Tax

2022 - 12 - 20

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Will California's New Pink Tax Law Save Women $47 Billion Annually? (Forbes)

Charging more for pink razors or other items marketed to women will become illegal in California on January 1. Often called the "pink tax," the practice of ...

Like the old toy aisles, deodorants and lotions are still often directly labeled "for men" or "for women." [sold a red scooter](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/12/22/women-really-do-pay-more-for-razors-and-almost-everything-else/) for boys and a pink scooter for girls. [study](https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12147-021-09280-9), Grauerholz and colleagues found that while women pay more than men for deodorants ($0.47 per ounce more) and lotions ($1.11 per ounce more), men pay $0.77 per ounce more than women for shaving creams and gels. "I think it's great that the law has gone into effect because it does raise awareness, and, in some cases, there may be remedies," Grauerholz says. Often called the "pink tax," the practice of charging different prices for men and women for similar goods and services will no longer be tolerated in the state. The state of California [estimates](https://sjud.senate.ca.gov/sites/sjud.senate.ca.gov/files/2.18.2020_sjud_gender_pricing_info_hearing_background_paper.pdf) that women spend about $188,000 more than men throughout their lifetime on the pink tax. The law prohibits "charging a different price for any two goods that are substantially similar, if those goods are priced differently based on the gender of the individuals for whom the goods are marketed and intended." This emphasis again makes it difficult to enforce the pink tax law for these products. In addition, Grauerholz says that aside from some shaving products, designer and luxury brand items are almost exclusively marketed to women, adding to the prices charged to female consumers. "Sweating or perspiring for women is seen as more inappropriate, generally speaking, than it is for men. Liz Grauerholz, a sociology professor at the University of Central Florida who researches the pink tax, says it may be hard to enforce the law because it's often tough to compare women's and men's products directly. Thus, it’s unlikely that California women will reap big savings as a result of the new law.

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The Multilateral Instrument's impact on real estate investments: Part ... (International Tax Review)

Yves Knel and Anne-Sophie Le Bris of Deloitte Luxembourg continue their analysis of the Multilateral Instrument in relation to real estate by considering ...

This means that the other CJ to a CTA can refuse to allow the CJ to apply option C, which is what Luxembourg does. The authors would like to thank several Deloitte colleagues for their contributions to this article: Sarvi Keyhani (France), Daniel Blum (Austria), Dr. It should apply to the extent that the source state and the state of residence have applied the provisions of the convention to exempt an item of income or capital. Article 3 may not be the most salient provision of the MLI relative to the real estate market for the countries within the scope of this article. This scenario was already addressed in an EU context by the amended Parent-Subsidiary Directive. Another application example would be when the source country treats the foreign investor as tax transparent while the jurisdiction of the foreign investor treats it as tax opaque.

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India's Top Carmaker Blames High Taxes For Low Car Ownership (Bloomberg)

India's biggest carmaker, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd., said government levies put vehicles beyond the reach of much of the population, adding to criticism of ...

“Government policies are such that they treat cars as luxury products that need to be heavily taxed,” Maruti Chairman R.C. “Car affordability is not at all related to income.” [Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.](/quote/MSIL:IN), said government levies put vehicles beyond the reach of much of the population, adding to criticism of the country’s tax regime from [Tesla Inc.](/quote/TSLA:US) and [Toyota Motor Corp.](/quote/7203:JP)

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Thailand approves tax break to boost public consumption (Reuters)

Thailand's cabinet on Tuesday approved a tax measure to help boost public consumption starting in January to support the economy as it recovers, ...

It has forecast the economy will expand 3.2% this year, 3.7% in 2023 and 3.9% in 2024. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story [central bank](/markets/asia/thai-cbank-sees-limited-impact-global-financial-tightening-2022-12-19/) said on Monday the economy was expected to fully recover in the second half of 2023.

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India plans tax waivers for IDBI Bank buyer - sources (Reuters)

The Indian government is likely to waive some tax norms for the buyer of IDBI Bank in a bid to attract more suitors for a majority stake sale in the lender, ...

[(LIFI.NS)](https://www.reuters.com/companies/LIFI.NS) together hold about 95% in IDBI Bank, and have sought initial bids from investors to buy a 60.72% in the bank. Last week, it extended the deadline for submitting initial bids until Jan. "This will be taxable at 30% plus a surcharge and cess," Rajpurohit added. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story [(IDBI.NS)](https://www.reuters.com/companies/IDBI.NS) in a bid to attract more suitors for a majority stake sale in the lender, two government sources said on Tuesday, after the Centre extended the deadline for initial bids. Dec 19 (Reuters) - The Indian government is likely to waive some tax norms for the buyer of IDBI Bank

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Thailand approves tax break to boost public consumption (CNA)

BANGKOK: Thailand's Cabinet on Tuesday (Dec 20) approved a tax measure to help boost public consumption starting in January to support the economy as it ...

