Tax

What Happened Is…I Can’t Pay My Taxes

"Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's." [Matthew 22:21] You can't pay your taxes.  I'm stressing "can't," because it's not to be confused with "won't." We are only working with the can’t and not the won’t. If you're...

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Three Tax Tips

"Is this my bill or my phone number?” - Peter Griffin It’s tax season and I’m in a tax tip sort of mood. All sorts of questions get thrown at Brinen & Associates and we are happy to be a resource for companies and individuals. We’ve touched upon some of these...

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Did the PATH Choose you?

  “Does the walker choose the path, or the path the walker?” ― Garth Nix, Sabriel    In December, Congress passed the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (PATH) which was combined with other legislation and signed in to law by President Obama....

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From the Mail Bag – a Question of Nexus

From the Mail Bag – a Question of Nexus

“Trade is the oldest and most important economic nexus among nations. Indeed, trade along with war has been central to the evolution of international relations.” – Chapter Five, The Politics Of International Trade, p. 171

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