Sales tax compliance is a bit of an unknown quantity in the US. Calculating the tax gap—the difference between taxes collected and taxes owed—in sales and use tax is much more difficult than the income tax gap. For income tax, there are secondary sources of information available from employers; in sales tax, there is no … Read more
EASTERN OREGON — A new ballot initiative aims to raise corporate taxes to provide every Oregon resident with an annual $750 rebate. Known as Initiative Petition 17 (IP 17), this measure has garnered 135,723 signatures as of June 14, surpassing the required 117,173 signatures needed to make it onto the November ballot. However, these signatures … Read more
A recent paper in the Vanderbilt Law Review raised a fascinating question about the growing links between corporate tax policy and environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy. As new global regulations like the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) start requiring corporations to disclose more detail than ever … Read more
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is reportedly mulling significant relief for India’s lower-income earners with tax cuts for the first time in seven years. The tax cuts are believed to be part of a consumption-boosting package worth nearly $6 billion in the upcoming Budget, a Bloomberg report has claimed. Related Articles The move will reportedly benefit … Read more
Democrats are forging plans to raise tax rates on companies and wealthy individuals next year if they hold the White House and win control of both houses of Congress, as the party’s leaders increasingly see tax policy as a winning issue on the campaign trail.Senate Finance Committee Democrats met Thursday to discuss President Donald Trump’s … Read more
Amid a sharp rise in personal income tax collection, individual taxpayers are hoping for respite in the Union Budget 2024-25 and indications are that the government may look at reviewing some of the tax rates.According to sources, one of the measures being considered is to increase spending capacity of people in the face of high … Read more
Former President Donald Trump last week spoke to CEOs about cutting the corporate income tax rate. President Joe Biden, in contrast, wants to increase the rate. Because Trump’s announcement came before the Business Roundtable, it’s being interpreted as pandering to corporate America. That’s fair enough. But Biden’s counter — a higher corporate tax rate — … Read more
Republic Act No. 12001 has been signed into law by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. This new law is called the Real Property Valuation and Assessment Reform Act (RPVARA). Simply put, the RPVARA seeks to provide a uniform valuation for real properties in the country. It also creates the Real Property Information System, which shall maintain … Read more
Trump Income Tax and Tariff Proposals: Details & Analysis Skip to content Home • Blog • Five Things to Know about Trump’s Tariff and Income Tax Proposals Trump took his affinity for tariffs much further, floating the possibility of entirely replacing the federal income tax with new tariffs. He also raised other ideas like eliminating … Read more
WASHINGTON (TND) — Former President Donald Trump’s tax cuts are scheduled to expire at the end of 2025. The Tax Foundation told CNBC that if Congress doesn’t take action, more than 60% of Americans could face increased taxes. Former White House economic adviser Steve Moore joined The National Desk Wednesday morning to discuss the issue.The … Read more