Same-sex spouses are paying as much as $6,000 a year in extra taxes because the federal government doesn’t recognize gay marriage, according to an analysis conducted for CNNMoney by tax specialists. View full post on Business Stories
Posts Tagged ‘tax’
Credit Suisse likely to settle U.S. criminal tax investigation
August 16th, 2011
admin Tax lawyers said on Sunday that the second-largest Swiss bank would likely settle with Washington on an ongoing U.S. investigation of tax evasion by American citizens who are depositors in the bank. View full post on Banking Stories
Britons to be taxed on secret billions
May 2nd, 2011
admin Britons with billions of pounds hidden in Switzerland will pay tax at 50 per cent under a groundbreaking deal that will legitimise their undeclared assets View full post on UK Business Stories
Kingfisher hit but hopeful
February 17th, 2011
admin TAX rises and government spending cuts in the UK hit B&Q owner Kingfisher but a strong overseas performance helped it to forecast profits at the top end of hopes. View full post on Business Stories
New states formula to end GST deadlock
September 22nd, 2010
admin With no consensus in sight for a model to implement the goods and services tax (GST), state governments have presented a modified version of the proposed regime that would enable states to enjoy discretionary fiscal powers without requiring Constitutional amendments on the road to the new tax framework. View full post on Business Stories
Lib Dems to crackdown on tax avoidance
September 19th, 2010
admin Danny Alexander, Treasury chief secretary, has unveiled a “ruthless” crackdown on tax avoidance, telling the Liberal Democrat party conference the measures will recoup £7bn and make the deficit reduction more fair View full post on UK Business Stories

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