Renting & Real Estate
Tax Soda, Pizza To Cut Obesity, Researchers Say
US researchers estimate that an 18 percent tax on pizza and soda can push down US adults’ calorie intake enough to lower their average weight by 5 pounds per year. The researchers, writing in the journal Archives of Internal …
Support for Northrop Grumman tax incentives waning in D.C.
The District’s bid to attract the corporate headquarters of Northrop Grumman is unraveling as several D.C.
Do Tax Credits for Angel Investors Boost Innovation? – ReadWriteStart
While it is relatively cheap to get a web startup off the ground these days, other industries aren’t as lucky.
Tax Question Arises Over Sale of an A.I.G. Unit
American International Group ’s efforts to sell one of its biggest life insurance companies to pay back its rescue loans are snagged on a tax issue that may require a special ruling by the Internal Revenue Service , The New York Times’s Mary Williams Walsh and Michael J. de la Merced reported , citing people briefed on the matter.
Dave Johnson: Tax Cuts HURT Small And Medium Businesses
This post originally appeared at Campaign for America’s Future. I am a Fellow with CAF.
Massachusetts: Sex Change Tax Benefits
The United States Tax Court has ruled that a Massachusetts woman should be allowed to deduct the costs of her sex-change operation in a decision that could have wide-ranging consequences.
Senate Jobs Bill to Include Tax Credit – The Caucus Blog – NYTimes.com
If a business hires an unemployed worker, it will be exempted from the Social Security payroll tax .
McConnell Backs Panel With Focus on Funding Cuts, Not Tax Hikes
Jan. 30 — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell endorsed a deficit-cutting commission that would focus only on reducing spending, including for the Medicare and Social Security programs, and take any tax increases off the table.
FDL News Desk » President Pushes Job Creation Tax Credit; Harkin …
In Baltimore this morning, President Obama announced his proposal for a job creation tax credit for small business, which would spend $33 billion dollars trying to encourage hiring in the small business sector, where a majority of all …
Bonus tax receipts may exceed Treasury expectations
Alistair Darling’s tax on bankers’ bonuses is on course to swell Treasury funds by up to £3bn, exceeding his estimate of £550m. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA
