A real estate purchase contract is required by a law in every state called the statute of frauds. Real estate purchase contracts must be in writing according to the statute of frauds. This rule also applies to a lease purchase agreement contract. By putting a land purchase contract or lease purchase contract in writing, there are less chances of fraud, mistake, and other problems in the chain of title.
Roberton Williams , Contributor. The percentage of Americans who pay no federal income tax is falling, thanks to an improving economy and the expiration of temporary Great Recession-era tax cuts. In 2009, the Tax Policy Center estimated that 47 percent of households paid no federal income tax. This year, just 43 percent will avoid the tax.
Taxpayers in the top 40 percent of households were able to pay more than 100 percent of net federal income taxes in 2010 because Americans in the bottom 40 percent actually paid negative income taxes, according to the CBO study entitled, â The Distribution of Household Income and Federal Taxes, 2010.CNSNews.com) - The top 40 percent of households by before-tax income actually paid 106.2 percent of the nationâs net income taxes in 2010, according to a new study by the Congressional Budget Office.