And, now for the Senate Side

November 17, 2017 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 2 Comments

So, what does the Senate version of this bill (HR-1) do? By and large, the Senate bill matches HR-1. But, there are some significant differences. It’s not clear which house will prevail in their interpretation of the various changes (or that the Senate version passes at all). But, again, tax planning is critical- we need to know what may happen. We need to discern what changes this Senate version- if it passes- will have in conference, when the House and Senate work out the differences in their versions.

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Economy, Taxes, Technology

I didn’t forget about this…

November 16, 2017 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 9 Comments

Remember how embarrassed a few people were when the Panama Papers (pilfered from the law firm of Mossack Fonseca) were released? When all those supersecret (and illegal) 214,488 offshore accounts were divulged? Which is the reason someone car-bombed Daphne Caruana Galizia and murdered her.

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Business Management, Economy, Taxes

HR-1, Biz 2

November 15, 2017 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 3 Comments

We are continuing the exploration of the proposed new tax law. Parts 1 and 2 covered individual taxation issues. (There was a preamble, as well.) Yesterday, we started our discussion of what may happen to business taxes.

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HR-1, Biz 1

November 14, 2017 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 4 Comments

We’ve seen what could be happening with our personal taxes. (Part 1 here; part 2 here. And, the preamble.) Now, let’s see what changes the House plans for US business taxation.

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HR 1, too!

November 13, 2017 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 3 Comments

We began discussing the proposed changes to personal tax filings yesterday. We’ll finish with the changes to the individual tax system today-and then go on to the changes to the business tax filings.

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Taxes

HR 1

November 10, 2017 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 19 Comments

Let’s reiterate what I said yesterday– I don’t expect this bill to pass. Certainly not the way it was presented in the bill. These posts were written on 2 November- when the bill was published. Since then, the House has proposed changes to its own bill. And, 1 week later, the Senate published a slightly different version- which means that I will be adding to this series to contrast the differences between the two bills. (This series that was 5 blogs will now be 7.)

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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. That’s their lie, not mine.

November 9, 2017 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 12 Comments

Let’s be totally clear. I don’t expect this bill to pass the House and the Senate. At least not as it’s currently written. But, y’all should know what are the current thoughts. (I’m being generous here, since so many have no idea what’s in this bill, and that’s for representatives from BOTH parties. Note further that this was written on 2 November 2017.)

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Business Management, Economy, Technology

The last resort?

November 8, 2017 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 12 Comments

I’ve written about how some folks are drowning in debt. And, the methods one can employ to restructure one’s credit card bills. of course, that process means you will no longer have any credit cards at your disposal. (Unless you obtain what is called a secured credit card– where you provide $ 1000 deposit that “secures” your credit line of up to $ 1000. In essence, you can use a credit card only up to the amount of deposit you have with the bank or agency that issued your card.)

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The First Tuesday in November.

November 7, 2017 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 6 Comments

Voting counts. It certainly is VERY important if you live in the Commonwealth of Virginia or New Jersey. Almost all our state and local office positions are up for grabs. Washington state is having a special election that can change who is in control of the legislative body.

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Just Because

It was the 27th. And, the 29th.

November 6, 2017 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 8 Comments

A few days ago (on 27 October), Teddy Roosevelt would have celebrated his 159^th birthday. OK, he wouldn’t have, since he’s been dead for 98 years. But, you get the idea.

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