IIA: Hi-tech accounts for 24% of all tax in Israel, 36% of income tax

Around 24% of all tax payments in Israel were from companies and wages in the hi-tech sector in 2020 and hi-tech employees made around 36% of all income tax payments in 2021, said Israel’s Innovation Authority in a report released Tuesday. This highlights the centrality of this sector in Israel’s economy, the authority emphasized, saying … Read more

Stark County businessman: Congress must save this tax cut for my small business

Stark County businessman: Congress must save this tax cut for my small business

Tim Maloney  |  Special to the Canton RepositoryThese are bad times for small businesses.We’re getting hit from every angle — inflation, over-regulation, worker shortages, you name it. But the situation could soon get even worse.Congress and the White House may let one of the most important small business tax cuts in American history expire, hitting … 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

A Walzonomics Primer

A Walzonomics Primer

Here’s how business executives and donors are evaluating Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, especially on taxes, labor unions, energy policy and more. Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota has supported a progressive tax policy in his home state, and has won the support of prominent union officials.Erin Schaff/The New York Times Where Harris’s running mate stands … Read more

Taming The AI Wild West In The Corporate Legal, Tax And Risk Departments

Taming The AI Wild West In The Corporate Legal, Tax And Risk Departments

After 18 months of non-stop hype and rapid-fire launches of new, easily accessible consumer-facing tools, it may seem like everyone is experimenting with generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). In fact, according to the new Thomson Reuters Future of Professionals Report, almost two-thirds (63%) of professionals working in the legal, tax, and risk & compliance sectors say … Read more

Trump Dangles New Tax Cut Proposals With Real Political Appeal

Trump Dangles New Tax Cut Proposals With Real Political Appeal

The most recent and costliest of Mr. Trump’s ideas would end income taxes on Social Security benefits. First it was a tax cut for hotel and restaurant workers in Nevada, a swing state where Donald J. Trump proposed exempting tips from taxes. Then, in front of powerful chief executives gathered in Washington, Mr. Trump floated … Read more

‘Walz checks,’ free school lunches, and ditching fossil fuels: What Tim Walz’s record in Minnesota says about his economic goals

'Walz checks,' free school lunches, and ditching fossil fuels: What Tim Walz's record in Minnesota says about his economic goals

Politics ‘Walz checks,’ free school lunches, and ditching fossil fuels: What Tim Walz’s record in Minnesota says about his economic goals Noah Sheidlower 2024-08-06T16:06:24Z Share icon An curved arrow pointing right. Share Facebook Icon The letter F. Facebook Email icon An envelope. It indicates the ability to send an email. Email Twitter icon A stylized … 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

Our Tax Code Rewards Corporate Price Gouging

Our Tax Code Rewards Corporate Price Gouging

Photograph Source: NY Senate Photo Next year, we’ll have to make one of the most important decisions about the future of our economy. Will we hand more power and wealth to big corporations and the rich — or invest in a healthy and resilient economy that works for all of us? In 2017, Republican lawmakers … Read more