The central bank said on Monday the economy was expected to fully recover in the second half of 2023. It has forecast the economy will expand 3.2 per cent this year, 3.7 per cent in 2023 and 3.9 per cent in 2024. BANGKOK: Thailand's Cabinet on Tuesday (Dec 20) approved a tax measure to help boost public consumption starting in January to support the economy as it recovers, according to a government spokesperson.

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Thailand Approves Tax Cuts, Rebate to Spur Consumption in 2023 (Bloomberg)

Thailand approved a package of tax measures to drive consumption and boost economic growth next year, according to Finance Minister Arkhom ...

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Tax rebates, reductions approved as 'New Year gifts' (Bangkok Post)

The cabinet on Tuesday approved tax rebates for shoppers and cut land and building tax as well as property transaction fees, describing it as a combined New ...

The reduction in property transfer and property pledge registration fees, for example as collateral for loans, will be for assessed property values of no more than 3 million baht each and pledges of no more than 3 million baht each. For the final 10,000 baht, shoppers must have electronic invoices. The cabinet also reduced land and building tax in 2023 by 15%, cut property transfer fees from 2% to 1% and decreased mortgage registration fees from 1% to 0.01% next year.

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Thailand approves tax measure to boost spending (ZAWYA)

The government will offer a tax deduction of 40000 baht ($1149.4) for shoppers on goods purchases from Jan. 1.

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Release of Trump Tax Returns Could Herald New Era for Taxpayer ... (The New York Times)

Revealing private documents risks a tit for tat with Republicans set to retake control of the House of Representatives.

“That’s the end of tax privacy to me,” Mr. He is concerned that if the release of the documents is widely viewed as political, then a tit-for-tat scenario is likely to ensue. Trump’s tax returns from 2015 to 2020 and to potentially share the filings. Yin, an emeritus tax law professor at the University of Virginia, said that the bar should be high for Congress to obtain Mr. The rush to publicize them before Republicans retake control of the House next year, they argue, is the result of years of stalling by Mr. To demonstrate that there was a “legitimate legislative purpose” for the request, House Democrats sought the returns as part of an oversight inquiry into the effectiveness of a rule that requires the I.R.S. It is not clear what new information will be gleaned, though Democrats and tax experts will be combing through the returns to determine what kinds of strategies Mr. audit program that automatically reviews the tax returns of any elected president and vice president. “This rises above politics, and the committee will now conduct the oversight that we’ve sought for the last three and a half years,” Representative Richard E. “Going forward, partisans in Congress have nearly unlimited power to target political enemies by obtaining and making public their private tax returns to embarrass and destroy them.” to the Ways and Means Committee. Trump paid scant income taxes over the years and detailed the financial struggles of his properties, yet the full scope of his tax history remained shrouded in secrecy.

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After years of fighting for them, Democrats may release Trump tax ... (The Hill)

Democrats on the chief tax-writing committee in the House could vote on Tuesday to release tax return information on Donald Trump after winning a prolonged ...

“The IRS has a policy of auditing the tax returns of all sitting presidents and vice presidents,” Rep. “In light of this decision, I will consult with the Ways and Means Committee and consider the Finance Committee’s next steps.” “We must obtain President Trump’s tax returns and review whether the IRS is carrying out its responsibilities.” tax system and how its complexities allow it to be exploited in bad faith. Trump once said that’s the way he looks at it,” Rosenthal said. “Or perhaps [it just has] a conclusion saying the Ways and Means Committee reviewed these tax returns and there’s nothing to worry about. “Does that report have all the information that the Ways and Means Committee obtained? This is both-sides-ism.’ And so they’re going to ask for the tax return information on Hunter Biden and Joe Biden and whoever else they want to embarrass.” It could also help to close the book on the matter once and for all. And the IRS apparently never challenged [that],” Rosenthal wrote online on Monday. This is not limited to public officials, but can target private citizens, business and labor leaders, and Supreme Court justices,” he said. 6 committee considers its own set of criminal referrals against the former president.

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House Ways and Means Committee to meet on future of Trump's tax ... (CNN)

Former President Donald Trump announces he is running for president for the third time ion November 15, 2022. Andrew Harnik/AP. CNN ...

