Italy bids farewell to showman Berlusconi – POLITICO
Amid the Armani suits, aviator sunglasses and diamonds, Italy’s farewell to its most flamboyant politician was a surprisingly solemn affair. The sun shone over the…
Government agencies launch effort to expand use of clean-energy tax credits
1/2 Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said various sub-federal government entities may be able to qualify for some of the clean-energy tax incentives outlined in last…
The man who seduced an entire country – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. In the mid-1990s, Silvio Berlusconi started planning for the afterlife. On the grounds of…
ATO data shows 66 millionaires paid no income tax in 2020-21, with eastern Sydney postcodes home to the richest people
Sixty-six people earned more than $1 million and paid no income tax in 2020-21, while the majority of Australia's highest earners reside in Sydney's eastern suburbs,…
PwC Australia names staff involved in government tax plan leak | Corruption
‘Big four’ audit firm is embroiled in controversy after former partner leaked information about changes to tax law. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Australia has named at least…
What is the PwC tax scandal? Who is Peter-John Collins? Who knew about it? Why does it matter?
Consulting firm PwC is under fire over revelations some of its senior partners misused confidential Australian government information to help big multinational companies avoid paying more tax.The…
Celebrities dodged L.A.’s ‘mansion tax’ for homelessness, affordable housing
Before Measure ULA took effect in April, some wealthy residents scrambled to avoid paying the new “mansion tax” that would fund affordable housing and homelessness…
Tax the wealthiest to avoid IMF, says Tunisia’s president | Business and Economy News
Tunisia’s president is looking for ways to avoid a bailout package worth nearly $2bn, as talks stall over demands to restructure public bodies and lift…
PwC Australia stands down staff amid tax plans leak scandal | Corruption
Accounting firm pledges to do ‘everything it takes’ to regain trust after leaking government information to clients. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Australia has directed nine partners to…
Kenyan president accuses tax agency of graft as economy struggles | News
Growing debt repayments, revenue collection shortfalls and high prices of basic commodities have squeezed Kenya’s economy under the Ruto administration. Kenyan President William Ruto has…
‘Civil society killer’: Israel tax bill threatens to silence NGOs | Israel-Palestine conflict News
A draft bill that threatens to impose a 65 percent tax on foreign government donations to Israeli and Palestinian civil society organisations has been criticised…
AFP investigating former PwC executive over using confidential Treasury information
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has launched a criminal investigation into a former executive of consulting firm PwC, after he used confidential Treasury information to…
France bans short-haul domestic flights while UK slashes tax on internal routes
Emmanuel Macron's government in France has banned all domestic flight routes where the same journey could be made by train in under two-and-a-half hours, meaning…
Column: What do Republicans have against alimony? And other weird questions raised by the GOP tax bill
What does the Republican Party have against divorce? That’s the question raised by one of the provisions in the tax bill unveiled by House Republicans…
Warrenpoint Town: Club says licence refusal over tax bill which has now been paid
Barry Gray's Warrenpoint Town side were scheduled to play in the Irish Premiership promotion/relegation play-off against Dungannon Swifts after finishing second in the ChampionshipWarrenpoint Town…
Canada’s tax authority reaches deal with 35,000 striking workers | Labour Rights News
Tentative Canada Revenue Agency deal ends two-week strike, one of the largest labour actions in the country’s history. The Canadian tax authority has reached a…
Judge angry legal funding removed for Adam Cranston, architect of one of Australia’s biggest tax frauds
A NSW judge says he's "lost for words" and "flabbergasted" by a decision to withdraw funding for the legal representation of one of the architects…
Can Labor solve the housing affordability crisis while lucrative property tax breaks exist?
Norma Wannell never imagined she would be homeless.It was more than a decade ago when Ms Wannell, now 71, had been working in a hospital…
German government, trade unions agree on wage deal for public workers – POLITICO
The German government, local authorities and trade unions reached a deal late Saturday on higher pay scales for the country's 2.5 million public-sector workers, staving…
The Bidens made $579K last year, and paid a 23.8 percent tax rate, their returns show
The numbers closely mirrored those from last year, when the Bidens reported paying $150,439 in federal income taxes on $610,702 for an effective tax rate…