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Tax lobbying provides 22,000 percent return to multinational firms, KU researchers find

Other Sciences / Other

created Apr 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Three professors at the University of Kansas have found that a one-time tax break allowed multinational corporations to receive a 22,000 percent average return on lobbying expenditures.





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IRS, Treasury want cell phone tax repealed

Technology / Telecom

created Jun 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Remember the last time you used a company cell phone for a quick personal call - or text or e-mail? Did you record the value of that call and pay taxes on it as income?


Intel was handed a 643-million-dollar bill by tax authorities in Denmark over its disputed sale of a Danish company

Intel handed 643-million-dollar Danish tax bill: report

Technology / Business

created Apr 07, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Intel, the US technology giant, has been handed a 643-million-dollar bill by tax authorities in Denmark over its disputed sale of a Danish company, the Jyllands-Posten daily reported Tuesday.


In Brief: European Commission refers France over telecom taxes

Technology / Telecom

created Jul 19, 2006 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The European Commission referred France to the Court of Justice Wednesday due to tax breaks granted to France Telecom.


Briefs: Telecoms challenge Kentucky tax changes

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created Nov 22, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

An overhaul of Kentucky's tax code has resulted in a legal challenge from major wireless phone companies.


Roth IRA conversion not a good fit for all, tax expert says

Other Sciences / Economics

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Starting next year, anyone can convert retirement savings into tax-advantaged Roth individual retirement accounts, but the much-touted switch isn't for everyone, a University of Illinois expert on tax and elder law warns.


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Netherlands to levy 'green' road tax by the kilometre

Technology / Hi Tech

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (5) | comments 8

The Dutch government said Friday it wants to introduce a "green" road tax by the kilometre from 2012 aimed at cutting carbon dioxide emissions by 10 percent and halving congestion.


Taiwan mulls world's first junk food tax: report

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Taiwan is planning the world's first tax on junk food in a bid to encourage the public to eat healthily and cut obesity rates, a report said Monday.


'Unfunded liabilities' a financial myth, expert says

Other Sciences / Economics

created Apr 01, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

A growing chorus of complaints about the U.S. government’s “unfunded” debts may be unsettling, but no cause to become unnerved, a University of Illinois tax expert says.


Greying Finns drink more alcohol than before: study

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 12, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Ageing Finns have increased their alcohol consumption significantly since 2000, a worrying trend in a country where alcohol is the leading cause of death, researchers said on Friday.


Only tax increase can cure Illinois budget woes, study says

Other Sciences / Economics

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Tax increases are the only solution to a widening budget crisis that a new study says has landed Illinois among the nation's most financially troubled states, a soon-to-be-released report by a team of University of Illinois ...



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