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Tuesday, April 12, 2022

ANAO reports on ATO’s JobKeeper performance

ANAO reports on ATO’s JobKeeper performance



WSJ Op-Ed: When Judge Jackson Sided With A Pro-Israel Nonprofit In Tax Exemption Battle Against The IRS


EU considering bans on coal, banks and shipping as Poland and Baltic states push for stronger measures


These are the words Amazon’s planned employee chat app reportedly won’t let you sayThe Verge


IT’S BEEN NOTED:  Putin’s New Ukraine General Was ‘Butcher Of Syria’.


With Sweeps of Homeless Encampments, Liberal Cities Wage War on Poorest Residents Intercept


Bernie Sanders to hold hearing on how “corporate greed and profiteering” are fueling inflation Salon


A Union Has A Pivotal Decision To Make In This New Play HuffPo






Orli Oren-Kolbinger (Villanova; Google Scholar), The Error Cost of Marriage, 23 N.Y.U. J. Legis. & Pub. Pol'y 643 (2021):

Since its inception in 1918, the joint filing election has been one of the U.S. tax system’s most controversial concepts. This tax election allows married taxpayers to file a joint tax return or file two separate returns. Some err, either because they do not know they have a choice or simply because they choose unwisely and elect the less beneficial filing status.


D.C. Circuit Judge Suggests Trump Could Be Treated As Sitting President In Fight With Congress Over His Tax Returns


Married At First Sight Nude Photo Sharing Scandal: Was a Crime Committed?


Make Use Of: “Just like maths and physics, technology and computing also have a set of “laws” that people have observed over the decades. Certain laws define the way things work in every sphere of existence. 

The laws of physics, nature, mathematics, evolution, etc., all explain a range of phenomena in their respective fields. These laws might not necessarily bind you like the legal framework of governments because they’re not policies. Instead, they can be defined as observable patterns that repeat in specific settings.Tech and cyberspace are no different. They have laws and similar patterns. Some of them are entertaining, some are consequential, and the rest are an ironic combination of both…”


Crypto, Corruption, and Capital Controls: Cross-Country Correlations - March 25, 2022 – “Empirical investigation of the factors underlying the growing usage of crypto-assets is in its infancy, owing to data limitations. In this paper, we present a simple cross-country analysis drawing on recently released survey-based data. We explore the correlation of crypto-asset usage with indicators of corruption, capital controls, a history of high inflation, and other factors. 

We find that crypto-asset usage is significantly and positively associated with higher perception of corruption and more intensive capital controls. Notwithstanding the data limitations, the results support the case for regulating crypto-assets, including know-your-customer approaches, as opposed to taking a laissez-faire stance.”