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“Double Irish” and “Dutch Sandwich” sounds like action movies or detective novels. The last thing that anyone would suspect them to be were sophisticated tax avoidance strategies that...
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Economists who specialize in the effects of taxes on GDP had often made a simple and rational forecast. Tax rates would rise in 2011 because individuals and businesses assumed that tax cuts...
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The estate tax is not and never has been a “death tax” , yet the nickname that critics gave it a few years ago has stuck. That’s a pity because the levy underscores the notion that America is...
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The U.S. Census Bureau has disclosed the endless spending and obligations of the federal domestic spending programs. The numbers for spending increases during 2009 are mind-boggling. Federal...
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The House of Representatives just passed a $26 billion aid package to troubled state and local governments by a 247-to-161 vote. The last formality required for the checks to go out is a signature...
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Dow component Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE: HD) and Lowe’s Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW) probably would have been soft today with or without an analyst downgrade. The housing data is not compelling enough...
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UK unions may not take to the streets to protest the new austerity budget the way the Greeks or Spanish have. Or, they might. George Osborne, the finance minister, proposed a plan to wring out 113...
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Founders of companies can become worth hundreds of millions of dollars, or even billions, when they keep large shareholdings in their companies. The catch is that the companies have to succeed. ...
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The Australian government's proposed 40% super profits tax has caused a considerable uproar among mining companies operating in that country. BHP Billiton has said it would use all its influence to...
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