How middle class pays more taxes than corporates, and gets ignored too

How middle class pays more taxes than corporates, and gets ignored too

Read Full Budget 2024 CoverageThe middle class, the tax-paying population of India, stares at the face of the government every time the Budget day approaches. It is that neglected segment that pays both income tax for earnings, and GST for spending. It is this 2% of the entire population of India that is contributing massively … Read more

Parempoolsed chair: Corporate income tax a very bad message to the economy

Parempoolsed chair: Corporate income tax a very bad message to the economy

Lavly Perling, chair of the nonparliamentary Parempoolsed, is critical of the messages conveyed in the new coalition agreement and says that the corporate income tax being introduced will not be good for the economy. “Parempoolsed tend to be critical regarding this, in terms of both content and their messages, which certainly don’t provide predictability to … Read more

Trump is keen to lower corporate taxes. Not all his GOP colleagues are on board.

Trump is keen to lower corporate taxes. Not all his GOP colleagues are on board.

Republicans are united around Donald Trump as their nominee, but where they are still divided is what to do about the 21% federal corporate tax rate if they control Washington next year.Some are pushing for a corporate rate as low as 15%. Others have signaled a willingness to accept an increase up to 25%. Donald … Read more

NJBIA Testifies Against $1B Corporate Transit Tax on NJ’s Largest Job Providers

NJBIA Testifies Against $1B Corporate Transit Tax on NJ's Largest Job Providers

NJBIA President and CEO Michele Siekerka provided the following testimony to the Assembly Budget Committee on Wednesday night regarding bill A-4704/S-3513, which calls for a Corporate Transit Tax of 2.5% on New Jersey businesses with net income of $10 million, retroactive to Jan. 1, 2024, despite Gov. Phil Murphy’s prior decision to sunset a 2.5% … Read more

Corporate Employee’s Tweet Sparks Debate On Work-Life Balance Online

Corporate Employee's Tweet Sparks Debate On Work-Life Balance Online

A corporate employee’s candid reflections on the toll of modern work culture have resonated with numerous individuals online. The woman’s post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), encapsulating the exhaustion and lack of personal fulfilment felt by countless workers, has ignited extensive debate on social media regarding the trade-off between productivity and personal well-being. … Read more

Jim de Bree | An Interesting Tax Decision from SCOTUS

Jim de Bree | An Interesting Tax Decision from SCOTUS

Last summer, I wrote two columns about a peculiar tax case that the Supreme Court decided to hear. Although the amount of tax involved in the case was less than $15,000, ruling in the taxpayer’s favor could have fundamentally gutted the Internal Revenue Code.  A major part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act … Read more

The Other Huge Difference Between Jamaal Bowman and George Latimer

The Other Huge Difference Between Jamaal Bowman and George Latimer

Politics / June 25, 2024 Yes, they disagree on Gaza. But the Democratic primary rivals are also far apart when it comes to taxing billionaires and multinational corporations. Ad Policy Jamaal Bowman and George Latimer during a debate on May 13, 2024.(News12) Media coverage of Tuesday’s Democratic primary battle between US Rep. Jamaal Bowman—the progressive … Read more

NJBIA Asks: Will $1B Tax on Business Actually Go Only To NJ TRANSIT?

NJBIA Asks: Will $1B Tax on Business Actually Go Only To NJ TRANSIT?

While news broke over the weekend that Gov. Phil Murphy and legislative leaders agree that the FY25 State Budget will include a 2.5% Corporate Transit Tax, many critical questions remain for New Jersey’s business community.  This week, NJBIA looks at just a few of them that will need to be answered before the budget is … Read more

Why Israel must be supported

Why Israel must be supported

On the morning of October 7, 2023, I found myself reading the Economist when suddenly a message appeared on my phone. The Hamas terror attack in Israel was all over the news and I could hardly believe how such massive and despicable crime could have happened in our times, especially given Israel’s superior army, intelligence … Read more

Cyprus partnership growing stronger, deeper, says Blinken

Cyprus partnership growing stronger, deeper, says Blinken

Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said the U.S.-Cyprus partnership is growing stronger, deeper and broader, and that Cyprus is “an important player in the region and a partnership for the United States that we deeply value.” A bilateral agreement was also signed bringing Cyprus closer to being included in the visa waiver programme for entry … Read more