The information could paint a picture of what kind of scrutiny the IRS has pursued on Trump in the past and whether any of that scrutiny changed when he became president. When the returns are made public, they could shed light on how wealthy Trump really is, how much he gave to charity and how much he paid in taxes. When Neal requested Trump’s tax information in 2019, he wasn’t the first chairman to use an arcane section of the tax code known as 6013 to glean confidential tax information. Back in 2014, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp led the committee in releasing confidential tax information to further the committee’s investigation into whether the IRS had unfairly targeted conservative organizations when deciding on groups to probe. Trump had no taxable income in either year, but he was able to carry forward the deduction to future years, further limiting the amount of federal income tax he had to pay. The committee has had access to Trump’s taxes for weeks after winning a lengthy legal battle that began in the spring of 2019. In a separate report, the Joint Committee on Taxation offered a summary of its review of tax returns between 2015 and 2020 for Trump and several of his businesses. The report noted that an IRS agent assigned to audit Trump’s taxes suggested disallowing the entire $21.1 million deduction because Trump did not get a qualified appraisal for the land. While there is historic precedent for Ways and Means to release confidential tax information, a decision to put it out to the public comes with intense political fallout as Trump has already declared he is running for president in 2024. Brady said that the committee voted to release Trump’s returns for six years, along with returns from eight affiliated businesses. The Ways and Means Committee report concluded that the IRS failed to audit Trump’s taxes as required under the mandatory presidential audit program. Chairman Richard Neal and fellow Democrats said Tuesday that the records they obtained showed that the presidential audit program failed to work as intended.

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Trump's tax returns to be discussed by congressional panel (WOKV)

The articles exposed deep inequities in the U.S. tax code as Trump, a reputed multi-billionaire, paid little in federal income taxes. IRS figures indicate that ...

Those allegations are the subject of a fraud lawsuit that New York Attorney General Letitia James filed against Trump and his company in September. Trump sued the Times and his niece, Mary Trump, in 2021 for providing the records to the newspaper. “We urge Democrats, in their rush to target former President Trump, not to unleash this dangerous new political weapon on the American people." In November, Mary Trump asked an appeals court to overturn a judge's decision to reject her claims that her uncle and two of his siblings defrauded her of millions of dollars in a 2001 family settlement. The committee received [six years of tax returns](https://apnews.com/article/us-supreme-court-business-donald-trump-personal-taxes-congress-7cc1a1a0d10de7bdfc1252603f53ab69) for Trump and some of his businesses. The image of a savvy businessman was key to a political brand honed during his years as a tabloid magnet and star of “The Apprentice” television show. As a presidential candidate in 2016, he broke decades of precedent by refusing to release his tax forms to the public. Trump paid no income taxes at all in 10 of the past 15 years because he generally lost more money than he made. “It is essential that the IRS’s presidential audit program remain free of interference.” tax code as Trump, a reputed multi-billionaire, paid little in federal income taxes. And if lawmakers move forward with plans to release the returns, it's unclear how quickly that would happen. [clearing the way](https://apnews.com/article/us-supreme-court-donald-trump-business-john-roberts-congress-8ea516dace48875ad7c5dd472dd16dcf) last month for the Treasury Department to send the returns to Congress, Democrats are under pressure to act aggressively.

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U.S. House Democrats to decide whether to release Trump's tax ... (Reuters)

Trump, unlike previous presidential candidates, refused to make his tax returns public as he sought to keep secret the details of his wealth and the activities ...

He has said the case was politically motivated and the company plans to appeal. The company faces up to $1.6 million in fines, though Trump himself is not personally liable. The House Ways and Means Committee is due to examine them behind closed doors at 3 p.m. That allowed him to pay very little in taxes. The committee's chairman, Representative Richard Neal, has not said whether he supports making them public. WASHINGTON, Dec 20 (Reuters) - A Democratic-led U.S.

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Senate proposes reevaluating state's tax structure - Indiana Capital ... (Indiana Capital Chronicle)

Sen. Travis Holdman said last week he planned to introduce, and pass, a bill establishing a Blue Ribbon Commission that would analyze how the state should ...

“The quality of public services plays much more into the decision of households to locate someplace,” Hick said. “They’re not moving to low tax places, they’re moving to places that have nationally competitive schools, that have quality of life things … “We need to have a longer term perspective on meeting all of [our] obligations.” That account is nearly 38% funded, while the state’s other defined benefit plans are funded at Please see our republishing guidelines for use of photos and graphics. “It’s going to mean there’s less revenue for us to spend at the state level.” Holdman said it would enable the state to compete for businesses with places such as Tennessee, Florida or Texas, which have no income tax. Less than half of Hoosiers have an advanced certification or college degree and Ball State University economist Mike Hicks pushed back against the proposition. “It hasn’t worked here; it doesn’t work really anywhere.” They say it’ll take pressure off residents and businesses, but it would also depress future revenue as others say Indiana needs to invest in its quality of life. The state also waived its utility receipt tax.

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Donald Trump's Tax Returns Live: House Committee Could Release ... (The Wall Street Journal)

The House Ways and Means Committee could release on Tuesday previously confidential information about former President Donald Trump's tax returns and IRS ...

