State Tax Changes Taking Effect July 1, 2024

State Tax Changes Taking Effect July 1, 2024

State Tax Changes Taking Effect July 1, 2024 Skip to content taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses to cover the costs of general government services, goods, and activities. changes take effect on January 1, the beginning of the calendar year, for consistency … Read more

​Analysis Shows How Surging Stock Buybacks Bolster Case for Corporate Tax Hike​ | Common Dreams

​Analysis Shows How Surging Stock Buybacks Bolster Case for Corporate Tax Hike​ | Common Dreams

With a battle over congressional Republicans and former U.S. President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax law brewing, a progressive think tank on Monday published an analysis that points to the surge in stock buybacks as proof that federal policymakers should raise the corporate tax rate. When Trump—the presumptive GOP nominee to challenge President Joe Biden in … Read more

Increases to Oregon Minimum Tax May Qualify for November Ballot

Increases to Oregon Minimum Tax May Qualify for November Ballot

Oregon Initiative Petition 17 (IP17), also known as the People’s Rebate, appears on track to qualify for the November 2024 ballot. As of June 14, the measure’s proponents have submitted over 135,000 signatures, well above the 117,173 needed to qualify. If passed, IP17 would significantly increase Oregon’s Corporate Minimum Tax for corporations with annual Oregon … Read more

Proposed Oregon ballot measure would raise corporate taxes and guarantee residents a basic income

Proposed Oregon ballot measure would raise corporate taxes and guarantee residents a basic income

The Oregon Capitol in Salem. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File) PORTLAND, Ore. – Oregon voters will likely decide in November whether to establish a historic universal basic income program that would give every state resident roughly $750 annually from increased corporate taxes.Proponents of the concept say they likely have enough signatures to place it on the ballot … Read more

Pressing Political Hot Spots for Boards

Pressing Political Hot Spots for Boards

Tax Policy The differences in proposed tax policy between the presumptive presidential candidates, at this point, in the two main parties — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump — are vast, according to Garrett Watson, senior policy analyst with Tax Foundation, a nonpartisan tax policy think tank. “The differences between what (the candidates) … Read more

Meet UAE Corporate Tax registration deadline to avoid fines: FTA

Meet UAE Corporate Tax registration deadline to avoid fines: FTA

Fact: Businesses already registered for VAT or Excise Tax can use the existing account for a straightforward registration process for Corporate Tax.

Meet UAE Corporate Tax registration deadline to avoid fines: FTA

Meet UAE Corporate Tax registration deadline to avoid fines: FTA

Fact: Businesses already registered for VAT or Excise Tax can use the existing account for a straightforward registration process for Corporate Tax.

Finance Ministry proposes corporate, excise tax hikes to fund Lithuania’s defence

Finance Ministry proposes corporate, excise tax hikes to fund Lithuania’s defence

The Lithuanian Finance Ministry proposed raising additional funds for defense by increasing the corporate tax rate, hiking excise duty on fuel, and introducing a tax on some insurance contracts.

New vehicle sales decline 17pc on high taxes, interest rates

New vehicle sales decline 17pc on high taxes, interest rates

Sales of new vehicles in Kenya fell 17.66 percent in the first quarter of 2024, the sharpest drop in seven years. This decline was attributed to increased taxation, rising interest rates, and a weakened shilling. Dealers such as Isuzu, CFAO, and Simba Corporation have been struggling in a tough operating environment, with climbing interest rates and pending bills affecting demand. The Kenya Revenue Authority also increased duty on shipping cars into the country, further impacting sales. Isuzu East Africa and CFAO Motors Kenya, which control a significant portion of new vehicle sales, experienced declines in sales, while Simba Corp saw a modest increase. The falling demand for vehicles has also affected government revenues.