A Lesson in Tax Law, Part 4: Taxation and The Colossus of Rhodes
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009W. Marc Gilfillan W. Marc Gilfillan, CPA, NC, individual and business CPA and Tax expert, shares about the history of taxes… The isle of Rhodes: a seminal connection to Rome and Greece. All shipped goods from the east halted for supplies or to switch cargo at Rhodes. The port of Rhodes, like all other harbors, [...]
A Lesson from History About Taxation, Chapter Three: Tax Law in Ancient Egyptian Life and The Rosetta Stone
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009W. Marc Gilfillan W. Marc Gilfillan, CPA, NC, individual and business CPA and Tax expert, shares about the history of taxes… The Rosetta Stone, unearthed by Napoleon, was perhaps the absolute most seminal Egyptian archaeological find to date. The Stone had duplicated text in 3 different languages: Egyptian hieroglyphs, demotic (also called Egyptian script) and [...]
History of Taxation, Section Two: Tax and Greece
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009W. Marc Gilfillan W. Marc Gilfillan, CPA, NC, individual and business CPA and Tax expert, shares about the history of taxes… The Greeks had two ways of taxing their people. One was liturgy, where wealthy citizens unselfishly contributed more to the government than they were required to. The other system was called “tax-farming,” which had [...]
A Lesson in Taxation, Part 1: Taxes and Ancient Egypt
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009W. Marc Gilfillan W. Marc Gilfillan, CPA, NC, individual and business CPA and Tax expert, shares about the history of taxes… Ancient Egypt was not a land of cruel oppressors and miserable slavery – that’s simply the stigma we get from the story of Moses, which formed at a time of unrest in Egypt. Modern [...]
Be Financially Healthy, Donate Often
Thursday, September 17th, 2009Charitable giving is one of the best ways to help non profit organizations and, at the same time, help your finances. A qualified charitable donation is tax deductible. When you give to a non profit organization, you need to make sure that it is a qualified organization so that the amount you give will be [...]
IRS Mileage Features
Monday, June 22nd, 2009IRS Mileage Calculating the amount of IRS mileage deductions you would be able to claim for utilizing your car for a variety of purposes can occasionally be fairly confusing. IRS mileage rates may be then utilized to help you calculate if you are able to deduct the operating expenses related with running a vehicle for [...]
IRS Mileage Tips & Guide
Monday, June 15th, 2009The IRS mileage rate as of January 2009 can be used to determine how much you should be allowed to claim as a deductible expense for operating a car or vehicle for business use, for medical use or for moving purposes. Well, that means the IRS mileage for driving a car for business use is [...]
Definitions of IRS Mileage
Saturday, June 13th, 2009The IRS mileage rate as of January 2009 can be used to determine how much you should be allowed to claim as a deductible expense for operating a car or vehicle for business use, for medical use or for moving purposes. Effectively this means that the IRS mileage rate for driving a vehicle for business [...]
IRS Mileage - what is it?
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009IRS Mileage Calculating the total of IRS mileage deductions you might be able to claim for utilizing your vehicle for several reasons can sometimes be fairly confusing. IRS mileage rates may be then utilized to help you calculate when you can deduct the operating expenses associated with running an automobile for commerce application or for [...]
International Banking Guide
Monday, March 30th, 2009A frequent vacation hot spot the Bahamas are seen as an island of leisure, repose, and luxury vacations. This archipelago of islands is usually not associated as a nation of finance and offshore banking, unlike the nearby Offshore banking. More info is available here: International investments. However, long after you visit the hundreds of beautiful [...]
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