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Mutual Funds, Fairness, And The Income Gap, Samuel D. Brunson
Mutual Funds, Fairness, And The Income Gap, Samuel D. Brunson
Samuel D. Brunson
The rich, it turns out, are different from the rest of us. The wealthy, for example, can assemble a diversified portfolio of securities, or can invest through hedge and private equity funds. When the rest of us invest, we do so largely through mutual funds. Nearly half of American households own mutual funds, and mutual funds represented a significant portion of the financial assets held by U.S. households.
The tax rules governing mutual funds create an investment vehicle with significantly worse tax treatment than investments available to the wealthy. In particular, the tax rules governing mutual funds force shareholders to …
Taxing Polygamy: Married Filing Jointly (And Severally?), Samuel D. Brunson
Taxing Polygamy: Married Filing Jointly (And Severally?), Samuel D. Brunson
Samuel D. Brunson
The tax law treats married and unmarried taxpayers differently in several respects. Married persons, for example, can file and pay their taxes as a unified taxpayer, with rates that are different than those that apply to unmarried taxpayers. This different treatment of married persons has elicited criticism over the years. Some of the more salient criticisms include that married persons do not necessarily function as an economic unit, that joint filing discourages women from working, and that the various exclusions from the joint filing regime—including gay couples—is unfair.
This Article looks at joint filing through the lens of polygamy. Polygamy …
The Nondelegation Doctrine And The Federal Income Tax: May Congress Grant The President The Authority To Set The Income Tax Rates?, Andre L. Smith
The Nondelegation Doctrine And The Federal Income Tax: May Congress Grant The President The Authority To Set The Income Tax Rates?, Andre L. Smith
Andre L. Smith
No abstract provided.
The New York Marriage Equality Act And The Income Tax, Patricia A. Cain
The New York Marriage Equality Act And The Income Tax, Patricia A. Cain
Faculty Publications
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Giving Up Your Tax Refund To Keep It: Tax Prepayment In The Context Of The Bankruptcy Estate, C. D. Bradley
Giving Up Your Tax Refund To Keep It: Tax Prepayment In The Context Of The Bankruptcy Estate, C. D. Bradley
Kentucky Law Journal
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Recent Developments In Federal Income Taxation: The Year 2011, Martin J. Mcmahon Jr., Ira B. Shepard, Daniel L. Simmons
Recent Developments In Federal Income Taxation: The Year 2011, Martin J. Mcmahon Jr., Ira B. Shepard, Daniel L. Simmons
UF Law Faculty Publications
This recent developments outline discusses, and provides context to understand the significance of, the most important judicial decisions and administrative rulings and regulations promulgated by the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department during the most recent twelve months - and sometimes a little farther back in time if we find the item particularly humorous or outrageous. Most Treasury Regulations, however, are so complex that they cannot be discussed in detail and, anyway, only a devout masochist would read them all the way through; just the basic topic and fundamental principles are highlighted - unless one of us decides to go …