Washington Prepares for the ‘Super Bowl of Tax’

Washington Prepares for the ‘Super Bowl of Tax’

Even with control of the White House and Congress up in the air, lawmakers and lobbyists are gearing up for a big debate next year over expiring measures in former President Donald Trump’s tax law. President Biden’s decision not to seek re-election is upending expectations about who will control Washington next year. But there is … Read more

Focus on Eurozone inflation and Fed policy

Focus on Eurozone inflation and Fed policy

The EURUSD currency pair weakened to near 1.0835 in Monday’s European trading, declining amid uncertainty ahead of the Eurozone preliminary Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) for July and the Fed’s monetary policy announcement on Wednesday. The Eurozone inflation data will indicate whether market expectations for two more rate cuts by the European Central Bank this … Read more

Trump’s $48 billion corporate giveaway

Trump's $48 billion corporate giveaway

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

Frustrated with Tipping? No Tax on Tips Could Make It Worse

Frustrated with Tipping? No Tax on Tips Could Make It Worse

Trump “No Tax on Tips” Proposal: Details & Analysis Skip to content Home • Blog • Frustrated with Tipping? No Tax on Tips Could Make It Worse 72 percent of Americans have seen an expansion of tipping expectations over the past five years. While some Americans are certainly frustrated about the trend, one recent policy … Read more

Robert Reich debunks the myth that ‘corporate tax cuts create jobs’

Robert Reich debunks the myth that 'corporate tax cuts create jobs'

I’m tired of hearing Republicans claim that we should reduce taxes on corporations because corporate tax cuts create jobs. It’s untrue. Also untrue are the repeated Republican assertions that tax increases on corporations, and regulations requiring corporations to better protect the health and safety of their consumers and workers and the environment, are “job killers.” … Read more

Opinion: Some of Trump’s Tax Cuts Worked, But at What Cost?

Opinion: Some of Trump’s Tax Cuts Worked, But at What Cost?

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

Here’s where Kamala Harris could stand on tax policy, experts say

Here's where Kamala Harris could stand on tax policy, experts say

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

Budget 2024-25: Income Tax Contributes More to Govt Revenue Than Corporations

Budget 2024-25: Income Tax Contributes More to Govt Revenue Than Corporations

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

A Guide to Taxation in the Philippines

A Guide to Taxation in the Philippines

The taxation policy in the Philippines is chiefly governed by the following Republic Acts: The Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises Act (CREATE Act) Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law Article VI, Section 28 of the Constitution; The National Internal Revenue Code; and Local Government Code of 1991. Tax structure The country … Read more

AICPA Requests Clarification on Corporate AMT Form 4626, Part V

AICPA Requests Clarification on Corporate AMT Form 4626, Part V

The American Institute of CPAs has submitted a request to the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to clarify the instructions of Form 4626, Alternative Minimum Tax—Corporations, to allow corporations already identified as “applicable corporations” to skip Part V of the form. The current filing requirement to complete Part V represents … Read more