We’re all in this pandemic together. But we’re currently leaving it to a small proportion of the community to shoulder most of the economic pain. It’s an approach that’s compounding social and intergenerational…
A sign in Texas in 1939, at the end of the Great Depression.
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The Canadian federal government’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan includes tax-related measures. It's helpful to examine tax supports for individuals by considering the past, present and future.
Digital traders will not escape taxation.
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The graph says Americans on the highest incomes now face lower tax rates than Americans on low incomes. It's a consequence of an unusual definition of income.
Win-win? No-one would be worse off under the UNSW proposal. Over time it should pay for itself.
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The Stage 3 cuts would make Australia's income tax system the least progressive in 60 years.
Crash or crash through? Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Prime Minister Scott Morrison walk to a meeting with the Reserve Bank governor on Wednesday.
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After some years the Coalition's proposals would cost $40 billion per year more than Labor's, but by then Labor will have probably cut tax further too.
What’s not to like about a flatter tax system? Well, for starters, the one laid out in this budget won’t actually simplify our lives.
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It's tax season. That's why Canadians must pay close attention to the possibility of going from the tax avoidance realm into tax evasion when preparing their tax returns or hiring an accountant to do so.
There are words you’ll need to understand. But imputation is complex, like the tax system.
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