The High Cost of Wealth Taxes

The High Cost of Wealth Taxes

Wealth Tax Impact: Details & Analysis | Tax Foundation Skip to content Colombia, Norway, Spain, and Switzerland. Countries have repealed their wealth taxes for a variety of reasons. They raise little revenue, create high administrative costs, and induce an outflow of wealthy individuals and their money. Many policymakers have also recognized that high taxes on … Read more

Which way to go with government offices

Which way to go with government offices

There is a lot of discussion about what is more beneficial to the taxpayer –  to build or rent government offices or even buy ready office buildings from the open market. Some uninformed reports blow up the rental payment issue out of all proportion in the sense that the government is spending €26 mln a … Read more

State Tax Changes Taking Effect July 1, 2024

State Tax Changes Taking Effect July 1, 2024

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

Tax Policy Questions 2024 Presidential Candidates Should Address

Tax Policy Questions 2024 Presidential Candidates Should Address

2024 Presidential Debate Tax Policy Issues | Tax Foundation Skip to content Home • Blog • Tax Policy Questions 2024 Presidential Candidates Should Address election. The future of the US tax code is one topic that should take center stage, as the next occupant of the White House will have to address the expiring individual … Read more

Congress Should Look To States For Tax Reform Ideas

Congress Should Look To States For Tax Reform Ideas

Major pieces of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) expire at the end of 2025, at which time taxes will increase by over $400 billion annually. While the TCJA improved the federal tax code, Congress and whoever the next president is should look to the states for ideas to make it even better. … Read more

Understanding Full Expensing in the United Kingdom

Understanding Full Expensing in the United Kingdom

UK Full Expensing: Understanding UK Capital Allowances Policy Skip to content Home • Blog • Understanding Full Expensing in the United Kingdom United Kingdom is nearing snap elections on July 4, 2024, and taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses to cover the … Read more

FACT Calls on Congress to Eliminate Wasteful Corporate Tax Break, Supreme Court Issues Landmark Tax Ruling: Just the FACTs 6/25/24

FACT Calls on Congress to Eliminate Wasteful Corporate Tax Break, Supreme Court Issues Landmark Tax Ruling: Just the FACTs 6/25/24

“Just the FACTs” is a round-up of news stories and information regarding efforts to combat corrupt financial practices, including offshore tax haven abuses, corporate secrecy, and money laundering through the financial system. Send feedback or items for future newsletters to Thomas Georges at tgeorges@thefactcoalition.org Here is the State of Play FACT Calls on Congress to … Read more

Investments on the rise in healthcare

Investments on the rise in healthcare

In small economies such as Cyprus, investment opportunities are limited, especially those which can produce reasonable returns in relation to the risk involved. Due to the introduction of the general public health system, various groups of investors (including foreign ones) have turned their interest towards health related projects, either as healthcare centres or simply as … Read more

Supreme Court Upholds Mandatory Repatriation Tax but Suggests Wealth Taxes a Step Too Far | JD Supra

Supreme Court Upholds Mandatory Repatriation Tax but Suggests Wealth Taxes a Step Too Far | JD Supra

Key Takeaways The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the so-called mandatory repatriation tax (MRT) in a narrow ruling, stating that the MRT taxes realized income and attributes that corporate income to shareholders. A team of BakerHostetler attorneys, led by Partners Andrew Grossman and Jeffrey Paravano, represented Charles and Kathleen Moore at the U.S. Supreme … Read more

Two dozen companies working to find bird flu vaccine for cows, US agriculture secretary says

Two dozen companies working to find bird flu vaccine for cows, US agriculture secretary says

Twenty-four companies are working to develop an avian flu vaccine for cattle, as the virus spreads among U.S. dairy herds, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told Reuters on Wednesday.Bird flu has infected 90 dairy herds across 12 states since late March, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Three dairy farm workers also have been … Read more