Cyprus fully supports the joint effort by the United States, Egypt and Qatar to get both sides of the war in Gaza to meet next week and resume talks on a ceasefire and release of hostages. President Nikos Christodoulides stated on Friday that he, “fully endorses (the statement by) Presidents Joe Biden, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi … Read more
Abstract Newswise — The “environmental fees to taxes” policy (EFTP) is a major step in China’s tax reform. Using the implementation of EFTP as an exogenous shock, the difference-in-differences approach is adopted to examine the impact of EFTP on the environmental violations of corporates. The results show that EFTP can effectively inhibit corporate environmental violations. … Read more
A new China tax incentive aims to encourage companies to invest in digital and smart upgrades of special equipment. Companies upgrading certain equipment that aids environmental protection and safe production can enjoy a deduction of the investment at a rate of 10 percent from their corporate income tax payable. We explain the requirements of the … Read more
Donald Trump reduced the corporate tax rate from 28% to 21% during his previous presidency and intends to further reduce it to 15% if elected again this year. Now, Trump proposes lowering the corporate tax rate to 15%, potentially cutting the US corporate tax rate by nearly half.In a wide-ranging interview on business and the … Read more
Budget Tax Announcements: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman may declare India’s commitment to ‘Pillar 2’, aiming to implement a global minimum effective corporate tax rate of 15%, during the upcoming Budget, ToI reported. This initiative, led by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and supported by the G20, targets multinational enterprise groups with annual … Read more
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
Global Tax Agreement: Details & Analysis | EU Global Minimum Tax Skip to content Home • Blog • The Latest on the Global Tax Agreement See Full Timeline In recent years, countries have debated significant changes to international tax rules affecting multinational companies. In October 2021, after negotiations at the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and … Read more
Background The proposed regulations on the procedural aspect of the excise tax was published on April 12, 2024. These were part of the broader implementation of section 4501, which generally imposes a 1% excise tax on stock repurchases by publicly traded corporations. Notice 2023-2 also provided initial guidance on this tax, giving taxpayers a preliminary … Read more
Key performance indicators can drive efficiency, accountability, and strategic success in corporate tax departments, but only if they’re measured and tracked There is a limit to the external factors that impact business professionals; however, anticipating and preparing could be the best defense. In a recent Thomson Reuters Institute report, Challenges and Changes in Indirect Tax … Read more
The title page reads, “Mandate for Leadership, the Conservative Promise — Project 2025, Presidential Transition Project.” What follows are 920 pages of sweeping changes for the “next conservative president” to put into effect or, if not sufficiently empowered, to recommend to Congress. From abortion to veterans affairs, the anthology of 30 chapters, each by a … Read more