IRS is focused on Businesses since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. Under the Strategic Operating Plan (funded by the Inflation Reduction Act), the IRS is increasing audit rates, expanding enforcement and targeting non-compliance for business taxpayers. IRS compliance efforts are geared towards having the IRS compliance teams better detect tax cheating, identify emerging … Read more
MTN Group’s commitment to shared value in Africa extends beyond providing essential connectivity. In 2023, our total tax contribution to governments across all markets increased by more than 12% to R61.7 billion. This figure encompasses the direct corporate taxes we pay, indirect taxes, operating licence fees, payroll taxes, property rates, dividend taxes and withholding taxes. “Our … Read more
On June 6-7, 2024, over 20 union representatives from the Caribbean region convened at the historic headquarters of the Antiguan Workers’ Union for a workshop on corporate tax justice and sustainable development models. The event, part of the NUTJ’s global capacity-building efforts, featured insights on corporate tax avoidance, emphasising the necessity of analysing CIT policy … Read more
Debate beat: New Rules Helped Trump “Staged by CNN in an audience-free soundstage in which even competing reporters were banned, the Biden-Trump debate had more ground rules than an Ultimate Fighting match,” grumbles Politico’s Jack Shafer. In advance of the debate, “many assumed that these new rules would hurt Trump” given that “he feeds off live … Read more
The Saskatchewan government ended the last fiscal year with a $182-million surplus, lower than the original forecast but higher than other predictions.Increased tax revenues and a strong economy helped the province avoid a deficit, Finance Minister Donna Harpauer said Thursday.Saskatchewan initially forecasted a $1-billion surplus, but larger expenses on the agriculture sector reduced that figure, … Read more
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
Facing a deadline just days away, New Jersey lawmakers Wednesday night introduced and quickly began approving a record new $56.6 billion state budget that’s backed by a new tax hike on large companies, adds some funding for property-tax relief, and includes big spending on public schools and pensions.But Democratic leaders once again faced objections from … Read more
Tax policy, inflation, the economy and markets will be some key issues for corporate America and Wall Street in tonight’s showdown between President Biden and Donald Trump. Economy, inflation and the fitness of both President Biden and Donald Trump will be in focus during tonight’s presidential debate.Jim Wilson/The New York Times Talking points All eyes … Read more
EU VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA) Proposal | Tax Foundation Europe Skip to content Home • Blog • The European Union’s ViDA Proposal: Ignoring Principles Does Not Make Tax Policy Fairer discuss the EU’s VAT in the digital age (ViDA) proposal once again after Estonia’s veto on 14 May. The updated ViDA proposal, published … Read more
3. VAT on Private Schools The Labour Party have announced its proposal to end the VAT exemption on fees for private schools if they win the next general election. Currently private schools benefit from an exemption from VAT by two means: the first is under the general exemption for the provision of education by eligible … Read more