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Amazon poised to get a cut of California sales taxes - Los Angeles Times

2012-05-19

Amazon poised to get a cut of California sales taxesLos Angeles TimesEager to host Amazon warehouses and receive a cut of the tax on sales to customers statewide, two California cities are offering Amazon most of the tax money they stand to gain. Workers push carts full of merchandise at an Amazon fulfillment center in ...

May

Will Facebook Reduce Taxes By Going International? - Mashable

2012-05-19

Kansas City StarWill Facebook Reduce Taxes By Going International?MashableWill Facebook follow in his footsteps by funneling money through international subsidiaries to maneuver around the American tax code? The recently-gone-public social network could set up small satellite officies in countries with comparatively low tax ...Two senators want to stop Facebook's Saverin from dodging taxesLos Angeles TimesSenators take aim at Facebook co-founder, who will skip taxes by renouncing ...Kansas City StarSenators want to stop Facebook co-founder from dodging taxesBoston HeraldCBS News -CNETall 735 news articles »

May

Must veto tax bill - Kansas.com

2012-05-20

Kansas.comMust veto tax billKansas.comAnimosity and dysfunction at the Legislature led to both chambers' passage of a tax-reform bill that makes no fiscal sense whatsoever. Now, for the love of Kansas, Gov. Sam Brownback must veto it. Admittedly, that's unlikely, given his Friday statement ...Kan. Lawmakers Unable To Find Smaller Tax Cut PlanWIBWCompromise tax plan still eludes Kansas lawmakersKansas City StarTaxes, budget & redistricting tie legislature in knotsKWCHHutchinson News -Boston.com -KSN-TVall 175 news articles »

May

Should we raise taxes on Wall Street? - Washington Post (blog)

2012-05-19

Should we raise taxes on Wall Street?Washington Post (blog)The idea, admits tax lawyer Lee Sheppard, would prompt bankers to “look at you balefully, like you just ran over their dog.” (TIMOTHY A. CLARY - AFP/GETTY IMAGES) But advocates for higher taxes on Wall Street trading hope the proposal gets a second ...and more »

May

Another tax lapse adds to the heat on McCaskill - Kansas City Star

2012-05-19

Kansas City StarAnother tax lapse adds to the heat on McCaskillKansas City StarBy STEVE KRASKE Only seven months after critical news stories about unpaid taxes on a private airplane, US Sen. Claire McCaskill was late paying property taxes on her Washington, DC, condominium. Records show that the Missouri Democrat missed the fall ...

May

Obama pursues higher tax rates, growth be damned - Washington Examiner

2012-05-19

Washington ExaminerObama pursues higher tax rates, growth be damnedWashington ExaminerIn the other countries, the big adjustment has been an increase in tax rates. European "austerity" is an attempt to reduce government budget deficits largely by increasing taxes and only to a small extent by reining in spending.and more »

May

Air India piles up Rs 454cr service tax dues - Times of India

2012-05-20

Air India piles up Rs 454cr service tax duesTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: Five months after its accounts were frozen for non-payment of taxes and duties, crisis-ridden Air India has piled up about Rs 454 crore of dues but has promised to clear it as soon as it gets capital infusion from the government.and more »

May

Experts: Md. Tax Hikes Will Hurt Job Market - Washington Examiner

2012-05-19

ABC2 NewsExperts: Md. Tax Hikes Will Hurt Job MarketWashington ExaminerThe Maryland income tax hikes passed last week that Gov. Martin O'Malley said will buttress the state's education system will have a sharply negative impact on the state's business climate, according to budget experts. The budget passed by the General ...Maryland Assembly approves income tax hikesFox NewsProgressive delegates objected to the income tax hikes tooBaltimore Post-ExaminerBarry Rascovar: Despite tax hikes, fiscal woes continueGazette.Net: Maryland Community News OnlineNational Journalall 40 news articles »

May

TPS tax hike joins crowded ballot - Toledo Blade

2012-05-19

TPS tax hike joins crowded ballotToledo BladeBY DAVID KUSHMA There's never a good time to ask voters to raise their taxes. And now might seem even worse than usual. Our community still lags most of the rest of the country in recovering from the Great Recession. Local voters face a lengthening ...and more »

May

On taxes, it's Romney who flip-flopped to get votes - The Advocate

2012-05-20

Telegraph.co.ukOn taxes, it's Romney who flip-flopped to get votesThe AdvocateBut what about taxes? According to the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center, government receipts as a share of gross domestic product rose from 17.5 percent in 1992, the year Clinton was elected, to 20.6 percent in 2000, his last full year in office.Mitt's ad: Keystone, taxes, ObamacarePolitico (blog)The missing issue in the presidential campaignWashington Postall 4,227 news articles »

May

Research and Markets: State Business Taxes

2012-05-18

Dublin - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "State Business Taxes." subscription to their

May

Taxes lurk behind court test of Obama health law

2012-05-16

While Supreme Court watchers focus on the controversial insurance requirement in President Barack Obama's healthcare law, lesser known is that the court's ruling next month will also decide the fate of ...

