Dear Cyprus: please read!

Dear Cyprus: please read!

People in Cyprus spend the least amount of money on books and have one of the lowest rates of literacy in Europe.

Opinion: Unlawful government measures that cause anti-refugee hysteria and panic

Opinion: Unlawful government measures that cause anti-refugee hysteria and panic

The government of Cyprus has indefinitely suspended the processing of asylum applications from people of Syrian origin, citing an “emergency situation due to sudden influxes” from Syria. This decision, made under the Christodoulides Government, includes the use of the National Guard in anti-refugee operations and the suspension of asylum applications for 21 months for Syrians. The government’s measures have been criticized for violating international obligations under the Geneva Convention and the European Convention on Human Rights, as well as for contributing to anti-immigration and anti-refugee sentiments. Additionally, the government’s actions have been deemed illegal and disproportionate, with concerns raised about military-style pushbacks conducted with the navy and police.

Banks falling behind on messaging app scrutiny, survey finds

Banks falling behind on messaging app scrutiny, survey finds

Global financial companies are falling behind on monitoring and archiving business-related communications using personal messaging apps, potentially risking regulatory breaches and fines. The Annual Compliance Health Check by SteelEye found that 63% of compliance executives were not monitoring staff usage of WhatsApp for compliance purposes. US regulators have cracked down on business-related text messages over personal messaging platforms, leading to fines exceeding billion for compliance failures.

Tourism Minister optimistic for similar results as last year despite challenges

Tourism Minister optimistic for similar results as last year despite challenges

Fact: Deputy Minister for Tourism Costas Koumis is optimistic that tourist arrivals in 2024 will equal the numbers registered last year, despite geopolitical crisis marking the region.

How Burdensome Are Your State’s Nonresident Income Tax Filing Laws?

How Burdensome Are Your State’s Nonresident Income Tax Filing Laws?

Fact: Nearly half the states in the US require individuals to file nonresident individual income tax returns if they work for even a single day within that state.

Canada Hikes Capital Gains Tax to Raise Billions for Housing – BNN Bloomberg

Canada Hikes Capital Gains Tax to Raise Billions for Housing - BNN Bloomberg

Canada will raise capital gains taxes on businesses and wealthy individuals to help pay for new spending aimed at making housing more affordable and improving the lives of young people. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said the government will tax Canadian companies on two-thirds of their capital gains, up from half currently.

Chapter 8: Tax Fairness for Every Generation

Chapter 8: Tax Fairness for Every Generation

Canada is one of the wealthiest countries in the world. For generations, this has meant Canada is a place where everyone could secure a better future for themselves and their children. This is in no small part is due to our commitment to progressive taxation, investments in Canada’s strong social safety net, and an effective, … Read more

Venture capital investment in UK start-ups falls in Q1 2024

Venture capital investment in UK start-ups falls in Q1 2024

Venture capital investment in UK companies fell in the first three months of 2024, reaching the lowest level since the second quarter of 2020.

Combating market power through a graduated U.S. corporate income tax – Equitable Growth

Combating market power through a graduated U.S. corporate income tax - Equitable Growth

– Corporate taxpayers with billion in income would pay 21 percent on their first 0 million in income, 25 percent on 0 million of their income, and 30 percent on billion of their income, resulting in a total tax bill of 6 million and an average tax rate of 27.3 percent.
– Graduated rate of corporate taxation was a feature of the corporate tax until recently.
– Approximately 99.7 percent of corporate taxpayers fall below the thresholds of million in tax payments.
– 87 percent of tax payments are made by corporations above the million tax payment threshold.
– Companies with tax payments of more than 0 million generate about billion in additional tax revenue.
– Tax revenues would increase by about billion in 2019 with the proposed reform.
– The tax code can discourage market power by levying a higher tax on firms likely to exercise it.
– International tax cooperation can limit tax competition pressures and reduce profit-shifting incentives.
– Market power provides a rationale for reconsidering tax preferences for very-high-profit large companies.
– Graduated corporate tax brackets would be straightforward to administer, especially for large companies.
– Tax policy should distinguish the normal return to capital from the above-normal return to capital to improve efficiency and equity of capital taxation.

Stabbed Sydney bishop is a TikTok star beloved by his community

Stabbed Sydney bishop is a TikTok star beloved by his community

Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was stabbed during a church service live streamed from Sydney. He is a social media star with followers worldwide, known for his fiery sermons on various topics. The attack on him was deemed a terrorist act motivated by religious extremism. Emmanuel has been popular on TikTok and YouTube, but his words have been twisted and taken out of context. Residents fear religious persecution in the community where the attack occurred.