Taxable Quotes

The death tax is growing increasingly unpopular with the American people, and it's for obvious reasons. They know double taxation when they see it. They know that if they pay income tax, they pay capital gains tax, they pay sales tax, that it's absolutely, fundamentally, inherently wrong to make death another taxable event. - Tim Hutchinson

The chief benefit here is that you are getting tax-exempt income. This security is a viable alternative to investing in taxable money market instruments. - David Darst

So with gas prices going up about a buck since last year, that means about $1.5 billion more in taxes. Having said that, that same money would have likely gone into other taxable goods and services. - Brad Williams

Republicans and Democrats can agree that the time has come to bury the death tax deep in the ground where it belongs. The death tax is fundamentally unfair, it undermines the economy and it produces virtually no revenue after all is said and done. Americans know in their hearts that death should not be a taxable event and they look now to their senators in Washington to do what is right when this vote comes up in May. - Dick Patten

Raising the traditional and early retirement ages will mean extending workers' taxable earning years, fueling economic growth and putting a dent in our unfunded-liabilities crisis by delaying payouts. - Michelle Malkin

People should try to diversify across tax-deferred and taxable accounts. - Christopher Jones

Only in Washington would death be considered a taxable event. - Mike Ferguson

Nearly all educational expenditure should be considered a capital outlay, whether it provides a future return in the form of enhanced taxable income or in terms of an enhanced quality of life. - William Vickrey

Many times, certain deductible expenses are overlooked. Be sure to keep track of all of your travel expenses, including transportation, parking fees, ferry fees, tolls, lodging, meals and other incidental expenses. An important point to remember about military differential pay is that while the income is taxable, this pay is not considered wages and is not subject to Social Security and Medicare taxes. So it's important that military taxpayers ensure that their employers treat these earnings correctly. - Mark Steber

Let the buyer beware. U.S. citizens who have income anywhere are required to report that and it's taxable. - Don Roberts