Germany top court same-sex couples entitled to tax benefits
June 6, 2013
The Federal Constitutional Court of Germany ruled Thursday that couples in same-sex civil unions should be awarded the same income tax benefits as married couples. This ruling is a retroactive interpretation of the Civil Partnership Act of 2001, which recognized civil unions, but did not explicitly....... [more] 
President Adams pardoned participants of Pennsylvania rebellion
May 21, 2013
On May 21, 1800, US President John Adams issued a pardon to the participants in the 1799 Fries' Rebellion that occurred in southeastern Pennsylvania. The rebellion, motivated by citizen disdain over a federal property tax, resulted in protestors descending on Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in March 1799 t....... [more]
Supreme Court rules on foreign taxes
May 20, 2013
The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in PPL Corp. v. Commissioner that a UK "windfall tax" is creditable under US tax law. Internal Revenue Code §901(b)(1) states that any "income, war profits, and excess profits taxes" paid overseas are creditable against US income taxes. In 1997, the UK imposed....... [more]
Holder orders criminal investigation of IRS
May 15, 2013
US Attorney General Eric Holder announced Tuesday that the Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into allegations that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) unfairly scrutinized tax-exemptions for conservative groups. The agency initially singled out groups with applications containing....... [more]
Italy appeals court upholds Berlusconi tax fraud conviction
May 8, 2013
A Milan appeals court on Wednesday upheld the tax fraud conviction of former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, affirming his four-year sentence. He was convicted in October on charges that his media empire Mediaset purchased television rights for US movies through offshore companies and fal....... [more]
US Senate approves bill allowing states to tax Internet purchases
May 7, 2013
The US Senate approved a bill on Monday that would subject online shopping, a traditionally tax-free frontier, to state sales taxes. The law currently maintains that retailers must have a physical presence in the state to collect sales taxes. Thus, many Internet retailers have an advantage with tax....... [more]
Kansas governor signs anti-abortion bill into law
April 20, 2013
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback on Friday signed the strict anti-abortion legislation into law. The legislation prohibits abortions based on the baby's sex, prevents abortion providers from receiving certain tax breaks and proclaims that life begins at fertilization. The provision dealing with tax bre....... [more]
President Obama expanded hospital visitation rights to same-sex couples
April 15, 2013
On April 15, 2010, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HSS), per an order from President Barack Obama, advised hospitals that accept Medicare and Medicaid funding to broaden patient rights. These rights include honoring any advance directives created by a patient, which usually dictate v....... [more]
Kansas legislature approves anti-abortion bill declaring life begins at fertilization
April 8, 2013
The Kansas legislature on Friday approved an anti-abortion bill that declares that life begins at fertilization, granting unborn children "all the rights, privileges and immunities
available to other persons, citizens and residents" of the state. The bill prohibits the state from funding abortion se....... [more]
New York high court rules state can collect sales tax from out-of-state companies
March 30, 2013
The New York Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday that New York may impose a sales tax on out-of-state retailers that do business within the state. At issue in the case was a 2008 state tax law known as the Internet Tax, which places a sales tax on out-of-state online businesses that generate at leas....... [more]
Maryland Senate approves bill allowing driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants
March 27, 2013
The Maryland Senate on Monday voted 29-18 to approve a bill that would substantially expand the availability of driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants residing in the state. To be eligible to receive a driver's license, the applicant must provide proof of having filed Maryland state income tax....... [more]
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