Editorial Review

Here's the book that started the flat tax debate back in 1985, updated in an edition for the 1990s. Robert Hall and Alvin Rabushka present their plan as fair, efficient, simple, and workable. All income in the United States would be taxed once at the rate of 19 percent, and there would be generous allowances for families. This system and its postcard-sized tax form would wipe out $100 billion in annual compliance costs and demolish the Washington culture of lobbyists, whose entire industry depends upon tampering with the rules of free enterprise. ... Read more

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A Good Idea!
It's hard to believe this idea has been around so long, and we still don't have it! It's simply the fairest, simplest, most efficient, and workable plan yet proposed! Read about it, legislate, and maybe we won't have to waste 2 weekends a year on that pesky 1040. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Flat-rate income tax    5. Taxation    6. Taxation - General    7. United States   

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Great advice
This is good, solid advice for dealing with the IRS. The authors credentials make it very valuable because he comes from the "other side" and can tell taxpayers how the IRS really works. He truly is an "insider."
Tax This:A Great Resource
"Tax This" is a great resource for individuals, small businesses, and self-employed persons, like myself.From the general IRS and tax system information to the rules for dealing with an actual IRS audit, this book has all the information you'll need.The section on how to handle IRS Penalties and Notices and the the chapters on negotiating with the IRS were very informative and designed to save money.If you are currently involved in an IRS audit and want to know how to defend yorself or if you simply want to know some strategies for reducing your odds of being selected for an IRS audit this book is for you.I would recommend it for any taxpayer.

Great insight into dealing with the IRS
If you're faced with an encounter with the IRS, I would highly recommend getting this book for starters. Most tax experts will tend to steer you in one of two directions: knuckle under or fight the IRS up to and including jail time (for you, not the expert.) You need to understand what your options are before you seek outside help because all too often the outside help has an agenda that is not in your best interests.Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Income Taxes    5. Taxation    6. Taxation - General   

Subjects:  1. Law    2. Taxation    3. Taxation - Corporate    4. Taxation - General   

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Great book to add to your library
I found this book easy to read and understand.Each of the topics were described in just enough detail - enough to give you the essentials needed to keep your books, yet not so much that you got lost in irrelevant details.I read it in one day.Sure to be referenced for years to come.

The monetary basics every business owner has to know
Now in an updated fourth edition, Minding Her Own Business is a guide to taxes and financial records written especially for self-employed women, but highly recommended for entrepreneurs everywhere regardless of gender. Written in plain and simple terms, Minding Her Own Business covers licenses and permits, bank accounts and credit cards, records the IRS expects one to have, ledger books and recordkeeping systems, 1099 Forms, identifying deductible expenses, filling tax forms and much more. A thorough overview of the monetary basics every business owner has to know.
One of my 'Top Ten Books' for entrepreneurial women.
One of my 'Top Ten Books' I list in the resources of all my books for self-employed and entrepreneurial women " Priscilla Y. Huff, 101 Best Home-Based Businesses for Women, 3rd. ed. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Accounting - Financial    2. Business & Economics    3. Business / Economics / Finance    4. Business/Economics    5. Income tax    6. Law and legislation    7. Popular works    8. Self-employed women    9. Small Business - General    10. Taxation    11. Taxation - Corporate    12. Taxation - General    13. United States    14. Women & Business   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business/Economics    3. Taxation - General   

Subjects:  1. Accounting - Financial    2. Business & Economics    3. Business / Economics / Finance    4. Business/Economics    5. Financial statements    6. Taxation - General    7. Business & Economics / Accounting / General    8. Finance   

Subjects:  1. Accounting - Managerial    2. Aliens    3. Business & Economics    4. Business / Economics / Finance    5. Business Law    6. Business/Economics    7. Foreign income    8. Income Taxes    9. Income tax    10. Investments, Foreign    11. Law and legislation    12. Tax Law    13. Taxation    14. Taxation - General    15. United States    16. Business & Economics / Accounting / Management    17. Financial law    18. USA   

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Americans are being taxed to death--literally, says author Amity Shlaes in Read more

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Tax Equalization for school funding does not work
Equalization tax policies directly forcing tax payers redistribute educational monies equally on education.Equalization does not work.It's a socialistic virus starting in Wilmington, Delaware and moved to Maine in 1970 and eventually hit Texas.The most important question facing tax payers is can equality of education spending buy equal performance?The truth suggests the more money pumped into a school has no direct correlation in producing better students.Equalization did not improve test scores.Force distribution of wealth never works.
Government Has No Money That It Doesn't Confiscate
I just don't understand how it's considered "greedy" for me to want to keep all of the money I have worked to earn -- but it's somehow NOT greedy and/or lazy and/or selfish for someone to want the government to provide his health care (or pay him when he is unemployed) with money that has simply been confiscated from some other person who performed the work to earn that money.Can somebody explain that to me, please?

Silly stuff from someone who likes unemployment
As the title says this is silly, political posturing by Read more

Subjects:  1. Business / Economics / Finance    2. Consumer Finance    3. General    4. Law and legislation    5. Personal Finance - Taxation    6. Political Science    7. Politics/International Relations    8. Taxation    9. Taxation - General    10. United States   

Subjects:  1. Business / Economics / Finance    2. Christianity - Church Administration - General    3. General    4. Parish And Church Management    5. Religion    6. Taxation    7. Taxation - General    8. Christian Interest    9. Ecclesiology & Church government    10. Finance    11. Religion / Church Administration   

Subjects:  1. Consumer Finance    2. Internal Revenue Service    3. Personal Finance    4. Personal Finance - Taxation    5. Popular works    6. Tax auditing    7. Tax protests and appeals    8. Taxation    9. Taxation - General    10. United States    11. United States.    12. Management accounting    13. USA   

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Worth the Money
This was my first year filling out my tax forms, and it helped me fill out the forms.It also made me aware of many tax deductions, and they we to use them ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business/Economics    3. Civil Procedure    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Tax amnesty    6. Tax collection    7. Taxation - General    8. United States   

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Great book for a beginner
I own a company and needed to learn about the basics of tax reduction.I found this book to be useful in just the basics.Because it concentrated on many topics, I believe it wasn't able to focus on many items that would have been useful to me.However, it was well written and easy to read, and I give it five stars because it gave me many broad questions to ask my tax consultant.

