Why Rick Santorum is promoting a manufacturing-friendly tax plan Calling the health and state of the economy “obviously the number one issue in this campaign”, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has announced his corporate tax plan, standing by his... By Matthew Gilleard February 21 2012
US Treasury Secretary: Tax reform plan coming this month Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has confirmed that the White House’s corporate tax reform framework will be released by the end of the month. By Matthew Gilleard February 21 2012
How the Irish Finance Bill will benefit the financial services industry The Irish Finance Bill has signalled the introduction of targeted tax provisions aimed at improving the competitiveness of Ireland’s financial services industry, as well as enhancements to the R&D tax... By Matthew Gilleard February 21 2012
BUDGET ANALYSIS: Singapore enhances incentives, but rate stays the same Last week’s Singapore budget provided some important changes for capital gains on sale of shares, as well as for the Productivity and Innovation Credit (PIC) scheme. By Matthew Gilleard February 21 2012
COMMENT: Why the US budget will leave American businesses playing catch-up Businesses want certainty, and they want quick, decisive action on tax reform. President Barack Obama’s budget did not provide for any of these, and the continuing delays in action being... By Matthew Gilleard February 20 2012
Gillard’s indirect tax plans still ruffling feathers Not only has opposition to the Australian government’s carbon and mining taxes failed to subside as the implementation dates grow closer, it has even had a resurgence in recent weeks. By Matthew Gilleard February 17 2012
Fools rush in where Angela should fear to tread Credit rating downgrades may be worrying, but German chancellor Angela Merkel and other European leaders must resist hasty tax policy changes. By Matthew Gilleard February 14 2012
REACTION: Obama’s inconsistent budget President Barack Obama delivered his 2013 budget speech yesterday and despite not dealing with comprehensive reform of the tax code – proposals for which will come in the next few... By Matthew Gilleard February 14 2012
BUDGET ANALYSIS: Obama promotes repatriation With Barack Obama’s administration having announced that broad corporate tax reform will be dealt with separately in the coming weeks, and political turmoil stifling progress on US tax issues in... By Matthew Gilleard February 13 2012
Congress tackles impact of accounting on US tax reform In its latest meeting about comprehensive tax reform, the House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday held its first hearing on the effect of tax and financial accounting on tax... By Matthew Gilleard February 10 2012