Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, and Ed Markey, D-Massachusetts, are introducing legislation in the Senate to impose a 95% windfall tax on the excess profits of large corporations that are overcharging for the products they sell.The Ending Corporate Greed Act would have raised an estimated $300 billion in 2023 from 10 of the largest corporations alone. … Read more
PwC has warned that any further increase in taxes would cause a decline in reinvestment by firms operating in Nigeria and exacerbate corporate exits from the country. This warning is contained in its June 2024 report titled: “Nigeria Economic Outlook: Navigating Economic Reforms,” which projected that inflation would decline to 29.5 per cent by the … Read more
This undated photo shows buildings in Yeouido, Seoul. Korea Times fileThe number of companies that reported operating losses rose 3.2 percent on-year last year amid an economic slowdown, the tax agency said Monday.A total of 1.03 million corporations filed corporate taxes last year, up 4.99 percent from a year earlier, according to the data by … Read more
Rep. Jamaal Bowman and Sen. Bernie Sanders on Friday led a group of progressive lawmakers in announcing legislation that would penalize large corporations with a 95% windfall profits tax for using elevated inflation as a pretext to hike prices and pad their bottom lines. The Ending Corporate Greed Act would “establish a 95% windfall profits … Read more
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
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
Union Budget 2024: Industry leaders requested a host of considerations in the upcoming full Union Budget 2024 during their pre-Budget meeting with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on June 20. Expectations listed by India Inc. during the two-hour interaction include a reduction in the income tax burden for the common man, an increase in capital expenditure, … Read more
It is noticeable how city centres can change from one day to another, so to speak. Larnaca, the “poor” relative of all towns, partly due to its unfortunate vocal pressure groups and some municipal corruption in the past, has been left behind in its development. The very recent upgrade of the original town with numerous … Read more
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
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – A coalition of Anchorage business leaders led by the Anchorage Economic Development Corporation announced the launch of Project Anchorage, an initiative that includes a year-round 3% sales tax.AEDC President Jenna Wright said the initiative would primarily lower property taxes for Anchorage residents and would also spur other economic activity.“Two-thirds of this … Read more