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Maher: Biden's Loan Plan Is 'Tax Dollars' 'Supporting This Jew-Hating' on Campus

On Friday's broadcast of HBO's "Real Time," host Bill Maher stated that President Joe Biden's student loan plan is "my tax dollars" "supporting this | Clips

Breitbart - Politics - 9 hours ago

Sen. Manchin Slams Final EV Tax Credit Rules: Endorsing 'Made in China'

Mr. Manchin considers the final eased rules as ‘providing a long-term pathway’ for China and other foreign adversaries to ’remain in our supply chains.’

Epoch Times - US News - 14 hours ago

Pro-China candidate elected as Solomon Islands PM as capital on alert

Jeremiah Manele’s election seen as Solomon Islands’ continued policy to embrace China

Independent UK - World - 21 hours ago

Unintended consequences of capital gains tax increase will cost us all -- John Ruffolo

It’s increasingly apparent that this tax hike will hit farmers, fishermen, dentists, doctors, entrepreneurs and the highly skilled young workers who propel Canada’s innovation economy

The Globe and Mail - Business - 21 hours ago

Canada Post reports $748-million pretax loss for 2023, warns of worse ahead

The Crown corporation says it’s struggling amid intense competition in parcel delivery services that has led to its market share eroding from 62 per cent prepandemic to 29 per cent last year

The Globe and Mail - Business - 21 hours ago

opinion - How to calculate a capital gain on your cottage or investment property – and very likely save money on taxes - Rob Carrick

You should have receipts or records of improvements you plan to include in your ACB, but evidence in a photo may help support the claim that you made capital improvements

The Globe and Mail - Business - 23 hours ago

IRS: 940,000 Americans Have 2 Weeks to Get Unclaimed Tax Refunds

More than $1 billion in unclaimed refunds from the 2020 tax year are slated to expire in just two weeks from Friday.

Epoch Times - Top Stories - 1 day ago

TMX Group CEO warns capital gains changes are a tax increase on investing in Canada

Ottawa is planning to increase the taxable portion of capital gains to two-thirds from 50 per cent for corporations and trusts, with the same increase applying to individual investors with capital gains above $250,000 per year, as of June 25

The Globe and Mail - Business - 1 day ago

Capital Dispatch: Top stories in Canadian politics

May 3, 2024: CTV News' Rachel Aiello breaks down what you need to know from Parliament Hill and key topics to keep an eye on next week.

CTV News - Politics - 1 day ago

U.S. loosens electric vehicle battery rules, potentially making more EVs eligible for tax credits

The U.S. government has loosened some rules governing electric vehicle tax credits a bit, potentially making more EVs eligible for credits of up to $7,500.

Washington Times - Technology - 1 day ago

Workers and businesses pay €4.7bn in tax in April

Government surplus runs to €3.6 billion, according to latest exchequer returns

Irish Times - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Commercial Court accepts challenge brought over windfall gains tax on energy sector

State introduced legislation giving effect to an EU regulation on emergency intervention to address high prices

Irish Times - Business - 1 day ago

Boston robotaxi firm Motional gets $475 million boost from Hyundai

The investment comes at a time when the autonomous vehicle industry has been struggling to advance the technology and raise additional capital.

Boston Globe - Business - 1 day ago

opinion - Who says the rich don't pay their fair share of taxes? Fred O'Riordan

Statistics Canada data for the 2021 taxation year paints a picture in which the wealthy carry their part of the burden

The Globe and Mail - Business - 1 day ago

Irish Business -- AIB shareholders vote to buy back €1bn taxpayer stake

AIB shareholders have approved an off-market purchase of ordinary shares from the Finance Minister at an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) called by the ...

