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Mayor Bloomberg boasted earlier this year that he pays the "highest personal income tax rate," but records released Friday show the rate he cites doesn't include the effect of any charitable deductions—and the mayor is one of the nation's most generous philanthropists.

Take responsibility and stop trying to avoid taxes, International Monetary Fund chief tells AthensThe International Monetary Fund has ratcheted up the pressure on crisis-hit Greece after its managing director, Christine Lagarde, said she has more sympathy for children deprived of decent schooling in sub-Saharan Africa than for many of those facing poverty in Athens.In an uncompromising intervie...

Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit indicated that Delhi government may consider cutting taxes on petrol to provide some relief from the hike in fuel price.

Rick Santorum jumped into the Texas GOP Senate primary today, Yahoo News reports: Texas Senate candidate Ted Cruz on Thursday gained yet another high-profile endorsement, this time from Rick Santorum. "Ted Cruz is spellbinding, a tremendous orator and principled," Santorum said on Glenn Beck's radio show Thursday morning, according to Santorum's staff. "We need people who can motivate and le...

HOUSE MINORITY Leader Nancy Pelosi has an interesting definition of what constitutes the middle class. She believes it includes people earning anything less than $1 million a year — at least when it comes to tax cuts. Read full article >>

Israel has detailed bookkeeping regulations and businesses must use accounting books and software approved by the Israel Tax Authority.

KARACHI – Finance Minister Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has assured foreign investors that no new taxes would be imposed in the next budget. Talking to members of Overseas Investors Chamber of Industry (OICCI) during his visit to the Chamber Monday, he said that after the NFC award, there has been a significant reduction in the federal government’s revenue share without a ...

The International Monetary Fund has told the Government to cut taxes and boost spending as early as November if a series of other radical policy proposals fail to restore growth.

38 years after the federal Liberals introduced a federal budget that challenged provincial resource royalty taxes some critically important issues still need to be hashed out

George Osborne has been urged to cut taxes for millions of employees.

Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin has been the target of public wrath after announcing he would be renouncing his U.S. citizenship and moving…

Tax authorities in India begin moves to penalise and charge Kingfisher airline for its failure to pay $49m (£31m) in taxes, the government says.

Another development in the ongoing story of how Eduardo Saverin has given up his U.S. citizenship to avoid paying $67 million in taxes related to Facebook's IPO: the U.S. government doesn't want him get away with it quite so fast. Today, Senators Charles Schumer and Bob Casey are expected to announce a plan they have to re-impose the taxes on Saverin, part of a bigger scheme to go after expatr...

Julius Malema has claimed the following: "How much tax I owe is not your business. It's a personal matter. It doesn't belong to you."

Eduardo Saverin, the billionaire Facebook co-founder, has renounced his US citizenship in a bid to avoid millions of dollars in taxes.

Apple's tablet sales expand deeper into Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East FORTUNE -- The fastest roll-out yet of an iOS device picked up pace this week as Apple (AAPL) prepared to launch the new iPad in 23 countries Friday and seven more on Saturday. The longest lines are likely to be in Brazil, where Apple and Foxconn have set up local assembly plants to avoid that country's ste...

Eighteen CEOs urged Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner this week to rethink the Obama administration's proposal to raise the 15% tax rate on dividends and capital gains for high-income households.

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., and VANCOUVER, British Columbia - - Sprint (NYSE: S) and Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR) (TSX: SW) today announced the May 18 availability of the first-ever device to combine...

Stephen King has been on a roll lately. His most recent novel 11/22/63 was a welcome return to form and his best work in years. And now he has this excellent essay, in The Daily Beast, on the subject of taxes: Chris Christie may be fat, but he ain't Santa Claus. In fact, he seems unable to decide if he is New Jersey's governor or its caporegime, and it may be a comment ...

President Barack Obama plunged into his campaign for a new term and tore into rival Mitt Romney on Saturday as a willing and eager “rubber stamp” for conservative Republicans in Congress who want to cut taxes for the rich while slashing spending on programs that benefit an embattled middle class.

BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Space Agency is hatching plans for a branding campaign aimed at making people more aware of the benefits of spending their hard-earned taxes on the International Space Station (ISS).

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ditch the Pentagon's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and cut school breakfasts for poor kids, or raise taxes on the rich. On second thought, scratch those and raise the retirement age.

The technology giant has set up up offices in Nevada, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and the British Virgin Islands to ensure it pays a tax rate of just 9.8 per cent.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Online retailer Amazon.com reached an agreement with Texas officials Friday to settle a sales tax dispute by expanding operations in the state and starting to collect sales taxes....

Conservatives MPs said public spending must be slashed further, business taxes cut and employment rights watered down.

While the Finns welcome Russian investment, like the decision to build the Marussia B2 sports car here, no one expects it to become a big seller in Finland. Taxes are one of the reasons.

Kim Kartrashian has a sex tape, was married to a primitive dildo solely for publicity, barely pays taxes, thinks the poors are gross, has zero sense of real reality, would kick a disabled blind kitty for a dollar and so her natural next step in life is straight into the world of politics. I've always said that the tip or Ray J's boomerang dick is a stepping stone to running a cit...

As the debate over whether to limit tax relief on charitable donations rumbles on, Polly Toynbee, writer, commentator and Guardian columnist, and John Low, chief executive of Charities Aid Foundation, debate the arguments in favour of the policy.

Lindsey Vonn, who has signed on several lucrative sponsorship deals, now has a hefty tax lien filed against her.

The president and his wife reported adjusted gross income of $789,674 in 2011 and paid just over 20 percent of it to the federal government in taxes.

Although markets have started the year on an upbeat note, a huge potential conflict looms over taxes and the debt load. This could roil markets and once again create the kind of uncertainty that causes investors to head for the sidelines and businesses to grow more cautious.

The deadline for filing your taxes is nearing. Understanding what business travel expenses you can or cannot deduct is crucial.

Jane Macdougall: Presbyopia: that’s the formal name for having arms that are too short. (That’s a reading glasses in-joke; if you don’t get it now, don’t worry, you will one day.)

Britain's budget deficit almost doubled in February as taxes fell and spending surged, leaving Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne little room to meet his full-year goal as he prepares to announce the annual budget.

NEW company taxes and a "hollowing out" of the economy could disrupt the flow of franked dividends to investors.

DUBLIN (AP) -- One of Ireland's top food producers has been found guilty of dodging taxes on more than 1,000 tons of imported Chinese garlic and sent to prison....

The desire to dust off the old bassoon and play again often strikes in middle age. But can the cluttered mind puts aside thoughts of children and taxes long enough to practice long tones?

By now, you have probably heard the call by democrats and environmentalists to end the $4 billion in subsidies for big oil. The five major oil companies that have a significant presence in the United States – Exxon, Chevron, Shell, BP and Conoco – are some of the biggest businesses in America, and have some of the highest gross profits of all U.S. Companies. They can probably afford to pay ...

Barack Obama has proposed a $3.8-trillion budget brimming with populist tax hikes on the rich and jobs spending designed to outmanoeuvre Republicans.

Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp has told the jury in his trial on tax evasion charges that he had always paid his taxes.

Neuf Français sur dix (89%) pensent que Nicolas Sarkozy briguera un nouveau mandat présidentiel, selon un sondage Ifop à paraître dans Sud Ouest Dimanche. Onze pour cent jugent au contraire qu'il ne se présentera pas. Les sympathisants de l'UMP doutent encore moins d'une candidature du chef de...Articles en rapportLa majorité dénonce un « matraquage fiscal »Le patronat inquiet des hausses d'imp...

SPURS boss would have known he was dodging taxes with 'bungs', court hears

NAPLES (Reuters) - Three explosive devices blew up outside the Naples offices of Equitalia, a state agency that collects overdue taxes and fines, breaking windows but injuring no one on Monday night, a police official told Reuters.

François Hollande l’avait déclaré lors de la dernière campagne : au dessus de 4000 euros de revenu mensuel, on est riche. Et l’on doit payer. Des impôts, des charges, des taxes, des contributions… Au dessus de 4000 euros, on ne...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Kim Kardashian, the model who has parlayed reality TV fame into a personal fortune for her family and herself, is the target of a new online advertising campaign asking Californians to support a proposed ballot initiative to raise taxes on its wealthiest residents....

OUR STAFF REPORTER DASKA - A Customs Intelligence special team has arrested two industrialists in Daska for allegedly stealing Rs69m taxes. Customs Gujranwala Deputy Director Shafiqur Rehman told the media here that Suhail Akhtar and M Younas were involved in the tax theft. He alleged that the accused showed fake invoices after using raw material as imported, causing the financial loss to the g...

POKER Face singer hates paying her taxes so much she has to get drunk to do it

Christie Brinkley vowed to repay the IRS the $500,000 she owes in back taxes.

(Reuters) - A former employee of author Mark Twain's historic Connecticut home who admitted to embezzling more than $1 million from it in a long-running scheme was sentenced on Monday to 3-1/2 years in prison and ordered to pay restitution of and taxes on the stolen funds.

G Dunn, Umhlali: Here we go again. Our dictatorial government cannot create jobs, but they want to destroy an industry that employs thousands, who pay taxes which help to keep our well-heeled politicians in a manner to which they were never accustomed, and their five-star alcoholic tastes.

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