Trump-Aligned Project 2025 Would Mean Higher Taxes for Workers, ‘Corporate Welfare’ for the Rich | Common Dreams

Trump-Aligned Project 2025 Would Mean Higher Taxes for Workers, 'Corporate Welfare' for the Rich | Common Dreams

An economic analysis of the far-right Project 2025 agenda crafted by at least 140 former Trump administration officials shows that the plan would result in higher taxes on working-class Americans and “corporate welfare” for the rich and large businesses. Conducted by the Democrats on the Joint Economic Committee (JEC), the new analysis notes that Project … Read more

Carbon markets: A new frontier for the tax function

Carbon markets: A new frontier for the tax function

By KPMG’s Commodity and Carbon Trading Solutions team members, Richard Murray and Rebecca Tobin. The importance of carbon markets for companies is on the rise. The cost of carbon is increasing in compliance markets, such as the EU ETS. Prices have risen and the benefit of the “free allowances” for some markets is being reduced. … Read more

Economist warns Americans over Biden’s potential tax hikes: ‘Scary’

Economist warns Americans over Biden’s potential tax hikes: 'Scary'

Where do Canada’s soaring corporate profits go? Not ‘back into the country’ ⋆ The Breach

Where do Canada’s soaring corporate profits go? Not ‘back into the country’ ⋆ The Breach

Loblaw chairman Galen Weston Jr, the creaseless face of inherited Canadian wealth, smiled serenely at parliamentarians as he explained why, when it came to rising food prices, his company was blameless. Speaking to an agri-food committee in the spring of 2023, he told them that Loblaw’s profit “goes back into the country.” “The profit we … Read more

A Debate Cheat Sheet for Business

A Debate Cheat Sheet for Business

Tax policy, inflation, the economy and markets will be some key issues for corporate America and Wall Street in tonight’s showdown between President Biden and Donald Trump. Economy, inflation and the fitness of both President Biden and Donald Trump will be in focus during tonight’s presidential debate.Jim Wilson/The New York Times Talking points All eyes … Read more

Democrats’ plan to tax the rich and corporations begins to take shape

Democrats’ plan to tax the rich and corporations begins to take shape

Democrats are forging plans to raise tax rates on companies and wealthy individuals next year if they hold the White House and win control of both houses of Congress, as the party’s leaders increasingly see tax policy as a winning issue on the campaign trail.Senate Finance Committee Democrats met Thursday to discuss President Donald Trump’s … Read more

Five Things to Know about Trump’s Tariff and Income Tax Proposals

Five Things to Know about Trump’s Tariff and Income Tax Proposals

Trump Income Tax and Tariff Proposals: Details & Analysis Skip to content Home • Blog • Five Things to Know about Trump’s Tariff and Income Tax Proposals Trump took his affinity for tariffs much further, floating the possibility of entirely replacing the federal income tax with new tariffs. He also raised other ideas like eliminating … Read more

Cyprus remains a prime investment destination

Cyprus remains a prime investment destination

Cyprus remains a prime destination for investors eyeing lucrative deals in the real estate sector, as the island offers a variety of investment opportunities for both local and foreign investors, according to a leading real estate company. The biggest opportunity at the moment is on the south east coast, in Larnaca, as the government moves … Read more

GOP ‘Salivating’ to Ram Through Another Corporate Tax Giveaway If Trump Wins | Common Dreams

GOP 'Salivating' to Ram Through Another Corporate Tax Giveaway If Trump Wins | Common Dreams

The crowning legislative achievement of Donald Trump’s first term in the White House was the passage of an unpopular tax bill that gave big corporations a massive windfall, disproportionately rewarded wealthy individuals despite being pitched as a boon for workers, and contributed trillions to the national debt. With Trump running for another four years in … Read more

Republicans pitch tax cuts for corporations, the wealthy in 2025

Republicans pitch tax cuts for corporations, the wealthy in 2025

Republicans in Congress are preparing to not just extend former president Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts if they win control of Washington in November’s elections, but also lower rates even more for corporations, laying the early groundwork for a ferocious debate over taxes and spending next year and beyond.The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) … Read more