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Trump's tax returns to be discussed by congressional panel (WOKV)

The articles exposed deep inequities in the U.S. tax code as Trump, a reputed multi-billionaire, paid little in federal income taxes. IRS figures indicate that ...

Those allegations are the subject of a fraud lawsuit that New York Attorney General Letitia James filed against Trump and his company in September. Trump sued the Times and his niece, Mary Trump, in 2021 for providing the records to the newspaper. “We urge Democrats, in their rush to target former President Trump, not to unleash this dangerous new political weapon on the American people." In November, Mary Trump asked an appeals court to overturn a judge's decision to reject her claims that her uncle and two of his siblings defrauded her of millions of dollars in a 2001 family settlement. The committee received [six years of tax returns](https://apnews.com/article/us-supreme-court-business-donald-trump-personal-taxes-congress-7cc1a1a0d10de7bdfc1252603f53ab69) for Trump and some of his businesses. The image of a savvy businessman was key to a political brand honed during his years as a tabloid magnet and star of “The Apprentice” television show. As a presidential candidate in 2016, he broke decades of precedent by refusing to release his tax forms to the public. Trump paid no income taxes at all in 10 of the past 15 years because he generally lost more money than he made. “It is essential that the IRS’s presidential audit program remain free of interference.” tax code as Trump, a reputed multi-billionaire, paid little in federal income taxes. And if lawmakers move forward with plans to release the returns, it's unclear how quickly that would happen. [clearing the way](https://apnews.com/article/us-supreme-court-donald-trump-business-john-roberts-congress-8ea516dace48875ad7c5dd472dd16dcf) last month for the Treasury Department to send the returns to Congress, Democrats are under pressure to act aggressively.

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Legislative by-election candidates discuss firefighting, tax rebates ... (Focus Taiwan News Channel)

Taipei, Dec. 20 (CNA) The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate for the upcoming legislative by-election in Taipei Enoch Wu (吳怡農) on Tuesday ...

Meanwhile, lots were drawn for the by-election on Tuesday to determine the position on the ballot of the three candidates. The Taipei City Election Commission is scheduled to hold a policy platform presentation on Jan. The by-election is contested by Wu, Wang and independent candidate Hsiao He-lin (蕭赫麟). [Taipei City Councilor Wang Hung-wei to run for KMT in by-election](https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202212020012) 20 (CNA) The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate for the upcoming legislative by-election in Taipei Enoch Wu (吳怡農) on Tuesday discussed the issue of firefighting resources, while his Kuomintang (KMT) rival Wang Hung-wei (王鴻薇) proposed tax repayments to eligible taxpayers. KMT candidate Wang held a press conference on Tuesday at which she pledged to urge the central government to return surplus tax to eligible taxpayers if she is elected to the Legislature.

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House committee to vote on releasing Trump's tax returns – live (The Guardian)

Ex-president faces another day of peril on Capitol Hill after January 6 panel's referral to the justice department on four criminal charges.

He’s spent years trying to shield his tax returns, and Democrats in Congress could blow that up in the waning days of their majority. But today they’re talking about a $1.7tn spending package agreed in the early hours that will avert a shutdown for at least another year. and they’re expecting us to pass it by the end of this week. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican and far-right conspiracy theorist, shared screenshots of polling of Republican primary voters, claiming the “real reason” for the criminal referrals is because committee members think Trump will be unbeatable in his run for president in 2024. And as I leave in a few days, the nation is coping with strains and challenges of other kinds. The package includes about $45bn emergency assistance to Ukraine as it battles Russia’s invasion, according to Democratic Vermont senator Patrick Leahy, chair of the Senate appropriations committee. Representative Troy Nehls, a Republican from Texas, retweeted a Fox News contributor who said that the committee is illegitimate. The vote is unusual because it’s organized by a political party rather than the state’s office of elections. We faced the nation broken by the Watergate scandal, the resignation of President Nixon and an endless war in Vietnam. A big question for panel chair Richard Neal, a Massachussetts Democrat, is how far to go with the documents. It’s lunchtime, and an opportunity to look at where we stand on a busy Tuesday in US politics. But given that Democrats have been fighting so hard to get it, and their majority in the House is in its final days, it’s reasonable to assume we’ll see something soon.

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The Tax Reform You Should Be Scared Of (Law.com)

Impending tax changes for partners could potentially lead to delayed distribution payments or increased capital contributions from partners.

- Unlimited access to the ALM suite of newsletters Partners will soon have to pay tax on their profits according to the tax year end, rather than their firm’s year end—which for U.K. - Access to the entire ALM network of websites

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Business calls for simplification of UK tax rules for cross-border ... (Financial Times)

Businesses need more clarity and simpler processes for the taxation of cross-border workers, the Office of Tax Simplification, an independent adviser to the ...

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Trump's tax returns could be made public, pending House ... (The Washington Post)

Trump has for years refused to make his tax returns public, breaking with modern tradition set by other presidents and presidential candidates.

