As the federal deadline looms, let us briefly revel in the more lighthearted side of government taxation by taking a look at some of the weirdest state tax policies.
Thursday’s links, just like Anderson Cooper, can’t keep their giggles in check.
Should the reality-TV star pay a higher tax rate?
JOHN A. ALLISON IV, a director of the ninth-largest U.S. bank, BB&T Corp. (BBT) — and bonafide one percenter — on how the richest in America are currently perceived by the public. (via Bloomberg)
Changing face on a prior ruling, the IRS deemed the surgery a medical necessity rather than a optional cosmetic procedure, allowing patients to recoup some costs on their taxes.
The state of New Jersey would like to keep the stars of MTV’s monster hit reality series smushing and boozing in Seaside Heights, and they’re willing to make state residents cough up the cash to make it happen.
Lawmakers, who have recessed until September, failed to reach an agreement that would reinstate the FAA and thousands of workers who have been furloughed since July 23 when the FAA’s operating authority expired. The government has already lost $200 million and could lose more than $1 billion without a resolution.
It’s almost April and that means tax time is here. (Ugh!) Our Tumblr of the Week reflects just how miserable this time of year can be.
You wouldn’t think they’d go unnoticed. The taxes, that is.
The taxman has never been a popular figure anywhere. But in the tiny Swiss village of Reconvilier, that functionary has assumed the even more detestable profile as the guy who’ll waste your dog if you don’t cough up what you owe.