Less than what I expected
I thought that this book would have tons of lists of tips and give lots of legal, but perhaps edgey advice, but it fell short.I didn't find it easy to read through, I didn't find lots of lists and tips, I like books like this to make it easier. Where are the S-Corps?
I found this book a bit loose, and am looking for a more thorough description of financial management practices unique to an S-Corp.I have been looking for a definitive description of S-Corp accounting practices and concrete tax saving advice.My S-Corp. started last April, from a 3-month old sole proprietorship with all the requisite Federal and State designations.If anyone knows of a book particular to S-Corps, it would be much appreciated.In conclusion, I have found this book helpful, yet not as specific or thorough as I had hoped. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Accounting - General    2. Business & Economics    3. Business / Economics / Finance    4. Business/Economics    5. Corporations    6. Personal Finance - Taxation    7. Small Business - Legal Guides    8. Tax planning    9. Taxation    10. Taxation - General    11. United States    12. Business & Economics / Taxation / General    13. USA   

Subjects:  1. Business / Economics / Finance    2. History    3. History: American    4. Public Policy - Economic Policy    5. Taxation    6. Taxation - General    7. United States    8. United States - 20th Century    9. Women    10. Women's Studies - General    11. History / United States / 20th Century    12. USA    13. Women's studies   

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Great Book!
This is an excellent book to learn taxation from. I used West taxation books before going on to a career at a big 4 accounting firm!
Talk your teacher out of this book!!!
If your course requires this book, like mine did, go to the administrator of the school if you have to but talk them out of it.
Poorly written text I ever had
I had to buy this text since it was required by the instructor.This text is Poorly written, organized ,and very confusing.It covers same topics in several chapters but they are not consistent or well organized. It's very painfull that you have to go over several chapters to find one topic completely especially when the book is not well organized. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Accounting - General    2. Business & Economics    3. Business / Economics / Finance    4. Business/Economics    5. General    6. Taxation - General    7. Business & Economics / Accounting / General   

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It's As Good As Money in the Bank
As a CPA and former teacher of accounting at the graduate school level, I can tell you that if you own or are selling real estate, Gerald Robinson's new book is almost as good as winning the lottery. In fact, the odds of realizing a big pay-off from this book are much better than the odds of hitting the lottery. A Friend Indeed
Having recently sold a vacation house on Martha's Vineyard, it was fortutious to find a copy of Gerald Robinson's new book "Homeowner's Tax Breaks" at my local Borders.Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Consumer Finance    5. Personal Finance - Taxation    6. Real Estate - General    7. Real Estate Administration    8. Tax Accounting    9. Taxation    10. Taxation - General    11. Business & Economics / Personal Finance / Taxation    12. Finance & Accounting   

Subjects:  1. Taxation - General    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. United States    4. Accounting - General    5. Business & Economics / Taxation / General    6. Finance & Accounting    7. Business    8. Career    9. Business/Economics    10. Business & Economics    11. Tax penalties    12. Tax protests and appeals   

Subjects:  1. Accounting    2. Alternative minimum tax    3. Business & Economics    4. Business Law    5. Income tax    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. Personal Finance    8. Personal Finance - Taxation    9. Tax planning    10. Taxation    11. Taxation - General    12. United States   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Income Taxes    5. Law and legislation    6. Personal Finance - Taxation    7. Self-employed    8. Small Business - General    9. Small Business Management    10. Small Business/Entrepreneurship    11. Small business    12. Taxation    13. Taxation - General    14. United States    15. Budgeting & financial management    16. Business & Economics / Small Business    17. Small businesses & self-employed   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business/Economics    3. Insurance - Life    4. Personal Finance - Retirement Planning    5. Taxation - General   

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Not too helpful for fine artists
Though the author is clearly well informed about tax strategies, this book doesn't sufficiently address the needs of fine artists. The book seems to make the assumption that careers in the fine arts are straightforward. The book includes sections for specific disciplines, but those are not very in-depth. I did not get much more information from this book than I got from a general tax guide.

Succinct, accessible, superbly presented information
The New Tax Guide For Artists Of Every Persuasion: Actors, Directors, Musicians, Singers, And Other Show Biz Folk, Visual Arts And Writers is an essential, core reference for anyone who makes their living in any aspect or field of the performing arts, the visual arts, or the literary arts. Succinct, accessible, superbly presented information is enhanced with a listing of useful IRS publications, descriptions of the most relevant IRS forms, and blank spread sheets for recording earned income and keeping a monthly travel expense diary. If any part of your taxable income is derived from the arts, then The New Tax Guide For Artists Of Every Persuasion is an invaluable reference for you -- even if you have already engaged the services of public accountants and financial managers to assist you. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Artists    2. Business & Economics    3. Business / Economics / Finance    4. Business/Economics    5. Entertainers    6. Entertainment    7. Law and legislation    8. Taxation    9. Taxation - General    10. Theatrical producers and directors    11. United States    12. Music / Reference    13. Performing Arts    14. The Arts: General Issues