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
Budget 2024 expectations: The Tax Policy Forum of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) has submitted its wishlist ahead of the Union Budget for 2024-25, which will be tabled in the third week of July. The US-India Tax Forum has recommended that the government should establish equality in the tax obligations of domestic and foreign … Read more
There is increasing attention on the U.S.’s Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI) tax and its interaction with new minimum tax rates taking effect around the world under the international Pillar Two initiative. GILTI is currently being reviewed in detail by tax authorities who are looking at how the U.S. might align it with the international … Read more
Statutory corporate tax rates are stabilising worldwide after a lengthy period of falling rates, according to new OECD data released today. The 2024 edition of OECD Corporate Tax Statistics shows that average statutory corporate income tax (CIT) rates have remained steady at 21.1% over the past three years. This follows a two-decade period that saw … Read more
Trump Tax Plan 2024: Details & Analysis Skip to content Home • Blog • Trump’s Tax and Tariff Ideas: Details & Analysis Trump has not released a fully detailed 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 … Read more
As we find ourselves in a crucial period of economic transition, with positive but slowing growth, we are facing some critical policy decisions with major impacts on consumers, the retail industry and the broader economy. National Retail Federation Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz recently highlighted that, much like in 2017, we are in a phase of waiting … Read more
The US-India Tax Forum, a dedicated policy group within the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF), submitted a set of tax amendment recommendations for India’s Union Budget 2024-25.Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Budget on July 23. The proposals aim to foster a stable and predictable tax environment to boost investment sentiment across various … Read more
The Corner Economy & Business Senator Josh Hawley (R., Mo.), left, and Oren Cass, right (Leah Millis/Reuters, National Conservatism/Screengrab via YouTube) applauded it. The economics of these two isn’t too good, but their populist signaling is strong. See, they want more taxes on corporations, proving that they are concerned about fairness (labor shouldn’t be taxed … Read more
Vance CariagaJuly 9, 2024 at 7:19 PM Ridofranz / Getty Images/iStockphoto Federal income tax refunds have been remarkably consistent over the past decade or so, with average refunds tending to hover between about $2,750 and $2,900 from January through April each year. Given that track record, it’s unlikely that average refunds will fluctuate much no … Read more
If you’ve been on social media or tuned into the news lately, you may have heard about Project 2025, a controversial policy blueprint developed by the Heritage Foundation. A 900-page mandate from the conservative think tank is getting attention for its eyebrow-raising proposals. The legal organization, Democracy Forward has described Project 2025 as “among the most … Read more