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

Cyprus remains a prime investment destination

Cyprus remains a prime investment destination

Cyprus remains a prime destination for investors eyeing lucrative deals in the real estate sector, as the island offers a variety of investment opportunities for both local and foreign investors, according to a leading real estate company. The biggest opportunity at the moment is on the south east coast, in Larnaca, as the government moves … Read more

Trump’s $48 Billion Tax Cut for Big Corporations Would Exceed Size of K-12 Budget | Common Dreams

Trump's $48 Billion Tax Cut for Big Corporations Would Exceed Size of K-12 Budget | Common Dreams

As former President Donald Trump prepared to meet with top corporate CEOs on Thursday, an analysis estimates that the GOP frontrunner’s proposed giveaway to the nation’s most profitable corporations would exceed the size of the federal K-12 budget for the current fiscal year. Conducted by Brendan Duke and Will Ragland of the Center for American … Read more

As CEOs focus on stopping corporate tax hikes, Biden’s team makes case to them on global alliances – Daily Independent

As CEOs focus on stopping corporate tax hikes, Biden's team makes case to them on global alliances - Daily Independent

By JOSH BOAK WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s chief of staff argued to an influential group of CEOs Thursday that the Democratic incumbent’s emphasis on global alliances would help their businesses, even as the group rolls out an effort to preserve tax cuts that former President Donald Trump signed into law. Both Trump, the … Read more

Trump offers CEOs a cut to corporate taxes. Biden’s team touts his support for global alliances

Trump offers CEOs a cut to corporate taxes. Biden's team touts his support for global alliances

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump told an influential group of CEOs that he wants to further cut the corporate tax rate he lowered while in office, while President Joe Biden’s chief of staff separately told them that the Democratic incumbent’s emphasis on global alliances would help their businesses.Both Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, and … Read more

Trump Tells CEOs He Would Cut Corporate Tax Rate to 20% – BNN Bloomberg

Trump Tells CEOs He Would Cut Corporate Tax Rate to 20% - BNN Bloomberg

(Bloomberg) — Donald Trump promised to lower the corporate tax rate to 20%, further reducing the income levy on the largest US companies that he already slashed while president, according to people familiar with the remarks.The presumptive Republican presidential nominee pitched his support for cutting the business tax rate during a private meeting in Washington … Read more

Oregon Ballot Measure Would Yield Sky-High Business Tax Rates

Oregon Ballot Measure Would Yield Sky-High Business Tax Rates

Oregon Ballot Measure IP-17 | Oregon Rebate: Details & Analysis Skip to content Home • Blog • Oregon Ballot Measure Would Yield Sky-High Business Tax Rates Oregon state and local 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 … Read more

Samsung chief Lee discusses cooperation with Meta, Amazon and Qualcomm

Samsung chief Lee discusses cooperation with Meta, Amazon and Qualcomm

Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) said on Thursday its chairman met with the heads of Meta (META.O), Qualcomm (QCOM.O) and Amazon (AMZN.O) this week to discuss cooperation and that topics included artificial intelligence, cloud services and chips.Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg invited Jay Y. Lee to his home on Tuesday and their discussions spanned AI as well as virtual … Read more

Israeli property developer to remain in custody

Israeli property developer to remain in custody

Israeli Simon Mistriel Aykut, the director of Afik Group, a property developer in the north, will remain in custody for an additional six days, as decided by the Nicosia District Court on Thursday.Aykut, 73, who holds both Israeli and Portuguese passports, faces charges related to a €1 billion development project in Trikomo on Greek Cypriot … Read more

BDO Survey: Election Year Fosters Concerns for Tax Leaders

BDO Survey: Election Year Fosters Concerns for Tax Leaders

While more strategic tax leaders are most concerned that the 2024 election will result in changes to certain Inflation Reduction Act renewable energy credits, tax tacticians are most concerned about changes to federal corporate tax rates, according to a new survey from top six accounting firm BDO USA. BDO’s 2024 Tax Strategist Survey, which was released … Read more