Who Benefits and Who Pays: How Corporate Tax Breaks Drive Inequality

Who Benefits and Who Pays: How Corporate Tax Breaks Drive Inequality

This report was produced in partnership with Liberation in a Generation and co-authored by that organization’s Jeremie Greer, Emanuel Nieves, and Solana Rice. Read the full report here. Policies that provide corporate tax breaks and allow corporate tax avoidance exacerbate racial and income disparities in our economy. These policies limit revenue raised that could finance … Read more

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

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

IRS wants to end tax loophole for the wealthy | Investment Executive

IRS wants to end tax loophole for the wealthy | Investment Executive

Biden administration officials said after evaluating the practice that there are no economic grounds for these transactions, with Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo calling it “really just a shell game.” The officials said the additional IRS funding provided through the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act had enabled increased oversight and greater awareness of the practice. “These tax shelters … Read more

Budget to usher in minimum corporate tax rule under ‘Pillar-2’

Budget to usher in minimum corporate tax rule under ‘Pillar-2’

The Central government is likely to announce India’s adoption of “Pillar-2” tax regime anchored by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in the coming Budget, as part of the country’s efforts to support and benefit from the global system combating tax avoidance.The Finance Bill, 2024, passed after the interim Budget presentation, will be … Read more

DC dispatch: senators and witnesses quarrel over tax reform in Budget Committee hearing – does Wall Street pay its fair share?

DC dispatch: senators and witnesses quarrel over tax reform in Budget Committee hearing – does Wall Street pay its fair share?

Sharon Basch is a rising 3L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and a JURIST staff correspondent in Washington DC this summer. Wednesday morning I attended a US Senate Budget Committee hearing entitled “Making Wall Street Pay its Fair Share: Raising Revenue, Strengthening Our Economy.” The hearing was called to discuss tax policy and … Read more

How the IRS went soft on billionaires and corporate tax cheats – ICIJ

How the IRS went soft on billionaires and corporate tax cheats - ICIJ

Michael Welu worked at the IRS for decades as a specialist in helping agents identify and investigate possible tax crimes. In an agency known for offices working in their own silos, Welu had the rare ability to move between divisions, dissecting and learning each office’s particular customs and procedures. But that experience had its own … Read more

UAE corporate tax: Are investment and real estate funds exempt?

UAE corporate tax: Are investment and real estate funds exempt?

Every profession has its own distinct lexicon, or language, which mitigates any potential misunderstandings.Furthermore, it serves as a barrier to entry and maintains remuneration in line with the level of difficulty inherent in onboarding.Corporate tax exemplifies such a community. Today, we are going to delve into one of its niche domains: investment funds and their … Read more

Companies Undertake More Aggressive Tax Positions When IRS Budget is Cut

Companies Undertake More Aggressive Tax Positions When IRS Budget is Cut

A new academic study found that companies increase their tax risk profile—thus more tax aggression and a higher likelihood of tax fraud—when they believe IRS scrutiny will be lower due to budget cuts. For the study, which appears in the American Accounting Association’s Journal of Forensic Accounting Research, researchers looked at data from 10,992 companies … Read more

NRIs: Are you filing income tax returns of 2023 in India? Know this!

NRIs: Are you filing income tax returns of 2023 in India? Know this!

NRIs need to pay tax on income that arises in India for the financial year of 2023, which runs from April 1, 2022, to March 31, 2023.