tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851300.post6819265626835111789..comments2023-11-05T06:06:12.057-06:00Comments on The 271 Patent Blog: . . . Try and Try Again - Congress Makes Another Attempt to Ban Tax Strategy PatentsTwo-Seventy-One Patent Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02481083706071978817noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851300.post-71363378449061898592009-05-28T17:45:17.861-05:002009-05-28T17:45:17.861-05:00Wait, so I buy a book online instead of at the loc...Wait, so I buy a book online instead of at the local book store, which thereby "has the effect of reducing my tax liability", and that is unpatentable? Doesn't a very large number of business methods have "the effect of reducing . . . a taxpayer’s tax liability"? Not primary effect, not an effect without other business justification, but just effect when implemented.TJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851300.post-14521566219992132262009-05-27T10:42:08.284-05:002009-05-27T10:42:08.284-05:00So congress is finally in the same class as the ca...So congress is finally in the same class as the casinos. Las Vegas can throw you out of a casino if you count cards during a blackjack game and congress will make it impossible to run software that exposes loopholes in the tax code. Silly tax payers and card players. Just send your money in.Pat Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05646883496248419030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851300.post-48940481597484279202009-05-26T15:55:34.466-05:002009-05-26T15:55:34.466-05:00Instead of trying to define what a "tax strategy m...Instead of trying to define what a "tax strategy method" is and is not (a dubious undertaking at best), how about a more direct approach that better aligns with Congress' everyday duties:<br /><br />Each time a tax reduction method is patented, thus presumably disclosing the existence of an unintended tax code loophole, Congress can modify the tax code to eliminate the loophole and make the patent worthless.<br /><br />After a while, everyone would decide the whole game was pointless and stop trying to patent loophole exploitation methods.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06988698902560961312noreply@blogger.com