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US House to decide whether to release details of Trump's tax returns (The Guardian)

House committee to make decision after January 6 panel referred Donald Trump to the justice department to face criminal charges.

He has said the case was politically motivated and the company plans to appeal. The Trump Organization was found guilty on 6 December in New York of carrying out a 15-year criminal scheme to defraud tax authorities. That allowed him to pay very little in taxes.

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House Committee Will Vote on Making Trump's Taxes Public (The New York Times)

President Trump in the White House briefing room. The Trump administration had refused to comply with a 2019 request for Donald J. Trump's tax returns under the ...

At the end of 2021, Judge McFadden finally ruled, agreeing that the law was on the side of the Ways and Means Committee but warning that he believed it would be a bad idea to make Mr. Trump’s returns in 2019, after Democrats took over the House in the 2018 midterm elections and began trying to perform oversight of the Trump administration. He moved to the powerful Ways and Committee in 1993, where he emerged as an institutionalist and gained the respect of both parties. But they do show how the cash flowed, in a chain of transactions, to several Trump-controlled companies and then directly to Mr. “Regrettably, the deed is done,” he said, arguing that the decision had “nothing to do with the stated purpose of reviewing the I.R.S. House Democrats championed the Ways and Means Committee’s vote to publicly release the tax returns of former President Donald J. revenue agent possesses in conducting the audit of presidential returns and the absence of guardrails to ensure that such employee is not subject to undue influence by a president or his representatives.” commissioner who served during the first year of Trump’s presidency, said in an interview that he was not involved in the presidential audit process and that he did not know why the audits did not occur. “The Ways and Means Committee’s solemn oversight work has revealed the urgent need for legislation to ensure the public can trust in real accountability and transparency during the audit of a sitting president’s tax returns — not only in the case of President Trump, but for any president,” Ms. The suggestion of dysfunction in the auditing program was an early takeaway in what could be a series of disclosures related to the release of Mr. “What was clear today is that public disclosure of President Trump’s private tax returns has nothing to do with the stated purpose of reviewing the I.R.S. Neal of Massachusetts, had said the panel needed the data to assess the

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WATCH LIVE: House committee votes on release of Trump's tax ... (PBS NewsHour)

The Democratic-controlled House Ways and Means Committee is expected to vote Tuesday on whether to publicly release years of Donald Trump's tax returns, ...

Those allegations are the subject of a fraud lawsuit that New York Attorney General Letitia James filed against Trump and his company in September. In November, Mary Trump asked an appeals court to overturn a judge’s decision to reject her claims that her uncle and two of his siblings defrauded her of millions of dollars in a 2001 family settlement. The image of a savvy businessman was key to a political brand honed during his years as a tabloid magnet and star of “The Apprentice” television show. As a presidential candidate in 2016, he broke decades of precedent by refusing to release his tax forms to the public. Trump paid no income taxes at all in 10 of the past 15 years because he generally lost more money than he made. “It is essential that the IRS’s presidential audit program remain free of interference.” Trump sued the Times and his niece, Mary Trump, in 2021 for providing the records to the newspaper. The committee received six years of tax returns for Trump and some of his businesses. tax code as Trump, a reputed multi-billionaire, paid little in federal income taxes. “Our concern is that, if taken, this committee action will set a terrible precedent that unleashes a dangerous new political weapon that reaches far beyond the former president and overturns decades of privacy protections for average Americans that have existed since the Watergate reforms.” Tax records would have been a useful metric for judging his success in business. With just two weeks left until Republicans formally take control of the House, Tuesday’s meeting was an opportunity for Democrats to disclose whatever information they have gleaned on a figure who still shapes U.S.

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Trump's Tax Records Poised for Release as Democrats Vote (Bloomberg)

The double whammy adds to what's been a bad six-week stretch for Trump politically, during which he was blamed for the GOP's disappointing midterm election ...

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Trump tax returns: House Ways and Means Committee considers potential release (CNBC)

Trump broke decades of political precedent as a candidate and then as president by refusing to release his tax returns to the public. Trump sued to block their release, but lost that effort in lower federal courts, and, ultimately, at the Supreme Court.

GOP lawmakers are expected to quash any further inquiry by the committee into Trump's tax returns. During his administration, the Treasury Department refused to release his returns to Ways and Means when they were requested by the panel's chairman, Rep. "Let me be clear, our concern is not whether the president should have made his tax returns public as has been tradition, nor about the accuracy of his tax returns," Brady told reporters. The department claimed there was no legitimate legislative basis for the request. The panel is expected to resume a public session later Tuesday after it meets in executive session. - Trump broke decades of political precedent as a candidate and then as president by refusing to release his tax returns to the public.

