Democrats Dare GOP to Vote Against Child, Business Tax Breaks

Democrats Dare GOP to Vote Against Child, Business Tax Breaks

Democrats in the Senate are daring their GOP colleagues to vote against a $78 billion tax package that would expand the child tax credit and boost tax breaks for companies with large capital and domestic research expenditures. A procedural vote on the stalled bill, which passed the House in an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote in January … Read more

Bipartisan Tax Bill with Child Tax Credit and Business Provisions Fails in Senate

Bipartisan Tax Bill with Child Tax Credit and Business Provisions Fails in Senate

Caitlin ReillyCQ-Roll Call(TNS) WASHINGTON — The Senate fell short as expected Thursday of the 60 votes needed to start debate on a $79 billion tax bill that would deliver financial relief to businesses and low-income families, amid opposition from most Republicans and some on the majority side of the aisle as well. Though the procedural … Read more

Senate Republicans are set to block a child tax credit expansion

Senate Republicans are set to block a child tax credit expansion

Senate Republicans are expected to block legislation Thursday to cut taxes for working families and extend some corporate tax breaks, likely dooming a bipartisan compromise that the House had overwhelmingly approved and raising the stakes on taxes for this fall’s elections.The $79 billion legislation would expand eligibility for the child tax credit, or CTC, among … Read more

G20 Nations Take ‘Important Step’ Toward Fair Taxation of Ultra-Rich | Common Dreams

G20 Nations Take 'Important Step' Toward Fair Taxation of Ultra-Rich | Common Dreams

Despite pushback from the United States delegation, finance ministers at a meeting of the G20 countries in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday agreed on the need to develop a global taxation system in which the richest in the world are taxed at a higher rate—potentially unlocking hundreds of billions of dollars annually to help close … Read more

How middle class pays more taxes than corporates, and gets ignored too

How middle class pays more taxes than corporates, and gets ignored too

Read Full Budget 2024 CoverageThe middle class, the tax-paying population of India, stares at the face of the government every time the Budget day approaches. It is that neglected segment that pays both income tax for earnings, and GST for spending. It is this 2% of the entire population of India that is contributing massively … Read more

Tourist investments and risks

Tourist investments and risks

A lot of investment has been undertaken for touristic development ranging from hotels to quality places of entertainment and even more important addressing the upgrading of staff, food and service. Previous years with the tourist arrivals have been increasing by approximately 8% p.a. and this, coupled with the planning relaxation given by the then Government, … 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

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

NJBIA Testifies Against $1B Corporate Transit Tax on NJ’s Largest Job Providers

NJBIA Testifies Against $1B Corporate Transit Tax on NJ's Largest Job Providers

NJBIA President and CEO Michele Siekerka provided the following testimony to the Assembly Budget Committee on Wednesday night regarding bill A-4704/S-3513, which calls for a Corporate Transit Tax of 2.5% on New Jersey businesses with net income of $10 million, retroactive to Jan. 1, 2024, despite Gov. Phil Murphy’s prior decision to sunset a 2.5% … Read more