Questions tagged [tax-law]
Dealing with the constitutional, common-law, statutory, tax treaty, and regulatory rules that constitute the law applicable to taxation.
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Why is it legal to look at pending stock orders for some participants
another question indicates that market participants can take a look at the orders for a stock, option or futures. An ordinary investor can only look at the BID and ASK, but not the entire series of ...
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Is imposing taxes on WhatsApp use legal or not?
I hope this is the right SE site to ask this question.
Recently, in Lebanon, the government decided to impose a daily tax on the first call made using WhatsApp call feature, equal to 0.2$.
Now ...
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Does the owner of a foreign company need to pay taxes in the country of residence, if he does not receive any money from the company?
Imagine someone in Austria, let's call him Franz, registers a company in another, non-EU country.
He sells some services in the name of the company. The company gets paid by its customers (the money ...
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Reopening A New Medical Corporation Following Closure Of An Old One Due To Tax Issues
Is it possible for a physician to reopen a new medical corporation with a new tax ID, new telephone number, new location and new name after his old one has been closed due to unpaid taxes? And, if so, ...
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Starting a business: is it legal to hire freelancers if you haven't registered the company yet?
The reasons I would want to delay the registration of this business as much as I can are:
I don't foresee having a single dollar of revenue until at least 2 years later (the product I'm building is ...
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How to start the “streamlined procedure” with the IRS?
I am a USA expatriate. I just learned about the IRS requirement to file tax returns no matter where you live. After some research, it seems the way forward is that I enter the "streamlined procedures" ...
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Cyclic definition of “US Person” by the IRS
The IRS classifies taxpayers into categories of "US Person" and "Foreign Person" based on their immigration status. However, the definition appears to be cyclical:
According to the IRS:
The term ...
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Will Carbon tax be applicable to other emissions?
Will Carbon tax be applied only to carbon emissions, like Carbon dioxide & Carbon monoxide ? or can it legally be applied to other emissions ? Can non-gaseous emissions like Chaff(Chemtrail) also ...
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At formation, in exchange for stock, X contributes cash, Y contributes only “services provided”. What's a smart way to do it?
Setup: X has cash, Y has an idea, experience and contacts and wants to work on this idea full-time. X wants to create a corporation with Y and contribute $100,000 for 50% of its equity.
Option 1: Y ...
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State of Legal Residence - is this person filing taxes right?
I have a friend who left home at 18 to join the Marines. He used his parents' address for mail. He then worked for various overseas companies (doing oil related things) and continued to use his ...
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Can Congress, or any other body, subpoena the President's tax records?
President Trump's tax records, and the question of whether Congress can access them, have been on the news for years. In all this time, I've never heard any analyst debate whether or not a president ...
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Does receiving a stipend for participating in GSoC constitute self-employment?
I participated in Google Summer of Code and received a stipend from Google. I worked with volunteer mentors associated with free/open source projects not associated with Google in any direct way.
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Import duty tax UK if the parcel goes back without being delivered
I ordered a parcel from US (I live in UK) and so I paid import duty tax before delivery. Now, for weird reason FedEx didn't delivered the parcel to me and send it back to US. Now, technically there ...
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Can you avoid extra taxes by making your children the owners of your new business?
My father wants my brother and I to be the owners of his new business in my home city. The reason behind this is to avoid paying extra taxes, as my father already has many businesses in his name and ...
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Taxes and freelancing in Germany
This question is a follow up and more precise version of Tax law and freelancing as a side-job in Germany.
As explained in the linked question, working as a freelancer in Germany could turn out to be ...
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Does the ATO recognise a PayPal business account as a valid business account?
The Australian Tax Office requires that all registered companies have a dedicated bank account for their business.
Does the ATO recognise a PayPal business account as a valid business account?
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Hiring freelancers in Germany
This question is the counterpart to Tax law and freelancing as a side-job in Germany.
What are the laws concerning hiring a freelancer for a short project (for example an international freelancer ...
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Does an increase in Tax Exemptions mean I will pay less in Tax for each paycheck? (USA)
I get too big of a refund each year, so I want to get that closer to 0. Not owing and not getting a refund, in tax.
Should I increase "exemptions"?
Also is "Allowance" and "Witholdings" and "...
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Tax law and freelancing as a side-job in Germany
Is it legally possible for a European (non-German) PhD student/research assistant at a German university (who gets paid according to 75% of the TV-L 13 wage) perform side jobs for international ...
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Hiring a UK resident and citizen to work remotely in a Finnish company (pre and post brexit)
Company A: a software development startup. Incorporated in Finland.
Person B: An UK resident and citizen
A is looking to employ B to work entirely remotely. Because of reasons, it is not possible ...
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What Remedy When a judge sets an impossible standard of evidence?
Is there a legal term or definition to use in an appeal when a lower court judge has set an impossible standard of evidence in his decision? In a property tax appeal,a judge has ignored higher court ...
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Do you have to pay capital gains tax on money earned before you incorporate?
This scenario is in the UK.
A person X makes 1.2 million in sales of an asset, before the end of the tax year the invests all the sales into a newly created corporation and they become owners equity....
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GST/VAT tax. Why some countries return tax to tourists? [closed]
Some countries return tax to tourists in airports.
I don't understand it. Why is it happening? What was the logic behind the decision? Why is it only related to purchase tax and not to income tax? ...
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Why can't a cryptocurrency be classified the same way as airline points or store rewards?
According to an article I read on Law360 (paywalled), Facebook's Libra could never be successful as envisioned because the tax reporting burden on it will be too high. Essentially, users will ...
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Using IP(Internet Protocol address) to calculate Tax
I understand that if I sell things online, I need to calculate Taxes based on customer location.
