Joan McGuireIP 17 already has opponents including business groups and Gov. Kotek. Share this article!A proposal on the November ballot that would pay each Oregonian $750 per year has gained a few high-profile critics including a prominent business organization and the state’s Democratic governor.Initiative Petition 17 would significantly raise corporate taxes to fund a one-of-a-kind … Read more
The world’s most influential finance leaders vowed to work together toward effectively taxing the ultrarich but stopped short of agreeing on how to do so at a meeting in Rio de Janeiro last week. In a joint declaration on Friday, finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 major economies said that “ultra-high-net-worth individuals” … Read more
Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, who is one of several Democrats in consideration to become Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate, expressed on Tuesday his opposition to the proposed takeover of U.S. Steel by Japan’s Nippon Steel, citing his reservations about its potential impact on workers in his state.Mr. Shapiro’s comments came during an event … Read more
JetBlue Airways is suing the Florida Department of Revenue over $631,000 in corporate taxes, arguing the state unlawfully extends its geographical boundaries, resulting in unconstitutional double taxation. JetBlue Airways initiated legal action against the Florida Department of Revenue on July 19, challenging an assessment of additional corporate income taxes for the years 2019 to 2021. … Read more
Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra attributed improved compliance as well as the progressive income tax rates as the two main reasons why personal income tax collections have exceeded those of corporate income tax in recent years.While there are four reasons as such for this trend, the two major reasons are improving compliance and the progressive rates … Read more
Turkey is planning major tax changes as part of an economic reform proposal that aims to shore up government revenue, reduce inflation and “create a fairer system”.The parliament, controlled by a coalition led by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP), will vote next week on a package of major new fiscal laws, … Read more
Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally on July 20, 2024 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) In an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek published earlier this month, Trump said that, if he wins a second term, he would push to slash the corporate tax rate: I brought the taxes down from 39% … Read more
By Tyler Cowen, Bloomberg Opinion (TNS) [Editor’s note: This opinion piece was published before President Joe Biden announced he would be dropping out of the 2024 presidential race.] Donald Trump’s 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was the biggest corporate tax cut in U.S. history. How did it affect the economy? The question has taken … Read more
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign event at Westover High School in Fayetteville, North Carolina, on July 18, 2024.Allison Joyce | Afp | Getty ImagesWith President Joe Biden officially out of the election, experts are watching for tax policy from Vice President Kamala Harris, the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination.While Harris has … Read more
New Delhi: The Budget at a glance establishes that the share of government revenue from income tax (tax on individuals) at 19% is more than what corporates have contributed (17%). Advertisement <!– This follows from taxes foregone five years ago, when corporates were given a tax break. <!– The corporate tax-rate cut was meant to be … Read more