The 10 blockbuster companies behind Ireland’s corporate tax windfall

The 10 blockbuster companies behind Ireland’s corporate tax windfall

Despite repeated warnings about the potential once-off nature of corporation tax receipts and the concentration risk of having so few firms paying the bulk of the money, Ireland continues to hit the business tax jackpot.Revenue from the tax swelled to a record €23.8 billion last year, almost six times the amount garnered in 2014. It … Read more

Elements of a clean core and why it matters for corporate tax

Elements of a clean core and why it matters for corporate tax

Exploring the transformative impact of SAP Clean Core on financial data management for streamlined operations and improved compliance. ← Blog home In the realm of financial data management, SAP Clean Core is changing the way businesses handle their financial information. This new strategy simplifies and streamlines financial data within SAP systems, propelling organizations towards enhanced … Read more

Rep. Miller: Keep Corporate Tax Rate Low

Rep. Miller: Keep Corporate Tax Rate Low

Unlike many other pro-growth tax reform provisions, the corporate tax rate isn’t set to expire at the end of 2025, but some policymakers and President Biden have proposed increasing it. The NAM recently talked to Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV), the head of the House Ways and Means Committee’s Supply Chain Tax Team, about how raising … Read more

Presidential Election 2024: What Trump vs. Harris Could Mean for Federal Business Taxes

Presidential Election 2024: What Trump vs. Harris Could Mean for Federal Business Taxes

The outcome of the upcoming presidential election may significantly affect the changes in federal income taxes on businesses that will be made during the next presidential term of office. The next president’s success in passing specific legislation will depend enormously on the makeup of the next Congress. On November 5, 2024, in addition to the … Read more

Oregon legislative Democrats join governor, Republicans in opposing rebate ballot measure • Oregon Capital Chronicle

Oregon legislative Democrats join governor, Republicans in opposing rebate ballot measure • Oregon Capital Chronicle

Democratic leaders in the Oregon House and Senate have come out swinging against a November ballot measure that would hike taxes on corporations to send checks to every Oregonian.  Top Democrats in the House and Senate joined their Republican colleagues and Gov. Tina Kotek in opposing Measure 118, also referred to as the Oregon Rebate. … Read more

Ballot measure to tax corporations and pay Oregonians $1,600 a year draws bipartisan opposition

Ballot measure to tax corporations and pay Oregonians $1,600 a year draws bipartisan opposition

Oregon’s top Democratic leaders Tuesday announced their opposition to Measure 118, which would raise corporate taxes to give every Oregonian an estimated $1,600 rebate per year if passed in November.In a joint statement, the four powerful lawmakers said the proposed measure to create the state’s first universal basic income program would hurt companies of all … Read more

Traders push markets higher, US inflation may set trading tone

Traders push markets higher, US inflation may set trading tone

By Naeem Aslam Traders are ready to bag some bargains, while others continue to believe that the current bounce back in the markets may be nothing more than a dead cat bounce, as a result of which, caution is need. European and US markets are very much moving forward, leaving behind all of the concerns … Read more

IIA: Hi-tech accounts for 24% of all tax in Israel, 36% of income tax

Around 24% of all tax payments in Israel were from companies and wages in the hi-tech sector in 2020 and hi-tech employees made around 36% of all income tax payments in 2021, said Israel’s Innovation Authority in a report released Tuesday. This highlights the centrality of this sector in Israel’s economy, the authority emphasized, saying … Read more

U.S. election not a concern for corporate issuers in short term | Investment Executive

U.S. election not a concern for corporate issuers in short term | Investment Executive

While all sectors are exposed to political shifts given federal control of overarching areas such as tax and anti-trust policy, in developed economies political regime changes generally don’t immediately impact corporate credit profiles, it noted. “Rating actions directly due to federal policy changes are rare,” it said.  Although Fitch acknowledged that federal policy can “dramatically … Read more

Dollar steadies in calm start to US inflation

Dollar steadies in calm start to US inflation

The EURUSD currency pair remains in a tight range above the round-level support of 1.0900 on  Monday as it struggles for direction. Investors look for fresh cues at the start of a busy data week that will likely indicate how much the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates in September. For fresh interest rate cues, … Read more