Comments on: Are You Ready To Think TAXES? http://becoming-a-writer-seriously.com/2007/12/13/are-you-ready-to-think-taxes/ Tools and Trade Secrets for Aspiring Writers Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:55:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Stephen B. Cohen http://becoming-a-writer-seriously.com/2007/12/13/are-you-ready-to-think-taxes/#comment-13532 Stephen B. Cohen Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:47:28 +0000 http://becoming-a-writer-seriously.com/2007/12/13/are-you-ready-to-think-taxes/#comment-13532 Your readers who live outside the Washington area may well be unaware of a "cute" income tax benefit Congress has bestowed on a selected few: Managers of hedge funds pay only a 15% tax rate. When someone in Congress very recently attempted to rescind this largess, the hedge fund managers' lobbyists descended on Congress to stop this unfair, draconian measure which would put hedge fund managers in the same income tax boat as most of the rest of us. The phrase "Congressional Bribes" comes to mind. -sc Your readers who live outside the Washington area may well be unaware of a “cute” income tax benefit Congress has bestowed on a selected few: Managers of hedge funds pay only a 15% tax rate. When someone in Congress very recently attempted to rescind this largess, the hedge fund managers’ lobbyists descended on Congress to stop this unfair, draconian measure which would put hedge fund managers in the same income tax boat as most of the rest of us. The phrase “Congressional Bribes” comes to mind.
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]]> By: Jeanne Dininni http://becoming-a-writer-seriously.com/2007/12/13/are-you-ready-to-think-taxes/#comment-13147 Jeanne Dininni Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:12:27 +0000 http://becoming-a-writer-seriously.com/2007/12/13/are-you-ready-to-think-taxes/#comment-13147 Tom, Thanks for sharing my post with your readers. Hopefully, they'll find it helpful and--ideally--save some money on their taxes this year! As you say, last minute 2007 financial moves are a great idea! Hopefully, these resources will inspire them to make a few! Thanks again! Jeanne Tom,

Thanks for sharing my post with your readers. Hopefully, they’ll find it helpful and–ideally–save some money on their taxes this year!

As you say, last minute 2007 financial moves are a great idea! Hopefully, these resources will inspire them to make a few!

Thanks again!
Jeanne

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