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Trump's Tax Returns Could Finally Be Made Public (Forbes)

The House Ways and Means Committee is expected to vote Tuesday whether to release former President Donald Trump's federal tax returns, in what could be the ...

[Has Trump Run Out The Clock On His Tax Returns Yet Again? On Monday, the January 6 House Committee recommended the Justice Department take up an investigation of four criminal charges it accused Trump of committing in the wake of the 2020 presidential election. Many prominent GOP members have blamed him for the party’s worse-than-expected midterm losses, and further criticized him for his meeting with white supremacist Nick Fuentes and comments that parts of the constitution should be disbanded because they did not aid his re-election in 2020. ](https://www.forbes.com/sites/insider/2022/12/07/has-trump-run-out-the-clock-on-his-tax-returns-yet-again/?sh=74ccc5845d97)(Forbes) [House Committee Receives 6 Years Of Trump Tax Returns ](https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2022/11/30/house-committee-receives-6-years-of-trump-tax-returns/?sh=298b5591576a)(Forbes) [Treasury Must Turn Over Trump’s Tax Records To Congress, Supreme Court Rules ](https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2022/11/22/trump-must-turn-over-tax-returns-to-lawmakers-supreme-court-rules/?sh=300b5ad97bd9)(Forbes) The committee, which is controlled by Democrats, met Tuesday at 3 p.m. The release of the records could mark a second, consequential stain on Trump’s legacy in a matter of 48 hours and one of several over the past month.

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The TCJA Five Years Later: International Tax Issues (Forbes)

In the third of a three-episode series, former senior Treasury official Chip Harter discusses his experience creating the international tax guidance for the ...

I also recognize there's always a risk that when the United States adopts any sort of minimum tax regime, that in the future, the rate of that minimum tax could be raised for U.S. multinationals if multinationals based elsewhere were subject to a comprehensive minimum tax regime, but the administration was very proud of just what it had accomplished in the TCJA and was not prepared to say that we'd go back to the Hill to reexamine that and modify it. I do recognize that there are a number of design issues and flaws in the current pillar 2 rules, but I do think there is some hope that some of those could be addressed over time. We are now in a very awkward position where they've negotiated one set of rules at the OECD, but at least for the next couple years, we're unlikely to be able to conform the U.S. Now, for reasons I understand and have some sympathy for, the Biden administration thought that the BEAT could be materially improved, and then they also wanted to dramatically increase the rate on it, which is what I was commenting on being a daunting prospect, and the new administration viewed the OECD negotiations as a way to help get that done. With respect to the pillar 2 proposals, we could fully support the rest of the world adopting a minimum tax regime, but I was not able to promise that the United States would change its GILTI regime. Again, that was one where we had to maneuver to get to where we achieved a decent policy outcome in light of the statutory language. I was given very clear instructions from the White House that the one thing I could not allow to happen at the OECD was to negotiate a DST that focused on an industry where U.S. We had been seeing quite a flurry of unilateral measures being adopted around the world, and so when I actually showed up for my first OECD meeting in October in Rome, my European counterparts very politely explained to me that they were all going to adopt digital services taxes and that what the OECD should be doing is negotiating a standard DST that all countries should follow if they adopt DSTs. tax liability at the margin on tested income if it was subject to a foreign tax rate of at least 13 and an eighth percent? They were telling us it was very urgent that we somehow fixed this, and ultimately we observed that the Obama administration, as one of their final acts, had granted relief with respect to TLAC debt for exactly these reasons. As the Treasury has been negotiating new treaties and protocols to existing treaties, it's been very careful to specify in the treaties that the BEAT applies not withstanding anything else to the contrary in the treaties.

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Trump's Tax Returns Discussed by House Committee in Private ... (The New York Times)

The former president, who rejected modern tradition by keeping his returns private, fought the committee for almost four years. Democrats said they needed ...

At the end of 2021, Judge McFadden finally ruled, agreeing that the law was on the side of the Ways and Means Committee but warning that he believed it would be a bad idea to make Mr. Trump’s returns in 2019, after Democrats took over the House in the 2018 midterm elections and began trying to perform oversight of the Trump administration. He moved to the powerful Ways and Committee in 1993, where he emerged as an institutionalist and gained the respect of both parties. WASHINGTON — Should the House Ways and Means Committee vote to make public six years of Donald J. The Ways and Means Committee is scheduled to meet at 3 p.m. Republicans are asking to make the transcript of the meeting public later, and Neal agrees. The Ways and Means Committee is now debating behind closed doors whether to make Trump’s tax information public. But they do show how the cash flowed, in a chain of transactions, to several Trump-controlled companies and then directly to Mr. The House Ways and Means Committee voted Tuesday to publicly release the tax returns of former President Donald J. Neal, the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, says, “This was not about being punitive. [convicted of a tax fraud scheme](https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/12/06/nyregion/trump-organization-trial-verdict)this month in a case brought by Manhattan prosecutors, and the New York attorney general has [sued Mr. He [paid no federal income taxes](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/13/nyregion/trump-taxes.html)in 11 of 18 years that The Times examined; he also reduced his tax bill with questionable measures, including a $72.9 million tax refund that, as of 2020, was the subject of an I.R.S.

