Senate Republican Coronavirus Package Is Undermined by Complexity & Impermanence

The Senate is poised to vote on a coronavirus aid relief package today, which would provide additional funding for individuals, businesses, and states combatting the pandemic. The “Delivering Immediate Relief to America’s Families, Schools, and Small Businesses Act” enters the negotiations as a Senate Republican response to multiple packages proposed by Democrats and Republicans in…

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Recent Changes in Statutory Corporate Income Tax Rates in Europe

Over the last two decades, corporate income tax rates have declined around the world. Today’s map shows the most recent changes in corporate tax rates in European OECD countries, comparing how combined statutory corporate income tax rates have changed between 2017 and 2020. The average tax rate of all European countries covered has declined from…

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H&R Block reports strong tax season

The coronavirus delay to July 15 helped the tax preparation chain launch its FY 2021. Original Article Posted at : https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/h-r-block-reports-strong-tax-season

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Fees and income still growing at firms despite coronavirus

Accounting firms are still managing to see increases in their fees and income per partner this year, despite the economic downturn from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest edition of the annual Rosenberg Survey. Original Article Posted at : https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/fees-and-income-still-growing-at-firms-despite-coronavirus

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Biden’s Plan to Address Offshoring Comes with Contradictions

Today, the Biden campaign is set to release its plans for changing U.S. cross-border tax rules. It includes several proposals with the shared goal of increasing taxes on U.S. multinational companies and attracting new investment to the U.S, although there is a tension between those goals. The campaign’s proposals for higher taxes on U.S. businesses…

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Stimulus vote to test Republican unity under election pressures

Senate leaders will be trying to hold their parties together for a vote Thursday to advance a slimmed-down stimulus bill that Democrats have already rejected, with both sides jockeying for advantage in public perceptions two months before the election. Original Article Posted at : https://www.accountingtoday.com/articles/stimulus-vote-to-test-republican-unity-under-election-pressures

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