This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Seattle Times. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. Reporting Highlights Job Promises: Washington lawmakers approved a tax break for data centers to create more jobs in rural Washington, but they can’t say … Read more
POWER HUNGRY | Second in a Seattle Times and ProPublica series about the impact of data centers in Washington. This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Seattle Times. Times Watchdog stories dig deep to hold power accountable, right wrongs and create change. This work is made possible by The … Read more
Breadcrumb Trail Links Personal Finance Taxes Kim Moody: A corporation in Estonia pays zero corporate tax unless and until profits are distributed to its shareholdersPublished Jul 30, 2024 • Last updated 9 hours ago • 4 minute read Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks on as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland speaks at … Read more
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
As the 2024 presidential election draws ever closer, Donald Trump is revealing key tax plans that could shape his government.In his campaign, Trump has championed himself as the leader of low taxes, saying he would decrease corporation taxes, increase tariffs on international imports and exempt some U.S. workers from current tax requirements.Now that the Republican … Read more
Former President Donald Trump said he’d support cutting the corporate tax rate to 15% from its current level of 21%, a move Sen. JD Vance said he opposed two months ago before he became Trump’s running mate.That difference reflects the difficulties in reconciling their ideologies, giving corporate America a bit of whiplash. The Ohio Republican … Read more
The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has submitted comments to the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on the excise tax on repurchase of corporate stock proposed regulations, which address the application of the new excise tax on repurchases of corporate stock under section 4501. Section 4501(a) was enacted as part … Read more
A planned 1% cut in the corporation tax rate from next year is expected to cost the state around €38 million annually, Finance Minister Gilles Roth said on Tuesday.Under the plan, the corporate tax rate will be reduced from 17% at present to 16% from 1 January next year, bringing it in line with the … Read more
More than half of former President Donald Trump’s flagship policy proposals are unpopular with voters, according to a recent poll.Abolishing the Department of Education, cutting corporate taxes and giving the president more control over the civil service and independent federal agencies were amongst the least popular elements of Trump’s so-called Agenda 47. Only nine out … Read more
EAST ISLIP, — Two Long Island business owners were sentenced in late June after pleading guilty to grand larceny for stealing tax money from New York State, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney said. Brian Soltan, 62, of West Islip, owner of several East Islip auto body businesses, and Gerald McCrystal, 51, of Dix … Read more