Tax News Roundup

• Associated Press:
  • Huckabee Touts "Fair Tax" in Florida, by Melissa Nelson
  • Prosecution Rests in Snipes Trial
  • Wrong Tax Documents Mailed to 2.7 Million Social Security Recipients
• Center on Budget & Policy Priorities:
  • An Analysis of the Rebate Proposal in the Announced Stimulus Deal, by Aviva Aron-Dine
  • Dispelling Confusion on Food Stamps, Tax Rebates, and the Stimulus Package, by Robert Greenstein
• Citizens for Tax Justice:
  • Tax Justice Digest
• Government Accountability Office:
  • Qualified Intermediary Program Provides Some Assurance That Taxes on Foreign Investors Are Withheld and Reported, But Can Be Improved (GAO-08-99)
• Greg Mankiw's Blog:
  • The Coalition Against Fiscal Stimulus
  • McCain on Tax Reform
• Mauled Again:  Something Better Than a Tax Rebate?, by Jim Maule
• Tax Foundation's Tax Policy Blog:
  • AARP Complains Not Enough of Stimulus Goes to Seniors, by Gerald Prante
• A Taxing Matter:  Economic Stimulus Package:
  • Criticism
  • Tentative Deal
  • Bush Position
  • CBO Position
• New York Times:
  • Don’t Dismiss the Psychology of the Tax Refund, by Phyllis Korkki
• Wall Street Journal:
  • Economists Question Effectiveness of Business Break in Stimulus Bill, by Jesse Drucker & Timothy Aeppel
  • Tax-Happy Brazil Hits the Wall (op-ed), by Mary Anastasia O'Grady