It's no wonder voters in many countries are feeling aggrieved, ignored and generally disillusioned. Often, it seems they vote for one thing, and get something completely different... Read Full Article »
Isn't it strange how governments seek to cut tax just before elections? It's not by happenstance, and something that has happened for eons... Read Full Article »
Okay, imagine this scenario if you will: it's November 2018, and finally you've got all your tax planning ducks in a row now that Congress has fixed the broken bits of the tax reform legislation, and the Internal Revenue Service... Read Full Article »
In the chess game of international tax competition, it will be interesting to see, following enactment of the US Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, who moves next, which pieces they will move, and to where... Read Full Article »
There are many alternative phrases to describe the sharing economy. One of them is the "collaborative" economy. Collaboration seems to be in very short supply, however, when it comes to the taxation of the companies... Read Full Article »
The apocalypse has been cancelled. Or perhaps it has merely been put on hold. Either way, it is clear that the major economic convulsions that many predicted would be unleashed by a UK vote for Brexit have barely registered ... Read Full Article »
My, they really want Britain to stay in the European Union, don't they! In the last few days, we've had no less than the leader of the free world imploring the UK to remain in the EU. Then, the OECD which numbers many EU member... Read Full Article »
The seemingly never-ending deliberations over the proposed introduction of a value-added tax in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries must be testing the patience of taxpayers to the limit... Read Full Article »
It'll never happen of course. No, I don't mean Angela Merkel inviting Silvio Berlusconi to Baden-Baden for tea and gateaux. I mean Ben Carson's proposed tax reform plan. As if the idea of a flat tax of 14.9 percent... Read Full Article »
You'd probably expect me to issue Indonesia a metaphorical pat on the back for the latest round of tax-cutting measures, this time designed to fire up the country's labor-intensive industries, but I'm not. These so-called economic stimulus... Read Full Article »
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