Can I use IP(Internet Protocol address) to locate customer or should I ask them explicitly?
If it is ...
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If you pay with something other than money, do you have to pay tax?
As an example, let's say a friend of yours is selling their car, and they also need some DIY work doing on their house. If you do the DIY work for them, and they give you the car as payment, do you ...
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To what extent has the legality of property taxes been tested in American courts?
In the United States, many State governments tax land property owners based on the value of the property. These taxes are assessed every year and must be paid or the state will seize your property and ...
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Does the employee or employer decide how to satisfy the tax withholding requirement for restricted stock granted as income? [closed]
I'm currently working at a startup and am going to receive some equity in the company through a restricted stock grant. The CEO inserted this clause into the grant agreement and it's giving me some ...
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What kind of “Trust” should I choose when applying for EIN? Roll over assets from account held in parents' Revocable Trust
My parents established a revocable living trust many years ago. Dad died 12 years ago. Mom died 3 weeks ago. One of the assets in the trust is a mutual fund account with Invesco. They are ...
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What authority does a US state use to tax former residents?
Some US states such as California and New York go to great lengths to keep former residents part of their tax base. As an example, New York continues to consider an individual to be domiciled in NY ...
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What is the optimal form of business, if you are living in Austria and want to minimize legal and tax burden? [closed]
I have a day job and in my leisure write a book. When the book is complete, I want to sell it. Thereafter, I will write another book.
The first couple of books will, most likely, be sold at a loss.
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If a person is court ordered to pay child support in the state of Ohio does that person have the right to claim said children on taxes
Who has the right to claim children. On federal taxes in Ohio?
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Does the federal government have authority to impose tax laws at the state level?
I was reading IRS Stops Attempt To Bypass Trump Tax Law, MD Lawsuit Continues. The article states:
... The IRS said Tuesday that states cannot bypass a $10,000 cap on
state and local tax (SALT) ...
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Can U.S. Tax Forms Be Legally HTMLified?
If I want to have a U.S. government tax form, like a W-9, be able to be filled out on my website, can I convert it to html (so that it looks as identical as possible to the original form), have the ...
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Is a travel agent obligated to support/accept tax-exempt certificates and process refunds for all states?
If a travel agent based in AZ is the charging party, brokering a hotel in TX, and the guest provides a TX tax exemption certificate, is the travel agent obligated to accept/process it and provide a ...
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Schwab 401k 'hacked'; somehow they added/linked an unknown bank account and transfered out ~10% of my balance!! How
I recently received a couple of 'notification' emails from Schwab re. the approval/completion of various changes I supposedly requested to an old 'inactive' (past employer) 401k account, including:
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Is this story about US tax office reasonable?
Ages ago I read a nice story that sounds quite reasonable, but might be complete nonsense. Here it goes:
A private detective in the USA has lots of lawyers as customers. And
they are notoriously ...
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When do you need to request a W9?
I know that a W9 is required when paying over $600 to a US individual or company that is your vendor. What I'm confused about is why you don't need to request a W9 if you walk into best buy and have ...
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What is the 83b Election postmark filing deadline?
I am getting mixed opinion on how the 83b deadline is interpreted and need clarification, due to the potential financial implications.
Does the 83b election need to be filed 30 days beginning on the ...
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Tax fraud, revealed on the show
A person on disability, supposedly can only make $1000/month without having to report that income to the IRS. If a person on the show is shown to make more than they should, revealed in a case before ...
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ARD / ZDF reduced bill or no pay at all
I have many years now "Tinnitus". I have already visited a doctor and he told me that i can use a hearing device or i should do an operation, if things go worse.
A friend of mine said that as long i ...
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Congress and Trump's Tax Filings [closed]
I am very interested in Congress subpoenaing the IRS for Trump's individual Tax Return for the last 6 years.
I realize they have oversight. But it would look to me as an one outside of the law ...
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Do I have to pay taxes on external savings?
I am thinking about moving to Canada to work, save for retirement, and move back to Portugal for retirement because of the lower cost of living. I will contribute to the Canada Pension Plan and also ...
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Who gets the tax credit, if I say yes to “Would you like to donate a dollar to xyz” at the cashier of a shop in the U.S.A.?
I often get asked by some fast food restaurants and other businesses to make a donation to such and such cause when I try to pay at the cashier.
If I say yes, who gets the tax credit?
Me or the ...
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Is it legal for tax company to fail to protect my tax info from former spouse?
I file taxes with H&R Block. I divorced in 2016. My ex-spouse logged into H&R Block 4/13/19 and was able to view my 2016 and 2017 taxes. An H&R Block associate instructed me to contact ...
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Are there legal consequences if Trump's tax returns are not handed over?
In an April 13 letter that appeared to move Democrats closer to a federal court battle against the Trump administration, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal warned the IRS that ...
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Tax treaty and residence country taxation
Suppose you are a scholar that has a contract at a university in state S for less than 2 years, and you are resident in your home country, say Italy. Then you successfully apply for tax treaty ...
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Why Elizabeth Warren effective tax rate is 22% and not 30% on $900k income [closed]
Today US Senator Elizabeth Warren released her family's tax returns, as reported here by LA Times. Article says that:
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren has released her
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Taxation in the U.S. for non-residents living abroad [closed]
I have the opportunity to get a small share of an acquaintance's LLC in the U.S. in exchange for some services. However, I am not a U.S. citizen or a resident of the U.S. - in fact, I have never been. ...
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Can I give money to another to give to charity, so she gets a deduction?
This is a question about Step Transactions. IRS, USA.
Suppose I am retired and of limited income, so my tax bracket is about 10% and I don't itemize.
I want to give $10,000 to a 501(c)(3) ...
