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Gaseous hope for Republicans

Renegade Republican — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:00:13 +0000

As I have written endlessly that the wilderness years of the Republican Party are now upon us.

In a final insult to working people, the Bush EPA is proposing taxing ranchers who own cows and pigs because when they pass gas they say it adds to global warming. If the Obama administration runs with this there could be a chance for the GOP to come out of the pig sty.

The proposal would require farms or ranches with more than 25 dairy cows, 50 beef cattle, or 200 hogs to pay an annual fee of about $175 for each dairy cow, $87.50 per head of beef cattle, and $20 for each hog. These folks never met a tax they did not like! Nobody comes between Americans and their pork ribs or steak!

So read for yourself, and prepare for the mother of all food fights! All hail the cow dung rebellion!

Small Business Fair to offer tax tips for small business and non-profits, Mar 25

admin — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:11:23 +0000

A Small Business Fair will be held March 25 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Concord. This is a free seminar for small business owners put on by several tax agencies to assist with tax aspects of your business. Talk to experts from the Board of Equalization, Internal Revenue Service, Franchise Tax Board and Employment Development Department.

- Seminars for Non-Profits
Free seminars to discuss tax laws, exemptions, and reporting requirements as they apply to non-profit or exempt organizations.See below.

Sales and Use Tax Classes available
- Basic Sales and Use Tax
- Sale and Use Tax Return Preparation
- Online Tutorial in Basic Sales Tax

e-file/e-Services Workshop (for Tax Professionals)
- The California Franchise Tax Board, Internal Revenue Service, Employment Development Department, and the Board of Equalization offer their free Annual e-file Workshops and Exhibits to bring you the latest information and assistance.

Contra Costa taxpayer groups release report cards for State reps

admin — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:42:37 +0000

The Contra Costa County Taxpayers published the report card grades for local state reprentatives based on their fiduciary duties to represent taxpayers. Here are the results:

The Howard Jarvis Taxpayer Association (www.hjta.org) has released its Legislative Report Card for 2007: state lawmakers from our area were rated as follows:

- Senator Tom Torlakson = F
- Assemblyman Mark DeSaulnier = F
- Assemblywoman Loni Hancock = F
- Assemblyman Guy Houston = A

The California Taxpayers Association (www.caltax.org), which has been around since 1926, recently issued its annual Cal-Tax Voting Record on the bills they considered most important. State lawmakers from our area took the same position advocation by CalTax in the following percentages:

- Senator Tom Torlakson = 0%
- Assemblyman Mark DeSaulnier = 17%
- Assemblywoman Loni Hancock = 13%
- Assemblyman Guy Houston = 100%

The California Chamber ranked how these member voted for Chamber backed legislation

- Senator Tom Torlakson = 1 of 14
- Assemblyman Mark DeSaulnier = 1 of 14
- Assemblywoman Loni Hancock = 3 of 14
- Assemblyman Guy Houston = 14 of 14