pro-growth tax policies. Perhaps the elections will break the Washington gridlock and knock loose some solutions. Until then, ...
