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What Do Women Want?

Or: The Case of the Tax-Exempt Tampon
I’m not trying to win an election and I certainly don’t want to antagonize my friends, but there are good reasons why a sales tax exemption for feminine hygiene products is the wrong call.
November 14, 2018Renu Zaretsky
: Daily Deduction

The Tax Man Cometh, But Sometimes Collects Less

The FATCA wait is over. The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act goes into effect tomorrow. It is designed to prevent tax evasion by US citizens with more than $50,000 held in foreign banks, investment funds, and other institutions. China is the latest nation to join about 80 other jurisdictions in
June 30, 2014Renu Zaretsky