Idaho Pumpkin Stand Debacle - Lessons to be Learned

In case you missed it, there was a story in a few newspapers this week about the Idaho Tax Commission closing down a pumpkin stand operated ...

Employment Tax Problems + Need for Effectve Tax Administration

In addition to the decades old problem of distinguishing an independent contractor from an employee, is the problem of uncollected payroll t...

Tax Administration and the Internet

We do a lot of things with the Internet - search and find lots of information, order goods and services, pay bills, transfer funds, apply f...

Earth Day and Taxes

Today is Earth Day! There is a significant connection to San Jose State University where I teach because the co-founder of Earth Day - Gaylo...

COST Rates California Tax Administration a D-

The Council on State Taxation ( COST ) released its 2010 report - The Best and Worst of State Tax Administration: COST Scorecard on Tax Appe...