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RSS taxMany Middle-Class Families Likely to Wind Up as Net Losers From the "Middle-Class" Tax-Cut Legislation
White Paper To date, all of the tax cuts enacted since 2001 have been financed by borrowing, which has contributed to higher deficits. Whether middle-class households ultimately come out ahead or behind from the legislation will depend on whether they lose... [20 May 2005]
Tax rules could damage UK technology innovation
News The UK's IT industry is calling for an extension of the qualifying rules for tax credits on research and development (R&D) following a consultation document that has been issued by the chancellor, Gordon Brown. [14 Jul 2003]
Navigating Corporate Culture and Avoiding U.S. Tax Pitfalls for Multinationals
White Paper Tax directors, controllers, and financial vice presidents of U.S.corporations going international for the first time or retooling existing international structures may be bombarded by advisers with multiple variants of possible organizational... [20 Oct 2005]
Tax Returns: A Comprehensive Assessment of the Bush Administration's Record on Cutting Taxes
White Paper The Bush Administration has stood in favor of tax cuts through thick and thin. When the economy slowed, the Bush Administration's response also was dominated by tax cuts. Now, in the face of yawning deficits and its own pledge to reduce them, the... [20 May 2005]
Tax and the Digital Divide: How New Approaches to Mobile Taxation Can Connect the Unconnected
White Paper In order to evaluate the precise market impact of tax changes, Frontier Economics conducted the analysis of the price sensitivity of demand for mobile services in developing countries. The methodological approach and elasticity estimates are... [15 Nov 2005]
Tax and Revenue Solutions for Government Agencies
White Paper The CGI-AMS suite of award-winning, commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software and tools supports the full spectrum of business processes managed by tax and revenue departments. Taxpayers are increasing their demands for more functionality over the... [23 Aug 2005]
Tax break boosts Microsoft profits to $3.7bn
News Microsoft quarterly profits are up nine per cent to $3.7bn, boosted by a government tax break. The earnings were boosted by a tax benefit that amounted to nine cents per share, but reduced by legal costs that added up to five cents a share. [22 Jul 2005]
Tax breaks for firms investing in R&D
News The UK government is rejigging the way it gives tax credits to companies who invest in research and development (R&D). By simplifying the definition of research and development for tax purposes, the government hopes to make it easier for companies... [11 Dec 2003]
Tax Advisors Planning System
White Paper Tax Advisors Planning System is your one-stop authority for closely-held business tax planning strategies Simplify your research and solve problems for your closely-held business clients. Expert practitioners provide cutting-edge strategies to help... [18 Oct 2005]
Tax Agency Migrates to Windows 2003 Terminal Server Environment, Enhancing Security and Savings
White Paper For years, the data center for North Rhine-Westphalia's (NWR) Tax Authorities has used a terminal server environment for distributing tax programs to its dispersed user base. With 550 servers comprising its IT environment, stability and reliability... [08 Feb 2007]
Unemployment Insurance (UI) Tax
White Paper To help agencies overcome these barriers, CGI-AMS delivers a solution for state unemployment tax administrations - the CGI-AMS UI Tax solution. Using the Curam framework, CGI-AMS UI Tax maximizes the flexibility available to meet the individual... [30 Aug 2005]
State Enactments of the "Single Sales Factor" Tax Incentive Have Had Little Impact on Intel Corp.'s Major Plant Location Decisions
White Paper Intel Corporation, the world's largest semiconductor manufacturer, is actively lobbying the Arizona legislature to enact a law implementing a corporate tax incentive that allegedly makes a state an attractive location in which to engage in... [20 May 2005]
Reclaiming the Intent: Tax Increment Finance in the Kansas City and St. Louis Metropolitan Areas
White Paper Tax increment finance (TIF) is a method to finance part of the public and private costs associated with local economic development. It does this by removing tax base increases in areas designated as TIF districts from the general tax roles and... [20 May 2005]
Tax flags as surfers bag fags online
News The US General Accounting Office (GAO) points to a Forrester Research report which predicts internet tobacco sales in the US will exceed $5bn in 2005 and that the states will lose about $1.4bn in tax revenue from these sales. [14 Aug 2002]
Tax-Credit Bonds and the Federal Cost of Financing Public Expenditures
White Paper Tax-credit bonds - bonds on which the federal government pays "interest" in the form of credits against federal income tax liability - have been proposed as a mechanism for financing various expenditures at all levels of government. [29 Jun 2005]
