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Donate to Help Haiti Today – Get Immediate Deduction on 2009 Return

Raleigh NC Tax Preparation A few days ago in a email news post I made reference to the fact that the Haiti disaster is currently a qualified disaster says the IRS (http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=218615,00.html). I said in the email that the IRS … Continue reading

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A Short Timeline of Tax Practices of the USA, Part Two

Raleigh NC Tax Preparation W. Marc Gilfillan, CPA, NC, individual and business CPA and Tax expert, shares about the history of taxes… 1861 – After Lincoln’s election, the South walks out on Congress and form the Confederacy with a new … Continue reading

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A Short Timeline of Taxation of the USA, Part 3

Raleigh NC CPA W. Marc Gilfillan, CPA, NC, individual and business CPA and Tax expert, shares about the history of taxes… So, what happened with the tax system in the United States? US tax makers have been collecting what they … Continue reading

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A History of Tax Law, Section 9: Taxes, the Slavery Issue, and the Civil War

Raleigh NC CPA W. Marc Gilfillan, CPA, NC, individual and business CPA and Tax expert, shares about the history of taxes… “Slavery – the one cause of the Civil War.” – John Stuart Mill, 1862 Can there be a doubt … Continue reading

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A Short Timeline of Tax Law of the USA, Section 1

Raleigh NC CPA W. Marc Gilfillan, CPA, NC, individual and business CPA and Tax expert, shares about the history of taxes… Between 1868 to 1913, about 90% of the national government’s revenue was derived from tax on alcohol and tobacco. … Continue reading

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The Lesson in Tax Practices, Section 8: Taxes and The Boston Tea Party

Raleigh NC Accountant W. Marc Gilfillan, CPA, NC, individual and business CPA and Tax expert, shares about the history of taxes… Ah…. finally a historical event clearly about abusive taxes. Was the Boston Tea Party a protest against the British … Continue reading

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The Lesson in Tax Practices, Section 7: Tax and America’s Revolution

Raleigh NC CPA W. Marc Gilfillan, CPA, NC, individual and business CPA and Tax expert, shares about the history of taxes… There has been no modern revolution that was more solidly based in taxation. Taxation not only caused it, but … Continue reading

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A History of Taxation, Part Six: Taxation and The End of the Roman Empire

W. Marc Gilfillan W. Marc Gilfillan, CPA, NC, individual and business CPA and Tax expert, shares about the history of taxes… Mithridates the Great ruled a tiny nation near what is now Turkey. He had the amazing ability to arouse … Continue reading

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A History of Tax Practices, Section 5: Tax and The Roman Empire

W. Marc Gilfillan W. Marc Gilfillan, CPA, NC, individual and business CPA and Tax expert, shares about the history of taxes… Now that we are moving away from the Greeks, we finally are at the Roman Empire. Historians often refer … Continue reading

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A Lesson from History About Taxes, Section Three: Taxation in Ancient Egypt and The Rosetta Stone

W. Marc Gilfillan W. Marc Gilfillan, CPA, NC, individual and business CPA and Tax expert, shares about the history of taxes… The Rosetta Stone, discovered by Napoleon, was possibly the most seminal Egyptian archaeological find in history. The Stone had … Continue reading

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