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Brady warns Trump tax return precedent could extend to Supreme ... (The Hill)

House Ways and Means Committee ranking member Kevin Brady (R-Texas) warned Tuesday that Democrats' potential decision to release former President Trump's ...

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House committee votes to release Donald Trump tax records (Financial Times)

Documents could shed new light on former president's finances as he makes another run for the White House.

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House committee votes to release Trump's tax returns to the public (The Guardian)

As a presidential candidate in 2016, Trump broke decades of precedent by refusing to release his tax forms to the public.

Trump sued the Times and his niece, Mary Trump, in 2021 for providing the records to the newspaper. Those allegations are the subject of a fraud lawsuit that New York attorney general Letitia James filed against Trump and his company in September. As a presidential candidate in 2016, Trump broke decades of precedent by refusing to release his tax forms to the public. The image of a savvy businessman was key to a political brand honed during his years as a tabloid magnet and star of The Apprentice television show. The committee received six years of tax returns for Trump and some of his businesses. Trump paid no income taxes at all in 10 of the past 15 years because he generally lost more money than he made.

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A House panel voted to publicly release a report on Trump's tax ... (NPR)

The Democrat-controlled House Ways and Means Committee said it will release a report that covers several years of tax returns by the former President Donald ...

But the the Supreme Court denied Trump's request to block the committee's request, clearing the way for the records to be released. The Democrat-controlled House Ways and Means Committee voted Tuesday to release a report related to former President Donald Trump's tax returns. The department said the request was not supported by a legitimate legislative purpose, 31 to block the release. Democrats on the panel had argued that the president's tax returns were necessary for the panel to evaluate the IRS's presidential audit program. A House panel voted to publicly release a report on Trump's tax returns

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Trump tax returns will be made public, US House panel votes (BBC News)

The move could offer a first hand look into his finances, which he has long tried to shield.

Official copies of the former president's tax returns, which are now expected to be released before Republicans take control of Congress on 3 January, should settle the matter. In 2020, the New York Times obtained leaked copies of 18 years of Mr Trump's tax returns. The House Ways and Means Committee had first sought the returns when Democrats took over the lower chamber of Congress in 2019. "Every American taxpayer who may get on the wrong side of majority in Congress is now at risk." At the time, he said he would do so after an Internal Revenue Service audit had concluded. It also disclosed that the then-president was in a fight with the Internal Revenue Service over the legitimacy of a $72.9m tax refund he had claimed and owed more than $400m in debt due by 2024.

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Hagerty, Manchin propose $10000 threshold for Venmo, PayPal tax ... (CNBC)

Sens. Bill Hagerty and Joe Manchin will propose an amendment to the spending package to increase the threshold for Form 1099-K from $600 to $10000.

But the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 dropped the threshold to just $600. "We're expecting most of our clients to get these things," he said. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., the proposal's lead co-sponsor. Before 2022, taxpayers received 1099-Ks with more than 200 transactions worth an aggregate above $20,000. [$600 for the 2022 tax season](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/10/how-to-prepare-for-a-1099-k-for-online-payments-and-reduce-your-taxes.html). [$1.7 trillion spending package](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/20/congress-releases-spending-bill-with-election-reforms-to-prevent-another-jan-6.html), to increase the threshold for [Form 1099-K](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/23/heres-why-you-may-get-form-1099-k-for-third-party-payments-in-2022.html), according to Sen.

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'Only days' before Trump's tax returns are released, top Dem says (Politico)

House Democrats said they will release several years worth of former President Donald Trump's tax returns in the coming days after a party-line vote Tuesday ...

Neal had sued for the filings under an arcane law allowing the heads of Congress’s tax committees to examine anyone’s returns. Several news organizations have already reported on the scant taxes Trump paid over the years despite his wealth. Even once they were in Democrats’ possession, they continued to be protected by strict privacy laws.

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A House panel voted to publicly release a report on Trump's tax ... (WFSU)

The Democrat-controlled House Ways and Means Committee said it will release a report that covers several years of tax returns by the former President Donald ...

But the the Supreme Court denied Trump's request to block the committee's request, clearing the way for the records to be released. The Democrat-controlled House Ways and Means Committee voted Tuesday to release a report related to former President Donald Trump's tax returns. The department said the request was not supported by a legitimate legislative purpose, 31 to block the release. Democrats on the panel had argued that the president's tax returns were necessary for the panel to evaluate the IRS's presidential audit program. A House panel voted to publicly release a report on Trump's tax returns

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Trump's tax returns to be released by US Congress (CNA)

Washington: US lawmakers voted Tuesday (Dec 20) to make public Donald Trump's tax returns, ending a years-long battle by the former president to keep the ...

