Should There Be A “T” In ESG?

Should There Be A “T” In ESG?

A recent paper in the Vanderbilt Law Review raised a fascinating question about the growing links between corporate tax policy and environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy. As new global regulations like the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) start requiring corporations to disclose more detail than ever … Read more

Number of firms suffering losses rises 3.2% in 2023

Number of firms suffering losses rises 3.2% in 2023

This undated photo shows buildings in Yeouido, Seoul. Korea Times fileThe number of companies that reported operating losses rose 3.2 percent on-year last year amid an economic slowdown, the tax agency said Monday.A total of 1.03 million corporations filed corporate taxes last year, up 4.99 percent from a year earlier, according to the data by … Read more

Bowman, Sanders Propose 95% Tax on Corporations Exploiting Inflation to Jack Up Prices | Common Dreams

Bowman, Sanders Propose 95% Tax on Corporations Exploiting Inflation to Jack Up Prices | Common Dreams

Rep. Jamaal Bowman and Sen. Bernie Sanders on Friday led a group of progressive lawmakers in announcing legislation that would penalize large corporations with a 95% windfall profits tax for using elevated inflation as a pretext to hike prices and pad their bottom lines. The Ending Corporate Greed Act would “establish a 95% windfall profits … Read more

SCOTUS Rejects Expansion of Trump’s Corporate Tax Cuts, Leaves Broader Tax Questions for Another Day

SCOTUS Rejects Expansion of Trump’s Corporate Tax Cuts, Leaves Broader Tax Questions for Another Day

June 20, 2024 June 20, 2024 Today, seven of the nine justices on the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of a tax on offshore corporate profits that was one of the few significant revenue-raisers in the Trump tax law. If the Court had agreed with the plaintiffs in the case — as well as … Read more

Supreme Court upholds US tax on foreign business income

Supreme Court upholds US tax on foreign business income

(June 21): The US Supreme Court upheld a 2017 tax on American-owned businesses’ foreign profits, rejecting an appeal that could have saved companies hundreds of billions of dollars.Voting 7-2, the justices said Congress has the constitutional power to tax people and companies on their share of undistributed corporate income, at least when it comes to … Read more

Biden’s plan to make corporations and billionaires pay more in taxes

Biden’s plan to make corporations and billionaires pay more in taxes

The president plans to raise taxes on billionaires and giant corporations to help fund more affordable housing and childcare, while keeping taxes the same for those earning under $400,000 per year. With the 2024 presidential election less than five months away, President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump have been busy highlighting their tax … Read more

Gov. Murphy, legislative leaders agree on 2.5% tax on corporations to fund NJ Transit

Gov. Murphy, legislative leaders agree on 2.5% tax on corporations to fund NJ Transit

NEW JERSEY (WABC) — New Jersey has a tentative agreement with the state’s most profitable companies to temporarily pay higher taxes to fund NJ Transit.Under the plan, the 600 corporations in the state that make at least $10 million a year in profits will pay a 2.5% tax on all earnings for five years.In return, … Read more

Budget 2024 may see tax cuts for middle-class, new bracket and cash boost for small farmers

Budget 2024 may see tax cuts for middle-class, new bracket and cash boost for small farmers

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is reportedly mulling significant relief for India’s lower-income earners with tax cuts for the first time in seven years. The tax cuts are believed to be part of a consumption-boosting package worth nearly $6 billion in the upcoming Budget, a Bloomberg report has claimed. Related Articles The move will reportedly benefit … Read more

Moody, ’s: Hellenic Bank ratings on review for upgrade

Moody, ’s: Hellenic Bank ratings on review for upgrade

Moody’s Ratings has placed all Hellenic Bank ratings and assessments on review for upgrade, with the exception of the Prime-2 short-term Counterparty Risk Ratings (CRRs) and Prime-2(cr) short-term Counterparty Risk (CR) Assessment which have been affirmed. “This announcement reflects our strong financial performance and strategic development,” the bank said in a brief statement. Last month, … Read more

Democrats’ plan to tax the rich and corporations begins to take shape

Democrats’ plan to tax the rich and corporations begins to take shape

Democrats are forging plans to raise tax rates on companies and wealthy individuals next year if they hold the White House and win control of both houses of Congress, as the party’s leaders increasingly see tax policy as a winning issue on the campaign trail.Senate Finance Committee Democrats met Thursday to discuss President Donald Trump’s … Read more