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

STT, PIT spikes lift net direct tax receipts 22.5%

STT, PIT spikes lift net direct tax receipts 22.5%

India’s net direct tax collections’ growth accelerated to 22.5% by August 11, from a 19.54% recorded a month ago, led by a 30% spike in Personal Income Tax (PIT) revenues and a 111% surge in Securities Transaction Tax (STT) receipts, even as corporate tax inflows grew a mere 5.9% from last year.Data from the Central … 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

Nirmala Sitharaman says burden on middle class narrative ‘not based on facts’; clarifies real estate taxes

Nirmala Sitharaman says burden on middle class narrative ‘not based on facts’; clarifies real estate taxes

Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday (August 7) said “we heard the people” as she confirmed revised real estate indexation rules in the Parliament. With the relaxed rules, taxpayers will get more flexibility in calculating their long-term capital gains tax.”The amendment gives taxpayers a choice to calculate and see what works better for them. The current amendment … Read more

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

Palm Beach Post recommends voters approve tax abatement extension

Palm Beach Post recommends voters approve tax abatement extension

Palm Beach PostShow Caption Hide Caption West Palm Beach downtown office towers, real estate developmentNew office towers in downtown West Palm Beach, or already completed ones, such as 360 Rosemary, have lured about 100 firms since 2019 to Palm Beach County.Greg Lovett, Palm Beach PostPalm Beach County voters face a local ballot question that will … Read more

Gov. Tim Walz Raised Taxes as Most Governors Cut Them

Gov. Tim Walz Raised Taxes as Most Governors Cut Them

Tim Walz Tax Policies: Details & Analysis Skip to content Home • Blog • Gov. Tim Walz Raised Taxes as Most Governors Cut Them Most states have cut taxes at least once since 2021, with a renewed emphasis on taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from … Read more

VP Pick Tim Walz Enacted Progressive Tax Reforms in Minnesota

VP Pick Tim Walz Enacted Progressive Tax Reforms in Minnesota

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz isn’t generally regarded as a tax policy guy, but tax analysts and lawmakers say Vice President Kamala Harris’s new running mate has supervised the most dramatic shift toward progressive tax policy of any state in the country.While more than two dozen governors slashed individual and corporate taxes during the post-Covid period, … Read more

How a Washington Tax Break for Data Centers Snowballed Into One of the State’s Biggest Corporate Giveaways

How a Washington Tax Break for Data Centers Snowballed Into One of the State’s Biggest Corporate Giveaways

This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Seattle Times. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. Reporting Highlights Job Promises: Washington lawmakers approved a tax break for data centers to create more jobs in rural Washington, but they can’t say … Read more

Power Hungry: Was one of WA’s biggest corporate tax breaks worth the cost?

Power Hungry: Was one of WA’s biggest corporate tax breaks worth the cost?

POWER HUNGRY | Second in a Seattle Times and ProPublica series about the impact of data centers in Washington. This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Seattle Times. Times Watchdog stories dig deep to hold power accountable, right wrongs and create change. This work is made possible by The … Read more