Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin The investigation finds that recruiting Tesla comes at a price. David Calvert/The Washington Post via Getty Images Topline: While states often compete to attract thousands of new tech jobs, a USA Today investigation uncovered a host of issues—from workplace injuries to housing shortages—at Tesla’s Nevada Gigafactory
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A business woman checks her smart phone while getting a ride on a moto taxi in downtown Nairobi, … [+] Kenya. Getty Martin Hearson, the international tax program lead at the International Center for Tax and Development, discusses how the OECD’s work on taxation of the digital economy affects developing countries. Read the podcast transcript
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin There are at least seven separate, ongoing efforts to surface Trump’s financial records. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (Updated: 2:44 p.m. EST, 11/11/2019) Topline: A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit Monday filed by President Trump in Washington D.C’s district court to prevent Congress from obtaining his
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin The billionaire investor and Shark Tank host didn’t hold back. Steven Ferdman/Getty Images Topline: Famed investor and Shark Tank host Mark Cuban became the latest billionaire to criticize Elizabeth Warren’s proposed wealth tax in a series of tweets over the weekend, calling her the “smartest of
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Dimon criticized wealth inequality but avoided questions about his salary. Scott Olson/2017 Getty Images Topline: JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon admitted in a recent interview that wealth inequality is a big problem in the U.S., but while the billionaire again criticized Warren and others for going
The recent Tax Court decision Coal Property Holdings is a good illustration of Reilly’s Fourth Law of Tax Planning – Execution isn’t everything but it’s a lot. This is a conservation easement syndication deal and the facts indicate that it is on the questionable side. “In September 2013 Coal Property Holdings, LLC (Coal Holdings), acquired
NEW YORK, NY, The Maybach S650 by Mercedes-Benz at the New York International Auto Show. (Photo by … [+] Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) LightRocket via Getty Images Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren has proposed a number of new taxes on high-income households. Add them up and many of the very wealthiest could pay
Tax Notes Talk podcast is a weekly discussion of cutting-edge developments in tax, including up-to-the-minute changes in federal, state, and international tax law and regulations. You can listen to Tax Notes Talk on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play and on the Tax Notes website. The podcast episode’s transcript below has been edited for length and clarity. Barbara
Single millennials should pay attention to these key considerations while navigating open … [+] enrollment. Getty Images It’s open enrollment season for workplace benefits. You’ll soon be getting a notice from HR, or maybe you already have. If you’re young, single and healthy, it’s tempting to skip reading all that fine print. Just sign up
Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses benefit estimates on Social Security statements, switching to spousal after retirement benefits, the earnings test and survivor’s benefits, Medicare qualification and the possibility and advisability of filing retroactively for spousal benefits. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and president of Economic