Independent.ie - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Financial watchdog: Before hiking commercial taxes, Boston should look to cut spending

Research Bureau urges other approaches to balancing city's budget

Boston Globe - Business - 1 day ago

Flush with tax revenue and other income, San Diego County releases $8.5B spending plan

The county's proposed fiscal plan for 2024-25 adds $317 million in spending and dozens of staff positions

The San Diego Union-Tribune - Environment - 1 day ago

LETTERS -- 'I am all in. Raise my taxes.' Who's paying for it all? Plus other letters to the editor for May 1 -- May 1, 2024

In today’s letters to the editor: NATO; TMX; seniors and subsidies; family doctors; nurses and PSWs

The Globe and Mail - Opinion - 1 day ago

France: Europe's highest tax burden for pharma industry, lobby warns

France is the European country with the highest tax burden for pharmaceutical companies, according to a study published on Thursday (May 2) by Entreprises du Médicament en France (Leem), an association of French pharmaceutical companies.

Euractiv - Business - 2 days ago

Taxpayers need to know how heavy a toll they'll be paying for weight-loss drug coverage

Expanding insurance coverage of high-priced injectable weight-loss drugs for state workers will cost taxpayers $210 million in the first year of the initiative. But at least one economist says that estimate is way off and is expected to be millions more.

Chicago Sun-Times - Opinion - 2 days ago

Sports Team Owners Face New Scrutiny From IRS Over Tax Avoidance

A new campaign by the tax agency comes after ProPublica revealed how billionaires generate what can be hundreds of millions in tax savings by purchasing professional sports teams.

ProPublica - Top Stories - 2 days ago

analysis - Capital-gains budget change for employee stock options bites lower-level execs, not CEOs

Shift in taxes will cut into employee stock options for those with smaller gains, such as junior executives

The Globe and Mail - Business - 2 days ago

Capital gains tax changes not included in Freeland's motion to introduce budget bill -- April 30, 2024

Pierre Poilievre has said the Conservative Party will oppose the budget, but he has not yet addressed proposed changes to capital-gains taxes

The Globe and Mail - Politics - 2 days ago

Newsom's 'tax the rich' electricity plan could increase rates for those...

A new California energy bill is changing the way households are billed for their electricity usage by charging households based on income.

Washington Examiner - Environment - 4 days ago

It's a mistake to confuse tax breaks with doctors' pay -- Campbell Clark

The burden of health care HR doesn’t belong in the tax code

The Globe and Mail - Politics - 4 days ago

Vacationing at these destinations? You will pay tourist taxes, fees

Travelers may encounter a tourist tax or fee depending on their destination. Locals like New Zealand, Japan and Venice, Italy have them.

Fox News - Business - 7 days ago

Energy taxation directive: No progress expected before EU elections

Despite the presentation of a new compromise text to national governments on Thursday (April 25), no serious progress is expected on the revision of the energy taxation directive before the next term of the EU Parliament and Commission.

Euractiv - Business - 8 days ago

Fmr NFL coach Brian Billick previews 2024 draft, weighs players' concerns about sky-high state income taxes

Baltimore Ravens' Super Bowl-winning coach Brian Billick previews the 2024 NFL draft, weighing in on players' growing concerns about state income taxes.

Fox News - Business - 9 days ago

High company valuations a 'worry,' IMF's capital markets chief says

High corporate valuations could pose a significant risk to financial stability as market optimism becomes untethered from fundamentals, the IMF said Tuesday.

CNBC - Business - 17 days ago

Tech Venture Capital Titan Andreessen Horowitz Raises $7.2 Bn

Silicon Valley venture capital star Andreessen Horowitz said Tuesday it had raised $7.2 billion to invest in startups behind games, apps, artificial intelligence and more.

International Business Times - Technology - 17 days ago

Still haven't filed your taxes? How to avoid penalties or lost refunds

For most Californians, Monday is the deadline for paying your income tax bill for 2023 -- even if you don't file a return.

Los Angeles Times - Business - 21 days ago

12-year-old TikTok star opens self-employment file with Tax Authority, surprising officials

Jonathan Grosman, who is known for his entertaining interviews on social media, has become the youngest business owner in Israel; 'The number of people who have turned to me for business collaborations has increased greatly. Influencers earn tens of thousands of shekels from creating content'

YNET News - Business - 26 days ago

New gaming-focused venture capital unveils $35 million fund

The burgeoning reputation of Türkiye in the mobile gaming industry has captured not only local but also global investors' attention. It all began...

