Month: January 2022

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act introduced a dividends received deduction (DRD) in new section 245A. Among its provisions was a disallowance of credits or deductions for foreign taxes paid on dividends eligible for the DRD. New regs clarify the operation of the disallowance. Published on January 4, T.D. 9959 includes new reg. section 1.245A(d)-1(a)–(e). The rules disallow a foreign tax
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Overlooked but simple UK VAT reliefs that can ease your cash flow Organizations can always benefit from an improved cash-flow position and given the current pressures on businesses arising from COVID-19 and disruptions to supply chains, this year is no exception. This article provides a reminder of some well established but often overlooked UK VAT
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By Richard Eisenberg, Next Avenue Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but filing your 2021 tax return may be one frustrating experience — especially if you’re expecting to get a refund. Recently, U.S. Treasury Department officials conceded in a phone call with reporters that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will face “enormous challenges” this
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More than 45 million Americans collectively owe over $1.7 trillion in student debt.  Economists say this mounting total worsens generational inequality, slows economic growth and exacerbates racial disparities. On a micro-economic level, borrowers also face serious consequences in their day-to-day lives.  According to CNBC + Acorn’s recently released Invest in You Student Loan Survey conducted
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In 2008, then-Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass wrote a column about corruption in Illinois, “In Combine, cash is king, corruption is bipartisan.” Commenting in the middle of the trial then underway for political fixer Tony Rezko, Kass relates a conversation with former-Senator Peter Fitzgerald, “the Republican maverick from Illinois who tried to fight political corruption
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