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- Asymmetric FDI And Tax-Treaty Bargaining: Theory And Evidence
- Tax treaties are often viewed as a mechanism for eliminating tax competition, however this approach ignores the need for bargaining over the treaty's terms. This paper focuses on how bargaining can affect the withholding taxes set under the treaty. In a simple framework, the authors develop hypotheses about patterns in...
- White papers 2003-03-01
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- Can Sen. Johnny Isakson Save The $8,000 Tax Credit?
- The good news in the real estate market (or what's passing for good news lately) seems to be working against Sen. Johnny Isakson's (R-Ga) quest to extend and expand the $8,000 first time home buyer tax credit. Let's start with a short review of where we've been:...
- Blog posts 2009-10-14
- The Rockin' Tax-Free Roth
- Among the many retirement savings options, there is one account that stands out above the others. It's the Roth IRA or 401k. In most cases, a Roth will let you save more and keep more than any other retirement plan. Find out why... When it comes to investing for...
- Articles 2009-03-09
- Tax Relief for Fraud Victims
- If any of your money disappeared down the rathole known as Bernie Madoff or any of the similar Ponzi operations that came to light last year, the Internal Revenue Service offers you some relief, if not much sympathy. How financial victims can get the tax breaks they deserve... If...
- Articles 2009-03-05
- Overlooked Tax Deductions
- These tax deductions and credits can mean big savings on your 2008 federal income tax return. But you may not know about them, especially the new ones. So before you send in your return, check out these write-offs and take the ones you're due. ...
- Articles 2009-04-03
- Obama Tax Plan Hitting Silicon Valley
- President Barack Obama's new plan to tax overseas profits is getting heat from technology companies which believe they will be adversely affected. While technology companies are not specifically targeted by the tax package, many, like Cisco, HP, IBM, Microsoft and Dell have substantial overseas activities and profits....
- Blog posts 2009-05-05
- Does the $8,000 First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit Discriminate?
- Does the $8,000 first-time home buyer tax credit discriminate based on income? One MoneyWatch.com reader thinks so.  Ann sent me the following email: Is there any avenue to file a complaint against the government for discrimination related the $8,000 new home buyer tax credit? The complaint is based on income...
- Blog posts 2009-09-21
- $15,000 Tax Credit Is Too Rich, So How About A $10,000 Tax Credit For All Home Buyers?
- It looks like the $15,000 tax credit for all home buyers, even millionaires, is dead in the water. But don't count Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA) out just yet. In a phone call this morning, he laid out plans for a $10,000 tax credit...
- Blog posts 2009-09-29
- Tax Deduction (Business Tax Deduction Tips)
- Tax deductions contribute to national prosperity by providing capital to business. Businesses can grow faster with capital provided by income tax savings. Tax deductions reduce taxable income. Tax laws are complicated. There are myriad types of tax deductions. These include both cash and non-cash tax deductions. A $100,000 tax deduction...
- White papers 2007-12-01
- Form Magic, Inc. -- Tax-Mate.(W-2/1099 Tax)
- Form Magic, Inc. -- Tax-Mate 888-746-0440, www.FormMagic.com Tax-Mate is offered in four versions: Tax-Mate Print, Tax-Mate Laser, Tax-Mate Transmittal and Tax-Mate Advisor. Tax-Mate Transmittal and Tax-Mate Advisor support paperless transmittals to the IRS and SSA. Tax-Mate Print and Tax-Mate Laser support...
- Research articles 2006-10-01
- Medicis Explains Sudden Increase in Company's Deferred Tax Assets
- A while ago, Medicis restated its numbers going back several quarters due to an accounting error. The mistake involved the company's "sales return reserve," a technical line on the company's financial statements that few understand. Medicis has since filed new statements and they contain a surprise: A massive accumulation of...
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- $8,000 Tax Credit: What Will Happen to Real Estate When the Tax Credit Expires?
- Two months, 19 days. That's when the $8,000 first-time home buyer tax credit expires. The real question is this: What will happen to the real estate market when the tax credit ends? Realtors, mortgage bankers and brokers, appraisers and millions...
- Blog posts 2009-09-11
- Westpac loses New Zealand tax case
- By a staff reporter, with Reuters The New Zealand High Court has ruled against Westpac Banking Corporation Ltd in a court case between the lender and the country's Inland Revenue Department IRD regarding nine structured finance transactions. According to Westpac, the total financial cost of the judgement will be $NZ918...
- News items 2009-10-07
- After Clunkers tax rush, states come down hard
- WASHINGTON - Struggling states and towns got a dose of badly needed money this summer from a Cash for Clunkers program that poured hundreds of millions of dollars of tax revenue into their budgets. Now, like the auto industry, recession-ravaged governments are seeing revenue fall off as car buyers take...
- News items 2009-10-11
- Wayne Swan takes aim at high income earners through super tax reform
- In a speech delivered yesterday, Swan noted a number of tax reforms that could take place as a result of the review, including a number of "unpopular choices" regarding super tax breaks for high-income earners. Swan said Australians must look to their sense of fairness when it comes to superannuation...
- News items 2009-11-05
- Further Reflections on Transfer Tax Reform and Repeal
- As we advised in our first Planning Alert, the recently enacted tax bill — formally titled the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, or "EGTRRA" for short — included sweeping changes to the federal transfer tax rules. Many individuals and married couples design their estate plans in...
- White papers 2001-08-01
- In Praise Of Tax Havens: International Tax Planning And Foreign Direct Investment
- The multinationalization of corporate investment in last few years has given rise to a number of international tax avoidance schemes that may be eroding tax revenues in industrialized countries, but which may also reduce tax burdens on mobile capital and so facilitate investment. Both the welfare effects of and the...
- White papers 2006-04-10
- Chevron's Tax Rate is 47 Percent -- With No Windfall Tax
- The Company: Chevron Corp., the second-largest U.S. oil company. The Filing:Â FORM 10-Q filed with the SEC on November 6, 2008. The Finding: Chevron earned pre-tax profits of $35.7 billion and paid $16.6 billion in income taxes for the nine-months ended September 30 -- an effective tax...
- Blog posts 2008-11-17
- NVIDIA Diverts Tax Dollars to R&D
- Intel is looking to wrestle share away from graphics chipset maker Nvidia by putting integrated-graphics silicon into its cental processing units. Nvidia, which dominates the market for high-end graphics popular among gamers, is fighting back against its cross-town rival by moving aggressively to capture share for entertainment applications in smaller,...
- Blog posts 2008-12-05
- Tax Hike Could Belie 'Two-Buck Chuck'
- Does it matter that "Two-Buck Chuck," the world's most famous cheap wine, might soon cost more than two bucks in California thanks to a proposed tax-hike meant to help solve the state's fiscal crisis? Probably not. In other states, Two-Buck Chuck is already called Three-Buck Chuck or...
- Blog posts 2009-01-21
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