Direct tax mop-up rises 19.5% to ₹5.74-lakh cr so far in FY25

Direct tax mop-up rises 19.5% to ₹5.74-lakh cr so far in FY25

Building on the strong show seen in financial year 2023-24, Net Direct Taxes collections have surged 19.54 per cent to ₹ 5.74-lakh crore till July 11 this fiscal, official data released by CBDT showed.In the same period (upto July 11) last fiscal, the net direct tax collections stood at ₹4.80-lakh crore.The latest reading of ₹5.74 … Read more

Vietnam’s Draft CIT Law: Changes to Incentives and Tax Liability

Vietnam’s Draft CIT Law: Changes to Incentives and Tax Liability

Vietnam’s draft Corporate Income Tax (CIT) Law proposes changes to incentive eligibility, taxation on capital transfers by foreign investors, and aims to address limitations hindering integration with international best tax practices. Investors and businesses planning market entry or expansion should closely monitor the draft CIT law’s development and prepare for potential impacts on their strategies … Read more

UK economy rebounds faster than expected

UK economy rebounds faster than expected

The EURGBP cross remains on the defensive around 0.8425 during the early European session on Thursday, trading with mild losses after the monthly UK Gross Domestic Product data. The UK economy grew more than expected in May after stagnating in April, with the GDP expanding at 0.4% MoM. This figure beat market expectations of 0.2% … Read more

KPIs: Why corporate tax departments need to measure them for success – Thomson Reuters Institute

KPIs: Why corporate tax departments need to measure them for success - Thomson Reuters Institute

Key performance indicators can drive efficiency, accountability, and strategic success in corporate tax departments, but only if they’re measured and tracked There is a limit to the external factors that impact business professionals; however, anticipating and preparing could be the best defense. In a recent Thomson Reuters Institute report, Challenges and Changes in Indirect Tax … Read more

Your Guide To Tax Policy In Project 2025

Your Guide To Tax Policy In Project 2025

The title page reads, “Mandate for Leadership, the Conservative Promise — Project 2025, Presidential Transition Project.” What follows are 920 pages of sweeping changes for the “next conservative president” to put into effect or, if not sufficiently empowered, to recommend to Congress. From abortion to veterans affairs, the anthology of 30 chapters, each by a … Read more

Far Right misses majority, Powell, ’s testimony in focus

Far Right misses majority, Powell, ’s testimony in focus

EURUSD is clinging to gains above the crucial support of 1.0800 on Tuesday as the Dollar remains under pressure due to firm market speculation that the Fed will start reducing interest rates in September. According to the CME FedWatch tool, traders see a 77% chance that interest rates will be lower than current levels in … Read more

WTI drops from two-month high on Storm Beryl fears

WTI drops from two-month high on Storm Beryl fears

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures in NYMEX extend its correction to near $82.20 in Monday’s Asian trading after posting a two-month high near $84.00 on Thursday. The crude oil price came under pressure as investors worry about Storm Berly, which could disrupt US energy supplies. Should the tropical storm turn into a Category Two hurricane, … Read more

GOP clashes over corporate tax rates: balancing cuts and voter appeal

GOP clashes over corporate tax rates: balancing cuts and voter appeal

While Republicans have coalesced around Donald Trump as their nominee, there is still a divide within the party over what to do with the federal corporate tax rate if they recapture control of Washington next year.Some members of his party would like to see it reduced to as low as 15 per cent; others would … Read more

House Bill 4087 Revamps Tax Credits for Business Growth and Sustainability | JD Supra

House Bill 4087 Revamps Tax Credits for Business Growth and Sustainability | JD Supra

[co author: Dennard Small] House Bill 4087* (H.4087) advances income tax credits for corporate headquarters, recycling facilities, job development and retraining by amending the South Carolina Code of Laws to update portions of the South Carolina Income Tax Act and the Enterprise Zone Act of 1995. The primary objectives of this bill include: expanding the … Read more

Korea to cut ‘value-up’ taxes, double foreign professionals by 2035 to revamp growth

Korea to cut 'value-up' taxes, double foreign professionals by 2035 to revamp growth

President Yoon Suk Yeol announces the Dynamic Economy Roadmap and the Economic Policy Direction for the latter half of the year at the Blue House in central Seoul on Wednesday. [YONHAP]   The government plans to reduce corporate and inheritance taxes for companies in the “value-up program” and more than double the number of foreign … Read more