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Poole Researchers Uncover Tax Costs of Gambling

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Oct 23, 2024

How Airbnb Could Help Curb the Rise in Housing Costs

Doing a better job of collecting taxes owed by short-term home rentals appears to slow the rise of home prices.
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Oct 2, 2024

Inside Shohei Ohtani’s Unusual Contract

Baseball’s first 50-50 player, Shohei Ohtani, may have left $50M on the table. Two Poole experts analyze his contract.
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Sep 17, 2024

Study: Two Editing Tricks Can Help Companies Boost Investor Confidence

A new study finds there are two simple editing changes companies can make to their annual reports that improve investor confidence.
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Sep 9, 2024

The Tax Bill for NIL

Name, imagine and likeness payments bring new wealth to college athletes—and new tax burdens.
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Sep 4, 2024

What If Tips Didn’t Get Taxed?

Poole College researchers Nathan Goldman and Christina Lewellen explore the implications of a policy both presidential candidates favor.
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Aug 8, 2024

The Tax Implications of Olympic Prizes

When athletes medal at this year’s Summer Olympics, they’ll attract the eyes of the world—and tax collectors. Poole College experts unpack Olympic tax impacts.
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Jun 6, 2024

How to Build a Team of ‘Appropriately Skeptical’ Financial Statement Auditors

Rewarding skepticism is associated with an increased likelihood of identifying potential fraud during the auditing process.
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May 31, 2024

The ABCs of LLCs (and C and S corps, too)

An entrepreneur’s choice of business entity type affects everything from taxes to legal liability. Poole College scholars analyze the options for organizing.

May 31, 2024

Gambling Taxes Hit Low-Income Bettors Hardest

North Carolina taxes online gambling winnings, but losses aren’t deductible. That hits low-income payers hardest, a Poole College professor says.

May 14, 2024

Poole Researchers Uncover Tax Costs of Gambling

SportsHandle, a digital publication that covers legal gambling in the United States, recently highlighted Poole College research on the lose-lose tax proposition facing North Carolina gamblers.  “North Carolina doesn’t have itemized deductions for gambling,” Poole economist Nathan Goldman told SportsHandle. “There is a flat tax of 4.5 percent on gambling winnings. As an example, if…