Oregon Legal Research BlogTake a look at the future:
“Automation tools are enabling Washington D.C. to publish its laws much faster: A process that once took months can now be completed by a single person in just one week,” by By Colin Wood, from States Scoop, 1/12/18:
Articles Tagged with tax law
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A Reading List for People Planning to “Occupy” Public Property
Short of performing a bundy-ectomy (formerly reserved for Al or Ted), let’s get another view of this particular cathedral. Here is an old Law Librarian’s take on protest and occupation:
Read a Book, Read the Law:
The history of protest goes back to the beginning of human time (check out the Flintstones if you doubt me).
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IRS Publication on the Affordable Health Care Law
IRS publication 5187, also available at the IRS ACA website, may help you learn how the Affordable Care Act affects your taxes.
IRS Publication 5187, Health Care Law: What’s New for Individuals and Families: While the health care law has several parts, this publication breaks down what’s new for the 2014 federal tax return you will be filing in 2015.
“This new publication provides important information for taxpayers who:
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Free Federal Tax Law Research: Legalbitstream and More
About once a quarter we’re asked where to find IRS Private Letter Rulings and other IRS documents that used to be tough to find outside a law library that subscribed to expensive tax databases and treatises.
You can still find these documents in the usual fee-based resources, Lexis, Westlaw, and (maybe) Bloomberg (we don’t subscribe to Bloomberg, so I don’t know).
But there are also some free sources. One of those is Legalbitstream: “Your Source for Free Federal Tax Law Research, Comprehensive and timely updated databases.”
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Oregon Tax Amnesty Program Begins October 1, 2009
Visit the Oregon Tax Amnesty website for details:
“What is tax amnesty?
Tax amnesty is an opportunity for taxpayers to file or amend tax returns in exchange for a waiver of penalty and partial interest.