The Increased Price of Gas: The Gas Tax
By Joseph Zimmerl: Anyone who drives in California knows that gas here is expensive. If you have ever driven to Oregon, Nevada or Arizona you may have also noticed that [...]
California To Revive Its Estate Tax?
Written by Joseph Zimmerl: With the election of President Trump comes discussion of the repeal of the Federal estate tax. While this law is widely discussed and debated it only [...]
What You Didn’t Know About Dr. King and Taxes
Today, as we commemorate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., it might be helpful to take a trip down memory lane. In particular, as a tax attorney I [...]
My Response to the Bernie Sanders Tax Proposal
The other day, Senator Bernie Sanders released a one-page informational sheet which charges that it will close the tax "loopholes" used by the mega-wealthy. The release was pretty bare-boned and [...]
Are Trump’s HUUUGE Losses Real?
If there was something I never saw coming, it was the hand-wringing and TV pundit analysis of the relatively common use of Net Operating Losses--albeit by Donald Trump. To all [...]
Hillary Clinton Proposes 65% Estate Tax
Hillary Clinton took Senator Bernie Sanders' lead by proposing a change to the estate tax rules that would add three new tax bracket on the largest estates. Under her proposal, [...]