 Roman emperor Vespasian placed a tax on urine in the first century A.D. Urine at that time was collected and used as a source of ammonia for tanning hides, laundering garments and to clean and whiten their teeth. It actually worked to clean and whiten teeth. It was said that the "best" urine came from Portugal since their urine was the strongest.
The tax was paid by the purchaser of the urine!
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A: Tax returns forms are documents created by the Federal and State (local) taxing authorities so that taxpayers can submit how much money they made during the prior year versus how much money they paid in taxes. Basically the Government wants to know have you met your legal obligations to pay the government. Q: Who else uses these tax forms? A: The tax forms belong to the Federal, State and Local taxing authorities. Other organizations that you do business with may ask you to furnish a copy to them as part of their policy, such as financial institutions, adoption agencies, foreign countries, health insurance providers, etc...basically anyone can request your tax returns from you, but its up to you to provide it to them. Q: Can I refuse to give a copy of my tax return to any other organization aside from the taxing authorities? A: Yes, but you may not get what you are asking for from that organization. It is important to understand that the tax returns that are filed with the taxing authority are yours. Without your say so no other organization will have access to your tax return. Also there may be a time where your lender may ask for a letter from your Accountant regarding the tax return they filed. These are called comfort letters, the lenders use these letters and add them to your loan and later if you are late or default on your loan they will try to sue your Accountant. For this reason and due to AICPA Professional Code of Conduct Standards Spencer Accounting Group, LLC, does not respond to any request from banks, mortgage brokers or others for verification of any information reported on these tax returns.  The prior-law graduated corporate tax rates have been consolidated into one 21% flat rate.
 IRS expects the earliest EITC/ACTC related refunds to be available in taxpayer bank accounts or on debit cards starting on Feb. 27, 2018, if those taxpayers chose direct deposit and there are no other issues with the tax return. This additional period is due to several factors, including banking and financial systems needing time to process deposits.
After refunds leave the IRS, it takes additional time for them to be processed and for financial institutions to accept and deposit the refunds to bank accounts and products. The IRS reminds taxpayers many financial institutions do not process payments on weekends or holidays, which can affect when refunds reach taxpayers. For EITC and ACTC filers, the three-day holiday weekend involving Presidents’ Day may affect their refund timing. |
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