Why People Pay Taxes

Why People Pay Taxes

Author: Joel Slemrod

Publisher:

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 361

ISBN-13: 9780472103386

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Experts discuss strategies for curtailing tax evasion


Maryland Politics and Government

Maryland Politics and Government

Author: John T. Willis

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 2012-01-01

Total Pages: 399

ISBN-13: 0803238436

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Tucked between the larger commonwealths of Pennsylvania and Virginia and overshadowed by the political maneuverings of its neighbor, Washington, D.C., Maryland has often been overlooked and neglected in studies of state governmental systems. With the publication of Maryland Politics and Government, the challenging demographic diversity, geographic variety, and dynamic Democratic pragmatism of Maryland finally get their due. Two longtime political analysts, Herbert C. Smith and John T. Willis, conduct a sustained inquiry into topics including the Maryland identity, political history, and interest groups; the three branches of state government; and policy areas such as taxation, spending, transportation, and the environment. Smith and Willis also establish a “Two Marylands” model that explains the dominance of the Maryland Democratic Party, established in the post–Civil War era, that persists to this day even in a time of political polarization. Unique in its scope, detail, and coverage, Maryland Politics and Government sets the standard for understanding the politics of the Free State (or, alternately, the Old Line State) for years to come.


Maryland's Geology

Maryland's Geology

Author: Martin F. Schmidt

Publisher: Cornell Maritime Press/Tidewater Publishers

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13:

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Written for the interested layman or sturdent with no specialized training, this book explains the basics of geological processes, and then shows how they worked to create Maryland's beautiful and fascinating landforms.


Maryland Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts Library

Maryland Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts Library

Author: Aryeh Guttenberg

Publisher: Data Trace Media

Published: 1998-01-01

Total Pages: 1088

ISBN-13: 9781574000375

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Renowned Maryland trusts & estates attorney, Aryeh Guttenberg, has drawn from his extensive experience to bring you strategies & forms for virtually every situation you will encounter. His insightful commentary provides a thorough discussion & analysis of sophisticated strategies & many key areas of estate planning, including explanations of The Maryland Law of Wills, Organizational Checklist of Wills, The Unified Gift & Transfer Tax System, Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax, Guide to Selection of Personal Representative, Trustees & Guardians, Formula Clauses for Wills & Trusts, Special Right of Election in Maryland, Q DOTS, Power of Appointment, Types of Joint Ownership, Disclaimers & Uses of Dynasty Trusts. This book gives you instant access to forms for virtually every situation that are adaptable for your clients. From preparing simple wills to complex wills & trusts, you will find forms both in the book & on the companion CD-ROM. The forms are arranged as modular templates so that you can customize your document creation with the easily interchangeable provisions & even create your own library of wills & trusts.


Federal Wealth Transfer Taxes

Federal Wealth Transfer Taxes

Author: Kevin M. Yamamoto

Publisher: West Academic

Published: 2006-01-01

Total Pages: 506

ISBN-13: 9780314153159

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The modern federal wealth transfer tax regime traces back to the Revenue Act of 1916. Today, the federal wealth transfer tax regime consists of three separate taxes: (1) the federal estate tax; (2) the federal gift tax; and (3) the federal generation-skipping transfer tax. All three taxes are excises imposed on the gratuitous transfer of wealth by individuals. Yamamoto and Donaldson's Black Letter Outline on Federal Wealth Transfer Taxes thoroughly covers and explains all three types of federal wealth transfer taxes.


The Upside-Down Constitution

The Upside-Down Constitution

Author: Michael S. Greve

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 2012-02-29

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780674061910

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Over the course of the nation’s history, the Constitution has been turned upside-down, Michael Greve argues in this provocative book. The Constitution’s vision of a federalism in which local, state, and federal government compete to satisfy the preferences of individuals has given way to a cooperative, cartelized federalism that enables interest groups to leverage power at every level for their own benefit. Greve traces this inversion from the Constitution’s founding through today, dispelling much received wisdom along the way. The Upside-Down Constitution shows how federalism’s transformation was a response to states’ demands, not an imposition on them. From the nineteenth-century judicial elaboration of a competitive federal order, to the New Deal transformation, to the contemporary Supreme Court’s impoverished understanding of constitutional structure, and the “devolution” in vogue today, Greve describes a trend that will lead to more government and fiscal profligacy, not less. Taking aim at both the progressive heirs of the New Deal and the vocal originalists of our own time, The Upside-Down Constitution explains why the current fiscal crisis will soon compel a fundamental renegotiation of a new federalism grounded in constitutional principles.