Daily Sabah - Business - 29 days ago

An Oregon Bill to Cut Millions in Timber Taxes Is Dead, Despite Backing by the Industry, the Governor and a Top Lawmaker

The legislation aimed to reformulate how Oregon funds the rising costs of fighting wildfires. It sparked debate within the Democratic-controlled Legislature about who should pay: taxpayers or big timber owners, who won steep tax cuts in the 1990s.

ProPublica - Politics - 1 month ago

Study: Indonesia's new capital city threatens stable proboscis monkey population

JAKARTA — The construction of Indonesia’s new capital city on the island of Borneo may destabilize the current stable population of endangered proboscis monkeys, a study has warned. President Joko Widodo in 2019 declared the establishment of an entirely new capital in East Kalimantan province, moving the seat of government away from the overcrowded and […]

Mongabay - Top Stories - 2 months ago

The Oregon Timber Industry Won Huge Tax Cuts in the 1990s. Now It May Get Another Break Thanks to a Top Lawmaker.

As the cost of fighting wildfires increases, state Sen. Elizabeth Steiner has proposed a bill — developed in consultation with the logging industry — that would shift millions in expenses away from the biggest landowners and onto taxpayers.

ProPublica - Environment - 3 months ago

How activist Rubric Capital may help enhance shareholder value at Xperi

There are opportunities for cost cutting at Xperi, and fresh blood on the board might be what it takes to build value.

CNBC - Opinion - 3 months ago

The $324 Billion Stage Three Tax Cuts Are Changing ... For the Better?

Anthony Albanese says “everyone will be getting a tax cut,” as part of new changes to the controversial stage three tax cuts. But the rich will still be better off.

VICE News - Business - 3 months ago

US Supreme Court wary of upending tax on Americans' foreign earnings

U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared hesitant to upend a tax on Americans who have invested in certain foreign corporations, as they pondered the meaning of "income" in a case that could undermine efforts by some Democratic lawmakers to impose a wealth tax on the very rich.

Reuters - Top Stories - 4 months ago

9 Times the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Miscalculated Badly at the Expense of Taxpayers, Wildlife

The agency has a history of diving into big construction projects that exceed projected costs, fall short on projected benefits and, in some cases, create new problems that engineers hadn’t bargained for.

ProPublica - Environment - 5 months ago

A Texas Billionaire's Associates Are Trying to Sink a School Tax Election via Their Dark Money Nonprofit

Tim Dunn’s public policy groups have helped ensure that tax hike language is attached to school bonds in the state. Now, that language is being used to undercut support for a bond in his hometown of Midland.

ProPublica - Politics - 6 months ago

To build its 'green' capital city, Indonesia runs a road through a biodiverse forest

BALIKPAPAN/JAKARTA — A clearing for the ramp to a new toll road in the Indonesian Bornean city of Balikpapan gapes open on the side of a paved highway as big trucks rumble past. Farther down this passage that’s been bulldozed through a forested area on the Balikpapan Bay coast, the sound of excavators grows louder. […]

Mongabay - Environment - 1 year ago

Casinos Pled Poverty to Get a Huge Tax Break. Atlantic City Is Paying the Price.

Despite growing profits, casino operators used predictions of “grave danger” to convince the state to slash their tax burden, denying millions to the city, its school district and the county.

ProPublica - Politics - 1 year ago

Congressional Chair Asks Google and Apple to Help Stop Fraud Against U.S. Taxpayers on Telegram

After ProPublica investigations revealed thriving cybermarkets on Telegram where fraudsters buy and sell stolen personal information for unemployment insurance fraud, Rep. James Clyburn is hoping to enlist Apple and Google in the fight.

ProPublica - Technology - 2 years ago

The Billionaires Tax Isn't New

Taxing billionaires on their wealth may sound novel, but the ideas behind it are already frequently used in the tax code.

ProPublica - Politics - 2 years ago