by taxnick on August 11, 2008
IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman today named J. Richard (Dick) Harvey Jr. of PricewaterhouseCoopers senior advisor to the commissioner. Harvey will assume his post September 2. From IR-2008-95:
Harvey joined Price Waterhouse in 1978 in its audit practice and transferred to the tax practice in 1981. He transferred to the Price Waterhouse’s Washington National Tax Office in [...]
by taxnick on August 11, 2008
Canadians who file their income-tax returns electronically are more likely to cheat, a newly released report suggests. An internal analysis by the Canada Revenue Agency found individuals who sent their tax returns through the Internet — the so-called Netfile option heavily promoted by Ottawa — were more likely to understate the amount of taxes owed. [...]
by taxnick on August 11, 2008
A few days ago, I saw Senator John McCain on television saying something I had heard a few times before. Basically, he said that if you want to have your taxes raised, don’t vote for him.
Let me start by saying that I am a huge fan of Senator McCain. He’s got guts. He had a [...]