Jonathan Rivers tells us about 13 Weird Taxes (And Tax Breaks) From Around the World.
Here are my 5 favorites:
Witchcraft
In the Netherlands, citizens are apparently permitted to deduct the costs of training in the fine art of witchcraft.
In their article on the 5 Most Bizarre Tax Deductions From Around the World, Mint.com refers to Margarita Rongen as a “tax [...]
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This may be satire, but it’s as good a tax idea as I’ve seen bandied about in D.C. lately:
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Bruce Springsteen pays millions of dollars in taxes every year so it’s hard to blame him for being a little bit ticked. Here are the little known original lyrics to his hit song Born in the U.S.A:
Warning: BAD LANGUAGE.
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Last week the White House issued a press release on the newly proposed bank tax that contained these statements from President Obama:
My commitment is to recover every single dime the American people are owed. And my determination to achieve this goal is only heightened when I see reports of massive profits and obscene bonuses at the very firms [...]
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Tax his land, tax his wage,
Tax his bed in which he lays.
Tax his tractor, tax his mule,
Teach him taxes are the rule.
Tax his cow, tax his goat,
Tax his pants, tax his coat.
Tax his ties, tax his shirts,
Tax his work, tax his dirt.
Tax his chew, tax his smoke,
Teach him taxes are no joke.
Tax his car, tax his grass,
Tax [...]
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If government tax writers wrote the bible, this is what it might look like:
Verse #
Bible Verse
Tax Bible Addition
1 Timothy 5:18
“The laborer is worthy of his reward.”
… minus 39.6%.
2 Peter 3:10
“But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night.”
… and the day of big government will come as a thief in broad [...]
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Jay told this joke a few months ago when Rangel was discovered to have failed to report $75,000 of income he received from the rental of his Dominican Republic vacation home.
This is funny, but Jay is being naive. Rangel doesn’t actually write the tax laws, his staff does. And I’d be willing to bet that [...]
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Wall Street Journal – Taxes Blog
