Are we sure how an EC-9 FTT would work? I don't trust the prior linked Brazilian media report alone on this crucial question. Can someone pin this...
Progress Seen on EU Transaction Tax - WSJ.com http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443768804578038483868259290.html It seems like...
Like the broad criticism points in this article....
I'm in Finland helping my wife with family stuff. Saw the FM on TV Saturday push a scheduled FTT vote this Friday in parliament, for Finns to join...
Mixed reports. Read an article this morning that said Spain's PM was presenting a new budget, austerity and tax increase plan that would include...
Just guessing that Spain and Italy may be holding EC-9 FTT hostage for more ESM and ECB bailouts, with less EU and IMF-imposed austerity measures....
Germany Moves to Brake High-Speed Trading - WSJ.com http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444813104578018292059338944.html Seems like...
How many Elite Traders are trading swaps these days? Or instruments like ETFs or options on ETFs that include swap contracts? How many are...
Thanks Tom. Wow, that's scary. Main Street is hurt when financial markets are in disarray, liquidity dries up, and prices are distorted...
Nice letter Tom Davis to send to Congressmen, thanks. I suggest one more bullet point about how FTT damages markets, jobs and economic...
We issued this update. An update note to tax preparers and traders about incorrect 1099-Bs and 2011 tax filings...
It seems the German court's decision today enabling the bazooka bailout funds to proceed put FTT EC9 back in forward motion. Lot's of Google...
Regards. I got this answer from one of our CPAs. "I donât believe that would ever happen, but in the perfect world he describes the total...
It's going to be extra hard to reconcile wash sales, as there are many known reasons why they won't match. Brokers often report potential wash...
Good post on Bloomberg and the AMT-patch portion of the fiscal cliff. I agree that the bi-partisan willingness to do an annual AMT patch -...
Disagree. The CFTC enforcement attorney said Americans couldn't use offshore dummy corps to evade the CFTC forex trading rules for retail...
If they don't extend the Bush-era tax cuts in the lame-duck session early on, then yes, tax advisors are suggesting to their clients to sell...
Your still reading me wrong. I wrote in other blogs that I supported Bowles Simpson and like one rate for all income, making things simpler and...
Both parties have played chicken, held the other hostage and fiddled too much. Read a blog I wrote In Nov. 2011. Republicans And Democrats...
Wrote this piece from the heart after watching the conventions and right after Obama's speech. Most speakers shared their feelings, so I shared...
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