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Former UK minister criticises Guernsey goods and services tax plan (BBC News)

Lord Digby Jones describes a planned new lower 15% rate of income tax alongside a GST as a "bribe."

Policy and Resources President, Deputy Peter Ferbrache, said he did not believe Lord Jones's alternative of a tiered income tax system with a higher rate of 22% on income above £50,000, rising to 25% for higher incomes, would raise the money needed. - A 5% Goods and Services Tax And he described a planned new lower 15% rate of income tax alongside a GST as a "bribe."

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US House committee will release redacted tax filings of former ... (The Straits Times)

Trump had previously refused to make his tax returns public to keep secret the details of his wealth. Read more at straitstimes.com.

He has said the case was politically motivated and the company plans to appeal. [a 15-year criminal scheme to defraud tax authorities](https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/trumps-company-convicted-by-new-york-jury-of-scheme-to-defraud-tax-authorities). Republicans are expected to dissolve or redirect that panel when they take control of the chamber. That allowed him to pay very little in taxes. Like other committee Republicans, he voted against their release on the grounds that it could set a bad precedent. Committee chairman Richard Neal, a Democrat, said the documents would be released within days, after sensitive material had been redacted.

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Read how much Trump paid — or didn't pay — in taxes each year (CNBC)

The amount of income, deductions and taxes paid by former President Donald Trump as disclosed in his annual federal tax returns while serving in the White ...

- The 2020 return shows negative income of $4.69 million, with zero dollars in taxable income. The Trumps paid $999,466 in federal income taxes. The Trumps paid $750 in taxes. They paid $133,445 in taxes. The couple paid federal income taxes of $641,931. - The 2018 return declared total income of $24.4 million, with taxable income of $22.9 million. - In 2019, the Trumps declared $4.44 million in total income, and $2.97 million in taxable income. - The 2016 return declared negative income of $31.2 million, with zero dollars of taxable income. - The 2017 return declared negative income $12.8 million, with $0 in taxable income. - On their 2015 federal return, Trump and his wife declared negative income of $31.7 million, with taxable income of $0. On their 2020 income tax returns, Trump and his wife Melania paid no federal income taxes and claimed a refund of $5.47 million, according to the report by the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation. - The report by the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation was posted online shortly after the House Ways and Means Committee voted to make public redacted versions of Trump's full income tax returns, and those of eight related business entities for the tax years 2015 through 2020.

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US House committee votes to make Trump tax returns public (Aljazeera.com)

The Democrat-led panel voted in a closed session to release six years of records pertaining to the former president.

Neither that case, nor Vance’s investigation, resulted in the publication of Trump’s tax records. Trump himself was not charged in the case. “This rises above politics, and the Committee will now conduct the oversight that we’ve sought for the last three and a half years.” But lower courts sided with the committee, asserting that it had broad authority to obtain tax documents. There was no suggestion that Trump sought to directly influence the IRS or discourage the agency from reviewing his tax information. And Trump had previously claimed he could not disclose the documents, as he was under an IRS audit.

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Should we tax robots? (MIT News)

A small tax on robots, as well as on trade generally, will help reduce income inequality in the U.S., according to research by MIT economists Arnaud ...

If the economy is relatively saturated with robots, he adds, “That marginal robot you are getting in the economy matters less and less for inequality.” “There are a lot of other applications,” Werning says. — the top 20 percent, the next 20 percent, and so on — to evaluate the need for robot and trade taxes. There is increasing empirical work on, for instance, the impact of climate change on income inequality, as well as similar studies about how migration, education, and other things affect wages. The study’s approach could also be applied to subjects besides automation and trade. But we’re not making assumptions we cannot test about the rest of the economy.” Rather, they applied a “sufficient statistic” approach, examining empirical evidence on the subject. “We had all the potential ingredients for this to be a big tax, so that by stopping technology or trade you would have less inequality, but … for now, we find a tax in the one-digit range, and for trade, even smaller taxes.” Now a study by MIT economists scrutinizes the existing evidence and suggests the optimal policy in this situation would indeed include a tax on robots, but only a modest one. [paper](https://academic.oup.com/restud/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/restud/rdac076/6798670?redirectedFrom=fulltext&login=false), “Robots, Trade, and Luddism: A Sufficient Statistic Approach to Optimal Technology Regulation,” appears in advance online form in The Review of Economic Studies. Because robots can replace jobs, the idea goes, a stiff tax on them would give firms incentive to help retain workers, while also compensating for a dropoff in payroll taxes when robots are used.

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