As if the IRS wasn’t busy enough with laws governing tax deductions! Here’s a growing industry producing legal marijuana in multiple states, yet growers can’t take any write-offs because it’s not in the U.S. tax code. Some may want to keep it that way …

If you’re taking the home-office deduction, you need to save those receipts relating to your business within the home, and in this case you are the one that generates the receipts supporting those expenses.

What’s more American than baseball? Take a look at these “Tax Dodgers,” who aim their sassy satire at none other than the flamboyant Donald Trump.

As Americans we pay income tax, sales tax and property tax. Then there’s estate tax, inheritance tax and soda-pop tax. As much as we complain about taxation in the U.S., we do seem to have a penchant for turning our discontent into humorous photo ops. Therein lies an abundant opportunity for poking a little fun at a “taxing” topic.

Now here’s an interesting take on taxation. Where on earth can you find a group of folks taking to the streets to demand an increase in taxes?

While other citizens of various countries take to the highways and byways demanding to lessen the tax burden, we Americans want to pay more! How would the Founding Fathers have envisioned such a turn of events back in the days of the Boston Tea Party?

Times have changed in a country deeply divided over taxation policies. Advocates for the poor are at work organizing marches to draw attention to what they say is the need for more taxes, not less.

RobinHood.org in New York City hold aloft banners decrying a taxation system that does not do enough for Americans in poverty. The charity dispensed more than $146 million in 2011 to fight poverty in New York City.

What do you think would happen if these two groups met together?

The best thing about the tax debate is that we continue to share our collective views and every voice has an opportunity to chime in on the necessity and fairness of our taxation laws, including those compliance requirements for small business owners. We all know it’s a pain to keep track of those little deductions that can add up to big savings when the tax bill arrives.

As Americans, we must never forget that we collectively tax ourselves in order to provide for ourselves. That’s why it’s good to hear the many voices in this debate ring out to express our views on the taxes we pay.

From retail shops scented with alluring fragrance to sweet-smelling billboards, the latest marketing trend brings an olfactory draw to the retail world.

Although historically merchants have filled their shops with pleasant whiffs of fragrance, scent technology has come a long way from the simple act of burning a scented candle.

For example, peach-scented billboards or signs emitting the smell of freshly grilled steaks have added a new marketing channel — one that reaches consumers via a surprisingly powerful means. A slew of researchers are busy at work devising new ways to connect with consumers at a subliminal level. Scent marketing is one way to do just that.

After all, what’s more compelling than the smell of a sumptuous meal or the enticing aroma of baked goods?

The new marketing strategy isn’t without controversy. City officials in San Francisco demanded cookie-scented strips be removed from bus shelters the day after they were installed as part of a campaign to encourage consumers to buy more dairy products.

Olfactory marketing has always been a contentious issue because smell evokes such strong associations. That’s exactly why marketers seek to use it to tap into those deep-seated desires for comforting and soothing experiences. Sending forth the smell of grilled steak is sure to attract attention.

Have you considered using scent to attract more customers?