If this is a tax loophole, the easy fair fix would be to tax the non-for-profit on the donations it receives in the form of appreicated property.
That is because, in this fair land, everything is tax-motivated.
Tax Commissioner Thomas Mattox said the ruling affirms New York's approach to fair tax administration for both brick-and-mortar and Internet-based businesses.
If they do, people who believe their investments are good due only to the favorable tax rates will sell, creating more opportunities for people who believe the investments are good regardless of tax rates to find fair-priced purchases.
Last week, the Conservatives called for people who take more than their fair share of flights to pay more tax - in effect, proposing a "polluter pays" approach.
All of us, regardless of party, should be worried that it will be that much harder to get fair, common-sense financial reforms, or close unwarranted tax loopholes that reward corporations from sheltering their income or shipping American jobs off-shore.
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If a fair and simpler tax system served to jumpstart economic growth, non-profits might even come out ahead, thanks to the traditional generosity of Americans.
It proposes, among other things, tax cuts, especially for the low-paid: fair enough.
We will return to fiscal responsibility and fair tax policies first, and then we will address the long-term challenges facing Social Security.
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It seems only fair that if people want to vote to pay more council tax (residential-property tax) in return for better services, their wishes should not be overruled by the government.
The basic rule for donations of art and collectibles is this: If you've held the work for more than a year and the recipient charity uses it in a manner related to its tax-exempt purpose, you can deduct the work's fair market value, while not paying the usual 28% tax on the appreciation.
"The Fair Tax, " a new book by Rep. John Linder and radio talk-show host Neal Boortz, is currently topping best-seller lists.
He argued that it was not fair to axe the higher tax threshold of "low and middle income pensioners" - the so-called "granny tax".
Because the bags are not bio-degradable it is a fair bet that some of them pre-date the Republic of Ireland's plastic bags tax, introduced 11 years ago.
Mr Barber said the government had "set the cruel and mistaken objective of getting rid of the deficit in just four years" - and he called for a "movement for the alternative" based on fair tax and growth.
To ensure that tax reform gets a fair hearing, he says Republicans plan to create a "fast-track" authority so that the compromise doesn't get bogged down in committees and is assured an up or down vote on the House floor.
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The increase in capital gains tax - which the Lib Dems see as not only a sensible reform, but as fair - has been less spectacular than they advocated.
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