3 big takeaways from Donald Trump’s new interview on the economy

3 big takeaways from Donald Trump's new interview on the economy

Just days before he met with President Joe Biden for a face-to-face debate in June, Donald Trump sat down for an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek. The former president spoke about his views on everything from green energy and diet coke to foreign policy and his tax plan. He also floated JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon … Read more

Malta third highest in EU ranking of corporate tax income

Malta third highest in EU ranking of corporate tax income

Corporate income tax remains one of Malta’s most significant sources of revenue at almost 15% of its total tax income, the EU’s latest taxation report for 2023 says. Malta ranked third in the EU, after Cyprus (18.1%) and Ireland (21.5%) where corporate income tax forms a significant proportion of its state revenues. Malta still has … Read more

The end of this tax break could be ‘very disruptive’ to business owners, expert says — what to know

The end of this tax break could be ‘very disruptive' to business owners, expert says — what to know

Enacted via the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, the qualified business income deduction, or QBI, is worth up to 20% of eligible revenue, subject to limitations. That tax break is scheduled to expire after 2025 without changes from Congress, which could affect millions of filers. “It’s something that is very important to a … Read more

The end of this tax break could be ‘very disruptive’ to business owners, expert says — what to know

The end of this tax break could be 'very disruptive' to business owners, expert says — what to know

The Good Brigade | Digitalvision | Getty ImagesTax breaks worth trillions of dollars are scheduled to expire after 2025 without extension from Congress — including a hefty deduction for millions of self-employed filers and business owners.  Enacted by former President Donald Trump, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 created the qualified business income deduction, … Read more

Patent Box Regimes in Europe, 2024

Patent Box Regimes in Europe, 2024

Patent Box Regimes in Europe, 2024 Skip to content Patent boxA patent box—also referred to as intellectual property (IP) regime—taxes business income earned from IP at a rate below the statutory corporate income tax rate, aiming to encourage local research and development. Many patent boxes around the world have undergone substantial reforms due to profit … Read more

Puerto Rican Competitiveness and Pillar Two

Puerto Rican Competitiveness and Pillar Two

Puerto Rico Tax Competitiveness and Pillar Two Skip to content profit shiftingProfit shifting is when multinational companies reduce their tax burden by moving the location of their profits from high-tax countries to low-tax jurisdictions and tax havens. . Pillar Two, the global minimum taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, … Read more

US Big Tech Companies’ Complicated Role in Ireland’s Booming Economy

US Big Tech Companies’ Complicated Role in Ireland’s Booming Economy

Google’s European headquarters in Dublin, Ireland. Niall Carson/PA Images via Getty Images Ireland, despite its small land size and population, is among the wealthiest countries in the world. The island nation boasted a GDP per capita of $104,270 in 2023, according to the IMF, next only to Luxembourg and higher than the U.S., Switzerland, Singapore and … Read more

Income tax-biggest revenue category; corporate tax now behind even GST: Anand Rathi report

Income tax-biggest revenue category; corporate tax now behind even GST: Anand Rathi report

New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): Personal income tax has become the largest revenue category for the Indian government, surpassing both corporate tax and GST, according to the Anand Rathi report. While GST, corporate tax, and personal income tax each now account for nearly 30 per cent of gross tax collection, their trajectories have varied … Read more

Middle class bearing more weight of heavy taxation than corporates: Jairam Ramesh attacks Centre

Middle class bearing more weight of heavy taxation than corporates: Jairam Ramesh attacks Centre

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre on Sunday, over the recent tax collection data, and said that individuals are paying more tax than companies, and the middle class is bearing the weight of heavy taxation while Rs 2 lakh crore has been put in “pockets of billionaires” due to slashing of … Read more

Congress’ Jairam Ramesh targets Modi govt, says ‘Corporate tax cut gave Rs 2 lakh crore to billionaires’

Congress' Jairam Ramesh targets Modi govt, says 'Corporate tax cut gave Rs 2 lakh crore to billionaires'

The Congress party on Sunday said that personal income tax collections have far surpassed corporate tax collections. They have vehemently accused the government of allowing billionaires to benefit from over Rs 2 lakh crore in tax cuts, while the middle class continues to endure high taxation.This criticism came a day after data from the Central … Read more