G-8 Agenda: Syria, Corporate Taxes & Europe’s Economy – Wall Street Journal (blog) Wall Street Journal (blog) G-8 Agenda: Syria, Corporate Taxes & Europe's EconomyWall Street Journal (blog)“Tax avoidance is as much about countries and country rules as it is about companies, because the loopholes that the companies use are the results of the rules [...]
Asian shares track Wall St lower as Fed meeting looms By Chikako Mogi TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares inched lower and the dollar remained defensive on Monday as investors settled in to wait for the U.S. Federal Reserve meeting outcome later in the week – and some long-awaited clarity on its intentions for monetary stimulus. [...]
Wall St. Week Ahead: Investors will look to Fed to ease volatility By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock investors eager to hear from the Federal Reserve about its plans for continuing economic stimulus may get some soothing words from the U.S. central bank next week. The Fed is unlikely to tip its hand [...]
Amazon, Web Sales Taxes Coming to Florida – Wall Street Journal (blog) Tampabay.com (blog) Amazon, Web Sales Taxes Coming to FloridaWall Street Journal (blog)Amazon.com is bringing distribution centers to Florida, and with them online sales taxes to the fourth-largest U.S. state. The e-commerce giant reached an agreement to erect several warehouses in the Sunshine State [...]
US Presses Liechtenstein on Tax Havens – Wall Street Journal US Presses Liechtenstein on Tax HavensWall Street JournalThe Justice Department said its prosecution of Wegelin & Co., Switzerland's oldest bank, provided insight on how Americans have used Liechtenstein foundations. Wegelin pleaded guilty earlier this year to helping Americans evade taxes and is now defunct.
Behind the Big Profits: A Research Tax Break – Wall Street Journal Behind the Big Profits: A Research Tax BreakWall Street JournalAn analysis by The Wall Street Journal shows that the extension of a big tax credit quietly boosted the profits of dozens of companies. Under accounting rules, the companies reported a year's worth of [...]
Asian shares recover after bruising selloff on Wall Street rebound By Chikako Mogi TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares recovered from multi-month lows on Friday, as a rebound in U.S. equities on the back of upbeat economic data calmed nerves after a bruising selloff in global markets, but investors remained cautious ahead of next week's Federal [...]
Stock futures point to rebound for Wall St. after selloff NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock futures rose on Wednesday, pointing to a rebound for Wall Street after a selloff in the previous session, though gains may be tempered by investor wariness over how soon central banks will begin to scale back accommodative policies. * The [...]
Lowering Business Taxes with New Ownership Structure – Wall Street Journal- India Lowering Business Taxes with New Ownership StructureWall Street Journal- IndiaThe client was in his mid-40s and the head of his family-owned business. He was worried about rising taxes on the income he and his other family members earned from that business. Recent changes [...]
Occupy Wall Street Stylists Pursue UK Tax Dodgers – Bloomberg Occupy Wall Street Stylists Pursue UK Tax DodgersBloombergUK Uncut has no offices and no formal leader, and key members often plot strategy over midnight pints of ale in London pubs. Yet, with more than 60,000 Twitter followers and a sprawling network of college-educated volunteers, the [...]