5 key issues impacting global corporate tax policy

5 key issues impacting global corporate tax policy

Listen to the article 6 min feedback. Corporate tax managers have had to negotiate their way through heightened turbulence ever since the Trump-led tax cuts and the Jobs Act became law in 2017. Today’s hot-button issue is the ongoing Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)-led global effort to impose a minimum 15% tax on … 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

State Tax Changes Taking Effect July 1, 2024

State Tax Changes Taking Effect July 1, 2024

State Tax Changes Taking Effect July 1, 2024 Skip to content 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 services, goods, and activities. changes take effect on January 1, the beginning of the calendar year, for consistency … Read more

Direct tax collections for FY 2024-25 surge by over 20%

Direct tax collections for FY 2024-25 surge by over 20%

ANI | Jun 18, 2024 07:58 PM IST Share Via Copy Link The increase in both personal income and corporate tax collections points towards a growing corporate sector and higher income levels among individuals. The Ministry of Finance has announced a robust growth in India’s direct tax collections for the financial year 2024-25, with net … Read more

Net direct tax kitty rose 21% by June 17

Net direct tax kitty rose 21% by June 17

Direct tax collections are off to a brisk start in the first quarter of this year, with net taxes rising 21% to almost ₹4.63 lakh crore by June 17, from ₹3.82 lakh crore over the same period a year ago, the Finance Ministry said on Tuesday.Personal Income Tax (PIT) and Securities Transaction Tax (STT) inflows … Read more

Greece: Man confesses to murder of 11-year-old girl; believed to be a relative

Greece: Man confesses to murder of 11-year-old girl; believed to be a relative

An 11-year-old girl, who went missing on Sunday from Pyrgos, Greece, has been found dead, and a 37-year-old man, reportedly a relative, has confessed to her murder. The girl’s body was discovered in a field bearing knife wounds to the neck. An amber alert had been issued following her disappearance, which was reported by her … Read more

‘Brand-new’ 50-year-old cars decaying in buffer zone (Video)

‘Brand-new’ 50-year-old cars decaying in buffer zone (Video)

Just 39 miles on the clock, trashed cars remain in limbo Eight-year-old Dickran Ouzounian treasured visiting his father Stefan’s garage, located a few metres from the bustling Ledra street, to admire the latest Toyota cars.He was fascinated by the brand-new, gleaming Corollas, Coronas, Crowns and Celicas. Now, 50 years later, as the CEO of the … Read more

Dollar catapults after strong NFP

Dollar catapults after strong NFP

USDJPY spiked higher by over half a percent just after the release of US nonfarm payrolls (NFP) data, on Friday. USDJPY traded in the upper 156s after the US Dollar strengthened as a result of the better-than-expected results. Nonfarm payrolls showed the number of employed people in the US rose by 272,000 in May, when … Read more

Paphos police searching for teen quad bike thief

Paphos police searching for teen quad bike thief

Police in Paphos are searching for a minor in connection with a quad bike theft and traffic offences. A 14-year-old has already been identified and arrested for the same case.

Hunter,  Biden criminal trial jury told ‘no one is above the law’

Hunter,  Biden criminal trial jury told ‘no one is above the law’

Hunter Biden’s criminal trial on gun charges began with a government lawyer stating that he was being prosecuted for lying on a form to purchase a handgun and not above the law. Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty to three felony charges related to failing to disclose his drug use when purchasing a gun. The trial is taking place in Wilmington, Delaware, and Hunter Biden’s attorney argued that the gun was never used and was disposed of shortly after purchase. Hunter Biden has publicly discussed his drug addiction, and FBI agent Erika Jensen is expected to testify about his messages discussing drug use. If convicted on all charges, Hunter Biden faces up to 25 years in prison.