May

Obama: Broken promises on taxes and health care?

2012-05-17

“If you are a family making less than $250,000 a year, your taxes will not go up.” (quote from President Obama, 2008) “Promise broken: Obamacare raises 18 different taxes.” “If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan.” (quote from Obama, 2009) Read full article >>

May

Amazon poised to get a cut of California sales taxes

2012-05-19

Eager to host Amazon warehouses and receive a cut of the tax on sales to customers statewide, two California cities are offering Amazon most of the tax money they stand to gain. PATTERSON, Calif. —Amazon.com Inc.for years has fought government efforts to tax e-commerce. Now it's poised to pocket millions of dollars in sales taxes paid by California customers.

May

US senators flame Facebook's Saverin on taxes

2012-05-17

* Accuse cofounder of renouncing citizenship over taxes * Proposed legislation to close expat tax loophole By Kevin Drawbaugh May 17 (Reuters) - Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, whohas renounced his ...

May

Another thing spooking Facebook's stock: Taxes

2012-05-18

There will be a flood of shares hitting the market when employees and insiders sell, which could hurt the new shareholders the most.

May

Is Facebook's Saverin Dodging Taxes?

2012-05-17

D.C. is all fired up over Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin's decision to give up his U.S. citizenship in advance of the company's initial public offering.

May

Should we raise taxes on Wall Street?

2012-05-19

The idea, admits tax lawyer Lee Sheppard, would prompt bankers to “look at you balefully, like you just ran over their dog.” But advocates for higher taxes on Wall Street trading hope the proposal gets a second hearing--particularly since JPMorgan’s messy loss has raised new questions about the risks that big banks are still taking. They argue that a tax on trading would not only raise needed ...

May

Exclusive: Brazil to cut electricity taxes to boost economy

2012-05-15

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - President Dilma Rousseff plans to cut and simplify taxes for electricity producers and distributors, two senior officials told Reuters, as part of a strategy to reduce Brazil's high business costs and stimulate its struggling economy. Brazil has been on the brink of recession since mid-2011 as high taxes, an overvalued exchange rate and other structural problems squeeze ...

May

GOP plan to cut taxes for 54 percent of Oklahomans

2012-05-18

A little more than half of Oklahoma taxpayers would see a tax cut next year for an average annual savings of $60 under a Republican-backed income tax plan, according to an analysis of the proposal released ...

May

Find information and resources about small business and self employment taxes for your virtual assistant business http://t.co/TZnytFrD

2012-05-20

Find information and resources about small business and self employment taxes for your virtual assistant business http://t.co/TZnytFrD

May

We don't need a POTUS who can't file taxes on time like the rest of us do. He ain't special WTF is the GOP thinking picking this guy?

2012-05-20

We don't need a POTUS who can't file taxes on time like the rest of us do. He ain't special WTF is the GOP thinking picking this guy?

May

@TheBigGeeee - My first mems of politics: @JerryBrownGov & Carter. Deja vu. Political Fail! Only now not a kid & have to pay these taxes.

2012-05-20

@TheBigGeeee - My first mems of politics: @JerryBrownGov & Carter. Deja vu. Political Fail! Only now not a kid & have to pay these taxes.

May

“@Ma_Effin_Killa: camels dont pay taxes .thats how they afford to buy all that fancy shit .” OH OH OH I GOTZ YOU TOMOWZ!

2012-05-20

“@Ma_Effin_Killa: camels dont pay taxes .thats how they afford to buy all that fancy shit .” OH OH OH I GOTZ YOU TOMOWZ!

May

RT @NeoResistant: L'assistanat ? C'est quant l'État fait des cadeaux aux riches (niches, Bouclier....) en ponctionnant les pauvres (TVA, Taxes...) #reseauFDG

2012-05-20

RT @NeoResistant: L'assistanat ? C'est quant l'État fait des cadeaux aux riches (niches, Bouclier....) en ponctionnant les pauvres (TVA, Taxes...) #reseauFDG

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