Opinion Is Kamalanomics a winning strategy?

You’re reading the Prompt 2024 newsletter. Sign up to get it in your inbox. Vice President Kamala Harris is out with her economic plan “to bring down costs for American families.” There’s already a lot of buzz about her proposals to go after corporate “price gouging,” cut taxes for families with kids and offer $25,000 … Read more

Harris vows to build ‘opportunity economy’ and attacks Trump on tax

Harris vows to build ‘opportunity economy’ and attacks Trump on tax

Vice-president and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris unveiled her economic campaign proposal in North Carolina to build what she called an “opportunity economy” focused on the middle class.She said in Raleigh: “Your salary should be enough to provide you and your family with a good quality of life … such as, no child should have … Read more

4 Impacts a Harris Presidency Could Have on Large Corporations and Their Taxes

4 Impacts a Harris Presidency Could Have on Large Corporations and Their Taxes

Michael Brochstein/ZUMA Press Wire / SplashNews.com / Michael Brochstein/ZUMA Press Wire / SplashNews.com Because of her late start in the 2024 presidential campaign, vice president and presumptive Democratic nominee Kamala Harris has not had much time to roll out an economic platform. She was expected to do so this week, though what she unveils might … Read more

The Tax Cut and Jobs Act is set to expire next year. What that means for Coloradans.

The Tax Cut and Jobs Act is set to expire next year. What that means for Coloradans.

How the Tax Cut and Jobs Act expiration will impact Coloradans How the Tax Cut and Jobs Act expiration will impact Coloradans 02:11 Campaign season is in full swing, and as American voters elect a new president in November, there are inevitable changes coming to our taxes.Robert Persichitte, CFP, PFA, affiliate professor for MSU Denver … Read more

The 10 blockbuster companies behind Ireland’s corporate tax windfall

The 10 blockbuster companies behind Ireland’s corporate tax windfall

Despite repeated warnings about the potential once-off nature of corporation tax receipts and the concentration risk of having so few firms paying the bulk of the money, Ireland continues to hit the business tax jackpot.Revenue from the tax swelled to a record €23.8 billion last year, almost six times the amount garnered in 2014. It … Read more

Presidential Election 2024: What Trump vs. Harris Could Mean for Federal Business Taxes

Presidential Election 2024: What Trump vs. Harris Could Mean for Federal Business Taxes

The outcome of the upcoming presidential election may significantly affect the changes in federal income taxes on businesses that will be made during the next presidential term of office. The next president’s success in passing specific legislation will depend enormously on the makeup of the next Congress. On November 5, 2024, in addition to the … Read more

Dollar steadies in calm start to US inflation

Dollar steadies in calm start to US inflation

The EURUSD currency pair remains in a tight range above the round-level support of 1.0900 on  Monday as it struggles for direction. Investors look for fresh cues at the start of a busy data week that will likely indicate how much the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates in September. For fresh interest rate cues, … Read more

Tax Complexity Now Costs the U.S. Economy Over $546 Billion Annually

Tax Complexity Now Costs the U.S. Economy Over $546 Billion Annually

IRS Tax Compliance Costs the US Economy $546B Annually 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. code imposes many costs on the US economy. The most direct costs, of … Read more

Sterling gives up gains amid cautious mood

Sterling gives up gains amid cautious mood

The GBPUSD pair surrendered its intraday gains and fell back to near 1.2730 in Friday’s New York session as the Cable comes under pressure amid cautious market mood. The S&P 500 opened with some losses, exhibiting that the risk-appetite of investors is weak. The US Dollar consolidated in a tight range, with investors focusing on … Read more

Corporations Help Economy but Need to Pay Fair Share of Taxes

Corporations Help Economy but Need to Pay Fair Share of Taxes

Unless corporations and the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes, the US will struggle to address numerous pressing challenges, including rising inequity, deteriorating national infrastructure, and the urgent demands of climate change.The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%. It also gave corporations other tax breaks, … Read more