Tax Law

Amazon offers to serve as tax collector — for a price – Los Angeles Times

In California, Amazon recently abandoned a much-criticized effort to repeal a new Internet sales tax law passed by the state legislature this year. Instead, the company cut a deal with the administration of Gov. Jerry Brown to start collecting …

Nigeria : Edo Govt Threatens Hoteliers Over Tax Law – AllAfrica.com

Benin City — EDO State Government, Tuesday, vowed to commence legal action against hospitality business operators who have failed to register with the state’s Board of Internal Revenue as enshrined in the Consumption Tax Law which was signed …

Senators rally opposition to Internet sales taxes – CNET News

Two U.S. senators are trying to prevent their colleagues from rushing to embrace Internet sales taxes, CNET has learned. Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) are planning to introduce a resolution today saying that no laws should …

Australia’s Gillard to Introduce Mining Tax Laws This Week – BusinessWeek

Nov. 1 (Bloomberg) — Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard said her government will introduce mining tax legislation to parliament this week that matches an agreement she made with the industry last year. The 30 percent tax on profit from …

Australia’s Gillard to Introduce Mining Tax Laws This Week – Bloomberg

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard said her government will introduce mining tax legislation to parliament this week that matches an agreement she made with the industry last year. The 30 percent tax on profit from coal and iron ore will … Continue reading

Foreign Banks to Provide U.S. with Client Information on Undisclosed Accounts, Thorn Comments – YAHOO!

Thorn, Managing Partner of Thorn Law Group at 201-842-7696 or visit us at http://www.newjersey-tax-lawyer.com. About Thorn Law Group, PLLC: Thorn Law Group, PLLC is a law firm dedicated to helping clients resolve complicated tax, criminal tax, and …

Huge tax break for millionaires under Perry’s plan, study shows – CBS News

The group also assumed that, given the choice between the current tax law and Perry’s 20 percent “flat tax,” people would make the best choice for themselves. Working on that premise, the Tax Policy Center released an analysis comparing today’s … Continue reading

G20: Protesters want focus on people, not finance – San Jose Mercury News

Scores of French and international activist groups with a range of missions—from a tax on financial transactions to better environmental protection and fairer labor laws—are organizing protests around the summit of G-20 leaders in Cannes on …

U.S. Lawmakers to Propose Transaction Tax – Bloomberg

Germany and France have led a push for global implementation. The bills are unlikely to become law: Republicans, who have opposed transaction taxes in the past, control a majority in the House. President Barack Obama’s administration has also …

Essex County introduces tax cap override law – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

ELIZABETHTOWN – The Essex County Ways and Means Committee unanimously approved a resolution Monday that introduces a tax cap override. Local Law No. 3 of 2011 would let the county override New York state’s new 2 percent property tax cap … Continue reading